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  1. Oct 2017
    1. In this sense electronic literature is a "hopeful monster" (as geneticists call adaptive mutations) composed of parts taken from diverse traditions that may not always fit neatly together. Hybrid by nature, it comprises a trading zone (as Peter Galison calls it in a different context) in which different vocabularies, expertises and expectations come together to see what might come from their intercourse. (Note 2) Electronic literature tests the boundaries of the literary and challenges us to re-think our assumptions of what literature can do and be. 2 Genres of Electronic Literature

      Hmmm, interesting.

    2. Is literary quality possible in digital media, or is electronic literature demonstrably inferior to the print canon?

      Of course it is... It isn't inherently inferior.

    3. This fanciful scenario is meant to suggest that the place of writing is again in turmoil, roiled now not by the invention of print books but the emergence of electronic literature.

      Oh no, whatever shall we do?

    4. The Scriptorium was in turmoil.
      1. This is ridiculous... Lol.
  2. Sep 2017
    1. at the same time, we give other creators the chance to use that same copyrighted material without permission or payment, in some circumstances. Without the second half of the bargain, we could all lose important new cultural work just because one person is arbitrary or greedy.”

      Exactly this.

    2. Fortunately, we can reuse copyright content without permission for purposes of comment, critique, homage and media literacy education.

      Muahaha

    3. Remix and feminism go hand in hand. For young women and girls, it’s a way to take back our identities from corporate commodification and the use of appropriation in the remix process allows for images of woman and femininity to be rearticulated and redefined by the author.

      I hadn't thought of it that way, I guess it makes sense. The thought of like emo or death metal music mixed with a like barbie commercial came to mind :)

    4. This means we can talk back, make fun of and critique the media using their own language.

      Looking at it as its own language is an interesting and honest way of looking at it.

  3. Nov 2015
    1. Had Goodman Brown fallen asleep in the forest, and only dreamed a wild dream of a witch-meeting?

      Good question haha.

    2. This night it shall be granted you to know their secret deeds

      Everyone is going to hell and once you are there you get to see the sins they pretended to not have?

    3. He could have well nigh sworn, that the shape of his own dead father beckoned him to advance, looking downward from a smoke-wreath, while a woman, with dim features of despair, threw out her hand to warn him back.

      His dad represented sin and his mo represented good?

    4. “Bring forth the converts!” cried a voice, that echoed through the field and rolled into the forest.

      People converting from good to bad?

    5. With reverence be it spoken, the figure bore no slight similitude, both in garb and manner, to some grave divine of the New-England churches.

      A fiery devil?

    6. “My Faith is gone!” cried he, after one stupefied moment. “There is no good on earth; and sin is but a name. Come, devil! for to thee is this world given.”

      Hang in there. The world isn't all bad.

    7. Goodman Brown sat himself down on the stump of a tree, and refused to go any farther.

      Hmmm so much going on.

    8. “Well, then, to end the matter at once,” said Goodman Brown, considerably nettled, “there is my wife, Faith. It would break her dear little heart; and I’d rather break my own!”

      What does the old man want him to do? Just partake on a journey of sin?

    9. “Come, Goodman Brown!” cried his fellow-traveller, “this is a dull pace for the beginning of a journey.

      Totally him from the future.Lol

    1. In early life he had accidentally killed a beloved friend; and from that day till the hour of his own death, he hid his face from men.

      Hmmm

    2. “Never!” cried the veiled clergyman. “On earth, never!”

      Oh so he will remove the veil in the after life but not on Earth. I see

    3. “Yea,” said he, in faint accents, “my soul hath a patient weariness until that veil be lifted.”

      Why now?

    4. but one whose calm affection had endured thus long in secrecy, in solitude, amid the chill of age, and would not perish, even at the dying hour. Who, but Elizabeth

      She still had affection for him?

    5. it was now good Father Hooper’s turn to rest.

      He did his time and now he is dying? Or do I just keep reading too deep into this?

    6. “Never! It cannot be!” replied Mr. Hooper. “Then farewell!” said Elizabeth

      Wow...

    7. “Beloved and respected as you are, there may be whispers that you hide your face under the consciousness of secret sin. For the sake of your holy office, do away this scandal!”

