Christopher Columbus is a man who is known in society simultaneously as a hero and a villain of his time. What if the world had to pick only one‚ what would it be? Many new studies and scholars believe that Columbus was the villain of his story not a hero as past information would lead us to believe. Past documents were all written from Europe’s point of view‚ this lead to extremely biased documents because Europe was the side to profit unlike the Native Americans. Columbus was the antagonist
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Living in the shadows: lesbians in India By Sweta Madhuri Kannan on August 18‚ 2011 Introduction: lesbians in Indian society Lesbians in India are conspicuous by their lack of visibility in mainstream society. If one were to accept the Indian government’s stance concerning sexual minorities‚ lesbians would not exist[1]. Sadly‚ this is an attitude that resonates with large parts of Indian society even today. Lesbian invisibility has become a deep-seated feature of society and has had a deterring
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Andrew Jackson a hero? Yes‚ no‚ maybe so Andrew Jackson was neither a hero nor a villain‚ but still deserves to be on the 20 dollar bill. Although Andrew Jackson did many things that made him a hero‚ he also did things that would question that. He can be known as an American hero for leading America in defeating the British at Battle at New Orleans and can also be known as a villain for passing the Indian Removal Act. Jackson’s strong leadership in being a general and president still gives him
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Julius Caesar Was Julius Caesar a hero or a villain? People have been arguing amongst each other about this question‚ here is my opinion. Julius Caesar was not a villain but‚ a hero‚ he made many reforms and accomplishments during his reign. Julius was an excellent military leader‚ made many reforms and was a great political leader. First and foremost‚ he was a great and brilliant general.He took over most of Gaul (Modern day France‚ Belgium‚ southern Holland‚ Germany west of the Rhine River‚ and
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Google search of “Che Guevara hero” and “Che Guevara terrorist‚” just to see which would get more hits. “Che Guevara hero:” 2‚080‚000 “Che Guevara terrorist:” 1‚020‚000 Already‚ I can see that the image of Che as a hero is dominant over the image of Che as a terrorist. There are over two times as many hits for “hero” as for “terrorist.” The first few hits for each were all articles and essays whose titles are all some variation of the generic‚ “Che Guevara: hero or terrorist?” I read through
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Hero or villain? The first and only Lord Protector of England was Oliver Cromwell‚ a very controversial and unique figure in the history of England. He was credited with not only steering and protecting the protestant Church of England‚ but also in quelling many of the civil wars during that period‚ and contributing to the way England would be governed in future. However‚ he is also held responsible for creating religious tension and dividing the people of England due to his extreme Puritanical
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Christopher Columbus: Hero Or Villain By: Martin Boykin Christopher Columbus can in no way‚ shape‚ or form be considered a hero. A hero is someone who performs good deeds for the sake of others and not for their own benefit. Christopher Columbus did not do a single good deed in any of his four voyages in the late 1400 ’s. Christopher Columbus was not the founder of the Americas we live in today because he did not set a single foot on these grounds‚ even if he did there were already the natives
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Maximilien Robespierre has always been known to be controversial and misunderstood. He was the face of the French Revolution. In accordance with the Jacobins‚ they controlled the time known as the Reign of Terror‚ due to their influence in the accumulation of murders of those opposed to the revolution. Reign of Terror was a symbolic time period within the French Revolution that involved corruption of power and influence and mass executions. With Robespierre at the forefront‚ he became one of the
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to the Tainos making him a cruel and ruthless person. In conclusion‚ I believe that Christopher Columbus used his power to be a cruel and evil person. Although‚ it has been viewed all through history that the discovery of the new land made him a hero‚ I disagree. In my opinion‚ if his actions of brutality and torture of the horrible things he did to the Tainos on their island I don’t believe we should have a day off celebrating Christopher Columbus. I give him credit for his journey but‚ he should
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Villain or hero? Andrew Carnegie once said‚ "No man can become rich without enriching others." The U.S. was between wars‚ inventions‚ technology‚ and also successful movements with one another. As business offered the best chances‚ certain people became well known‚ due to what they created. For example‚ Thomas Edison; who invented the light bulb had become “famous” along with other well known people. The "king of steel‚" Andrew Carnegie; was a true hero known to mankind. Andrew Carnegie was
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