Columbus Controversy Heylo fellow Flaming-Kitties!!! The article, Columbus Controversy, acknowledges the fact that Columbus dicovered the Americas and conquered lands for what is modern day society; however, all these positive actions, by Columbus, also have negative actions. This article explicates the significance of these negative actions. These negative actions include the fact that, in the heroic conquering led by Columbus, there existed violence, slavery, forced conversion of religion, and the spread of new disease toward the people that Columbus had identified as "Indians". My reaction to this story is one that is made more open to a realization in the fact that some people, no matter how positive or negative in his or her actions, will cause either negative or positive cons
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