      This is ridiculous. He is trying to teach people a lesson and they are turning it into a "scandal." haha

    8. But there was one person in the village unappalled by the awe with which the black veil had impressed all beside herself.

      Thankfully there was one. Lol

    9. Mr. Hooper, wherefore he did this thing.

      Guess I read it wrong then.

    10. His frame shuddered, his lips grew white, he spilt the untasted wine upon the carpet, and rushed forth into the darkness. For the Earth, too, had on her Black Veil.

      Did he just die?

    11. “Truly do I,” replied the lady; “and I would not be alone with him for the world. I wonder he is not afraid to be alone with himself!”

      Not sure if they are just grasping for straws or what.

    12. he strove to win his people heavenward by mild, persuasive influences, rather than to drive them thither by the thunders of the Word.

      I don't know what he is doing then lol.

    13. “Our parson has gone mad!” cried Goodman Gray, following him across the threshold.

      Maybe he is trying to teach some odd lesson?

    14. “I don’t like it,” muttered an old woman, as she hobbled into the meeting-house. “He has changed himself into something awful, only by hiding his face.”

      What is going on?

    15. Mr. Hooper had on a black veil.

      For what purpose?

    16. though still a bachelor

      Isn't he like a preacher or something? Thought they couldn't have wives anyways.

    17. SEXTON

      Ah someone looks after a church.

    1. the corpse thrust, with the head downward, up the chimney; the frightful mutilation of the body of the old lady

      Hmmm weird

    2. No woman could have inflicted the blows with any weapon.

      Yeah what they said could have been a strong women. Maybe the height was off? Still could have been either.

    3. besmeared

      bed smeared?

    4. cobbler

      Like someone who makes and fixes shoes?

    5. diseased intelligence

      Diseased intelligence?

    6. analyst is necessarily ingenious, the ingenious man is often remarkably incapable of analysis.

      So well said. Someone who analyzes deeply becomes intelligent, one who is intelligent struggles with analysis? Lol idk... I liked it though.

    7. by which he may seduce into error or hurry into miscalculation.

      Anyone get what's going on? Haha... I get the chess stuff but what is it all for? Sorry

    1. I was answered by a voice from within the tomb!—by a cry, at first muffled and broken, like the sobbing of a child, and then quickly swelling into one long, loud, and continuous scream, utterly anomalous and inhuman—a howl—a wailing shriek, half of horror and half of triumph, such as might have arisen only out of hell, conjointly from the throats of the dammed in their agony and of the demons that exult in the damnation.

      I am assuming that the cat followed the wife's body and is stuck in the wall?

    2. I made no doubt that I could readily displace the bricks at this point, insert the corpse, and wall the whole up as before, so that no eye could detect any thing suspicious.

      Wouldn't it eventually start to smell?

    3. Goaded, by the interference, into a rage more than demoniacal, I withdrew my arm from her grasp and buried the axe in her brain. She fell dead upon the spot, without a groan.

      Wow that escalated so quickly. He killed her...

    4. it also had been deprived of one of its eyes.

      Hmm is this pluto?

    5. With these I spent most of my time, and never was so happy as when feeding and caressing them.

      He REALLY shouldn't get pets.

    6. When it reached the house it domesticated itself at once, and became immediately a great favorite with my wife.

      Trying to figure out this cat. Hmmm.

    7. I felt it had given me no reason of offence;—hung it because I knew that in so doing I was committing a sin—a deadly sin that would so jeopardize my immortal soul as to place it

      So why is he trying to go to hell?

    8. grasped the poor beast by the throat, and deliberately cut one of its eyes from the socket!

      Wow this is messed up.

    9. even Pluto began to experience the effects of my ill temper.

      Why was he starting to treat everyone so poorly?

    10. With these I spent most of my time, and never was so happy as when feeding and caressing them.

      So the character in the story liked to be alone, or with pets. He wasn't very social? Kind

    1. approbation.

      This means approval or praise.

    2. “Then prithee, my dear lad,” said his father, “since your rank and fortune are so much beneath what your PRINCESS might expect, be so kind as to turn your eyes on Miss Weatherby; who, having only an estate of three thousand a year, is more upon a level with you, and whose father yesterday solicited the mighty honour of your alliance. I shall leave you to consider on this offer; and pray remember, that your union with Miss Weatherby will put it in your power to be more liberally the friend of Lucy Eldridge.”

