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In this article, the writer notes that the colony of Jamestown in Roanoke, Virginia, often remains a shadowy period of American history in most Americans' understanding of their nation's origins. The writer maintains that if they know anything about Jamestown and its founder Captain John Smith, it likely comes from romantic tales of Smith's rescue from death by the Indian chief's daughter Pocahontas, rather than knowledge about how and why the colony experienced such difficulties during its early years. However, the the writer discusses that historians Thomas and Dorothy Hoobler suggest in their text "Captain John Smith: Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream" that the ideals, values, and principles of America can be traced back to this early effort of colonization.

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"The Hooblers' thesis is that Jamestown's founder, even though the colony itself was ultimately, famously unsuccessful, was a kind of an early embodiment of the ideal of the self-made man. Smith, in the portrayal of the Hooblers, emerges from the text as both a pirate and a pioneer, and a true, budding entrepreneur even though he was born an Englishman. Smith came to America after living a life more akin to an action hero than an administrator of the Crown. He had battled upon the high seas, and even been sold into slavery. He was born in a seafaring English community where regular maintenance of the dikes was necessary to keep the town, quite literally, afloat. This was an early example of the value of hard work and effort to the young Smith."

Tags:colonization, pioneer, Pocahontas, Indian

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"The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of Captain John Smith in colonial Virginia.

John Smith was an English soldier, explorer and colonist who was a founder of Virginia. He is a colorful, near legendary figure in American history and has been the subject of a long and lively historical controversy. His name evokes a popular image of a swashbuckling, romantic hero who saved the infant colony of Jamestown from internal and external menaces and who himself was rescued by the Indian maiden Pocahontas (Gerson 12). Some 19th-century historians belittled Smith and his role in the founding of America, claiming that the heroic exploits described in his narratives were invented to promote himself. Modern historians, however, have been able largely to substantiate Smith's writings, while putting legend in its proper perspective. A superb ... "

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This paper discusses the various accounts of the relationship between the Indian girl, Pocahontas and the English Captain, John Smith. It discusses exactly what their relationship was and how they related to each other. The paper looks at John Smith's account of the events and people surrounding Pocahontas and discusses how this compares to the popular Disney version of their relationship.

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"Perhaps the most romanticized event in history is the meeting and relationship between Indian girl, Pocahontas and English Captain, John Smith. What exactly was their relationship? Disney Productions tells us in their movie titled "Pocahontas" that the relationship between the two people were of that of a romantic type, portraying the two as highly attractive twenty something's, leaping through forests and frolicking in the fields."

Tags:American, Indians, Powhatan, film

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The paper examines Captain John Smith's "Narratives of Early Virginia" on the New World and the Virginia colony. The paper highlights the tone of the author's narrative and shows how it is hugely influenced by its author's personality and intent, as well as by the time period in which it was created. The paper explains how the text was written for several different purposes and asserts that because of these ulterior motives, this text cannot be entirely trusted. However, the paper points out that if the document is read with knowledge of Smith's background and intentions, it can be very useful.

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"Captain John Smith's "Narratives of Early Virginia" in his General History are much more--and in some ways much less--than a simple history of Jamestown and the issues that the early European settlers faced. They also reveal much about the time period and attitudes that existed among the people there, and a great deal about the author and the circumstances surrounding the writing and publication of this work. Though all texts can reveal certain aspects of their authors' beliefs and attitudes, as well as providing contextual insight into the historical period in which they were created, this is especially true of this history."

Tags:Native, Americans, New, World, Europeans, settlers, Jamestown

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This paper discusses the history of inter-racial marriages from the first recorded inter-racial marriage in what was to become the United States of Captain John Smith of Jamestown, Virginia to the Indian princess Pocahontas in 1607, to its almost acceptance today. It examines how inter-marrying began as marrying out of the religion to eventually marriage within different ethnic minorities. It evaluates the different laws over time regarding inter-racial marriages such as a 1922 anti-miscegenation law stated that, if blacks and whites intermarried, punishment was one to five years in prison. Although a raceless society is probably fairly distant, America has been trending towards greater racial integration since the end of the Second World War. 100 years ago, German and Irish immigrants were considered a separate people by people born in America. Whereas people express preferences in appearance in a mate, perhaps a society with fuzzy racial barriers isn't very far away.

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"From the 60's until today, inter-racial marriage has gained wider and wider acceptance. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2000 over 1,461,000 people were married to someone not of their own race, and 6.8 million people claimed to be multi-racial. In 1960, only 149 thousand people claim to be married to someone of a different race, and by 1970, 310 thousand such people lived in the United States. Statistically, whites find it easier to marry Asians than blacks. This is probably because Asians share many of the same demographic characteristics with white people. Similarly, Hispanics and blacks find it easier to marry."

