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Critical Analysis of Fraser River's Descent

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experiences this explorer and his men went through are almost beyond belief. This paper gives an assessment of Simon Fraser, his character, and evidence supporting this viewpoint. Also  discussed is how this event would be told from the point of view of a Native American. The conclusion drawn from these assessments gives us a true look at  whether history is an accurate study or simply an inference biased by point of view. This draws some interesting and challenging questions on the subject of teaching history.  SIMON FRASER: AN ASSESSMENT After one reads the harrowing account of Simon Fraser and his crew of explorers it cannot be denied that when he set out to locate the  mouth of the Columbia River he gave this project his best and most valiant efforts. He can be considered to be a very methodical and intense person who likes  to see things through to the end. However, on the other hand when warned of dangers ahead or when seeing such evidence that he might not actually be on  the Columbia River, he stubbornly forged on, refusing to give up. In many ways this could be considered an admirable trait while in other ways in a project such  as this, it could spell disaster, and very nearly did. When peoples lives are at stake such as with Simons men, one must consider them as well. Fraser  was an able and determined man but he put his explorers lives in danger many times without knowledge of whether they would emerge dead or alive. This type of  action typifies that of an obsessive personality whose only thoughts are of himself and his own goals rather than the welfare of others. EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE ASSESSMENT When Fraser