Los Angeles City Council voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day. The national holiday‚ which was proclaimed a national holiday in 1937‚ has been under debate a lot recently. Many cities are debating to follow L.A.’s decision by changing it to Indigenous People’s Day. Here‚ I will explain why Columbus Day should no longer be recognized as a national holiday‚ and instead recognize that day as Indigenous People’s Day. Many people see Columbus as the hero who first set foot on America
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about Christopher Columbus who everyone say discovered America but really didn’t.I believe we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus day because his discovery caused the death and dislocation of the natives.I this speech I will give reasons on why we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus day. My first reason is that Columbus never discovered North America. He found in 4 of his voyages the Bahamas‚Hispaniola and a few of the South American countries(Reconsidering the legacy of Christopher Columbus).When new land
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We celebrated IBHM Days in September 10‚ 11 and 12. That 3 days events was organize by the BSHRM IV and BST IV students in the class of Events and Convention Management and Banquet and Catering Management with Mrs. Elizabeth David as the class adviser. With the theme “Philippine Festival”: Discover‚ Witness and Experience the Beauty of the Chosen Land (Tuklasin‚ Saksihan at Danasin ang Ganda ng Lupang Hinirang). We come up with seminar held in September 08‚ 2014 with the topic Leadership among Business
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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‚ 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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Celebrated Mistakes You Should Never Tell a Lie And Always Tell the Truth Ernestine M. Stevens Springfield College Lying is so easy to do for most people. We do this at an early age and do not even realize the trouble that we can get in. It seems so cute at first. Once you get grown and the legal complications start it is ugly. You can lose your freedom‚ family‚ job‚ and friends. In the worst way you could possibly lose your life. A lie can seem so small from the beginning
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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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Paragraph I. Columbus should not have a Holiday. Columbus was an explorer and a robber. Columbus was very greedy and he was trying to get the gold. People think Columbus was lying. Columbus said the earth was round and they never believe him. Paragraph II. There was Columbus‚ Cortez and Pizarro. They where from Europe they were looking for the gold and they were getting slaves from Asia and Spain. They found a little bit of gold and they were moving from country to country. They were going to
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over whether Columbus Day should be celebrated as a holiday. Due to Columbus’s past actions‚ Columbus Day should not be a holiday. Christopher Columbus is known for the “discovery” of America‚ though he only ever set foot in Cuba‚ believing it to be Asia. The locals he met were described by him as friendly and giving‚ but Columbus’s first thoughts of them were their use in slavery. Columbus fueled the growth of slavery and many other racist acts and should not be celebrated. When Columbus returned to
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