The Amish People

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The paper describes how the Amish people do not conform to the technological innovations of the twentieth and twenty first centuries and maintain their rituals and way of life even in contemporary America. The paper relates the Amish's view on children attending public schools, the coming-of-age ritual for Amish teens and their goal to encourage farming. The paper discusses how strict rules of the Amish way of life have put some of the Amish in conflict with the U.S. government and concludes with the opinion that the Amish, even in the 21st century, are entitled to their old-fashioned ways of life.

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"Some Amish actually came to the US in the late 1700's. Most of them settled in Pennsylvania, but there are both Amish and Mennonite enclaves in New York, Ohio and Illinois, among other states. Obviously, they came because of religious persecution , but also in part because of their split from the Mennonite. The Amish are far stricter in their religious beliefs. And, perhaps one of the major problems even today, is that they are extremely conservative about marriages. There are a lot of inter-marriages which, as some authors point out, has caused problems in their gene pool. As it is now, the Amish tend to have large families."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Lindholm, W. (2005) "Amish FAQ's" Livonia, MI: National Committee For Amish Religious Freedom www.geocities.com/amishgimp/amish.htm
• Robvinson, B. A. (2005): "The Amish" www.religioustolerance.org/amish.htm
• Stein,. J. (2005): "What's Next....With the Amish?" Time Mqagazine, : Oct 24, 2005. Vol. 166, Iss. 17; pg. 124, 1 pgs
• Robinson, B. A. (2004) "Amish Developments in the Twentieth Century"Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance www.religioustolerance.org/amish.htm
• Stevick, J. (2007): Growing up Amish; the teenage years.Book Review)." Reference & Research Book News (August 2007): NA. General OneFile. Gale. Los Angeles Public Library. 12 Dec. 2007

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