POCAHONTAS AND THE MYTHICAL INDIAN WOMAN: REFORMING THE IMAGE THROUGH NATIVE AMERICAN FICTION Pocahontas. Americans know her as the beautiful‚ Indian woman who fell in love with the white settler John Smith and then threw her body upon the poor white captive to protect him from being brutally executed by her own savage tribe. The magical world of Walt Disney came out with their own movie version several years ago portraying Pocahontas as a tan‚ sexy Barbie doll figure and John Smith as a blond-haired
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educational setting Ethical Dilemmas in teaching Beginning teacher’s worries Ethical Dilemmas in Teaching Ethical Dilemma * Ethical dilemma is a complex situation that often involves an apparent mental conflict between moral imperatives‚ in which to obey one would result in transgressing another. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical_dilemma) * Conflict between two or more ethical principles/standards. * Also known as moral dilemmas. These are situations in which
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Question #1: Please read Problem 3 at the end of Chapter 17 regarding the lawsuit by alleged thief Mr. Mapp against Gimbels Department Store. Under what theory might Mr. Mapp argue that Gimbels is liable for the assault committed against Mapp by Mr. DiDomenico‚ an employee of J.C. Penney’s? Would Mr. Mapp be successful under the theory you chose? Why or why not? Did the Gimbels security woman allow DiDomenico to assist in her store? Agency theory turns on a few items in a balancing act: (i) who
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The Department Store Dilemma There are several issues presented in this dilemma. One is about Mary-Alice’s heart condition and the restrictions in the company’s medical insurance program. In order to become a full time worker at Bassfield Department Store‚ the policy states that the employee must pass the physical exam. Due to the fact that Mary-Alice failed the exam‚ the personnel manager Bill Chaves thinks that she should be terminated because it violates the company’s policy. However‚ there
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The Grinch Who Stole Pocahontas For a time‚ one of my younger sisters and I were homeschooled by the same teacher‚ whom my parents had hired so they could both work. This particular sister is barely two years younger than me‚ which was a significant issue when we were that age. The age difference caused more than a few precarious situations for us. I was in elementary school‚ and at that time everyone treated us like we were the same age; a great injustice to me‚ the already much forgotten middle
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1. Squanto and Powhatan Compare and contrast Venn diagram Squanto Powhatan Similarities Went to England. Was fluent in English. Was a friend of the pilgrims. The only survivor of his tribe. Chief of his tribe. Ruled with an iron grip. Attacked the settlers. Both Indians. Acknowledged that the English were superior. Both helped the settlers. 2. Compare and contrast two different Native American Tribes. | Tribe #1: Wampanoag | Tribe #2: Cherokee
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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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“For the good of the plantation‚ the honor of our country‚ for the glory of God‚ for mine own salvation. John Rolfe talking about his uncommon marriage to his Native American wife Pocahontas on the date of April 5th‚ 1614. Pocahontas was the daughter of a Native American Chief Powhatan of the Algonquin tribe. John Rolfe was an english settler and a local tobacco farmer. Because of this marriage the local natives and the english settlers had a “shaky” peace for multiple years. How John Rolfe Justified
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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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first glance shows the real Pocahontas vs. Disney’s interpretation of the individual. Disney’s version of Pocahontas is showing her as a very empowering indigenous person. This appearance would be then spread across the globe because of globalization. Source one also shows Disney’s Pocahontas very glamified and perfect. She is seen visually as a strong individual vs. just being a strong individual. The true Pocahontas is distinguished as regular being. The real Pocahontas would be less empowering by
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