Sunday, January 21, 2007
what i think about the south and John Smith pg 14-20 reading assignment
When I think about the south I think of good and bad things. The good things that i think about are good southern cooking. I think of hot weather. People are nicer and they have of southern hospitatlity. When bad things cross my mind I think of racism and the K.K.K. because I know there is alot of them in the south. Another thing is that there is alot of storms. People live at a slower pace. I am a city girl so i dont think i would like it there very much.John smith pgs 16-20 reading assignmentThe tonefor this reading is that John is preaching. He is a bully is is trying to put is beliefs in the natives. Colonizing is a tribute to England. They believe that the most important thing is to be a landowner and cultivate. He is tying to make the natives think that it is mans duty to cultivate, and that it should be a pleasure to cultivate Gods land.Thus he is pushing the natives to colonize and farm in a religious way.He also talks about the pains and pleasures of life. He wants the Natives to be more like him. The Irony in this is that John smith felt like he was bullied in England so he left but then he goes to Verginia and tries to impose his beliefs on them. The sense of invading and trying to change peoples way is clonizing. In my opinion John smith and George Bush have alot in common
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Hi Taysha, I just wanted to let you know I viewed your page. Erin
I also think some of the same things when I think of the south. I like the faster paced NY, but once and a while I don't mind going down to visit the warm weather and slower pace. John Smith is a preacher in a sense, but I just think he is being persuasive because he wants the English to move to the New World.
I also believe that John Smith is a bully. By going to a new land and telling the natives that have lived there for years that things are going to change is wrong. I can understand the need to want a better life, but that dosen't mean he has to change what the natives believe in.
I agree with this because John Smith did impose his beliefs on the Native Americans. He said that you have to cultivate the land and farm and if you don't your going against God. He also is a lot like Columbus in that he came in and killed a lot of the natives and took over their land.
I liked how you mention food as one of the good things about the south, but thats most likely the guy in me.
I do also think of the stereotypes that you mentioned. However, I believe saying that the k.k.k is bad is an understatement. Personally i think they are a disgrace to American's.
After reading your blog i have to agree with you when you say that you think of certain things when you think of the South. I also think of southern cooking and the south being a slower place. In all reality i think that if people from the North slowed down a little like the people from the south i think we would learn to enjoy life a little more and experience a lot more things instead of always trying to rush through things.
After reading your blog i have to agree with you when you say that you think of certain things when you think of the South. I also think of southern cooking and the south being a slower place. In all reality i think that if people from the North slowed down a little like the people from the south i think we would learn to enjoy life a little more and experience a lot more things instead of always trying to rush through things.
After reading your blog i have to agree with you when you say that you think of certain things when you think of the South. I also think of southern cooking and the south being a slower place. In all reality i think that if people from the North slowed down a little like the people from the south i think we would learn to enjoy life a little more and experience a lot more things instead of always trying to rush through things.
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