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    from one country to another must not stop trying. They leave everything behind in order to come to something better‚ therefore‚ failing is not an option. The stories‚ “Balboa” by Sabina Murray‚ “The Tempest” by William Shakespeare‚ and “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford‚ all show how the early immigrants acted when they arrived. The main characters or character in all of these stories brought bad to where they arrived. In the story “Balboa‚” Balboa brought evil every where he went. He

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    1st Nov‚ 2013 John Smith – The General History of Virginia‚ New England and the Summer Isles After reading the excerpt from John Smith’ book I wondered what his intention was to write this book in the way he did. Did he really want to tell how his exploration looked like or did he try to push himself into the spotlight and to gain fame by describing his deeds like a heroic saga? Was John Smith more an attendance-seeker than a serious explorer‚ who just wants to state the facts? Right at the

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    In William Bradford’s History of the Plymouth plantation the members of the church of England left England and headed to Americas to have a fresh start‚ without the strict guidelines of the England. As they became colonized on the land they began using their religious beliefs to help the survive‚ and manage. In History of the Plymouth plantation Bradford say‚ “for which way so ever they turned their eyes (save upward to the heavens

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    In these two stories‚ The General history of Virginia by John Smith and Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford‚ were about the making of two different colonies‚ Jamestown and Plymouth‚ and the reasons why they came to the New World. Both stories are written in different point of views‚ Jon Smith wrote in the 3rd person point of view‚ while William Bradford wrote in 1st person point of view. Many came for many different reasons‚ maybe because of religion reason others start a new life in the New

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    II. Of Plymouth Plantation: Summary and Commentary Bradford‚ William was one of the Pilgrim leaders and American colonial governor‚ born in Austerfield‚ Yorkshire‚ England. In 1606 he joined the Separatists‚ a dissident Protestant sect. Three years later‚ in search of freedom of worship‚ he went with them to Holland‚ where he became an apprentice to a silk manufacturer. Bradford sailed on the Mayflower in 1620‚ and after his arrival in America he helped found Plymouth Colony. In April 1621 he

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    The presence of God is evident in the passage from The History of Plymouth Plantation in every event significant or not. In his diary‚ William Bradford describes several occurrences in which God played a major role in deciding the outcome. According to Bradford‚ God can help or hurt according to His will. <br> <br>The first of these displays of God’s will in this passage was of revenge toward a sailor. He was as Bradford described him "a proud and very profane young man... of a lusty‚ able body

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    Between the early colonial era and romantic era‚ attitudes toward the land differed between American writers. Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford is a text from the colonial period describing the conditions of the early settlers of America‚ Bernard Bailyn’s The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution explains the idea of superiority and power struggles between men‚ Common Sense‚ by Thomas Paine‚ is a rebellious pamphlet written during the revolutionary period‚ William Bryant’s The Prairies

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    time? History is such an important part of today’s culture and tradition. There are so many ways the stories‚ “History of Virginia” and‚ “Of Plymouth Plantation” make today what we are and what the world’s community is. Between these two stories there are so many differences and similarities. In this essay I will compare and contrast both stories and talk about what happened. These two stories both take place in two different colonies; Jamestown and Plymouth. In the story‚ “History of Virginia” there

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    The historical narrative Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford tells about the once struggling Pilgrims making a good life for themselves with the help of the Indians. Leaving all civil parts of the world behind the Pilgrims set off. After 66 days aboard the Mayflower they reached Cape Cod on November 11th‚ 1620. The exhausting expedition brought disease and sickness to the travelers. When they arrived they had no houses‚ towns or welcoming faces to greet them. The natives to the land seemed

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