...greatness and is a huge honor. That being said, Christopher Columbus should not be bestowed this great honor of Columbus day. Christopher Columbus did terrible things that should not be undermined because he introduced Europe to the New World. In the same way Hitler killed millions of Jews, Christopher Columbus lead to the killing of millions of Native Americans. For example, the Native population of Central Mexico in 1580 was approximately 24 million. By the end of 1680, the population was approximately 2 million. 20 million Native Americans were killed because of Christopher Columbus coming over to America. Celebrating this would send the message that this is okay. That it is okay to commit mass genocide, as long as you find a land mass. It sends the message that it is alright to say ‘finders, keepers’ on land already owned and to kill all those who live there for your own personal profit. In addition to the killing, The Natives were treated inhumanely. Christopher Columbus raped, enslaved and murdered them without mercy. He forced the Natives work in Gold mines until exhaustion and those who refused had their heads chopped off. In addition, the natives of Cicao over the age...
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...Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain in 1492 and claimed all islands around San Salvador looking for gold. Spain eventually sent Columbus back to create an Empire. America should not celebrate Columbus day because of Columbus cruel punishments towards others, the way he influenced today's world, and the way he did not prove the new world. Christopher Columbus caused cruel punishment by cutting people hands off, making dogs attack the Native Americans, and him and his men would hunt people for sport. Columbus influence today's world through slavery, integration, and genocide. Finally, Columbus did not prove the new world because people already lived in the new world, he never set foot in North America, and he didn’t prove the earth was round. We shouldn’t celebrate Columbus day because of his cruel punishment towards...
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...Columbus day is the day we celebrate the discovering of america. Why do we celebrate Columbus when he did not even step foot on North America. In reality, the Nomads were the first people in America. If we wanted to celebrate a white guy why not Viking explorer Leif Erickson who came 500 years before Columbus. Also, when Columbus landed in the new world he did some horrible things to the natives who lived there. So why do we celebrate such a controversial day? Christopher Columbus sailed to many places but never North America. He landed on many caribbean islands, an island called Hispaniola, south america's coast, and central america. You may be thinking well he still proved the earth was round. Sorry that's incorrect many scientist figured this out long before he sailed and wrote several books about it. According to Valerie Strauss he even owned a copy of one of the books and new very well that the earth was round. The first people to “discover” America were the nomadic tribes who crossed over the land bridge made by the iceage in the Bering Strait. They traveled from Asia into what is...
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...Columbus Was a Corrupted Man A while back in third grade, we were taught that Columbus was the first person to discover America, and that everyone loved him because he was a great person. Well guys, he’s actually not the first one to discover America, and he definitely was not a nice guy. He was an arrogant, selfish, rotten brat that got his way all of the time, which a lot of people think is rubbish. He was a greedy invader rather than a brave explorer and didn’t care what anyone thought. We know now that Columbus was not a good man nor a great explorer. Columbus was as fake as the lies going around that he was actually smart enough to find America. Columbus day should not be celebrated because of all of the selfish things he did to better...
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...The Columbus Day Controversy Christopher Columbus has been recognized and praise as a hero since his suppose discovery of America. In which, Christopher Columbus was granted a holiday named Columbus Day after his legacy. To which, Columbus Day is a holiday celebrated on the second monday of October and is celebrated for the sole purpose that his exploration to the “New World” led to the discovery of America. Although many people today still celebrate Columbus Day it has caused great controversy throughout the nation and therefore should be exiled since it is an occasion to be mourned, he is a bad remodel to the American citizenry, and Columbus was a compulsive liar. To begin with, a issue to consider when removing Columbus Day is the fact...
