An Ambitious unworthy and vainglorious fellow" Captain John Smith is memorialized in this 1616 Simon van de Passe engraving. Captain John Smith is memorialized in this 1616 Simon van de Passe engraving. In 1609 Captain John Smith dispatched a party of English under Captain Francis West from Jamestown—labeled “Iames-towne” on this map—upriver to the Falls or “The Fales.” In 1609 Captain John Smith dispatched a party of English under Captain Francis West from Jamestown—labeled “Iames-towne”
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John Smith and William Bradford are both explorers that came to the New World in hopes of a better life. There are many comparisons and contrasts to be made between the two. You can elict from their writing styles that in both writers’ works‚ their purpose is to inform and persuade. Both of their stories began the same‚ entering the New World as callow foreigners trying to start a colony while fighting off starvation‚ disease‚ and Native American (or ”savages” as John Smith calls them) attacks.
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John Smith and William Bradford were both leaders who established colonies. They both established a colony and they attempted to attract settlers with writings. Their writings were intended for different audiences and they both had different purposes. John Smith’s writings were different than William Bradford’s. John Smith had a different purpose and his writings were intended for a different audience. John Smith’s purpose was to bring people to the new world. He wrote a pamphlet
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Giving Honor where Honor is due: Comparing Smith and Bradford John Smith and William Bradford were two great leaders in the colonization of Virginia. They both give accounts of their journey and life in the new world. When comparing the two‚ John Smith accredits himself for the progression of Jamestown where William Bradford accredits God for the progression of Plymouth. William Bradford comes from a heavy religious background. Bradford was deeply rooted in the puritan cause. He defined himself
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Name : Indriana Dewi Lestari N.I.M. : 08.11.106.101301.0565 Class : Evening Subject : English Prose II Idea of Captain John Smith: His books and maps may have been as important as his deeds‚ as they encouraged more Englishmen and women to follow the trail he had blazed and to colonize the New World. He gave the name New England to that region‚ and encouraged people with the comment‚ "Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land...If he have nothing but his hands‚ he
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John Smith and William Taylor Bradford were both writers who came to America from England. One of the authors‚ John Smith‚ traveled to America for the King of England in order to obtain the gold that was rumored to be present there. Bradford‚ however‚ didn’t come to America for that reason. Bradford and other Puritans there to escape the religious persecution they faced. Although Smith’s and Bradford’s writings were for different audiences and used different persuasive techniques‚ they were written
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Rio Hondo College Speech to Captain John Smith William Ashby 10-14-13 Powhatan‚ “Speech to Captain John Smith‚” The World Turned Upside Down. Boston: Bedford‚ 1994. The message that Powhatan delivered to John Smith in his speech was one of peace. Powhatan told John Smith that he has seen three generations of his people die. The Chief told John Smith that he has seen many years of war and peace. Powhatan explained that he was getting old and tired. He was concerned that his
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The Captive Differences between Rowlandson and Smith There was a time where Native Americans ruled the plains with an iron fist‚ a time where their authority was unmatched by civilized law and when puritans and early settlers alike shook with fear and respect for their Barbaric Neighbors. Why did the Natives show such ferocity? Perhaps the early settlers‚ not only forced their beliefs‚ but forced the natives out of their land as well. Anger‚ anarchy‚ and revelry spread like a plague and in the midst
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John Smith’s 1616 Letter to Queen Anne of Great Britain: Most admired Queen‚ The love I bear my God‚ my King and country‚ hath so oft emboldened me in the worst of extreme dangers‚ that now honesty doth constrain me to presume thus far beyond myself‚ to present your Majesty this short discourse: if ingratitude be a deadly poison to all honest virtues‚ I must be guilty of that crime if I should omit any means to be thankful. So it is‚ that some ten years ago being in Virginia‚ and taken prisoner
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Zamir Shamil Mr.C History August 21st Did Pocahontas save John Smith’s life??? I believe that John Smith was not saved by Pocahontas. John smith is nothing but a lying scum thinking he could just lie his way through to his desires: fame‚ money‚ ect. In document 1 we receive information that states John Smith was going into trade with the chief and sent home content with himself and his trip. The quote‚ “He kindly welcomed me with such good words‚ and great platters of foods‚ assuring me his
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