      Hmm so what I'm hearing is that daddy wants his son to marry a girl with more money so he can cheat on her with the girl he actually wants to be with? I could be reading into this deeper than I should.

    3. Full of this determination, he fought his father, declared his resolution, and was commanded never more to appear in his presence

      Hmm wow...

    4. When the heart has will, the hands can soon find means to execute a good action.

      So many great phrases in this reading.

    5. “You never lost a wife and son,” said Eldridge. “No,” replied he, “but I can feel for those that have.” Eldridge pressed his hand as they went toward the door, and they parted in silence.

      It's true. Even though it is easier to understand something you have been through, you don't have to go through it to have compassion for someone that did.

    6. “What! both gone?” said I. “Both,” she replied, endeavouring to restrain her emotions: “but they are happy, no doubt.”

      I get that the mother was ill but what about the son?

    7. but this short time was not allowed me; for that evening, as I was sitting down to supper, unsuspicious of danger, an officer entered, and tore me from the embraces of my family.

      Wow, the things people do out of spite.

    8. I forbade him the house.

      So he basically told him he wasn't allowed to have his daughter.

    9. “the rose of youth and health soon fades when watered by the tear of affliction.”

      Memorable quote.

    10. she was more irresistibly charming to such a heart as Temple’s, than she would have been, if adorned with all the splendor of a courtly belle.

      The right girl for o'l temple huh? Haha

    11. and how I might be likely to obtain an interview.”

      Sort of odd to say, I wonder if this was normal back then. Obtain an interview with someone hmmm.

    12. awakened in his bosom new and pleasing ideas.

      I know what the times were like, but is still only fifteen.

    13. A tall, elegant girl looked at Montraville and blushed: he instantly recollected the features of Charlotte Temple, whom he had once seen and danced with at a ball at Portsmouth.

      What timing. Interesting to see how this continues. I am nervous that something is suspicious about these two men. Not sure.

    14. I shall feel a much higher gratification in reflecting on this trifling performance, than could possibly result from the applause which might attend the most elegant finished piece of literature whose tendency might deprave the heart or mislead the understanding.

      So she is saying that she will feel a lot better by telling the story in the way she chooses to rather than tell it in a way that will warrant more applause but derail the reader from understanding what they need to from the tale?

    15. I have thrown over the whole a slight veil of fiction, and substituted names and places according to my own fancy.

      Well that's good. Idk haha...

  4. Oct 2015
    1. pusilianimous

      showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.

    2. Strange how blind self love renders you men; were you not wholly absorbed in a partial admiration of your own abilities, you would long since have acknowledged the force of what I am now going to urge.

      For some reason I thought of politicians after reading this haha.

    3. for equality only, we wish to contend.

      She would be proud to see that it is getting closer to equal between the two sexes.

    4. from the commencement of time to the present day, there hath been as many females, as males, who, by the mere force of natural powers, have merited the crown of applause; who, thus unassisted, have seized the wreath of fame.

      Definitely more of an equality statement. Basically both men and women have done great things on their own.

    5. reptile world

      Hmm interesting. What do you think she is saying about the world through this comparison?

    6. I believe the reverse is generally observed to be true. But from that period what partiality! how is the one exalted, and the other depressed, by the contrary modes of education which are adopted

      I understand that women were/are seen as lesser at times, but she takes it as far to insult men. That is equality, that is just reversing how things currently are.

    7. how many reputations, in the fertile brain of a female, have been utterly despoiled?

      How many times has great, imaginative work been lost because women are seen as superior.

    8. the minds of females are so notoriously deficient, or unequal.

      Yes, what is so unequal and why? I see them as equal. For some reason I have always felt that men were disturbed and maybe even scared by women acting superior so they used their physical advatanges and made them become lesser. Just thoughts.

    9. The soul unfetter’d, to no sex confin’d, Was for the abodes of cloudless day design’d.

      Someday sex wont matter. The intelligent soul could be male or female.

    10. They rob us of the power t’improve,

      I wish I could travel back in time and see how women were treated for real. I know there are still issues, but it seems so much better than it used to.

