Christopher Newport

Jose Salazar (4523942) HIST 223 1002 SUM17 Professor Loni Bramson September 19, 2017 During the 15th Century when the Spanish conquered the Americas. They deliberately changed the way of life for the Native peoples, The story of the Native people is a story of Hope, Courage and Survival (WeShallRemain).The Native peoples survival has proven to be that of a difficult one till this day. Since the Spanish conquered the Americas not only did Natives lose their land,culture,traditions…

The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca is an autobiographical account of the eponymous Spanish explorer’s eight year journey of survival in a strange land which provides a detailed description of the vast terrain, multifarious wildlife, and the diverse cultures of the early Americas. The importance of this unique piece lies within the writing’s function as a gateway providing a glimpse into the cultures of the indigenous people of the Americas as the first recorded confrontation and intermingling…

In Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” the shepherd paints an idealized view of the rural life for his lover as a means of a confession of love . He attempts to convince the woman with his planned promises before she accepts his offer. The list of the promises goes from living in the mountains to materialistic objects, such as coral clasps. His offers may seem to be beyond what a shepherd can normally reach for, due to his status. However, the shepherd creates a contract for the…

In the movie 127 Hours, Aron Ralston finds himself trapped in a remote slot canyon in the middle of the Utah desert. Over 20 miles from camp and invisible to the bird's eye, Aron was completely alone. He had told nobody where he was going or how long he would be gone putting him entirely off the grid. As time dragged on, Aron’s options became more and more insufficient. In a last ditch effort to save his life, he realized that his only choice was to amputate his own arm. Over the course of five…

Cabeza de Vaca’s Miraculous Journey Imagine that you get stranded on an uncharted island. Twice! It is 1527, a soldier by the name of Cabeza de Vaca took charge. His leader, Panfilo de Narvaez, and many of his crew drowned on a ship set for New Spain. While shipwrecked on an uncharted island, he and his remaining crew built 4 rafts. Only Cabeza’s raft made it to shore on yet another uncharted island. Cabeza, along with a small portion of the remaining crew were captured by Natives and made…

Secondly, this is portrayed through, “The Dark Knight”, directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2008. Both of these examples play on the audience’s own desires and challenges their ideas on what is wrong and what is right and where the fine line between them lies. A popular character in contemporary culture, Dexter…

The Hero’s Journey: Elliot in ET Who is the real hero in ET: The Extra Terrestrial? ET is a heartfelt movie from 1982. In ET a boy, Elliot, finds and extra terrestrial in his backyard and makes a strong connection so he tries to hide him from the government after that fails, he is forced to rescue him. With a little help from a his buddies he saves ET and ET goes home after a heartfelt goodbye. After examining ET and the Hero's Journey it is clear to that the hero is Elliot because he has a…

John Carpenter’s “Big Trouble in Little China,” is a great movie. Overseen by a successful director, performed by excellent actors, containing dynamic characters, and a full story line, it was and is a well-made film that unites Chinese legends to the modern world. “Big Trouble in Little China,” is an action, adventure, comedy that was directed by John Carpenter, who also directed films such as Halloween, Christine, the Fog and several more from 1962 to 2017. From 1962 to 1969, He directed…

Opening Statement My clients, Christopher Columbus’ men, are charged with murdering and mistreating a large number of Taino Indians. But, is that what they are truly guilty of? Or were they following orders from Christopher Columbus? They are considered guilty because Christopher Columbus gave them orders to kill and mistreat the Tainos. My clients plead guilty. But, to know who is solely responsible, we all need to know that this case is about two things, power, and control. If we keep in mind…

For an important job, the Spanish Monarchy hired the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. The Spanish Monarchy was interested in sailing westward in the Atlantic in search of a water passage that would be a shorter route to Asia from Europe and also in search of gold. Why would The Spanish Monarchy hire an Italian explorer to do such an important job for Spain? The Spanish Monarchy hired Columbus for many reasons, however, some of the most important reasons being that he was a skilled traveler…