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Despite the alarming risk and the unethical means of creating this new and over the top soldiers, the SPARTAN-II project got the green light by the top members Office of Naval Intelligence. Who all agreed that the lives that could be saved greatly outweighed the risks involved during the recruitment and training process. The project was granted funding for seventy-five children, five and six years old and of both sexes, all were kidnapped under the cover of night. To keep this program's a secret…

occurred. In 1614, paramount chief Wahunsonacock of the Powhatan tribes came to a peace agreement with the English as a result of the English settlers’ capture of the chief’s daughter, Pocahontas. Both the Powhatan tribes and the English greatly benefitted from the peace agreement. However, the two groups’ relationships started to turn sour after the English continued growing their settlements, often destroying land for the tobacco plantations and alike. As a result, chief Opechancanough…

Let us say one has a choice, now in this choice one can decide to stay with their people/ home, or one can be kidnapped and forced to marry someone. In Disney’s movie Pocahontas has said choice, but she was taken from her family in reality. Additionally, the movie is romanticized, but again, she was forced away from her home. Also to add, In John Smith’s stories he never mentions what they are there for. In the movie Governor Ratcliffe is there for one specific thing, gold. The movie shows…

The Witness Captain’s log: June 30, 1867. My crew and I were thrown off course after the storm. The Witness lost part of her mast and the mainstay was damaged beyond repair. We began to float aimlessly in the vast Pacific Ocean. I have remained in good spirits despite the damage to my ship. Captain’s log: July 1, 1867. Two of my men became seasick. My first mate Rascal and lookout Skip were hunkered down below, green in the face. I felt a little woozy and laid down as well. I do not normally…

into the modern world, wants the Maori people to think more progressively. During childbirth, Pai’s mother dies, along with Pai’s twin brother, who was in line for the role of the chief. This is enough change for Paka as he decides that Pai cannot fulfil the role. At first, Paka is just blind to Pai’s ability to be the chief, he is harsh and strict towards her. Though in the end he can see her potential, he just chooses not to acknowledge it. However, his intentions are good and everything he…

“Congratulations to our graduating K-9 class of 2016!” the police chief exclaimed with excitement. All the officers slapped their hands together in the midst of whoops and cheers. Penny had been waiting for this day ever since she was a puppy. It was always her dream to be a police dog. She was about to show her excitement with a loud bark, but caught herself knowing that it was improper for a new graduate. She looked up and saw her new partner, Ali. Ali was tough on the outside, but Penny knew…

Before the European Colonists came to the Eastern seaboard, the Native Americans lived among themselves and fought each other for territory. When the Europeans landed and started building homes; land and resources became scarce for the Indians causing a rift between the two groups. The Europeans “Puritans” had an entirely different view on living life than the Indians did. Furthermore, the way the Indians were treated by the European settlers was wrong and inhumane. The Europeans wanted control…

Pocahontas meaning “Playful one.” Pocahontas was eleven when the English arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in May of 1607. In the winter of 1607, Pocahontas met John Smith when her Uncle captured him. Eventually, John Smith was going to be executed by Chief Powhatan (Pocahontas’s father), but…

I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the summer right before I started high school. My Cousins are visiting for the 4th of july. My dad says, “How would you like to go on a fishing trip son?” I had never gone fishing before so I said, “Of Course!” The next day me,my dad, cousin, my uncle, and my neighbors drove out to niantic seaport and got on a charter boat. On the side it read The Grumpa! “The grumpa,” I thought, “what a silly name.” We got on the boat and a short blonde teenager came…

The Nez Perce was one of the most powerful tribes in the Pacific Northwest and was the friendly to the whites. ("Chief Joseph"1). Most of their tribe was baptized as Christians. Joseph the Elder was the first Nez Perce to convert to Christianity. In 1855, he even helped George Washington's territorial governor set up a Nez Perce reservation that stretched from Oregon into Idaho. ("Chief Joseph" 1 PBS.org) Then in 1863, they found gold in the mines where the Nez Perce reservation was located. The…