“Unit One Assignment-Focus on Puritanism and Travel Narratives in Colonial America (<1600-1783): The Journals of Captain John Smith, Edited by John M. Thompson” Captain John Smith, was an English soldier and an adventurer, as well as one of the founders of Jamestown, Virginia. Smith also led many expeditions exploring the Chesapeake Bay and the New England coast. Smith was just one of a hundred and five settlers who set sail from England in1606 looking for something new, and arrived in Virginia in 1607. When they reached North America, the group opened sealed instructions and learned that Smith had been chosen to be one of the new seven leaders of the colony. This was also controversial since Smith had been accused of mutiny while on the voyage.
Hanna L Landis Professor Letitia Trent LITR 201 February 24, 2013 Dear Professor Letitia Trent: Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale” in terms of Machiavellian pragmatism and whether or not we can see the behavior of Chaucer’s rulers, Theseus, as lining up with Machiavelli’s recommendations for effective governance. One of the most interesting characters introduced is the Knight. Chaucer refers to the knight as “a most distinguished man” and indeed, his sketch of the knight is highly complementary. After my experience throughout this class and with writing in MLA format I feel a bit more confident in posting this paper. I’d like to ask my professor to examine my content for comprehension and clarity.
According to historyisfun.org The Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, carrying 105 passengers, one of whom died during the voyage, departed from England in December 1606 and reached the Virginia coast in late April 1607. The expedition was led by Captain Christopher Newport. On May 13, after two weeks of exploration, the ships arrived at a site on the James River selected for its deep water anchorage and good defensive position. The passengers came ashore the next day, and work began on the settlement; creating the foundation of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony. Initially, the colony was governed by a council of seven, with one member serving as president.
Once the Indians were comfortable with their friendship, they taught the settlers the ways of this new land. The Indians assisted the settlers in prospering through agriculture, hunting technics and trade. As Jennifer Roback has written, “Europeans generally acknowledged that the Indians retained possessory rights to their lands. More importantly, the English recognized the advantage of being on friendly terms with the Indians. Trade with the Indians, especially fur trade, was profitable.
They wrote about what they saw in the new lands giving great descriptions of the terrains and the climates. The colonists spoke of the native people, they called Indians as well. “They wrote of trading with the Indians and of treaties, wars, and captivities; they created instruments of government and law; they kept personal journals; they recorded the history of their colonies…” (4). One of the first well known explorers was Christopher Columbus. He arrived in 1492.
All throughout history, Native Americans have been practicing and passing on stories, poetry, and takes full of literary movements and lessons. They have demonstrated many different types of lessons such as morals, origin, myths, and so on. However, these stories all have one thing in common; each story has a purpose of teaching some sort of lesson. Three specific literary movements that have been portrayed through the stories "The World on the Turtle's Back", "The Coyote and the Buffalo", "How Can You Buy or Sell The Sky? ", and "The Man to Send Rainclouds".
Native Americans vs. Europeans English For Mrs. Robertson Jordan Russell September 1, 2012 For years we have studied Native American culture and Europeans adjustment to life in the colonies, but we have never studied the similarities and differences between the two. It is obvious they are different in many ways but there are a few ways in which they are similar. Oral language played an important part in both cultures. Story telling was a very important part in the way the Native Americans lived their life. They would pass each story down from generation to generation.
Edwards Castillo Composition 1 24 November 2013 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is one of many stories by Washington Irving that was published in Irving’s The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon in 1820 (“Washington Irving”). Washington Irving was one of the members of the new generation in America. He is known as the first writer to see the potential in native literature from the new country to be the rival of the Old World. He took elements of the American experience and tied them into narratives that helped establish the modern genre of the short story. Irving wrote in a picturesque manner that made his stories so memorable that they have become an essential part of American folklore.
The poems are narrated in first person, often from a witch or unknown creature and the prose is narrated limited from Tayo perspective. For Tayo, the stories represent the Native American understanding of the world that he grew up with but that the white schools, the army, and the doctors tried to convince him were incorrect. As he remembers the old stories, Tayo reconnects with his community. He recovers from the physical pain of the war, and returns the rain to his land. The stories teach Tayo that he is not alone.
Christopher Lim ENG-122-41 April 22th, 2013 Symbolism, Traditions and Gender Roles in “The Lottery” Shirley Jackson's “The Lottery” paints a bleak picture on how the spirit of tradition does not require logic or reasoning for its justification. The blind obedience to customs affects, in more ways than one, the lives of all citizens within this murderous civilization. On a less violent scale, women are given reduced roles compared to the men within this society. Equally illogical is the village's annual execution event. These traditions are perpetuated year after year to commemorate the establishment of their hometown, despite all context being lost over the generations.