    1. I would, I must repeat, by all means guard them against a low estimation of self.

      Basically, don't underestimate yourself. Don't think looks is all you have. I think... Haha

    2. give birth to the most favorable impressions at first sight: but, how mortifying should this be all, if, upon a more extensive knowledge you should be discovered to possess no one mental charm

      So far the article, including this excerpt, seems to be saying that being beautiful on the outside is nothing without being intelligent. Something like that?

    3. to teach young minds to aspire, ought to be the ground work of education:

      Well said. It is important to focus on inspiring students, not just going through the motions.

    1. who is but a worm, and hath no more power to hurt his fellow worm, without the permission of God, than a real worm.

      Hmmm. Well said. But I mean... I don't know.

    2. slavish fear of man,

      Something about this phrase is so intriguing.

    3. Thus doth Ethiopia begin to stretch forth her hand, from a sink of slavery to freedom and equality. Although you are deprived of the means of education; yet you are not deprived of

      Okay so the people of Ethiopia want to stop being slaves, is that what is going on?

    4. the great general of Syria’s army, was healed of his leprosy

      Isn't that impossible?

    5. And this is not to be confined to parties or colours; not to towns or states; not to a kingdom, but to the kingdoms of the whole earth, over whom Christ the king is head and grand master. Among these numerous sons and daughters of distress, I shall be

      More great awakening stuff?

    1. My good Master was exceeding glad to see me, telling me that I was like one arose from the Dead, for he thought I had been Dead a great many Years, having heard nothing of me for almost Thirteen Years.

      This seems too crazy to be real, small world after all.

    2. and ask’d who would go on board the King’s Ships, four of which having been lately built, were bound to Old-Spain, and on my refusing to serve on board, they put me in a close Dungeon

      I mean I wouldn't wanna go back on a ship either.

    3. –I was employ’d in this Service about Seven Months, during which Time I lived very well, and then returned to the Castle again, where I had my Liberty to walk about the City, and do Work for my self

      Interested to see if this continues or recedes.

    4. e Years in a close Dungeon, but the Captain would not hearken to any Intreaties, for fear of having the Governor’s Displeasure, and so was obliged to go on Shore.  

      So he is being forced, shucks, i bet he would rather have stayed in the prison.

    5. asked the Indians to let me go on board his Vessel, which they granted,

      Why did they let him?

    6. kill’d Three of our hands,

      Are these Indians acting as pirates?

    7. and had kill’d Captain Howland,

      Well this escalated quickly. What is going on?

    1. warrant.

      ah yes, the warrant.

    2. Outside of its parish it shall be compensated; and shall be submitted, in this case, to the military discipline, and in all other case, is only subject to the law.

      Interesting, so even back then they had a way of helping out the military without being fully enlisted.

    3. Art. 40. – If the Governor is informed of some plot against the tranquility of the colony, he shall immediately proceed to the arrest of the presumed authors, instigators or accomplices; after having them undergo extra-judiciary questioning, he shall cite them in front of a competent tribunal.

      In general I felt this one was obvious, but hey, I still think it was good to include it.

    4. the Constitution attribute exclusively to this general the right to designate the citizen who, in the unfortunate event of the general’s death, shall immediately replace him

      This is a concept I haven't heard of before. Interesting.

    5. he is entrusted the direction thereof for the remainder of his glorious life.

      That is a long time to entrust someone to partake in a leadership role.

    6. The catholic, apostolic, roman faith shall be the only publicly professed faith.

      There we go, knew they had to be strict in some way.

    7. There cannot exist slaves on this territory, servitude is therein forever abolished. All men are born, live and die free and French.

      Solid concept. I wonder if the "die French" part has a deeper meaning.

    1. Men do not change from enemies to friends by the alteration of a name

      I also like this. I have little comments this go around but I really like the stuff this guy says.

    2. NDEPENDANT

      Tommy P for president.

    3. whether you can hereafter love, honor, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land?

      No thank you haha

    4. renounce the alliance

      The general idea behind this writing.

    5. Europe, and not England, is the parent country of America

      So many well thought statements in his writing.

    6. her motive was INTEREST not ATTACHMENT

      Love this. So true.

