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"Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma", 2008.
An examination of the reconstruction of the life of Pocahontas in Camilla Townsend's book, "Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma."
939 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the historian Camilla Townsend's new book, "Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma", in which she attempts to shed some light upon the history behind the myth of Pocahontas. It discusses Townsend's reconstruction of the life of Pocahontas and the difficulties that she faced in doing so. It also looks at Townsend's attitudes to the early Jamestown settlers.
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"Townsend admits that in reconstructing the life of Pocahontas, she faces many difficulties, including the fact that Pocahontas came from a non-literate society that left no formal records, and that the settlement of Jamestown and the records of Smith cannot always be relied upon as a true and fair depiction of what Indians were 'like' at this time. However, she believes that the relationship of the tribes of the area were more complex than that of two people who were at war, who suddenly were brought to a truce by Pocahontas. Sometimes, the Indians would provide the colonists with food, as the people of Jamestown were struggling in the new climate and the demands the settlement made upon their fortitude, although for a time Powhatan began to kill the men who openly came begging for food, in an attempt to make the colonists go home (96)."
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Pocahontas through the Ages, 2002.
A review of the book "Pocahontas: The Evolution of a Narrative" by Robert Tilton which discusses the evolving and ever-expanding narrative of the story of Pocahontas.
3,235 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper analyzes Robert Tiltonis book "Pocahontas: The Evolution of a Narrative" which considers the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century re-interpretations and re-assessments of the early texts that document the life of the ?Indian Princess". He does not discuss the actual story of Pocahontas at all. It demonstrates how the story has played itself out, again and again, in the pages of history and literature, in the visual arts, and in political tracts and how the story has been manipulated and molded into narrative that is becoming to the American people.
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"The central argument of Tilton?s book is that the narrative tradition surrounding Pocahontas has been continually recast in different time periods. It has changed and evolved according to the needs of writers and artists who sought to re-tell the story according to the prevailing values of their time. Tilton writes, ?[a] study of a tradition like that of Pocahontas reminds us that every new era interprets the cultural documents of the past in the service of prevailing agendas? (186)."
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Pocahontas, 2005.
This book report focuses on the Powhatan worldview of Pocahontas.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper focuses on the Powhatan worldview of Pocahontas that is offered by Paula Allen in "Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat." It explains that Allen's account is an expanded role for Pocahontas in the bridging of cultures and worlds than is normally provided for her in Anglo-American accounts of her life and experiences.
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Pocahontas: Myth vs. Reality, 2004.
This paper examines the stories surrounding Pocahontas, the so-called Indian ?princess? (1595 to March of 1617), daughter of Powhatan, head of the Powhatan Confederacy in Virginia, and her association with the early colonist, John Smith, and other people.
2,375 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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The paper explains that, among the many stories, truth or fiction, Smith places Pocahontas on a pedestal by explaining that had it not been for her, the Virginia colony may have perished ?from death, famine and utter confusion". The author points out that all of the praise for Pocahontas, the first Christian ever of the Powhatan nation, and the first Virginian ever to speak English, tends to raise the proverbial bar in relation to the realities of her life; however, the myths seem to endure, as they usually do with famous historical figures. The paper concludes that it is clear that Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan and the allegedly first ?savage? to marry an Englishman, is far more real than could ever be imagined and stands today as one of the most influential women in American history.
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"As king of the Indian tribes from the Atlantic seaboard and down through the wilds of Virginia, Powhatan was naturally distressed by the arrival of the English colonists in 1585, and he and his fellow tribesmen were probably instrumental in the extermination of the early colonists, especially those connected with Sir Walter Raleigh whose colony mysteriously disappeared. On April 30th, 1607, a second colony, sent out by the Virginia Company of London, anchored in what is now Chesapeake Bay on the Atlantic seaboard. These fresh colonists, who settled in Jamestown, soon entered into friendly relations with the natives, which spurred additional English colonists to brave the high seas and sail to the New World."
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Pocahontas and John Smith, 2007.
An analysis of the relationship between Pocahontas and John Smith.
790 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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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."
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The Influence of Pocahontas, 2007.
This paper examines Pocahontas' tremendous impact on both American natives and settlers.
