Analyzing “Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress” written by Howard Zinn and “The City on the Hill” written by Larry Schweikert and Allen Michael
Historical Perspective Assignment After reading the articles “Columbus, The Indians, and Human Progress” written by Howard Zinn and “The City on the Hill” written by Larry Schweikert and Allen Michael I have analyzed three specific topics/concepts that have been presented by both authors. The first topic that I observed was Christopher Columbus. Howard Zinn’s article was mainly focused on Columbus while Larry S. and Allen M.’s article covered many explorers including Columbus. Howard Zinn more wrote his view on Columbus as a story as the other authors wrote a lot of facts and what you would call “boring” information. Both of the authors included gory details of Columbus’s expedition which didn’t create the same “heroic” effect that I learnt from earlier years. These two inserts also might differ because one is a Patriot’s History of the United States and the other is a People’s History of the United States.
My Second topic that I noticed after reading both inserts is how these early explorers changed the world in different ways. In the insert of “The City on the Hill” It describes many expeditions. When Marco Polo and others traveled to China they brought back tales of wealth and unusual goods. Portugal explorers dispatched ships to Africa and brought back ivory and gold then transported and sold slaves to varies Mediterranean estates. Christopher Columbus discovered Islands in the Bahamas, Cuba, and a “New World”. On the other hand the insert form “Columbus, The Indians, and Humans Progress” talks about how Columbus explored the Islands of the Bahamas and discovered the traits of the Arawaks Indians. Columbus brought back slaves to England. Both inserts explain what these explorers’ intentions were and what they brought back. Overall, these articles differ because one is mainly on Columbus and the other is on all explorers.
Finally my last topic is on the concept of greed. Greed came into both of these articles quite a few times. In the second paragraph of
My Second topic that I noticed after reading both inserts is how these early explorers changed the world in different ways. In the insert of “The City on the Hill” It describes many expeditions. When Marco Polo and others traveled to China they brought back tales of wealth and unusual goods. Portugal explorers dispatched ships to Africa and brought back ivory and gold then transported and sold slaves to varies Mediterranean estates. Christopher Columbus discovered Islands in the Bahamas, Cuba, and a “New World”. On the other hand the insert form “Columbus, The Indians, and Humans Progress” talks about how Columbus explored the Islands of the Bahamas and discovered the traits of the Arawaks Indians. Columbus brought back slaves to England. Both inserts explain what these explorers’ intentions were and what they brought back. Overall, these articles differ because one is mainly on Columbus and the other is on all explorers.
Finally my last topic is on the concept of greed. Greed came into both of these articles quite a few times. In the second paragraph of