    7. and always will sustain, by being connected with, and dependent on Great Britain

      lolololol this guy can see the future, not.

    1. You hang by a slender thread, with the flames of divine wrath flashing about it, and ready every moment to singe it and burn it asunder; and you have no interest in any Mediator, and nothing to lay hold of to save yourself, nothing to keep off the flames of wrath, nothing of your own, nothing that you ever have done, nothing that you can do, to induce God to spare you one moment…  

      But I thought there was something they could do?...

    2. There is no other[Pg 89] reason to be given why you han’t gone to hell since you have sat here in the house of God, provoking his pure eyes by your sinful wicked manner of attending his solemn worship

      So if they are already attending worship what else do they have to do?

    3. but your guilt in the mean time is constantly increasing, and you are every day treasuring up more wrath; the waters are continually rising, and waxing more and more mighty; and there is nothing but the mere pleasure of God that holds the waters back, that are unwilling to be stopped, and press hard to go forward.

      For every day that you don't seek redemption, for every day you continue to sin, the hell you will feel is growing ten fold.

    4. There is nothing between you and hell but the air; ’tis only the power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up.

      I don't know how I feel about this kind of thinking.

    5. The wrath of God burns against them; their damnation don’t slumber; the pit is prepared; the fire is made ready; the furnace is now hot, ready to receive them; the flames do now rage and glow. The glittering sword is whet, and held over them, and the pit hath opened her mouth under them.

      So he is angry and waiting to send them to hell, they are just given a chance at redemption.

    6. So that every unconverted man properly belongs to hell;

      So everyone who isn't dedicated to God, a certain version of God, is deemed to go to hell.

    7. There is no want of power in God to cast wicked men into hell at any moment.

      I've never thought of it that way. But I understand now.

    1. I was a far better Christian

      So is he puritan not christian?

    2. When I have had turns of weeping and crying for my sins I thought I knew at the time, that my repentance was nothing to my sin.

      Hmm

    3. I felt an ardency of soul to be, what I know not otherwise how to express, emptied and annihilated; to lie in the dust, and to be full of Christ alone; to love him with a holy and pure love; to trust in him; to live upon him; to serve and follow him; and to be perfectly sanctified and made pure, with a divine and heavenly purity

      Cult like devotion.

    4. the glory of the Son of God, as Mediator between God and man, and his wonderful, great, full, pure and sweet grace and love, and meek and gentle condescension.

      That is an important role. Why would god put this on a human? Even if he is the son of god, it didn't end up working out the way it was supposed to, or did it?

    5. It has often appeared to me delightful, to be united to Christ; to have him for my head, and to be a member of his body; also to have Christ for my teacher and prophet.

      Something about this just seems to obsessive and one sided.

    6. Creator and Redeemer.

      Interesting. So god is seen as a great creator, a decider of who gets to go to Heaven, and now a redeemer who gives second chances.

    7. And my mind was greatly engaged to spend my time in reading and meditating on Christ, on the beauty and excellency of his person, and the lovely way of salvation by free grace in him.

      I know this is a shift from praying for pleasure to praying for Jesus but to me it seems like a shift from obsessing over praying to obsessing over a man, or what he thinks that man represents at least. I don't know.

    8. But it never came into my thought, that there was any thing spiritual, or of a saving nature in this.

      It is starting to build up.

    9. to apply myself to seek salvation

      Important concept. It is what the first great awakening is centered around.

    10. hen it pleased God, to seize me with a pleurisy; in which he brought me nigh to the grave, and shook me over the pit of hell. And yet, it was not long after my recovery, before I fell again into my old ways of sin.

      So he got pneumonia or something and started praying again because he was scared of dying. But it wasn't long before he started sinning again? What were these sins?

    11. his

      Whose?

    12. soul’s salvation;

      This has always been very important to religions. I want to look into it more.

    13. Jonathan Edwards

      A revivalist preacher who had a critical role in the first great awakening. This was a spiritual movement that took place in the 1730's and 1740's among protestants that strengthened their connection to Jesus.

    1. I have indeed set myself to countermine the whole PLOT of the Devil, against New-England,

      What is the devil planning to do to New England?

    2. Children of New-England

      Something about this is interesting to me. Is it more than it sounds?