1,039 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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The paper details the impact Pocahontas had on the colonies, while discerning the truth from popular myth. The paper discusses how her actions and compassion played a vital role in bringing success to the Jamestown Settlement and to America as a whole.
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"The words of Peggy Lee's song sum up the entirety of what most Americans know about Pocahontas. Unfortunately, these lyrics contain very little fact. Contrary to popular belief, John Smith and Pocahontas were never romantically involved. This shouldn't be a great surprise; Pocahontas was no more than eleven years old when Smith was in Virginia. The real Pocahontas - or "Matoaka", as was her name given at birth - was the favored daughter of a chief, with many advantages in her native society. She became curious when the English newcomers arrived and befriended Smith. Throughout their stay in the New World, Pocahontas offered the English, including Smith, much needed assistance. Years later, Smith would write that her "compassionate, pitying heart gave me much cause to respect her.""
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Mythic Histories, 2008.
This paper provides a critical analysis of 'Pocahontas' by Paula Gunn Allen and 'The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita' by John Thornton.
1,285 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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In this article, the writer explores how, in "Pocahontas", Allen imbues her narrative representation of the life of Pocahontas with the qualities of the sacred. The thesis is argued that Allen, in keeping with the hybrid nature of her subject and the overarching American myth within which her subject is a critical figure, achieves her objectives by combining the narrative conventions of Indian oral traditions and mythic elements together with western narrative models and an anthropological understanding of myth. The paper further explains that this hybrid approach, as is seen with comparative reference to the story of Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, allows access to the multiple cultural perspectives necessary to understand these otherwise elusive and complex historical figures. From this perspective the paper shows how important an appreciation of the reality of the mythic can be in the comprehension of such women as Pocahontas and Dona Beatriz who would otherwise be alien and opaque to our western secular modes of analysis.
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Introduction
The Reality of Myth
The Importance of Being Hybrid
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"In the realm of the strictly empirical as opposed to the mythic, Allen's hybrid narrative model yields insights into our understanding of her subject and the events of her time that would not otherwise be apparent. Consider, for example, the story of the initial contact between John Smith and the tsenacommacah of which our primary narrative perspective is a text of Smith's written years afterwards. Smith believed - understandably from his English perspective - that the young Pocahontas must have fallen in love with him, as this was the only explanation he could discern for her flinging herself upon his to save him from ritual execution at the hands of her father."
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Women in Art, 2008.
This paper analyzes the paintings "Pocahontas" by Simon van de Passe and "'Liberty Displaying the Arts and Science" by Samuel Jennings.
1,631 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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The paper compares the paintings "Pocahontas" by Simon van de Passe and "'Liberty Displaying the Arts and Science" by Samuel Jennings in order to illustrate how the two artists portray the women of America. The paper shows how these two works mirror how American women were devalued in society, and whose most important job was marriage and motherhood, with little else to fulfill or nurture them. The paper points out that both women are depicted in detail, but the detail of their surroundings is more important. The paper explains that this mirrors the status of women who were of lesser importance than their families and husbands.
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"Both of these paintings depict American women, but at very different times in history. Van de Passe's work was painted from the real Pocahontas in 1616, while Jennings' work was painted in 1792, after America won her independence from Great Britain. Thus, the style and message of the two painting vary greatly, but they hold some commonalities, as well. The first depicts a Native American woman who denies her own culture in an attempt to become "civilized," while the other celebrates emancipation and freedom. How the artists view these two different American women is very interesting and representative of American history at the time they were painted."
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Disney Take On American History, 2002.
An analysis of the use of dialects and accents in Disney's "Pocahontas" to portray various ideas about character.
2,262 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper studies the Disney film "Pocahontas" from the standpoint of linguistics students. The dialect of each character is identified and classified, and put in perspective with the others. The native dialects and ethnicities of the actors providing the voices are taken into account as well. The paper illustrates Disney's ability to play into our preconceived ideas about how we should speak and how it relates to other aspects of our lives, including sexuality.
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" ?In sixteen hundred seven we sail the open sea, for glory, God, and gold and the Virginia Company.? So begin the opening lines of Disney?s ?Pocahontas,? just to give a bit of background for the children in the audience who have not yet had American History. In the film ?Pocahontas,? Disney makes a very sincere effort to promote diversity and racial acceptance, and to dispel common stereotypes about Native Americans. At the same time, however, and perhaps unintentionally, they perpetuate other linguistic stereotypes, as I intend to show."
