Bradford

Value 1: Hardworking, Dedicated Text 1: “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford “In sundry of these storms the winds were so fierce and the seas so high, as they could not bear a knot of sail, but were forced to hull for divers days together.” “Would they do what could be done for their wages’ sake and on the other hand they were loath to hazard their lives too desperately.” In “of Plymouth plantation”, William Bradford acknowledges their determination and hard work for what they wanted…

While both of them promoted hard work they had slightly different political beliefs. Winthrop was a reformer while Bradford was a separatist and this can be seen throughout both of their writings. The main idea of Winthrop's "A Model for Christian Charity" is to work hard in order to become successful enough to help the rest of the world. In Winthrop's writing he creates…

Settlers John Smith and William Bradford were two settlers from england who wrote about their journey to the “new world”. Both of their writing were for different purposes you would think it’s all for other people's benefits which is somewhat true. Both of them coming to America was a whole new different experience, like us visiting an unknown planet. On their adventures there were many problems they faced and that came their way. John Smith, he became an important force in the later…

Captain John Smith and Governor William Bradford may have had similar problems to face on there journey to the ‘New World’ but there are many things that set them apart. Captain John Smith and William Bradford both came from England to the “New World’ for there own reasons. Captain John Smith leading the Jamestown colony came to ‘New World’ searching for wealth. William Bradford leading the Plymouth Plantation had come only to the ‘New World’ looking for religious freedom. Even though the…

landed in America, they started off with the principle of being the “City on a Hill”. William Bradford wanted us to embody this saying, by living strictly by the Bible. Hedonism was not allowed and anyone who strayed from God’s will, would be dealt with severely. However, there was eventually someone who questioned this way of life. This person was Thomas Morton. Thomas Morton was the direct opposite of Bradford. He was a man of secularity and open-mindedness. He visited Bradford’s colony for a…

Hello Destiny, I enjoyed your post and your descriptions of the various authors and their writings. In my post I chose to compare and contrast Mary Rowlandson, John Smith, St. John de Crevecoeur and avoided William Bradford because like you I found his writing difficult to follow. I found Mary’s story interesting as well, her descriptions about her capture and imprisonment were vivid and striking in their straightforwardness. She leaves little doubt about her thoughts and feelings about the…

writers to establish a sense of who they are. Captain John Smith and Governor William Bradford were two significant figures in the early years of the English colonies. Both Bradford and Smith’s writings reveal an interest in defining their identity, their goals and purposes, as well as their relationship to the New World and its inhabitants. Through their accounts of their time in the New World, Smith and Bradford create contrasting portraits of the ideal American. While strategically writing…

Henry Pratt Mrs. Thompson Period B 17 October 2014 The Personalities of Smith and Bradford The Jamestown Settlement and the Plymouth Plantation settlement were two of the earliest settlements in America. Despite many hardships and almost failing, both settlements turned out to be successful. John Smith was the captain of the Jamestown Settlement and William Bradford was the governor of Plymouth Plantation. The motivation for the Jamestown, Virginia settlement was to make money for the charter…

The couples who decide to marry are more likely to form more stable families than those who don’t marry, divorce or those cohabiting. In her essay “Why The Ring Matters” W. Bradford Wilcox explains the impact that cohabiting brings to children “But a growing body of social scientific evidence strongly suggests that cohabitation and children don’t mix even though more than 40 percent of American children will spend some time…

Born in England, he migrated with the Separatist congregation to the Netherlands as a teenager. Bradford was among the passengers on the Mayflower’s trans-Atlantic journey, and he signed the Mayflower Compact upon arriving in Massachusetts in 1620. As Plymouth Colony governor for more than thirty years, Bradford helped draft its legal code and facilitated a community centered on private subsistence agriculture and religious tolerance. Around 1630, he began…