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    In May 20‚ 1506 ‚ Christopher Columbus died because he went to America and claimed that he found America but all he did was take over a natives land. Christopher Columbus was a villain because he took over land of the natives and made them believe and turn into a Christian. He wanted to find the fastest way to Asia‚ he wanted to get some money so he wanted to search for gold and tried to marry the queen because he knew the queen was wealthy and he knew he wasn’t wealthy. Cited from the “Hero

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    Christopher Columbus should be displayed as a villain in your museum exhibit because‚ He caused a lot of violence and slavery‚ his motivation was wealth and power. Then he lied about a lot of things He caused a lot of violence and slavery among the native people. He labeled them as indians and forced violence upon them. Then Columbus took the Native people back to spain and sold them for his own profit. Also had very harsh punishments for the slightest of crimes. His motivation was wealth and power

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    Remembering the happiest event is one of the good ways to refresh yourself. One day is still stuck to my mind when I graduated from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia from Business College in 2009. The night before graduation was the worst night. Last semester‚ I had four classes so I passed all of them except one class I was waiting for the final grade. Also‚ it was the hardest class in that semester. Consequently‚ I ran out of patience and I was very worried about it. As result‚ I was frustrated

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    The day of the dead is an ancient ritual. It has been a holiday for over 500 years. It is a national holiday which has combined the Mexican ancient ritual with the Spanish-Catholic "All Souls Day"‚ which the Spanish conquistadores celebrated during the religious conversion of the local Mexican native Indians. Today‚ day of the dead is celebrated throughout Latin America‚ as an official Catholic holiday. The day of the dead dates back to approximately 3500 B.C. This celebration initially took

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    The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico and by people of Mexican heritage (and others) living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and relatives who have died. The celebration occurs on the 1st and 2nd of November‚ in connection with the Catholic holy days of All Saints ’ Day and All Souls ’ Day which take place on those days. Traditions include building private

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    Earth Day Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues‚ Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday that is sometimes extended into Earth Week‚ a full seven days of events focused on green awareness. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and inspired by the antiwar protests of the late 1960s‚ Earth Day was originally aimed at creating a mass environmental movement. It began as a "national teach-in on the environment" and was held on April 22 to maximize the number of

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    quote reminds me of one my elementary school teachers would state which was that “Columbus discovered America.” Which is false because of where columbus landed at islands at that none of which were in America. Those islands he landed on were already inhabited anyways. The “Indians” also known as the people of the island Columbus named Hispaniola were there first with an inhabitants of over 250‚000 people. Columbus had them tied up and killed thinking they had gold although none of the islanders had

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    The Mechanical Celebration of the Independence Day Congratulations to all my fellow countrymen‚ on the occasion of the sixty fifth independence day! I wonder to see the number ‘sixty fifth’; as I think what we‚ the Indians have done for our motherland? Mother India is watching all her children in low spirits. Except in some fields‚ we Indians have not yet crossed a single mile in the journey of towards national progress. How mechanically the Independence Day celebration is going on year by year…

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    of Christopher Columbus‚ “First Voyage”‚ Fourth Voyage”‚ and “Second Voyage”‚ and the “Story-Telling Stone” are perfect examples of American Literature. All of these stories depict life in America‚ whether written on paper‚ or communicated orally from generations to generations. However‚ the Native American Period‚ 1620–1840‚ refer to the period of Native American dominance in the New World. Native American literature consists

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    Alas‚ in the midst of our exchange‚ Columbus became extremely furious. His pale skin went from white to boiling red in rage. I had no clue why he was so frustrated‚ when just a second earlier he was the happiest person on earth. He shouted at his men‚ but I couldn’t understand a word he said. The only thing I knew was that we had done something wrong‚ so all I could say was‚ “Sorry‚” over and over again. * * * It was the break of dawn‚ and the sun was barely peaking through the woven straws

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