Argumentative Essay: Happy Columbus Day

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Happy new year, happy valentines day, happy easter, happy porrum, happy Columbus Day? The day Christopher Columbus first landed in America in 1492 is not a day one should really celebrate. This time in History did mark a major change in the world globally and historically, however it is important to veiw all sides of the story. Many grow-up learning all about ‘the amazing explorer’ who found America, but that isn’t nearly the whole truth. This being said, celebrating the second monday of October as Indigenous peoples day would be like forgetting and pushing aside parts of the story just to honor the better side. Instead, we should celebrate this holiday as 1492 day. A day to weigh the subsequent and global consequences of what started with