Tuesday, October 7, 2008
THEY SAY : Bacons Rebellion
In discussions of Bacon's rebellion, one controversial issue has been whether this event was just or unjust, who was really at fault or justified in the fights between the Natives and common people of the Virginian settlement. On the one hand, this issue is displayed as fair, such as in "A Young Peoples History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. " this was Bacon's rebellion. It was not a war of American colonist against the British. Instead, Bacon's Rebellion was an uprising of angry, poor colonist against two groups... One was the Indians. The other was the colonists' own rich and privileged leaders."(pg 35) In this text they make bacon and his followers the victim, the text supports Bacon's cause and actions. This is biased is even more so expressed in Bacons Declaration of 1676 where he,Bacon, expresses his reason/excuse for his disagreement of authority thus acting against them, towards the Indians,"and for having in it unjust gain betrayed and sold his Majesty's country and the lives of his loyal subjects to the barbarous heathen."(ending of third section) Once again, Bacon is looked at as a positive , Indian's a negative "heathens". On the other hand there are the writings,including documents,in which Bacon's actions are frowned upon and the biased view supports the Indians.After Bacons rejection for help with this issue"he was bent on revenge, attacked the peaceful Indian village" here, in writings such as in the academic essay "Whether They Be Friends or Foes" by Michael J. Puglisi of Marian College, unlike Zinn's text and Bacon's declaration this contends for the Indians , putting them in the victim role. This has been an on going dispute sense Berkley and Bacons disagreed in in 1676, and this ongoing argument and difference in views did not change even after " that hostility flared into a full-scale rebellion that convulsed Virgina until it was finally suppressed by the government authorities in 1677, after bacons death."(Reading the American past pg 54). The ending of the rebellion and death of bacon, only left an abrupt ending to un-ended battle and unanswered question, was Nathanial Bacon's intentions justified and which viewpoint is accurate or correct.
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6 comments:
i thought that you stayed on topic:) great vocabulary... great choice of quotations that really fit the points you were trying to make ;)
you stayed on the theme of "they say" which was the assignment.
you did a good job at a staying on topic and keeping it a THEY SAY writing.
hella nice use of quotes and templates.. gradz dawg... yeah to be redundent you stayed on topic and kept it in THEY SAY format.. i dint pick up any hints of Bais. <(^^<)
You are in a hurry aren't you? :D...
I saw a few a typos, but that is minor in terms of the texts overall quality. It is supposed to be a "They Say" assignment, which is supposed to exclude all personal opinions :/ I saw a few personal opinions in there, and not enough stated quotes. I hope Craig grades you well!
Sorry!, my last comment seemed too pessimistic. These next few comments are not for the purpose of reconciling with you, but simply to list the real positive qualities of your entry. The entire entry flows very well, it contains significant unbiased points which begin to automatically reveal how Bacon's Rebellion is unjustified, thus, without much "I Say", your text leans in the direction of your thoughts. According to the book, "They Say, I Say", when announcing the "They Say", the writer should provide follow up sentences that signal the direction you're going. I think you did this very well :D
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Do you see what I see??
haha!
Well, at least there's only TWO of them. lol!
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