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    John Smith/Pocahontas Formal Writing Claim I believe companies and individuals should be held socially responsible for their presentation of history. I argue this because‚ in the case of Disney’s Pocahontas‚ there are many inaccuracies throughout the film due to the company wanting a happy ending and a love story typical of other Disney movies. As said in the book‚ The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History‚ the true events surrounding John Smith and Pocahontas are‚ “…vastly different

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    difficult for those who were immigrants who happened to be John Smith and William Bradford in this situation. They both said to have faced a hardship voyage through the Atlantic Ocean‚ but for them it was all worth it since they would be arriving in a land that has no leadership and they were ready to take upon that position. They believed that life would be easy for them in the new world‚ but eventually they faced a storm of reality. Smith and Bradford came to the New World with different ideas in

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    General Mills: A History Of Responsibility Officially taking the name in 1928‚ General Mills has become one of the largest food companies in the world. They own brands like Cheerios‚ Pillsbury‚ Yoplait‚ Green Giant‚ Betty Crocker‚ Old El Paso‚ Totino’s and Progresso. Since the creation of their corporation‚ General Mills have established themselves as a company that flourishes by being socially and economically responsible. Their mission is to lead by example‚ and by doing so hope to promote

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    In his first essay of Ways of Seeing‚ John Berger claims that all power‚ authority‚ and meaning that was once held by an original work of art has been lost through the mass reproduction of these works that has occurred in recent years. He writes of an entirely bogus religiosity (116-117) that surrounds these art objects and that the meaning of the original work no longer lies in what it uniquely says but in what it uniquely is (117). He claims that because of reproduction‚ the art of the past no

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    Violet- Violet in one of the two main character in this novel. She was one of the most popular students and cheerleaders at her school. Unlike herself absorbed friends‚ she was thoughtful creative and well read. She offers like to quote Virgina Woods‚ an author. She created and managed a successful website alongside her older sister. She even had ambitions to go to NYU to peruse her love for writing. This all went down the drain after a car accident which she lost her sister Eleanor. When she

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    John Smith wrote this book with the purpose of creating his own historical narrative rather than rewrite heroics in history. Smith filled this work with his history and his life from his perspective along with tales and other stories from his adventures and time in the military. In this literary piece Smith shows the relationship between Early English Settlers and American Indians‚ shows the lifestyle of Early English Settlers‚ and shows the determination that the settlers had to build a new country

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    Difficulties Involving Early Colonization Ekaterina Smirnova When reviewing the writings of John Smith and other various writers‚ we begin to envision the significant roles they played in the colonization of the New World. Despite the hardships John Smith faced while attempting to colonize Jamestown‚ he implemented strong values and principals such as “one who does not work‚ shall not eat.” In Smith’s eyes all people were to work together to achieve a common goal. He always thought about what was

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    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 were prominent writers and colonial leaders during the Puritan and Pilgrim era. However‚ both had different ways of conveying their thoughts and experiences during their travels and time in the New World. Those different ways included‚ but were not limited to‚ how they wrote about their interactions with the Native Americans‚ how the crews interacted with each other‚ and how God was perceived in their eyes. While adventuring in the New World‚ both colonial leaders

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    Analysis of Sherman Alexie’s novel. Centers on character of John Smith‚ a man caught between two worlds: the Indian and the White and not at home in either world. Issue of John’s intolerance; his suffering‚ alientation and violence. Negative impact of intolerance of white society and co-workers. Author’s message. From the Paper: "John Smith‚ the protagonist of Sherman Alexie’s novel Indian Killer‚ is a man caught between the white world and the Indian world‚ and at home in neither. He is a full-blooded

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