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    also to share with others in the future. In the two narratives “from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” by Olaudah Equiano and “from The Journal of the First Voyage to America” by Christopher Columbus are both journals about their life experiences. Equiano and Columbus had different encounters with the people they met‚ and used different imagery. Likewise‚ they both wrote for the same purpose. The impressions of the people they met were different. Equiano had a horrible

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    Christopher Columbus first discovered the Americas while trying to prove his theory that Europeans could reach China by sailing west from Europe. After years of study‚ he approached the rulers of several European countries to fund his exploration. Spain’s King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund the voyage and in August of 1492‚ Columbus set sail from the Spanish port of Palos with three ships and 88 men. Columbus described this first voyage to the Americas in his ship’s log‚ which proves

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    Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer. He was born from 1451-1506 in Italy. He was 5’7‚ average height for a man in his time‚ red hair and shiny blue eyes. He was a very religious man and had two kids. Christopher was a part of four main voyages in his life. The first voyage he took he was around 19 years old. On that voyage he learned how to properly navigate a ship on open water. His most famous voyage was in 1492 when he sailed to the new world. As Columbus sailed to different places

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    Christopher Columbus is portrayed as a daring explorer who aided in founding and discovering most of the New World. Hispaniola had been inhabited for many years before Columbus finally arrived in 1492. In fact‚ an entire ethnicity and culture had formed on the island long before his trek to the New World. In venturing to the aforementioned New World‚ Christopher Columbus systematically killed and enslaved hundreds of innocent indigenous peoples. Columbus braved the seas in 1492 to the New World

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    learning‚ researching‚ analyzing‚ creating‚ and improving their earthly quality of life. These new European beliefs however‚ were put to the test with Columbus’s discovery of the new world‚ and in some cases they were abandoned completely. In 1492‚ Columbus set sail for India and inadvertently stumbled upon a land full of riches but yet undiscovered by Europeans‚ the New World. A year later in his letters home to Ferdinand and Isabella‚ he describes the new land and the people he has found there. He

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    Australia Day is a public holiday held throughout the country on January 26‚ although celebrated as a wondrous occasion by many‚ it actually portrays the arrival of the First Fleet convict flotilla at Botany Bay‚ 1788. European settlers dispossessed the traditional owners of Australia‚ for this reason many Indigenous people refer to it as “Invasion Day” or “Survival Day.” As Professor Dodson agrees “We have to have a date that’s more inclusive than January 26.” The changing of the date of Australia

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    Columbus Day‚ the second Monday in October‚ represents the day Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. America should no longer continue to celebrate Columbus Day because he had a miserable legacy‚ he did not really discover America‚ and he was cruel. He had a bad legacy because he committed genocide‚ started slavery and racism. Columbus did not really find the United States‚ there were indigenous people there already that were settled and lived off the land. On top of all that he was very

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    Social Studies Fifth Grade – 24 students 50 minutes II. RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND: The purpose of this lesson is for the students to read alternative sources about Christopher Columbus and express their opinion about whether he should be celebrated. The students will read an article about Christopher Columbus and highlight in one color the positive influence of Columbus’s life and in another color the negative influence of Columbus’s life. Then‚ the class will discuss the positives and negatives

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    Columbus: Hero or Villain

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    Yes Columbus did discover America‚ but does this make him a hero? I don’t think so. Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent‚ North America. He was actually looking for India and its gold but found a different place. Exploration of North America brought so many bad things to people. All of those things happened because of Columbus. So‚ Do you think Columbus is a villain? To begin with‚ Christopher Columbus is a villain is the fact that he stole America from the natives.

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    People sometimes don’t follow those rules in their community which leads to serious consequences . I think that schools should start later in the day‚ the drinking age should be earlier‚ and the driving age should be 18 years old and not 16 years old. Rules keep the world safe‚ even though some rules are hard to agree with. I think that schools should start later in the day. A lot of research has shown that students brains aren’t actually active until 9:00 AM. Many schools had questioned that

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