To change Columbus Day to no longer be a holiday would be turning a blind eye to a difficult history‚ yet still turning that eye away from a history with a side to be celebrated. I instead ask of you to celebrate Columbus Day‚ learn the full history‚ including the wrong doings of Columbus and his crew‚ and celebrate the good change brought about by this event that ultimately led to the lifestyle you lead today. If the wrongs of every event in history were to be scrutinized would we have a history
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Violet Greeley College Paper Persuasive Paper March 29‚ 2010 Why Columbus Day Should Not Be a Holiday Christopher Columbus has been viewed as a hero for several centuries. Children in elementary schools all over the nation are taught that he discovered America. However‚ there were many other people who were indigenous to the land already and the Vikings arrived in America almost 500 years before Columbus. Christopher Columbus‚ as it turned out‚ was responsible for widespread genocide; he permitted
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Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress 1. Before you read the packet “Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress‚” write down all you think you know about Christopher Columbus‚ including myth as well as reality. Please use a list format. Columbus was a Portuguese explorer‚ but worked for Spain. Columbus’s voyage in 1492 was made to find an alternate route to China‚ leaving Europe from the east rather than the west. Columbus did not discover the Americas‚ natives occupied the land and Vikings
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name Columbus? Everyone knows Columbus sailed off on the Nina‚ Pinta and the Santa Maria. But what did he exactly do when he got off the ships and went onto the new land? People say he set down his flag and explored the land himself‚ where as others say he went evil on the natives‚ making them become slaves and made them do as he said. Well‚ there’s a whole other story waiting to be told. Once Columbus sailed off on his three ships‚ he set out to sea for about 36 days. Once there Columbus set down
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It is quite clear that Columbus is a controversial figure in American history; many different views of the “Admiral of the Ocean” are presented to the American public. For starters Columbus Day is still viewed as a national holiday; on the other side many people are strongly rooted against celebrating the landing of Columbus on the Americas. Some people argue that there is no point to the holiday because Columbus did not even land in North America; others say that he is a crucial part of American
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Topic: To discontinue the celebration of “Columbus Day General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To enlighten the unaware of the malicious acts committed by Christopher Columbus in hopes of putting an end to the celebration of Columbus Day. Thesis Statement: Celebrating “Columbus Day” is a horrendous tradition commemorating an evil man who is not worthy of such a prestigious honor‚ canceling the holiday in the remaining 33 active states would be a step in the right direction Organizational
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Columbus Day When asked should Columbus Day be celebrated? The answer we get is yes because we have a holiday on Monday of the second week of October. Columbus Day is the celebration of the day Christopher Columbus apparently discovered America. If I was asked that question I would say most definitely we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus Day. First‚ he brought disease that spread around the Americas killing 9off the Native Americans. Second‚ most people think that by celebrating Columbus Day we are
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The Republic Day of India commemorates the date on which the Constitution of India came into force replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India on 26 January 1950.[1] The date 26 January was chosen to honour the memory of the declaration of independence of 1930. It is one of the three national holidays in India‚ and while the main parade‚ Republic Day Parade takes place at the Rajpath‚ in the national capital New Delhi‚ where the President views the parade‚ state
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National Day of Malaysia In 1956‚ the then Prime Minister of Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj led a delegation to London to hold talks with the British Government concerning independence for Malaya. The Malayan delegation‚ comprising of four representatives of the Malay Rulers and four Alliance representatives‚ convinced the British Government to set a date for independence: 31st August 1957. And so it came to pass that on the eve of 31 August 1957‚ at the Selangor Club Padang (now
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Merdeka Day Celebration On 31st of August 2012‚ our nation is 55 years old. 31st of August 1957 is an important date to remember in every single citizen of Malaysia due to it was the day our country achieved independence from Britain. The celebration of Merdeka Day was grand due to it is an important day for every Malaysian. As a student from Institut Pendidikan Guru‚ I had the chance to celebrate merdeka day in Stadium Bukit Jalil with others because I was going to have choir human graphic performance
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