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Q: Why did Auchincloss say it is wrong to claim that Columbus discovered the Western hemisphere?
A: Auchincloss says it is wrong to claim that Columbus discovered the Western hemisphere because in the article he explains that the word “discover” suggests that someone went and found a strange and unknown place or object. Unfortunately for Columbus, various parts of the Western hemisphere were already discovered by others many years before his arrival. Such “discoverers” include settlers that originated from Asia, Irish monk Saint Brendan, Prince Madoc of Wales, and Leif Eriksson and the Norsemen. Therefore, Columbus did not officially discover the Western hemisphere first.
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Q: Why does Auchincloss say Columbus’s voyages are important? …show more content…
One facts that Auchincloss presents in the article is the evidence that Columbus was not the first discoverer of the Western Hemisphere, therefore he should not be credited with being the founder of the New World. Additionally, his voyages inspired a wave of explorers to New World, which in turn brought diseases, death, and suffering to the natives and later Africans. Furthermore, Auchincloss goes on to mention that, “Columbus and his followers sowed seeds of racial antagonism” ( par. 5, Auchincloss). On the other hand, some sentences written in the article give some reasons to celebrate Columbus. “Above all, it leaves out the fact that this encounter was inevitable. ...whoever made the first crossing and whenever it occurred, the consequences for the people of the Western Hemisphere would not have been much different. To expect otherwise is to ask that history be rolled back long before 1492 and that its course be plotted along other lines entirely” (par. 10, Auchincloss). This quotes gives a reason to appreciate Columbus for discovering the New World for the West first. Correspondingly, the exchange of new goods to West is in good consequence caused by his
Q: Why did Auchincloss say it is wrong to claim that Columbus discovered the Western hemisphere?
A: Auchincloss says it is wrong to claim that Columbus discovered the Western hemisphere because in the article he explains that the word “discover” suggests that someone went and found a strange and unknown place or object. Unfortunately for Columbus, various parts of the Western hemisphere were already discovered by others many years before his arrival. Such “discoverers” include settlers that originated from Asia, Irish monk Saint Brendan, Prince Madoc of Wales, and Leif Eriksson and the Norsemen. Therefore, Columbus did not officially discover the Western hemisphere first.
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Q: Why does Auchincloss say Columbus’s voyages are important? …show more content…
One facts that Auchincloss presents in the article is the evidence that Columbus was not the first discoverer of the Western Hemisphere, therefore he should not be credited with being the founder of the New World. Additionally, his voyages inspired a wave of explorers to New World, which in turn brought diseases, death, and suffering to the natives and later Africans. Furthermore, Auchincloss goes on to mention that, “Columbus and his followers sowed seeds of racial antagonism” ( par. 5, Auchincloss). On the other hand, some sentences written in the article give some reasons to celebrate Columbus. “Above all, it leaves out the fact that this encounter was inevitable. ...whoever made the first crossing and whenever it occurred, the consequences for the people of the Western Hemisphere would not have been much different. To expect otherwise is to ask that history be rolled back long before 1492 and that its course be plotted along other lines entirely” (par. 10, Auchincloss). This quotes gives a reason to appreciate Columbus for discovering the New World for the West first. Correspondingly, the exchange of new goods to West is in good consequence caused by his