search for more riches in East Asia. In 1493 under the flag of Spain‚ Christopher Columbus attempted to reach the Indies by navigating west on the Atlantic Ocean but ended up in new world; the Americas. He reported the new world he discovered in a letter‚ which grabbed the attention of another writer‚ Michel de Montaigne‚ who challenged the perception of how Europeans viewed these “savages”. The genres in the literary works of Columbus’ letter and Montaigne’s essay both portray new ideas‚ images‚ and
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citizens‚ should not celebrate Columbus Day. Many misconceptions surrounding the man and the holiday‚ cause us to believe that this man not only discovered America‚ but that he was also very peaceful when he arrived in the Caribbean. Although‚ this is not true‚ many facts help support that Christopher Columbus‚ in fact did not discover the continent that we live on today. As a child‚ many kids are taught that Christopher Columbus founded this land‚ and that "Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in
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Columbus is recognized as a man who changed the world‚ but how much is truly known about what he did? Christopher Columbus was an Italian sailor who sailed under the Spanish flag. While sailing west in hopes of finding a route to Asia‚ he found lands no one in Europe had known existed. A landing in 1492 led to a colonization flood in what he dubbed the “New World”. However‚ Columbus Day should not be a federal holiday because of his harsh treatment of the Natives and the future voyages that led to
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achieved these task’s by first‚ defining his target view of history. Howard did not want to tell the story of Columbus‚ in the same tainted overview that is most known to the multitudes. He desired to gaze at it from all directions‚ and determine the accuracy behind Columbus’s story and how it should be perceived. Howard Zinn was a historian‚ who incidentally‚ had little knowledge of Columbus and his story. He plainly stated this from the beginning of his essay‚ explaining to the audience his credentials
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Lesson #2‚ Enrichment #1 22 September 2014 Just recently I saw a video of Native Americans holding up picket signs saying that Columbus was a mass murderer and that he had Indian blood on his hands. Native Americans have existed here in America well before Columbus landed on Plymouth Rock. I never knew the full history of Native Americans until now. Native Americans have many different privileges set aside for them‚ some are inaccurate and some are not. Things that I’ve heard include; if you
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Selective attention is regarded to the process in which one blocks out several stimuli while selectively paying attention to one. An example of a real life scenario of selective attention would be standing in a crowd where there are multiple conversations going on between different individuals‚ but you block out the other conversations and only pay attention to what your friend is saying. Donald Broadbent came up with a model which describes how selective attention works called Broadbent’s filter
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I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Facebook and Instagram are used by millions of people‚ now with the show of hands who here does not have a social media? B. Background and Audience Relevance: Social media can be something exciting and entertaining for many people. What they do not know is how this can become addicting. C. Speaker Credibility: I’ve personally joined the world of social media at the age of 13. The first type of social media that I joined was Facebook. D. Thesis: by explaining
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Classical mythology; the human and the supernatural‚ the real and the fantastic through the myths of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The course explores some of the religious ideas‚ traditions‚ and values that distinguish one civilization from another. Attention will be given to cultural expressions of mythical themes in literature and art. Required Books: (available at CSCC bookstore) I INSIST that you acquire a copy of the translations listed below. Confusion can often result from a translation with
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( Attention getter) Have you ever wished that the legendary creatures known as the Dinosaurs were still with us? In a sense‚ they still are! For example‚ imagine going to the museum and witnessing the skeleton of the great Tyrannosaurus Rex. As you examine it further‚ the muscles and skin of the creature begins to emerge in the mind‚ visualizing what the animal would look like if it was still around. (Thesis) For centuries‚ dinosaurs have long haunted our imagination. They have rich history of millions
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Sir Christopher Newport was one of the 3 founders of Jamestown in 1607‚ he also established the first permanent English Colony in North America. Sir Christopher Newport was an explorer but not only an explorer he was a captain and then quickly became a master mariner at sea‚ then later in life he was promoted again to one of the principal masters of the navy. Sir Christopher Newport was in war with spain in 1587‚ and raided the Spanish Caribbean yearly until 1603‚ after that a peace was signed with
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