...Most people know the name of Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was a Portuguese sailor who sailed for Spain. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella (of Spain) sponsored his voyage. Some people think Columbus is an important hero because of his many discoveries. Especially, his discovery of the Americas in 1492. Others think he was a villain because he took advantage of people. Christopher Columbus is both a villain and a hero because he took credit for other people's discoveries, he killed many innocent people, and he brought knowledge back to Spain. Most people think that Christopher Columbus discovered America. But actually 500 years before he was even born Vikings discovered America. There crew of 35 vikings was led by Leif Erickson....
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...Columbus Not A Man Worth Honoring? Is Christopher Columbus not worth honoring? Why would anyone ask that question, well it's because of a lot of reasons. First of all he did NOT discover the New World the Native American did. Second of all Columbus was actually a horrible man who is extremely egotistical. Everyone knows who Christopher Columbus is and why he is important to history. He's important because he was the first man to “ discover the New World ” so of course he's made a big contribution to history. He evan has his own holiday called Columbus day every year on October 10th. Most kids learning about Columbus think it's interesting that he discovered America, I did before I learned the truth about Columbus. It's turns out that Columbus didn’t discover The New World first and also he didn’t ssil to prove the world was round because most people in Europe know the world wasn’t flat. Columbus also happened to be very egotistical and abusive to his crew. Christopher Columbus should not be considered a hero for discovering America but he should be acclaimed for making a map to get from America and Europe....
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...1. In Christopher Columbus’s extracts he is described as a hero for being the first to discover the “New Land” which to me, is very admirable. Christopher spent several years to get sponsored by the Queen of Spain to sponsor his first voyage with much hope and expectations for this journey. He set sail in 1492, finding the new land and meeting the “Indians” now known as, the Native Americans. Christopher brought a few men back from the New Land, receiving gifts such as, “balls of cotton thread…and many other things such as glass beads and hawk’s bells” (Columbus). Hopeful thinking for what else Christopher could discover with more time. Thus, becoming a true Hero. 2. Las Casas views about Christopher Columbus as a hero contradicted how Columbus...
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...Some of the problems often seen in the portrayal of the Age of Exploration include the false portrayal of famed explorers like Christopher Columbus and the exclusion of the achievements of other cultures and races. To prove this falsification, we have this quote, “Most textbooks note the increase in international trade and commerce, and some relate the rise of nation-states under monarchies. Otherwise, they do a poor job of describing the changes in Europe that led to the Age of Exploration.” (35). According to this quote, the portrayal of the origins of Age of Exploration is poorly described in many textbooks. Often textbooks miss out on important information crucial to our education of the past. Another example would be the quote “When textbooks...
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...history. Some holidays are also celebrated for certain important people in American history, people like Christopher Columbus. In 1905, Colorado became the first state to observe a Columbus Day, and over the next few decades other states followed. In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt announced every October 12 as Columbus Day. Since 1971, it has been celebrated on the second Monday in October. Columbus Day commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World on October 12, 1492. Columbus was believed...
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...A lot of great nations have rich history of their own, whether it is bad or it is good. The United States of America has great history and tradition, from the Revolutionary War to the occupation of Afghanistan. When people who write about history discuss that of the United States, they often consider how eminent this country is and the great deeds other people of that country have done. Historians who write about the history of America often write about how it has had a share of great heroes from Christopher Columbus, Woodrow Wilson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, etc.. Nevertheless, historians often seem to not remember to mention the real heroes of America like, for example, John Brown and the Native Americans. Much of the history that historians write about don't always show precision. Since many historians only write about one side of history, it only makes it worse by not revealing the factuality of history and creates an erroneous image of what really took place. Many of our nation's great leaders have been distinguished as individuals who have the best interest of the country and every action they take on behalf of the country befittingly. For instance, in the book, Lies My Teacher Told Me, by James Loewen, he writes, "Under [president] Wilson, the United States intervened in Latin America more often than at any other time in our history." (Loewen, 16). What reason did the United States have to start an intervention in countries that...
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...Even though Christopher Columbus has a national holiday named after himself, he does not deserve the celebration. Columbus sailed to the Americas in 1492, Columbus found the Native americans and believed they'd be best when put into heavy labor. This investigation will show how the Columbus impacted the Natives.Many believe that Columbus was the first to discover the Americas, however many believe another may have found the land before, it's essential to look into the matter closely. The most reliable sources consist of credible online articles and websites. Christopher Columbus affected the daily lives of Native Americans by exploiting their abilities, their rights, and their freedom to be human. Columbus arrived at an island...
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...together. Celebrating those who have risked and succeeded is important those people who have sacrificed for the good of others and have forged their own path. Christopher columbus is one such individual. He deserves to be recognized because...he did something good,but it came out bad and the king and queen were not fond of it. Columbus discovered the America continental coast, and recorded the voyage in a way that enabled others to repeat the feat. “It is Columbus method of discovery and record-keeping that distinguishes him from other explorers who may have previously have “discovered” the New World. He opened the door to future discovery by explorers like Magellan,Cooke,Drake and Hudson....
