Columbus Day

Every second Monday in October, people all around the world take the day off to celebrate the so-called “discoverer” of the New World, Christopher Columbus. Columbus Day has been a celebrated federal holiday since the year 1943. But what is there to celebrate? Columbus enslaved, killed, and tortured the Natives living on the islands. Christopher Columbus should most definitely be judged by today’s standards, and the idea of continuing the celebration of this absurd holiday should not be up for…

celebrate Columbus Day. Not just because he was a bad person. Yes, it is because spread so much disease, and I really don’t want to be celebrating someone who committed near genocide. But mainly, I don’t want to have a day where the Native Americans in our country feel hurt and betrayed as we celebrate the man who killed so many of their ancestors. The majority of people in America aren't Native American. But we can’t forget about them. When we have parades in honor of Columbus, it…

In this paper you can read about the wonderful activities and programs that the city of Columbus has to offer to the young people. It will explore the school system of Columbus City Schools (CCS), a public school system for the people of the city. You will learn about the schools and how they have many different resources or all kinds of children ranging from disabled students to mentally ill students. It will also give you information on the large variety of classes and advanced placement…

Yaves Ellis is an extremely busy man. The Christian rapper-turned minister-turned city activist is one of the most influential people in the City of Columbus, Ohio. By 6am. Ellis is already up and on the move. He makes his way across the north side of the city checking in on his three recording studios and the artist signed to his music label the “Sling Shot Movement Group.” When you break it down Yaves Ellis is a Christian rapper. He started at the age of seven and was signed to a major…

From the ages of 5 to 20, Dale Friend lived with no sisters or brothers outside of a village named Stony Ridge Ohio. Growing up in a farming community where over half of the population being Caucasian German folk, he barely experienced diversity except for the occasional Hispanics that came over to work in the summertime. When Dale graduated out of Eastwood High School at the age of 18, he left for Ohio State University in 1979. When asked of his transition from going to a high school with…

For example, we taught 14 Energy Workshops at the Columbus Metropolitan Libraries, teaching financially disadvantaged students about environmental science and physics. Our team also developed and maintained a nine-week engineering summer camp for underprivileged students at Millennium Community School. During…

guidance ministry” as the chief minister of First Community Church in 1935. Dr. Burhkart had a rare talent of delivering mind catching sermons as Michael Vance attests in his transformative 1953 discovery of the minister (michaelfvance.blogspot.ca): One day Mike’s life changed forever, when he decided to stand at the back of the Chapel to look around and ascertain, if it would be worthwhile to stay. He looked at the audience. Everyone seemed to be mesmerized by the speaker. Mike decided he…

We believe that sports should be cut from the school budget. They are rough on the students'' by the pressure they can bring,the possibility of a concussion, which causes kids -to miss school, and it can rob a kid of his childhood. The students are able to get a scholarship by participating in sports. Only two percent of kid’s become professional athletes (Business Insider), that means out of all the sports participants a Monticello Trails Middle School, only eight-percent are likely to earn…

Accountability, unity, and intentionality are fundamental elements of a successful team. All three of these elements are interdependent on each other, yet are significant on their own. For these elements to work, each member of a team must depend on each other’s contribution, but not rely on one member to do all the work. As well, an intentional goal must be set for all members to unify the same mentality. In my own experience with the Buckeye Twirl baton team, we fail to perform as a team and…

Throughout Stafford County, there are a total of eight middle schools. As a parent living or moving into Stafford County, have you ever wondered which school in Stafford County is an amazing and safe school to enroll your teenager? Well, based on my opinion, the best school would be it is Stafford Middle School. Based on the Great Schools website, on a scale of 1 to 10, Stafford Middle School ranks at a six (GreatSchools, 2017). A positive major physical feature of Stafford Middle this school is…