Columbus Day

If you were a sports fan in Hartford the day of my birth you had probably traveled to Dell Rapids the night before to see the West Central Boys basketball team. The Trojans, who defeated the Quarriers 76-68, were lead by Tucker Hansen, who had 23 points (“West Central 76, Dell Rapids 68” 4C). Also from around the Sioux Empire the police were searching for the driver of a truck that hit a pedestrian. The driver of truck hit a man from behind on 31st Street North and between Cliff and Van Eps…

Do you think Christopher Columbus is a hero or not? Many people say he is a hero and many say he is not. Many people were taught different things about about Christopher Columbus. Some of the things could be true or not true. In my opinion, I think he is a hero. After reading Honoring Christopher Columbus I think he is a hero. In my opinion, I think he is a hero because he discovered our land, which today is America. According to the article, he is a hero because he wasn’t trying to find…

The day we call “Columbus Day” is soon approaching stirring up a debate that has occurred in the last couple years. People are torn on whether Christopher Columbus is a hero or villain. Despite the dispute, the United States of America should continue to celebrate Columbus Day and not treat Columbus as a villain. Spanish exploration before Columbus was rather limited, the Portuguese had gone up and down the coast of Africa before Spain could come in and lay claim to a lot of land. In 1492…

seems convinced that Christopher Columbus is the founder of America, the man that dared sail the ocean and is the only reason that we as Americans exist now. While this idea is fine and dandy it is wrong. Columbus wasn't the first to discover America, he wasn't even the 2nd or 3rd etc. Due to these misconceptions there has been holidays named after this alleged hero, and people don't know the truth about Columbus and his ways. In this article, the truth of Columbus will be told. When I was…

Columbus is often thought of as a heroic explorer who discovered the new world. But in my opinion he is everything but that. In an article about changing the name of columbus day it says “american indian people have been on this continent for 10,000 years, and scientists have proven numerous other explorer were here first”(petition to abolish columbus day). Columbus was said to have discovered the new world. But this proves that in fact, it wasn't him who discovered this land. In a picture…

World Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America, once said: “By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, once may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.” This quote may seem ironic because Columbus never truly reached his intended destination, the Indies. Instead, what Columbus believed to be the Indies was actually America. On October 12, 1492, the day Columbus reached the New World, everything changed for Columbus, and he never even knew it. Columbus was born on…

Thesis: Christopher Columbus was a man responsible for the decimation of three major civilizations, as well as the ultimate genocide of the indigenous peoples as a whole, one of the largest in human history. Columbus alone committed an array of horrific acts, using the Indians as sex slaves and extorting them for labor, stealing their land and goods, and hunting them for sport and dog food. His choices and treatment influenced how other would later view and deal with the Indians, eventually…

Columbus Found America.. Or did he? As the old saying goes, “Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 and found America.” However, this statement might not be as true as we once thought when we learned about Columbus in elementary school. Columbus’ voyages to the new world had many negative impacts because of his harsh leadership and enslavement of the indigenous people which led to many controversies surrounding Columbus into present day. In the 15th century, there was not an…

know that Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. He discovered Cuba, Hispaniola and many other islands. In Spain his voyage was to discover a trade route to Asia through the Atlantic Ocean in search for Gold, and other valuable resources. On his journey to Asia Columbus and his sailors discovered an island which would be later called Cuba and furthered his destination to other islands in the Caribbean from Barbados to the Dominican Republic . Christopher Columbus is the reason why…

of his journey, Columbus would’ve had to turn back long before reaching his goal of Asia, or he and every man on his ships would have died a quiet death. With that in mind, it is acceptable to say that Christopher Columbus was “lucky” to have encountered America. It goes to show that Columbus may have rushed the voyage and did not fully plan out the proper resources needed for a successful trip. Any mediocre sailor could’ve done what Columbus did; it just so happened that Columbus did it first.…