Compare And Contrast Columbus Day

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In the United States the second Monday of October is a “Holiday”. The holiday is Christopher Columbus Day, many schools are closed, offices, and government buildings. Some people agree and disagree about whether he deserves to be honored or not. He has done many good things for the world like finding the Americas ,and he was brave for sailing the seas to find the “New World”. The author of the article “Columbus Doesn’t Deserve a Holiday” thinks otherwise. He thinks he’s a demon and shouldn’t be honored at all. What are the similarities about these two articles? Two similarities is that Columbus was credited for finding America and how he changed the world. In the article “ Sail On” it states, “ Columbus’ voyage made
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In the article “Sail On” it states, “ Christopher Columbus was sure he could reach the Indies- Japan and China- by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.” This shows his mission was to find the Indies and sailing to Japan and China. In the article “ Columbus Doesn’t Deserve a Holiday” it says that he was sailing to find the “New World”.
Has there are many similarities there are also many differences. Some differences between the two articles “Sail On” and “Columbus Doesn’t Deserve a Holiday” are…… One main difference about the two article is that one is negative and the other is positive. “Sail On” is the article is positive and “ Columbus Doesn’t Deserve a Holiday” is negative. Another difference is is in the article “ Sail On” is is considered to be brave and that he did a lot for the world. The other article the author wrote that they didn't even think he even found the Americas.
In the article “ Columbus Doesn’t Deserve a Holiday” and difference from the article “ Sail On” is: “ Portland, Oregon, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Bexar County, Texas are eliminating Columbus day altogether”, “Sail On” just celebrated Columbus for finding America and also celebrated the holiday. There are many differences between these two

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