Columbus Day

“The ‘Wretched Indians’: What We Don’t Learn in History Books” The Spanish Conquest as we know it has been largely painted as a valiant and remarkable achievement deemed justifiable through widely-accepted perceptions of European superiority. Indeed, when taught about these expeditions, rarely are we given sources that encourage us to picture the Indigenous peoples fighting on the same side as the Spaniards; After all, the textbooks say they were the ‘bad guys’ to beat, right? Matthew…

more than five centuries America has lifted Christopher Columbus the greatest explorer. Noticing the truth importance about Columbus. Realized the aspect of what he had done to natives. Despite his being a great navigation explorer, and having good intentions to explore, he was also known for being cruel and evil. Although he was an important to figure in history and the most famous explorer, there were many negative aspects about Columbus. He brought horrible disease to the natives, not…

The people of colonized areas, Asia and Africa, were open to an opportunity, to travel away to the imperial center, Europe, during colonial period. Even after the uproot of the colonial period, people still migrated because of economic, political, cultural, or personal reasons. They started settling there. The movement of people to an alien land and then settling there is known as Diaspora. The settlers face great burden in accommodating themselves with the society of the new land, because the…

Primary Analysis over Bartolome de Las Casas Bartolome de Las Cases is a Dominican priest who wishes to protect the Indians of the New World from the brutality afflicted on them from the Spanish. Las Cases sailed to the New World in 1502 and stayed till 1547 before returning to Spain. In this time, he saw the cruelty his nation laid upon the natives in the name of Christianity. When he came back to Spain, he took up the defense of the Indians in a series of debates from 1550-1551 and a year…

The Ocean "The Ocean" written by Nathaniel Hawthorne was published in 1833. This poem describes the ocean and the symbolism that the ocean has. Being written over a century ago, this poem still describes the ocean as it stands today. The ocean is a very difficult place to conquer. It is always changing and is never the same. Hawthorne demonstrates these attributes to the ocean throughout his poem while giving in to a deeper meaning. Nathaniel Hawthorne is a very well-known author. One of…

it was named Easter Island when a European traveler discover the island first time on Easter day. The people of the island mysteriously vanished, but not entirely there are still descendants that live in polynesia. The big question is how did the ancient people suddenly disappears, and also leaving the island also with reminisce of sudden disappearance. The 900 statues of the island are a present day popular attraction of people around the world, but little know its true history and mystery.…

Is it possible to be 16 years old, stranded at sea for 227 days on the same boat as a tiger and come out alive? The answer to this question will most likely be "that's impossible". But Yann Martel wrote a book giving similar instructions on how to do just that. In Yann Martel's novel, Life of Pi, readers follow Pi, a 16-year-old boy, throughout his journey of being stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a tiger for 227 days. Throughout the book, the most definitive theme is survival.…

Midterm Essay Exam The European explorer are an adventurer bunch and love to explore the world by traveling long distance to find land or discover new places. Most European came from England or Britain to discover new lands and resources in the early 1600. According to the EAH “Between 1660 and 1665, York, Penn, and other English gentlemen were established as the proprietors of a string of proprietary colonies from Carolina to New York” (EAH, page 72). The successful colonization on the coast…

In his article “The Intricacies of Accommodation: The Proselytizing Strategy of Matteo Ricci,” Yu Liu evaluates the missionary work of Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit, in China during the late sixteenth century. While Liu formulates several well supported claims throughout the article, he lacks a strong thesis that unifies them together. In addition, when judging the effectiveness of Ricci’s work, Liu seems to have a bias towards his effect on China, neglecting to mention the important effect…

Mendoza and Gaspar de Quesada were both ordered to death by Magellan. The crewman, known as “The Genoese Pilot”, states “... Luis Mendoza; he was killed in his own ship by stabs with a dagger by the chief… who was sent by Magellan to do this… five days later [Magellan] ordered Gaspar de Quesada to be decapitated and quartered…” (Document B). This quote shows how Magellan was only out for his own personal vendetta because if he had been a fair captain, he would have discussed and debated his…