Virgin America

Leif Erikson Leif Erikson was born in Iceland late in the 10th century, grew up in Greenland and he’s a famous explorer. He is the first European to land on the Americas. He led a crew of 35 men on a journey to America at around the year 1000. Historically important due to the fact that it was he who got to the Americas first, he discovered it. Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias, a portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488 opening the way for a sea route from…

Every child learns the phrase, “In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” in third grade. While catchy they do not learn to much more than that. Europe had only speculated what was to the West of their borders before any voyage was attempted. Spain, France, and Britain each offered something to the new world they wanted to give. Among their reasons trade and religion were the focal points. Being a predominantly Christian area, all European countries wanted to get away from Muslims. Their…

peace won’t start or solve the planet’s problems, meaning Kennedy would not like to go to war with Russia, or anyone at all. He only plans to look for peace and solutions and he is the true definition of trying to make the world better, but making America Greater while doing so. In my opinion, Kennedy puts on an amazing show for his inaugural speech, and it will light a spark of greatness to his although short, but his great presidency and will be a role-model for the following presidents to…

American culture is totally different from Arabic culture in terms of freedom and thought. America is the country of freedom, people in America do what they want if it doesn’t touch the law. For example, in my university, there is a lot of people who talk about the right, the Islam, the injustice freely. Also, what I read about American culture prove to me the big different from the two culture. For example, in America, there are a multiple religions, beliefs, languages, habits etc. People in…

valuable at the time. This is the reason why Columbus 's plan was accepted by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. Another important aspect of the Renaissance that made the Columbus voyage possible is the spread of Christianity. When he reached America or as he thought - Asia, his main goal was to find gold to fund the expedition and to spread Christianity. The explorer wrote to Queen Isabella and…

that Uruguay would be more susceptible to outside influence and even imperialism. Rodó, feeling that this might be a threat to the success of his nation, penned Ariel, an essay that invokes a lot from The Tempest, encouraging the youths of Latin America to devote more of their time to the arts and to diversify their skills and interests in an effort to promote a strong national identity and cultivate their unique culture. The symbol for this equality was The Tempest’s Ariel. Due in part to…

In 1920, Henry Ford built the first Ford Motor Assembly Plant in Michigan; fast-forward almost a hundred years later to 2016, and Ford has not only expanded outside of the United States, but has made plans to build a second plant in Mexico. The $1.6 billion dollar plant, which will be located in in San Luis Potosi will be built by 2018. Ford announced earlier in April that the second Mexico plant would create roughly 2,800 jobs. Ford also said they would also invest over $3.6 billion dollars to…

today. Notably, the population of Native Americans is estimated to have dropped from a quarter million to a few hundred in just a few short decades (Bergreen 301). While Europeans caused many of these deaths unwittingly by carrying diseases to the Americas that the Native Americans had no resistances to, far too many deaths were caused by deliberate “torture, wholesale slaughter, and ‘the harshest and most iniquitous and brutal…

informed, active youth is more important to the future of America than a youth uneducated on the importance of political participation. Like previously explained, if youth in America do not become more involved in politics, the fate of America’s future may become uncertain. To increase the participation rates among youth, political candidates must begin incorporating digital media into campaigns. When using digital media, young people in America will have increased political knowledge, online…

America! The land of opportunity. People come from all around searching for a new life in the United States of America. They come with a hope that they will be able to live out the American Dream, to better themselves and their future generations. Authors write about the American Dream so that one can discover what it truly means to live it out for themselves. One of the best things about the American Dream is that it pertains to everyone; no matter where one is coming from they are part of the…