Why should we devote a day of celebration to a man who led to the systematic oppression and killing of millions of people? Columbus Day is a very popular holiday in the United States, but many people fail to understand the true nature of the holiday. Although Columbus Day does contain some historical merit, it still celebrates a man who exploited the Native people, led an era of destruction, and who did not even discover America. Columbus only caused great despair and does not deserve a day in his
Another example of a celebration like this is Columbus Day. Though some might not realize yet, Columbus Day should not be celebrated for multiple reasons. Columbus was not the first person to experience the Americas and he looked to enslave and exploit the natives. There are many reports that state Columbus was not the first person to arrive in the Americas. Kids learn that the first person to brave the “ocean blue” and see the Americas was Columbus in 1492. In reality, British fisherman and Vikings
In my option I think Columbus should be celebrated not hated. Even if he was not looking for America he did find a new Country. I think one of the reasons why Columbus found America was because of the currents, there are very strong currents wthat go down to Brazil then up to America. One thing I don’t like about Columbus is his stubbornness, for the rest of his life he thought he had just found a new route to the Indies. Through out my essay I will talk about why Columbus should be celebrated
Cristoforo Colombo, or his more common name, Christopher Columbus, has been remembered as many things throughout the ages, from an expert navigator to an opium addicted madman to a world wide hero, he’s done it all. But is he worthy of the title “Father of the New World”? Must his actions be judged by today’s standards? Should we continue to celebrate Columbus Day, despite the man’s flaws? I think that Christopher Columbus should be seen for what he is, a murderer, a maniac, and a bully on a religious
Columbus wasn’t a very nice person, but either way has a holiday to celebrate, what is possibly the greatest discovery of all mankind. America. Some find the holiday to be a blessing, in the fact that almost everyone gets a day off at work, and kids only care because they get to stay home for the day. Others, find the day to be an example of how stupid America is, and how a heartless leader and crew enslaved, raped, and murdered many ‘’Indians’’. Some people think Columbus day should be celebrated
different at the same time. I wouldn’t necessarily say that at this point Columbus lived in a completely immersed feudal ‘world’ because there were so many drastic changes that were happening such as new jobs emerging among merchants, religion was somewhat shifting, as well as other various changes but nonetheless they effected all of the classes. However, I wouldn’t say that he was living in a total modern world either, it was a mix accompanied by religious as well but they seemed to work well at the
First to determine whether Columbus was a hero or a villain we need to look at what life was like back then. People were ruled by Kings and Queens on most of the “civilized” countries. But what we call civilized today is not what was considered civilized back then. Slavery was business and very common place. Goods which also included slaves were transported in and out of countries by ship. The desire for riches and stature were important then as it is now but how to achieve it is what differs
There goes Christopher Columbus, sailing through the rough wind and waves. After days of travel, he finally sees the land himself. With this journey, he would have found the way to get to India by not traditional East route, but by a Westerly route. As he gets close to the shore, he would have thought in a way Thomas L. Friedman has thought in the recent age. “Was this the New World, the Old World, or the Next World?” (Friedman 663). Columbus was searching for India, and he reached America. Friedman
Sertima. They Came Before Columbus. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks. 2003. 284 Ancient History is something that we as humans are beginning to uncover more and more as time goes on due to much of the facts that we know today constantly being disputed. Our first real contact with our American history comes in the form of Christopher Columbus, which we know for a fact wasn’t the first group of people to inhabit the land that is America. The first group to do that was the Africans. This challenges
Abstract As Christopher Columbus I would attempt to outline the various reasons as to why the Spanish monarchy should commit its resources towards funding a second expedition to the new world which Columbus maintained to his dying day was the Far East. I would outline not only the discoveries that I have made in the new world that would be of benefit to Spain but also point out what Spain stands to acquire by supporting a second journey in terms of material riches, conquered lands and native populations