    1. Thus did they scoff at us, as if the English would be a quarter of a year getting ready.

      I mean yeah, it does take a long time to get ready across seas.

    1. So like were these barbarous creatures to him who was a liar from the beginning.

      This narrative is giving me such a different view of Native Americans. Like wow, I didn't even consider this.

    2. fortnight

      two weeks

    1. ground nuts

      Is this specific or general?

    2. I complained it was too heavy, whereupon she gave me a slap in the face,

      Ah good old fashion slavery and abuse.

    1. “No,” said he, “none will hurt you.” Then came one of them and gave me two spoonfuls of meal to comfort me, and another gave me half a pint of peas; which was more worth than many bushels at another time.

      Why is she so special to them? Well I mean in a a way.

    2. But to return, we traveled on till night; and in the morning, we must go over the river to Philip’s crew.

      For?

    3. instead of going over the river, I must go four or five miles up the river farther northward.

      Being forced to walk? why?

    1. I do not desire to live to forget this Scripture, and what comfort it was to me.

      It is so honorable and seemingly impossible to keep up devotion even in horrible times.

    2. not that he first took me, but I was sold to him by another Narragansett Indian,

      So they picked up on horrible things such as the slave trade.

    3. In the morning, when they understood that my child was dead they sent for me home to my master’s wigwam

      Oh so they made her a slave, makes sense.

    4. but instead of that, sometimes one Indian would come and tell me one hour that “your master will knock your child in the head,” and then a second, and then a third, “your master will quickly knock your child in the head.”

      What...

    5. He wounded me with one hand, so he healed me with the other.

      I don't know why but I love this line.

    6. A very wearisome and tedious day I had of it; what with my own wound, and my child’s being so exceeding sick, and in a lamentable condition with her wound

      So where are they taking her? Why?

    1. But the Lord renewed my strength still, and carried me along, that I might see more of His power; yea, so much that I could never have thought of, had I not experienced it. After this it quickly beg

      Some serious devotion to god.

    2. though I thought we should there have ended our days, as overcome with so many difficulties

      Don't give up!

    1. (deserted by the English before, for fear of the Indians)

      Interesting how this is portraying them as devils.

    2. my thoughts ran upon my losses and sad bereaved condition.

      Oh no :( What happened? By who?

  5. Sep 2015
    1. Eacus

      ?

    2. Shrimpe

      Shrimp or Shrimpe, make up your mind.

    3. Ma-re-Moun

      So I've tried to not question this but is it at all possible they meant to name the place merriment.

    4. He provides bullets of several sizes, three hundred or there- Zs. ume ‘ about, to be used if the conspirators should pursue him there: and these two persons promised their aides in the quarrel, and confirmed that promise with health in good rofa folis

      Okay what exactly is going on here?

    5. Captain Shrimp

      I don't know why but this cracked me up

    6. when mine hofls plantation was of as much ftrength as theirs, but now, (theirs being ftronger,)

      What makes a plantation stronger?

    7. Maffachuffets

      Maffholes lol

    8. Plimmoth

      actually spelled plimmoth back then or nah? Haha

    9. A bifket cake given to one, that one breakes it equally into fo many parts

      And the lord give upon us the daily bread?

    10. Sanaconquam

      I couldn't find anything on this. Anyone have a clue?

    11. and made God so angry that he let in the sea upon them, and drowned the greater part of them

      Noah's ark?

    12. one man and one woman

      Our Adam and Eve?

    1. But that which is worse, even sodomie and bugerie, (things fearfull to name,) have broak forth in this land, oftener then once.

      After all this time there still aren't any proper authorities.

    2. William Bradford

      Just saying: his writing is starting to get better.

    3. Anno Dom

      In the year of our lord?

    1. They approached ye same with great silence, and surrounded it both with English & Indeans, that they might not breake out; and so assualted them with great courage

      The message of this document is hard for me to understand. So are some Englishmen and Native Americans going to slay another set of Native Americans?

    1. Some of ye worst of ye company were disperst, and some of ye more modest kepte ye house till he should be heard from. But I have been too long aboute so un-worthy a person, and bad a cause…

      Wow...

    2. armed his consorts

      Even the women have guns?

