John Smith and John Winthrop

John Smith seemed to be somewhat of a practical man.  Although this is true, I don't know if I would say that I see him to be that great of a figure.  For the most part I think he shared the common view in that time, which was to spread knowledge and educate eachother  on the basis of hardwork.  During his time with the native americans I can see that they really did take them for granted by calling them savages.  They couldn't see the intelligence they had as far as social interactions went with people like John Smith.  Trading things to gain things.  John Smith on the other hand wasn't necessarily a city man himself he could maneuver the wilderness pretty well for experiencing such new surroundings. 
The thing that I find interesting about John Winthrop who seems to be on the opposite side of the spectrum.  Like John Smith, Winthrop took God into account, but he did not thirst for adventure the way that Smith had.  Winthrop makes very strong arguements about what he believes makes up a good community and how that community should work.  He also speaks about equality and how no poor man is beneath or above a rich man, but then he incorporates that aspect of predestination.  John Smith, however believed that the intention of coming to a new world was to improve the life that people had and to challenge them to do this through the aspect of hardwork.  John Smith's emphasized the importance of individual work, while in contrast Winthrop emphasized the need for a community to work together based on moral code in the bible.  We still see these two ideas constantly conflicting with one another in our daily lives as a country and as individuals.  Some examples of our struggle with these two idead of our country include our education system, economy, and even this struggle of the individual and the family.