Columbus Day: A Mistake Why should this day be celebrated in the first place? Columbus Day should not be celebrated, but should be removed. Although it might be nice to have the day off of work or school, the meaning behind this holiday is completely immoral. Technically, Columbus did not even discover the Americas because the lands were already inhabited. Columbus was guilty of the genocide of many Native Americans, or “Indians”, as they were commonly known as during that time. Columbus also did
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
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
people would be excommunicated. They implied that god was their prisoner. Religious belief argued with rational theories about the universe. Contact with the Arab world brought science and medieval intellectuals were dazzled by their teachings. Later, Columbus sailed the ocean with a medieval mind. He thought he had reached the East described by Marco Polo and believed he would meet strange people and dog heads. He also thought he found the Garden of Eden. His voyage to America marked the end of the medieval
Hispanic-American Culture Hispanic culture has been spreading more and more in America. Today, almost 16% of the population of the United States is made up of Hispanic Americans. Hispanics are all over the United States, but some states have a higher population, including: Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. The Hispanic population mostly comes from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba and smaller numbers of immigrants are from Central and South America and from the Dominican Republic. Taken