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Captain John Smith, 2008.
This paper provides a book review and critique of the work "Captain John Smith: Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream" by Thomas Hoobler and Dorothy Hoobler.
1,324 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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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."
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Racism In America, 2006.
An argument that racism is just as prevalent -- if not more so -- today than historically.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This argumentative essay maintains that racism is very prevalent in American society today, despite it's alleged stigma of being politically incorrect. The film points to several examples, including the portrayal of Native Americans in the Disney film "Pocahontas" and the use of demeaning Native American images as sports team mascots.
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"Though many individuals argue racism no longer exists in American society, nothing could be further from the truth. Although racism may be less overt than in the past (it is touted as being politically incorrect), numerous examples..."
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Inter-Racial Marriages, 2002.
An insight into the history of society's acceptance of inter-racial marriages in the U.S..
1,310 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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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."
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Women in Disney from 1937 to 1999, 2002.
A discussion of the Disney heroine as a role model for young American girls.
5,605 words (approx. 22.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 136.95
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This paper evaluates how the images of women depicted in movies can be excellent indicators of a society?s view of women in that time period and how a look at some of Disney?s well-known characters can give us insight into the expectations of women at the time each movie was produced. It analyzes the female lead characters from 13 different Disney films, including "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Cinderella," "The Little Mermaid," "Pocahontas," and "Mulan." It explores the themes of rescue, romantic attraction and reaction in times of adversity and shows how the disparity between the Disney heroines prior to 1960 and after 1989 could not be more obvious. The earlier female leads are weak and passive. They depend entirely on others to help save them when in trouble and their major priorities are cooking, cleaning, looking beautiful and waiting for their princes to come. The later female leads are strong and active. They actually play the role of hero and rescuer more frequently than the men.
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"Snow White never for a moment considers defying the Evil Queen. She never refuses the chores that are forced upon her, never thinks of running away, and is innocent to the point of naivet?. She completely trusts the huntsman who leads her into the woods to kill her, as well as the old woman who gives her the poisoned apple. It is her beauty alone that saves her, compelling the Prince to fall in love with her and kiss her. We have no evidence that she possesses any intelligence, wit, courage, or personal strength, but if she does, they are of no use to her. She is completely dependent on the help of others, and she is very childlike. Her voice is extremely high-pitched, and she runs after the Dwarfs? approval like a small child seeking the approval of her parents."
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Gender Roles in European History, 2003.
A description of gender roles from around 1500 to 1800.
1,502 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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The paper is basically a timeline of gender roles in European history. It shows how women progressed through examples of radicals or people that wrote pieces against women. Included in the paper are Mary Wollstonecraft, Dona Marina, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Pocahontas, and Maria de Pizan.
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"In all facets of life, males and females have different roles. However, as recently as several hundred years ago, the roles didn?t remotely resemble equality. During the era of exploration and expansion, females were deemed mentally inferior. They were viewed as the caretakers of the household. Even the Declaration of Independence proclaimed, ?All men are created equal,? with nary a mention of a woman?s rights. Simply put, gender roles were tragically skewed. But as time passed on, women fought for their sex, and gained a higher role in society. Through the work of revolutionaries like Wollstonecraft and de Pizan, they slowly gained more rights. And as evident by descriptions of Do?a Marina and Pocahontas, they were on the right path to equality."
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Women in America, 2005.
Examines the role of women in early American society.
830 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper compares the role of Native American women and European settlers in early American society. It uses several references to draw its conclusions, including "Women and Freedom in Early America" (Larry Eldridge) and Philip Barbour's "Pocahontas and Her World".
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"European Women experienced very limited freedom. They were raised to be silent, submissive, and subordinate. Under European law, a wife had no "independent legal status." (Eldridge 45). After moving to the New World, Abigail Adams' journal and letters to her husband John Adams, demonstrate the role of women in Europe and how she evaluated and argued her role during these times. In a "Letter to John Adams," Abigail asked him to remember and considered the ladies as he had great influence over many powerful leaders who can change the role of women in the New World. "Men of Sense in all Ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex," she argued. (Mulford 1035)."
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