Christopher Browning

Christopher Columbus, a well-known explorer, was funded by Queen Isabella. He brought her new lands to Spain and new trade. Many explorers did this to bring fame to themselves. Amerigo Vespucci was a map maker who sailed to Americas and other parts of the world…

Have you ever thought about what qualities makes a hero? It has probably crossed your mind but you don't know exactly the types of qualities it takes to be known as one. Well, no problem! Throughout this essay you will be informed of a very significant individual named John Lewis and how his journey through life made him a hero for not only African Americans but all Americans. A hero is someone who is not afraid to take action for the greater good. It is someone who sacrifices their…

Many of our parents, textbooks, and even teachers fail to mention the early life before European arrival onto American soil. Most Americans don’t even know about the complex irrigation systems Natives built, the glorious cities which stood before the Europeans, and even the thousands of diverse tribes who had their own language, cultures, and history. Many textbooks illustrate and write about how Europeans have had a huge impact on our country, but what about the impact Natives had? Native…

In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare advocates for the adoption of true love as opposed to courtly love in everyday life. At the time this play was written, many people still practiced the customs of courtly love and arranged marriages as a way of life. However, Romeo and Juliet had become a monumentally influential story which supports the argument that choosing your life partner based on true love was an idea that people of Shakespeare's time were ready for.…

Settlement: Birth of a Nation A conglomeration of celebrated and contemptible events has laid the foundation of America. Among these events were people who acted as a catalyst in creating a blossoming nation. Christopher Columbus is arguably the most well known explorer; he is credited with his many voyages to the New World and is incorrectly believed to be the first person to have discovered North America. This paper will discuss how three other explorers, John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, and…

of Discovery The world we know and live in today is the result of the Age of Discovery, and we owe the present day to that age, and we owe the future to that age. Europe’s motivations for exploration and eventual conquest on all those explorations plays a huge role in where we sit today. We must not forget either, how the interactions we had with Native Americans and the interactions with different cultures impacted our modern outcome. From these motives and interactions, America is presented as…

In the memoir Wild by Cheryl Strayed, she recounts her 1,100 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). After losing her mother to lung cancer, her marriage ending in divorce because of her infidelity, her family struggling to stay connected, and her drug use, Strayed turned to the PCT in hopes of finding herself and becoming the woman her mother always hoped she would be. While visiting Minneapolis, she picks up the book, The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume 1: California. At first, she picks up…

Eragon is the classic coming of age story but with a spin of fantasy. The 15-year-old Eragon from Christopher Paolini’s “Eragon” Is originally a poor farmer boy living a relatively comfortable life until he gets thrown in a world of magic and secret rebellions. This shows that he can adapt easily. He also faces great danger in his adventure and this shows that he is extremely brave.Eragon also had many difficulties in his path to revenge against the ra’zac and could have easily given up. This…

In 1492 Christopher Columbus “discovered” the Americas. In 1937 the current president, Franklin Roosevelt, declared it a national holiday. New information now makes us debate whether or not we should celebrate this holiday. If you would’ve asked me a year ago I would have no reason to argue this holiday’s existence, but now I think we shouldn’t celebrate this holiday. This holiday commemorates his “discovery” of the Americas. Even though he didn’t even discover them. It also brings up many…

William Shakespeare has written some of the most exceptional and exquisite plays in history. This paragraph will be focusing on his heart-stirring play Romeo and Juliet. The eventful act three scene one was definitely an important turning point in the play. It had a fairly large effect on the feud in the play. Primarily, fighting becomes more bloodthirsty, brutal, and intense. Sampson announces, “I do bite my thumb, sir” (1.i.46). Benvolio howls, “The citizens are up, and Tybalt is slain!”…