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Do you ever wonder if Christopher Columbus would have landed in India if he had had today’s modern technology? If Christopher Columbus had the modern day technology such as a GPS and radar, his voyage may have possibly led him to India as planned or at least helped him get to America easier. I believe that Columbus would have greatly benefited from the use of today's technology. Celestial navigation is the measuring of latitude using the sun, moon and stars (Pickering) .Columbus used celestial navigation by using a tool called a quadrant (Pickering).

Aishah Al Tarmoum 0013962 American Lit. 1, 1:00 PM Christopher Columbus: An Explorer or a Victim? We all have plans and dreams for our futures that we cherish and nurture.

Christopher Columbus’ Exploration Whenever thinking back to things that they have learned about history, one person that often stands out to most people would probably be Christopher Columbus. As one of the first people that people are taught about when learning history, Christopher Columbus is very well-known among most people. Even with little knowledge, one could probably at least state that he was the explorer who sailed across the ocean in 1492 and discovered the Americas. However, there is more to Columbus’ story than that.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer who is well known for “discovering” North America. In reality Christopher was trying to get to China and thought he was in Japan all 4 times he went to North America. He was actually in what is now the Bahamas and Cuba. And really Christopher didn't even discover America. The Native Americans beat Columbus by thousands of years.

Many people think that Christopher Columbus’ ships sailed the sea and arrived on the land we know today as America. Although that may be true, thousands of years before Christopher Columbus made his discovery, there were nomadic ancestors of modern day, known as Native Americans, who traveled the world from Asia to what is now Alaska. Majority of Native American groups lived as hunter-gatherers, and used historical traditions to retain their history such as story-telling and art work. Native Americans and their descendants had to adapt everywhere they traveled, but ran into many misfortunes as diseases and plagues raged their tribes.

The Spanish exploration and colonisation made both a positive and negative impact on Latin America. The arrival of the Spanish explorers to the new world made a big change and they are the reason Latin America looks the way it does today. However these people were ruthless and were the tyrants of the new world. One of Spain’s major foreign policy objectives since the advent of democracy has been to increase its influence in Latin America. Spain has had interest in this area due to historical ties and a common linguistic, cultural and religious heritage (Countrystudies.us, 2017).

Columbus and Lindbergh: A Journey Across The Atlantic “For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps”(“Christopher Columbus Quote.”). This is a quote from Christopher Columbus, one of the most prominent and well known explorers in history. As I typed this quote, I considered the differences between Christopher Columbus and Charles Lindbergh. Columbus and Lindbergh both travelled the Atlantic.

This painting was commissioned by the Congress in 1836 and installed in Rotunda in 1847. In this painting John Vandelyn was trying to show one of the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus have done. In the painting you can clearly see Columbus claiming the land that him and his sailors landed on. In spite of the natives that is there observing fearfully in the background. With the support of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella their banner waved with gratitude.

Trade winds are relatively consistent breezes that blow from the northeast in the northern hemisphere (Northeasterlies), and blow from the southeast in the southern hemisphere (Southeasterlies) towards the equator. Seamen taking voyages across the Atlantic Ocean on large sailing vessels used the trade winds because they were reliable and rarely stopped blowing. When a trade wind reaches the west it loops back east and turns into a prevailing westerly. Trade winds have influences on the weather and can sometimes be fierce.

Many very important events happen every day each year all over the world. Some are not as interesting as others but are still just as important. They range from discovering a new species to the launch of the first rocket into space. Many people don’t think of these even when their birthday lies on it. After researching historic events on my birthday, August 1st, I have found three very interesting topics: Columbus discovering South America, how the first world war started, and an ex-marine going on a killing spree in Texas.

Payton Johnson Mrs. Crawford U.S History 04 October 2017 Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain? In the essay, we will talk about Christopher Columbus. Many people make the discussion about whether he is a hero or a villain. Some people say he is a hero, but others say he is a villain.

During the time of 1492; 15th century in Spain, Christopher Columbus was preparing for his journey to explore the other side of the world. While exploring in the name of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain, Columbus discovered the Americas and claimed the land for Spain (Hakim 78). On top of this, Columbus started an agricultural revolution between the old and new world (in this case Spain and the Americas) (Hakim 82). Spain received new foods while the Americas gained new foods and animals. Columbus, the man, has proven that he should be remembered as negative because of the actions he committed such as enslaving the Taino people, murdering the innocent and claiming land that was not his to claim in the first place.

When Columbus sailed the long blue ocean to prove that the earth was round, he didn’t know that he was going to find America. Nor did he know he would commit genocide. Most people see Columbus as a big historical icon, but few know of his horrid works. Although Columbus found america he turned the native americans into slaves and any that rebelled he killed. Now Jean Marzollo may say that ‘Columbus was brave, and he was bright.’