Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

people remember that The Disney film Pocahontas was about the Native American young girl with long brown hair named Pocahontas who fell in love with an English settler named John Smith. However, the film was ultimately based off of the events in Jamestown, Virginia. Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in the Americas and is known to be one of the biggest struggles known to man. Nevertheless, it was the spark that ignited the start of the amazing country the world sees today, The United States of America. The film Pocahontas camouflages most of the true struggles that many pushed through to create the county we have today. Therefore, it damages the educational value that…

rights to take their breath away. i. Also, in Pocahontas II, during the dinner at the ball, Pocahontas cannot bear to watch bear-baiting as she sees this “behavior [as] a savage” (00:48:40), so she decides to stop it without any consideration. ii. Besides, Pocahontas has two animals as her companions including a raccoon and a hummingbird. - Both of them are personified as they have their own names which are Meeko and Flit respectively. - Seeing animals have life and spirits, Pocahontas treats…

1. Paleo- Indians were the first people to migrate to the new world. They were to have followed other animals from their home to the new world. They were very smart, archaeologist found tools they created and used for various aspects of their lives. The Paleo-Indians are known for their “three sisters” agriculture. “Three Sisters” agriculture is the farming of maize, beans, and squash. They developed the “three sisters” agriculture because they are plants that help each other grow healthy. In…

Jamestown and Plymouth In the early 15th century, Europeans began to set their eyes on the horizon in search of a new world. As countries began to set sail in hopes of gold, God and glory, the idea of permanent settlement in the New World was out of mind, at least at first. As both Spain and Portugal ruled over the mercantile scene, England was yet to make its mark. Feeling the pressure, England joined the hunt for natural resources without knowing it would one day be the start of the modern…

Surname and Migration Experience My surname is Hernandez, which is a "distinguished Spanish surname…a proud sign of rich and ancient heritage”(2). While conducting research I also found out that my “name is derived from the Spanish elements ‘ 'faro" meaning “journey” and “nano”, meaning “brave”(2). Interesting enough the name Hernandez was first “found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times” and “its cognates is due to King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (1198-1252)”…