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    tone to explain her feeling about the facts that Disney changes the true about the story of Pocahontas. This is an effective way to persuade the readers to agree with Kilpatrick’s idea about that the Pocahontas’s story should be follow the true history instead of revising the story to make it entertainment for the children. In the essay, Kilpatrick argues that Disney changes the true history about Pocahontas in their own movie and make this story turns out to be entertain to people. Kilpatrick sarcastically

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    the truth about the story of Pocahontas. This is an effective way to persuade the readers to agree with Kilpatrick’s idea about that the Pocahontas’s story should be follow the true history instead of revising the story to make it entertainment for the children. In her essay,

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    Pocahontas was born in 1597. In 1607 the natives welcomed English at Jamestown. The settlers say that about 200 armed natives attacked Jamestown on May 26. In early December, John Smith is captured by the Powhatan tribe. In late December, Smith was taken to Chief Powhatan. In 1608 Chief Powhatan released Smith. Smith wrote a book about his captivity. In 1614 John Rolfe and Pocahontas got married. Pocahontas and her family sailed to England in 1616. John Smith claims he wrote

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    Pocahontas. What is thought of when that name is mentioned? For some, she was an Indian princess. For others, she was an Indian peacemaker. However, for many, she was an Indian savior. Pocahontas is one of those people that historians don’t know much about. She never left us any documents written by her. However, there are a few things written and drawn by others that paint a picture of this extraordinary girl’s life and legend. Pocahontas was a Native American girl who put her life in danger to

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    Many people know the story of Pocahontas, but how much of it is true? Pocahontas was a Native American princess who was one of twenty-seven daughters of Chief Powhatan, the leader of the Powhatan tribe. Disney has produced a film based on the life of Pocahontas; however, it has been debated how closely this fiction movie has stayed to its history. Though reality and the children’s movie share many similarities, they also differ in many ways. Pocahontas has been portrayed in many different ways in

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    Pocahontas Most people no Pocahontas as the princess from the Walt Disney pictures film from the 90’s. Walt Disney did an amazing job of describing the wonderful Indian princess. With long black hair, Sunkist dark skin and a down-to-earth personality. It showed everyone that was watching the movie who Pocahontas was really through Walt Disney’s eyes. No offense to Walt Disney, but I don’t think he completely got it right. The story and the movie is fiction but who she really was is true. Pocahontas

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    The well-known story of Pocahontas is fairly new to me. Only knowing her selflessness and her saving of John Smith, I knew my knowledge had holes. Between there and her death I knew scarcely anything. However, from what I did know, I believed it to be the truth like many other normal people. Her life and legend, upon further examination, may be quite different from the story we grew up with and were told to believe. Pocahontas is sometimes referred to as the mother of America and in her short life

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    Pocahontas: Medicine Woman, Spy, Entrepreneur, Diplomat Paula Gunn Allen Jessica Silva Perez History 1301 Monday and Wednesday 8:35am to 10:00am Due by November 21, 2016   The book “Pocahontas: Medicine woman, spy, entrepreneur, diplomat” was written to explain how Pocahontas was important in American history; and to explain the roles she played in our history. Paula Gunn Allen purpose of writing this book was to explain Pocahontas Life, she also states that although there are many stories about

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    Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Pamunkeys, a tribe that inhabited the area around the Chesapeake Bay. She was born around 1595 to one of Powhatan’s many wives. Pocahontas first observed the English when they landed in Virginia in May of 1607. She had her first meeting with them when Captain John Smith was captured by her tribesmen that winter. Pocahontas saved his life as he was about to be executed by her tribesmen and developed a friendship with him and the other

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    Pocahontas? The Disney princess children love? The one that married John Smith? There is something about her background story that has captured so many imaginary minds. Her name is very well recognized, everyone knows who she is, but not the true story of her. The story of her and John Smith became one of the most popular tales spread all over America. Many of her facts and stories have been twisted. Not many people know who she is. They think that they know her because her name is so well known

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