Pocahontas

Analyze William Bradford’s journal excerpts from “Of Plymouth Plantation” – how does Bradford’s word choice reflect the ideology of the time period?

ASSIGNMENT This week material 1.AMIND 440 Week 5 PowerPoint Lecture.pptx AMIND 440 Week 5 Lecture Notes.docx Excerpts from William Bradford’s Journal “Of Plymouth Plantation” https://www.businessinsider.com/the-real-story-of-… Disney’s Pocahontas Movie Trailer https://www-jstor-org.libproxy.sdsu.edu/stable/25088595?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents For this week’s discussion blog, write a 400-word minimum response to this week’s readings based on the following questions. Also, don’t forget to post a […]

Choose one word that describes how Smith characterizes himself and discuss whether or not that self-characterization remains consistent or is complicated by the events he narrates.

Discussion 2: John Smith Smith For this week’s forum, respond to ONE of the following questions: 1. Choose one word that describes how Smith characterizes himself and discuss whether or not that self-characterization remains consistent or is complicated by the events he narrates. 2. Explain how the text advances certain values that are consistent with […]

Discuss Pocahontas’ childhood. How did she fit into Powhatan’s larger family structure? How was she perceived by the English as opposed to her own people? How is her personality described?

Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma Using Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma, you will need to write an essay of at least 750 words answering ALL of the following questions using specific evidence from the book to support your answers fully. 1) Discuss Pocahontas’ childhood. How did she fit into Powhatan’s larger family structure? How was […]

Examine the history of Pocahontas written by the Mattaponi Indian tribe.

A controversy is a story with two sides. Often, in our history texts, only one side of the story is told. Should the other side be told? Many people are familiar with the story of Pocahontas and John Smith. However, if you questioned a Mattaponi tribal member about the story it would sound more like […]

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