Tags:blacks, whites, chinese, miscegenation, law, hispanics, chinese

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The following paper will look briefly at the scholarly works of Dorothy E. Smith and Michel Foucault with an eye towards illuminating what can be taken from them by people designated as "deviant" by the powers-that-be. Specifically, Smith argues that the prevailing power structure is patriarchal (or has been in the past) and this phenomenon explains why women are often designated as "abnormal" by society; no attention is apparently given to the modes of oppression that make them emotionally erratic. For his part, Foucault seemingly disagrees with the notion of a society organized around certain ideologies; yet, even as he does this, he certainly believes in power and in the ability of power to be insidious and omnipresent. Leaving the confusing nature of what he is saying aside, the big difference is that he and Smith both cleave to the view that designating people as "abnormal" is a way of controlling them; the major difference is that Smith emphasizes patriarchy and Foucault does not. On a personal level, reading their material makes me suspicious of being designated anything by anybody.

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What's Happening to Me? A Comparison of What Smith and Foucault Have to Say about Classifying People as Abnormal The following paper will look briefly at the scholarly works of Dorothy E. Smith and Michel Foucault with an eye towards illuminating what can be taken from them by people designated as "deviant" by the powers-that-be. Specifically, Smith argues that the prevailing power structure is patriarchal (or has been in the past) and this phenomenon explains why women are often designated as "abnormal" by society; no attention is apparently given to the modes of oppression that make them emotionally erratic. For his part, Foucault seemingly disagrees with the notion of a

Tags:foucault, classifying, smith

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The paper relates that when most people go to the supermarket to look for their favorite fruits, they probably do not contemplate their purchases too deeply, in fact, most people are creatures of habit and often just buy the same types of produce they have eaten for years. Sometimes, however, new things can be learned by slowing down and taking the time to look at things in a new way. The paper relates that Granny Smith and Fuji apples are two of the most popular types of apple in the world, in fact, as one team of experts reports, along with a few other types of apples, Granny Smith and Fuji account for the vast majority of the world's production (Barrett, Somogyi and Hosahalli 461). The current discussion compares and contrasts Granny Smith and Fuji apples.

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"When most people go to the supermarket to look for their favorite fruits, they probably do not contemplate their purchases too deeply. In fact, most people are creatures of habit and often just buy the same types of produce they have eaten for years. Sometimes, however, new things can be learned by slowing down and taking the time to look at things in a new way. Along these lines, Granny Smith and Fuji apples are two of the most popular types of apple in the world. In fact, as one team of experts reports, along with a few other types of apples, Granny Smith and Fuji account for..."

Tags:apples, granny smith, fuji apples

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This paper analyzes two sonnets, "Written in the Church-Yard at Middleton in Sussex " and "On Being Cautioned against Walking on an Headland Overlooking the Sea, Because It Was Frequented by a Lunatic" by the British Romantic writer, Charlotte Smith. The paper examines important themes of the Romantic Period as expressed in these sonnets, such as social reform, deep emotion, and nature. The reviewer also discusses Charlotte Smith's role as a Romantic writer and her use of the sonnet form.

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"The first one of these poems that involves themes of freedom and constraint is "Written in the Church-Yard at Middleton in Sussex." The constraint in this poem, for the speaker, is life itself. The speaker is "doom'd" (ln. 13), oppressed "by life's long storm" (ln. 13) and "gaze[s] with envy" (ln. 14) on the "gloomy rest" (ln. 14) of the dead. Although a specific reason is never given for the speaker's melancholy, readers can see the correlation to general themes of writing that were emerging at the beginning of the Romantic Period."

Tags:sonnet, smith, lunatic, freedom, constraint

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This paper relates that the influence of the famous Scottish economist Adam Smith on American fiscal policy was significant. The author points out that his foundational economic theories provided important guidance for the Founding Fathers as they formulated economic policies for the new nation. The paper notes that the publication in 1776 of Smith's book "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" introduced the science of political economy to the world.

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"The influence of the famous Scottish economist Adam Smith on American fiscal policy was significant, for his foundational economic theories provided important guidance for the Founding Fathers as they formulated economic policies for the new nation. The publication in 1776 of Smith's book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, introduced the science of political economy to the world."

Tags:smith, and, mercantilism

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In the early 17th century, a book inspired by Sir Walter Raleigh and written by Richard Hakluyt, entitled "Western Planting," built up great interest in American colonization. In 1606, the settlers established the first permanent American settlement called Jamestown in Virginia. The paper follows the history of Virginia, from its settlement led by Captain Newport to its flourishing under the leadership of John Smith. The paper then details the lives of seven founding fathers of Virginia, John Blair, James Madison, George Mason, James McClurg, Edmund Randolph, George Washington and George Wythe.

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"James Madison represented Virginia in the Continental Congress from 1780-83 and 1786-88. He stood out as highly instrumental in the convening of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He is credited with the Virginia Plan, which was in a large part the basis of the American Constitution (NARA). Among his other brilliant achievements was that of leading in the ratification process in Virginia, of helping frame and insure the passage of the Bill of Rights and, with Thomas Jefferson, founded the Democratic-Republican Party. Most importantly, he succeeded Jefferson as President in 1809, and like his first three predecessors, was confronted with the problem and consequences of European wars."

Tags:Governor, Wingfield, Pocahontas, Lord, de, la, Warr, King, James