Word: puritans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...novel depicts a dystopian future in which the United States has been replaced by a theocratic regime called the Republic of Gilead. Envisioned as a Puritan totalitarian state, secret police enforce strict religious observance in Gilead...
...other interviews, Atwood has explained that she chose to set The Handmaid's Maid at Harvard because of its connection to early Puritan America. Harvard was originally founded to train Puritan ministers...
Keeping in mind this is a Puritan institution, I am doing nothing but work...
...Massachusetts State Legislature's imminent attempt to repeal the ban on buying liquor on Sundays is a long overdue move to repeal an obsolete and nonsensical law. Sunday "Blue Laws"--a remnant of Massachusetts' Puritan history--currently allow the sale of liquor on Sundays only within a 10-mile radius of the New Hampshire border and for six weeks during the holiday season...
...Oversized luxury cars just don't mesh with the puritan values of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Car companies throughout Cambridge, Boston and even Cape Cod refuse to deal in extravagant vehicles. "Eight passenger limousines are as big as we go," explained one Cambridge Limo representative. One stodgy New England limo firm mentioned that they serve fruit juice to underage riders, instead of champagne. How considerate! When in doubt, import from New York...