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    Notably‚ in colonizing the New World‚ Captain John Smith and William Bradford were both significant figures. They both established colonies and through their writings‚ they hoped to attract more settlers that were relatable to them. Smith was the first man to endorse a permanent settlement of America. Bradford was a Puritan who was brave and firm on setting up a colony where people could practice their preferred religion freely. Both of these men shared similarities and differences with

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    John Steinbeck grew up during the Great depression and looked around him and knew one day all of this would be inspiration for the books he would write later in life. John Steinbeck was an American author who gave a permanent look of what America looked like during the Great depression. John Steinbeck was in the literary time period of modernism. The modernism time period stretches from the late nineteen twenties to the late nineteen sixties. John Steinbeck experienced many harsh events throughout

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    proceed.” (79) John smith and William Bradford were two American settlers that both came from england. They each came to a new world to better their lives. Smith came to jamestown mostly for the money and to get rich.He was a selfish person in his writing he mostly wrote about himself. Bradford came more for their freedom of religion. He believed in God‚ and he wanted everyone to have the right to believe in what they wished for. He was more of an outgoing person and not like smith he actually wrote

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    While both William Bradford and John Smith were strong figures in leadership and influential authors during the Puritan era‚ their styles of writing differ significantly. From a critical outlook‚ Smith used a persuasive style of writing while Bradford chose to adopt an informative style of writing‚ despite the fact that they wrote about the same pre-colonial land. Smith used persuasive writing his work in the bid to appeal to the audience or readers that people ought to awaken‚ realize the new

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    Smith v Rowlandson The New World – filled with new hope‚ new land‚ and new dangers. The latter is described through the sensationalized tale of John Smith in The General History of Virginia and reiterated by Mary Rowlandson in her Puritan didactic narrative in A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. Both author’s exploit their experiences on the frontier in different ways. Firstly‚ we have the famous Captain John Smith. A young‚ adventurous‚ capable young man whose

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    America has continually provided an arena for those in individuals seeking economic‚ governmental and religious growth. The concept of American dream starts as European in a nature. Italian explorer Christopher Columbus and his voyage‚ as well as John Smith and his voyage were a recognizable spark that reinforced the concept of American Dream. Columbus set the sail for a passage to the east by sailing to the west and ended up in the rich‚ wealthy new world. According to Christopher Columbus first

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    dissatisfied with their culture and life and were in counter culture already‚ where there were mass movements protesting the way things are and to make things better. Charismatic prophet came into their life‚ Swami Bhaktivedanta. 6. Briefly describe the Ghost Dance religion of the Native Americans. Ghost Dance religion of native American is Revitalization movement that believed that it will bring back the ancestors and defeat the enemy and will reestablish their way of life. 7. Explain how Islam became

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    John Smith and William Bradford were two extremely different people who both established colonies in the new world. However‚ both men were similar in certain aspects. They were similar in their faith‚ biases‚ and position. They were different in their personality‚ treatment of others‚ and purpose. One thing that Smith and Bradford had in common was their unyielding faith. Bradford was a puritan; his entire purpose for coming to the Americas was religious. He wrote “and the wind shrinking upon them

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    other residences--You may want to include this if: most of the person’s life was spent living in a different place from where they died‚ they lived in a town or city that was important to them or if they were well known or did something notable in a previous town.  --Parents’ names and residences--Some people only include these if they’re still alive‚ but others give tribute to a deceased parent (ex: "daughter of the late John Smith"). --Children‚ grandchildren and great-grandchildren’s names and residences--If

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    Music has always been my way to connect my thoughts to the real world. When I hear certain songs‚ I can usually associate and compare my life to the lyrics. For example‚ I can make several personal connections to the song “How To Save A Life” by The Fray. “How To Save A Life” connects to my life by relating to my future‚ how my mom plays such an immense role in my life‚ and my faith. My future is the one of the most important things to me. It gives me motivation when it comes to furthering my education

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