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...Columbus sailed, and made four voyages in his time. Columbus sailed in 1492 for Spain. We should not celebrate Columbus day because he caused genocide and was extremely cruel. Columbus should not be honored and have a holiday because he caused genocide. One example of this is when Source 1 says “The Indians of the Caribbean were destroyed within two generations”. This shows how many Natives died when Columbus came. Another example is when Source 1 tells us that the Tribe chiefs were roasted. This is telling how Columbus killed many of the chiefs. One more example of columbus causing genocide is when Source 2 states “Used twenty wild Greyhounds to attack the Natives”. This shows only one of the many ways that Columbus caused the Natives...
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...Christopher Columbus Hero to Zero America. Land of the free and home of the brave. We as Americans are very proud of our accomplishments. One of the first things we learn as kids is the Pledge of Allegiance. Every morning we recite this poem celebrating America. We are so proud that we dedicate whole days to honor and celebrate our accomplishments. For example, Veterans Day honors veterans and victims of all wars. It also celebrates the end of WWI. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors and celebrates one of the most powerful and influential civil rights leaders of all time. However, Columbus Day celebrates a murderer, rapist, self centered, slave owner. Why would we want to celebrate him? Columbus Day should not be celebrated because he created negative consequences that still exist to this day....
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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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...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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...Arguing why columbus day should not be a recognized holiday. Everyone has grown up hearing the rhyme “In nineteen hundred and forty-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” And if you haven’t then you probably lucky enough to not have one of those teachers that sing-songs everything at you. Christopher Columbus is often portrayed as the first European to sail to the Americas. He is sometimes portrayed as the discoverer of the New World. However, this is controversial on many counts. There is evidence that the first Europeans to sail across the Atlantic were Viking explorers from Scandinavia. In addition, the land was already populated by indigenous peoples, who had 'discovered' the Americas thousands of years before hand. Let’s take a look back on columbus’...
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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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..."holiday" literally translates to "holy day", because mainly holidays are celebrated for religious purposes, but most American holidays are not religious. Many holiday's are just traditions from America's rich ethnic 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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...Every year on the second Monday of October, Columbus Day is celebrated. You have a day off from school and no one thinks about why we celebrate Columbus Day. When you ask anyone why we observe Columbus Day, they will most likely tell you about the land he obtained, but they will leave out all of the horrible things he did to the Natives. Many people argue about whether or not Columbus Day should be considered a federal holiday. Based on facts, Columbus day should not be considered a federal holiday, because of the harsh ways Columbus carried out his actions. Although he obtained a vast amount of land, he didn’t take it peacefully, he tormented and tortured the Native Americans. This lead to many Natives dying. He made them do many labours...
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...Columbus: Hero or Conqueror? Why should we devote a day of celebration to a man who led to the systematic oppression and killings of millions of people? Columbus Day is a very popular holiday in the United States, but many people fail to understand that is based upon the maltreatment and suffering of an entire race of people. Although Columbus Day does contain some historical merit, it still celebrates a man who exploited the Native people, led an era of destruction, and did not even discover America. Columbus only caused great despair and does not deserve a day in his honor. Columbus was oppressive to the Native people and only sought to satisfy his thirst for gold. Admittedly, Columbus sparked global interactions that finally linked the “new world” to the “old world” in the form of the Columbian exchange. However, the exchange between the Americas and Eurasia had deadly consequences, leading to infectious plagues that ravaged the Americas. Furthermore, anthropologist Jack Weatherford argues that Columbus cultivated the establishment of atrocious institutions such as slavery in...
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...economy. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of if we should keep them and remain growing national heritage for generations beyond; Whereas some are convinced that saving the government money by getting rid of them will help the nation's overall wealth. Although increasing the nation's overall wealth is good. Preserving national heritage and culture can be very beneficial for generations to come. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” legendary singer/songwriter Andy Williams stated in his Christmas hit. Andy was referring to the glorious Christmas season in his song. Christmas is a time where people celebrate the birth of Jesus and the spirit of Saint Nick. This is a tradition that allows families to get together and bond. Getting to spend time with your family is a treasure that many people often don't get to do whether it be their jobs or schooling getting in the way. If the government were to take this holiday away it would cause national heartbreak and is something that no one would want for a country....
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