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...Christopher Columbus: The Original American Hero? Was Columbus a hero or a villain? Maybe it’s neither. Columbus was brave and daring, and did things that were important to world history. But he wasn’t heroic in the sense of displaying great moral qualities. Courage, while generally a good character trait, isn’t necessarily heroic or even highly honorable and praiseworthy unless it’s deployed in certain kinds of actions or causes. But he also wasn’t especially villainous in the sense of displaying particular evil qualities. His arrival in the Americas caused a great deal of death to American Indians, chiefly from disease. And it caused the subjugation and literal or virtual enslavement of the Indians. But this didn’t stem from Columbus’s being an unusually evil person. It stemmed from the brutality of the time, coupled with the contact between one culture that was much more powerful than another (and that carried many communicable diseases to which members of the other culture lacked resistance). I’m inclined to say that we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus Day, precisely because such national celebrations should be focused on honoring people who did things that were both especially important and especially honorable (such as veterans, President Washington, or Martin Luther King, Jr.) and not just on people who did things that were especially important. This might conceivably include not-necessarily-good people who did things that were unambiguously good. But European expansion...
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...An Ocean of Time and Space: Two Final Frontiers “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue…” is the beginning of a poem we have all come to know and recognize as the story of Christopher Columbus’ expedition and their discovery of the Americas. It is the story of a new world, one that we can now call home, and one that continues to thrive as one of the most giving, fruitful, and defining lands on this planet. It is without a doubt the most important and revolutionizing moment in modern history. There are many theories to disprove that Columbus was actually the first discover the Americas, however it was his arrival that brought the Americas to the attention of all the European nations. Columbus was a pioneer who had the courage to venture into the unknown and find what was left to be discovered in a world that seems so small today, yet was so vast 500 years ago. Looking back upon his discovery today, it is easy to grasp and belittle the accomplishment he achieved as an inevitable conclusion, however when compared to a current unknown it is just as easy to grasp the magnitude of his finding. Today we refer to space as the “final frontier,” however, it seems unfair to refer to something as vast and limitless as outer space as one frontier. It is regarded as the last unknown to be conquered by human knowledge and innovation, and is by far the most puzzling mystery we have ever faced. There are infinite questions to be answered and a very few definite answers that can be given...
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...History of the United States chapter 1, became an eye opener to me. I was somehow surprise to see how all my life I have portrayed Christopher Columbus as a hero. Throughout my life, my teachers have always mention the heroic part of Christopher Columbus, but neglected to mention other features about him that are not as great. For instance, the fact that he lied to the queen about being the first one to spot land and to see a lot of gold in that new land. In addition, he began exploiting Indians and using them as slaves. I feel as history is based on lies and on parts that best fit a nation/state. Although, I can understand why certain parts are omitted in elementary history books, it is still important for students to understand the full story....
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...Columbus. A controversial man by many a person’s standards in today's society. Most people universally agree, though one can always find those who disagree, that Columbus abused the indigenous peoples of the areas that he explored. Which is why Columbus Day shouldn't be celebrated, because Columbus brought diseases, mistreated natives, and ignored cultures. Death seemed to run rampant wherever Columbus went. Illnesses and the treatment of them weren’t as advanced back then; consequently, more people died. But can there be too much death? Columbus arrived carrying many diseases on his ships. Those illnesses ravaged the natives as is stated by OMRF President Stephen Prescott, M.D. “When explorers from Europe reached America, they brought livestock and they brought diseases and the result was devastating” (About). Wait, we're celebrating a man who killed… well, how many people did this affect? How many were scarred or dead? The answer is a great many people died, “some say the impact was more destructive than the Black Death had been… possibly killing off… 90% of the native populations” (About). Wait, 90%?! When people went to a new place that had different diseases, it was expected for some people to die because medicine wasn't as advanced as it is now. But to kill off 90% of the population...
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...Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain? Professors and poets gave their thought about Columbus through social, intellectual, and geographical influences. Columbus and his crew were cruel and greedy towards the Indians. Columbus enslaved many Indians and tried getting their gold. Columbus was responsible for over 50 million Indian deaths, which many people are not aware of. The Indians welcomed Columbus and his crew willingly to trade what they had for anything Columbus was willing to trade. Columbus started to gather information about a king in an island, which whom possessed large amounts of gold. Finding out this information and discovering gold was way more important to Columbus than building a relationship with the Native Americans....
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... | |Reading: |-Reading: Looking Closely At Nature |Reading: | |The students will understand the sound |-Math: Data Analysis/Graphing |Pearsonsuccess.net | |and shape of letter I. The student will |-Science: Capacity |Big book | |understand how to blend words based on |-Social Studies: Important People |Readers/Writers Notebooks | |letter sounds. The student will | |Sound spelling cards | |understand story elements. The student | |Paper/pencils/glue/scissors/crayons | |will understand and generate nouns using |...
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...He was not afraid of standing up and fighting for what he believed in US history and would not stop after the Civil Rights. His intention in writing this book was so “that any one person, however he or she strains, can “see” history from the standpoint of others.”(Zinn 16). He wanted people to understand that with every victory there was a loss in history, as he started to explain in the first five chapters of his book. On October 13th Americans celebrate Christopher Columbus Day, remembering the first person that was said to discover their country. What people really do not know is the lies that came with such a deceitful discovery. All that I can remember is teachers telling me Christopher Columbus was the first to discover the U.S., and then those few people saying they believed that was false. After reading the first chapter I was able to understand the truth behind what Columbus did. Howard Zinn was able to lay out how Columbus became famous and what he destructed in the way. The reality is, Columbus never set a foot in the U.S. but only made it to the Caribbean Islands by mistake and then took over. He was welcomed by people on the shore called the Arawak...
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