Hey kiddies! How many of you whippersnappers have heard about Christopher Columbus? What's that? None of you? Well, prepare to be enlightened my young prodigies, for today all of you shall learn more then you would probably want too. Christopher Columbus was a famous Spanish explorer. The reason is famous is because the majority of people in the world believe that Columbus was a brave hero who not only proved that the world was flat, but, also discovered the Americas where you and me live. Here is good lesson for all of you children. Just because a majority of people believe in something does not make that something true. Just take this for example. Most people think that giving you guys sugar will make all hyperactive.
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These diseases killed off most of the natives of South America and of the islands bordering it. An entire culture was wiped out. So now you all know the story of Columbus. What do you guys think of Columbus? Do you think he was a hero? No? Well, what if I told you that Christopher Columbus has a whole day dedicated to himself? That’s right. On October 10th we celebrate Columbus day. Sometimes even the bad people go down in history as being the hero. Now, before I go I would like to talk about one more person who made a name for himself in the new world. That man’s name was Bartolome de las Casas. Las Casas owned a plantation where he used slave labor. When he began to notice the brutality taking place around, he realised the error of his ways, let all of his slaves go and devoted the rest of ris life to fighting for the rights of the natives. So why don’t we have a day that celebrates his accomplishments? I really don’t have a good answer to that question. What I can tell you is this. As long as you remember the actions of the good, you trump the actions of the
These diseases killed off most of the natives of South America and of the islands bordering it. An entire culture was wiped out. So now you all know the story of Columbus. What do you guys think of Columbus? Do you think he was a hero? No? Well, what if I told you that Christopher Columbus has a whole day dedicated to himself? That’s right. On October 10th we celebrate Columbus day. Sometimes even the bad people go down in history as being the hero. Now, before I go I would like to talk about one more person who made a name for himself in the new world. That man’s name was Bartolome de las Casas. Las Casas owned a plantation where he used slave labor. When he began to notice the brutality taking place around, he realised the error of his ways, let all of his slaves go and devoted the rest of ris life to fighting for the rights of the natives. So why don’t we have a day that celebrates his accomplishments? I really don’t have a good answer to that question. What I can tell you is this. As long as you remember the actions of the good, you trump the actions of the