Christopher Cox

Native Americans vs. Europeans Some Europeans walked onto the Native American soil with their head held high. Meaning they believed they were more sophisticated than the Native Americans. Others for example, John Smith, believed that the Native Americans could assist the Europeans, by teaching them their ways of their own land. Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief, believed there could be peace between the two different kinds of people. Within the first years of settlement on Jamestown…

The two documents show how during the time of the age of exploration the people's faith has spread influences for the culture to gain new knowledge and traditions. In document 4 Christopher columbus wants to influence people from different countries to convert to the faith that they believed in truly. For example (doct. 4), “To see the said princess,people , and territories, and to learn disposition and the proper method of converting…

Prior to the arrival of Columbus to the United States the land was primarily occupied by the native tribes. Columbus labeled them as the Indians as a result of his settlement on America instead of India for which he set sail for. The United States harbored various cultures, beliefs, cuisines, languages, dwellings, clothing, and much more from the diversity of each tribe. Studying about the everyday lifestyle of these tribes was of particular interest to me as they pioneered utilitarian ways of…

Callarman’s argument is the most accurate view of Into The Wild and Chris McCandless’s decision. Chris made an ignorant decision based on his current feelings and how his parents treated him. You can’t succeed in the future with your actions at this point and time, but you sure can throw out your future with your current actions. And that is exactly what Chris did, he went from graduating from Emory University, to moving into the Alaskan wilderness and dying. He had the foundation of his life…

I chose the “Fort Ross” to be the significant archaeological site in the United States. I am interested in the way it was established and the story of it. It is different and it mixes between American and Russian history and how Russia came to California. So it is kind of a mixture between American and Russian history.It is located on the Coast of Sonoma County. Speaking of its establishment, the Fort Ross was established on August 13, 1812. It was founded by the Russian American company. The…

Hernando De Soto Hernando De Soto was born in the 1500's in Jerez De Los Caballeros, Spain. He was a Spainard explorer and a conquistador. He was born into a noble but also born in a poor family. A generous patron funded his education to go to the Unniversity of Salamanco. His family wanted him to become a lawyer but he wanted to explore. De Soto proved his worth of exploration on his first expedition in 1514. It was an expedition to the west Indies. De Soto became a very wealthy man…

Age Of Exploration; Heroic or Heinous? I woke up late that Monday morning, basking in the fact that there was no school. It was early October, and the stress of fourth grade was really getting to me. Christopher Columbus was a man I thought I would be forever grateful for and as far as I was concerned, Columbus was wonderful, exploration was wonderful, and this day off was extra wonderful. But just how thankful should I really have been? Hidden behind the great accomplishments explorers have…

American Indians were so diverse and 1491 because they had such diversity between the tribes their housing style had very between each tried. Many tribes had different languages which kept them isolated from each other four instance the Navajo people of the Southwest and the Cherokees of the Southwest were totally different. With such diverseness between tribes there were many tribes there were over 200 North American tribes that spoke over 200 different languages. Also had different cultures…

As Arthur Shopenhauer once said, “A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.” In Jon Krakauer’s novel Into the Wild, Chris McCandless went out to live in the wild for a few months to be independent and search for the meaning of life. I believe McCandless wanted to go out and live off the land to be independant and self reliant, he was tired of having his parents wealth, he…

In order to truly justify the journey the main character departed on in “Into the Wild,” by Jon Krakauer, a reader must first understand the motives the author had for writing this nonfiction story. As a young teen, Jon Krakauer was always into adventure and nature. According to his biography, “Jon Krakauer grew up in Corvallis, Oregon, where his father introduced him to mountaineering as an eight-year-old... After graduating from Hampshire College in 1976, Krakauer divided his time between…