Discussion Question 2
Extracts from the Diario of Christopher Columbus
From The Settlement of Jamestown by Captain John Smith
The Narrative of the Captivity and the Restoration
of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson by Mary Rowlandson
Directions: After reading the lecture, answer the question below. Your answer is due no later than Thursday, Feb. 23.
Your responses to other students' answers are due by midnight on Saturday, Feb. 25. In order to get the full 20 points, you MUST respond thoughtfully to at least 3 or 4 other people's postings.
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Remember: This discussion question is worth a possible 20 points. Late answers will receive 0 points. Points will be assigned according to the thoughtfulness of your answers, not by whether they are "right" or not, since sometimes there is no "right" answer. Just be sure your ideas are supported by the material in the readings.
Extracts from the Diario of Christopher Columbus
From The General History of Virginia by Captain John Smith
The Narrative of the Captivity and the Restoration
of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson by Mary Rowlandson
Describe the attitudes of Columbus, Smith, and Rowlandson to the native peoples they encountered. How are their attitudes similar to or different from each other's? How do they compare to attitudes we have today toward people of cultures different from the culture in which we were raised?
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