    3. Morton

      Let me get this straight. Morton is an Englishman that is trading guns, powder, and knowledge of making them so he can make a profit? Because of this the Native Americans are killing Englishmen with the guns?

    4. O the horiblnes of this vilanie!

      So the writer is upset that some of the Englimen are teaching the Native Americans how to use and make weaponry?

    5. saltpete

      What are they using potassium nitrate for?

    6. bowes & arrowes but bables in comparison of them.

      Never underestimate bows and arrows, even in a gunfight.

    7. French & fisher-men made by trading of peeces, powder, & shotte to ye Indeans, he, as ye head of this consortship, begane ye practise of ye same in these parts; and first he taught them how to use them, to charge, & discharg, and what proportion of powder to give ye peece,

      Teaching them how to use guns and other technology? Sounds like a bad idea.

    8. meanest servants.

      ? If he means like poorly mannered then I mean of course they are.

    1. So they begane to thinke how they might raise as much corne as they could, and obtaine a beter crope then they had done

      Is there any real difference between maize and corn or is really just the same thing.

    2. others (so base were they) became servants to ye Indeans,

      English people became servants to the Native Americans?

    1. quanto continued with them, and was their interpreter, and was a spetiall instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation. He directed them how to set their corne, wher to take fish, and to procure other comodities, and was also their pilott to bring them to unknowne places for their profitt

      It saddens me how much the Native Americans helped us...

    2. With whom, after frendly entertainment, & some gifts given him, they made a peace with him (which hath now continued this 24. years) in these terms.

      So the Native Americans made the below "treaty" with Bradford's people?

    3. Squanto

      SQUANTO!!!!

    4. [T]hey that before had been boone companions in drinking & joyllity in ye time of their health & wellfare, begane now to deserte one another in this calamitie, saing they would not hasard ther lives for them

      People who were friends stopped hanging out because they didn't want to get sick?

    5. 2. or 3. of a day, in ye foresaid time; that of 100. & odd persons, scarce 50.

      So they are dying off? Where are they exactly? Cape cod Mass? But I thought it said something about Virginia? I keep having trouble following these haha.

    6. That when they came a shore they would use their owne libertie; for none had power to com̅and them,

      Is he saying that when new people came to the Cape or whatever they did whatever they wanted because there weren't any police or laws?

    1. barbarians

      barbarians?

    2. ye

      The? Been seeing this a lot.

    3. Capten Gosnole & his company,

      I still think its interesting how people have the right to name things that probably already have names.

    4. which ye shipe was shroudly shaken, and her upper works made very leakie; and one of the maine beames in ye midd ships was bowed & craked, which put them in some fear that ye shipe could not be able to performe ye vioage.

      Oh no, the ship is breaking down. This is so suspenseful. What are they gonna do.

    5. throwne overbord

      Makes sense, nowhere else to put a decaying body right?

    6. to smite this yong man with a greeveous disease, of which he dyed in a desperate maner

      So he made fun of the sick people and didn't help them so karma made him die of a terrible disease?

    1. old Indian whom we found in a maizefield

      Movie idea all on its own. The old Indian in the cornfield.

    2. I had lost much blood from two arrow wounds which I had received in the face and from a remarkable gunshot wound in the chest

      This guy must be a tank.

    3. that thus he should go back to this people and tell them in my name all that had been said to him, and persuade them to agree to it and to withdraw from where they were

      This is never going to work. They would most likely just be insulted.

    4. their evil designs

      Man why do these "Indians" want to be free? So rude of them.

    5. Christian Indians

      Haha the "Indians" that were forced to be Christian you mean?

    6. lamentable tragedy,

      Why should the Spanish be hurt, they did nothing to the Native Americans.

    7. Indians

      I think its funny they keep being referred to as Indians, like wouldn't they eventually drop it?

    8. Pueblo Revolt

      This is when the Native Americans had a massive uprising against the Spanish? Just checking (:

    1. the inhabitants whereof had much maize, beans and pumpkins, and being near the sea, they had fish, and that those people were their friends.

      Yay some free resources.

    2. Florida

      Florida has Kangaroos?

    3. maize

      I know I could google it but... Is maize just an older term for corn or is there actually a distinction?