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Analyssa Jaimes                  With all things considered I would say that Christopher Columbus was a villain. I say this because in every article I read they all brought up the same point which was that he enslaved people who were native to the land and that he was very greedy. I would also like to point out that he never found a new route to Asia, was arrested after his voyage, and ruined many ships along the way. He may have changed life as we know it, but the pain and suffering he left behind proves he was never a good honest man.   

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Analyssa Jaimes                  With all things considered I would say that Christopher Columbus was a villain. I say this because in every article I read they all brought up the same point which was that he enslaved people who were native to the land and that he was very greedy. I would also like to point out that he never found a new route to Asia, was arrested after his voyage, and ruined many ships along the way. He may have changed life as we know it, but the pain and suffering he left behind proves he was never a good honest man.   

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I would consider Christopher Columbus in my opinion to be a hero and a villain. I say that he is a hero because he discovered the new world and because of that a lot of people changed there lives and moved there, and because of this the US was occupied by the Europeans. I think that he is a villain because he killed and enslaved many people who didnt obey him.

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Christopher Columbus in my opinion I think is a villain. Reading the passages all it is telling is him discovering and finding out North America. That whatsoever does not change the fact if what he has done to those countless amount of people. I don´t see how you find that very heroic. Just because he found North America does not make him a hero, it makes him an explorer. I don´t find any way killing many Native people makes him a ¨hero¨ it just makes him a murderer.  Without him we wouldnt have North America and Im not saying I am not thankful for that because I fully am, but I do not thank him for killing those countless amount of people. He killed Natives, children, woman, men, and animals.

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Christopher Columbus would be considered a hero and a villain in my opinion. He harmed and treated many Natives for his own purpose and this was very wrong. He killed many and did not realize his actions. A reason he could be a hero is because he helped to discover this nation. He brought religious and political freedom across the land and new technology. With these outcomes he can be considered a hero and a villain.

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Bianca Rossell                      Was Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain. He was a villain, yes he discovered land but he also took it from the Native Americans. He also  gave diseases to them and killed woman and children which should not be celebrated. The Native Americans greeted Columbus and the others with open arms and let them in their land then he goes against them and unfortunately 

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Bianca Rossell                      Was Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain. He was a villain, yes he discovered land but he also took it from the Native Americans. He also  gave diseases to them and killed woman and children which should not be celebrated. The Native Americans greeted Columbus and the others with open arms and let them in their land then he goes against them and unfortunately 

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I believe that Christopher Columbus was a hero and a villain. The reason I say that he is both is that he discovered the new world which moved the world foward with exploring the land and helped other counties expand and grow communities. The reason I say that he is a villain is because of the way that he treated the natives when he arrived they treated them like if they were just objects and not humans that have the same feeling and emotions that they do.

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Christopher Columbus was a villain. Yes, he discovered land but that was not heroic. He killed an uncountable amount of people and enslaved people. That should not be celebrated. Some may say that without him our lives would be different, but the native's lives could have been a lot different as well, but in a good way. Their land wouldn't not have been stolen and they and they would not have been treated so inhumanely.

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I think Christopher Columbus was a villain and a hero. He was evil because he enslaved many of the Taino people He also almost wiped out the Taino people because of European diseases. However, his actions led to the creation of a nation of religious and political freedom. He also got to the Taino people before the cannibalistic Caribs and the Aztecs. So, Christopher Columbus did terrible things, but these actions led to good outcomes, making him both a hero and a villian.

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Was Christopher Columbus a villain or hero? In my eyes he was a villain more than a hero. When he discovered new land some considered him a hero, but he killed millions of people including innocent natives of the land. To me that can't hide the fact that he mistreated, enslaved, and killed them on their land. I'm sure Europeans and Spanish were grateful to have a new start moving to this land, but at what cost? It was morally wrong and I wish we could've have founded America in a more peaceful and right way. It could have changed the future for a brighter one, and lessoned tension with indigenous peoples. He brought back many historical items and information so that would be a reason on why people may think he's a hero, but I do disagree.

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Christopher Columbus was both hero and villain. Columbus can be a hero when he discovered a new land. Because he showed that there is a new land, many European people moved the the new land to start their life. And also, because he found the new land, the United States was created by the Europeans and the Puritans who moved from Europe. Columbus also a villain because he enslaved many native people. In the Columbus Hero or Villain article, the article showed that Columbus enslaved native Americans called Tainos. Tainos people were friendly to Columbus and the Spaniards, but they were forced to into slavery, and punished them if they did not bring any gold to Columbus. Based on these reasons, Christopher is sometimes a hero who found a land and let Europeans have new life in the new land, and he is sometimes a villain who was being enslaving native Americans.

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Was Christopher Columbus a villain or a hero?  My opinion on Christopher Columbus is that he is more of a villain than a hero. The only aspect in which Columbus was a hero is when he discovered America. With the colonization of the land came along with tons of bloodshed. According to The Truth About Christopher Columbus he enslaved many natives and only befriended them when he wanted to gain something. Columbus not only enslaved Natives but raped, tortured, and murdered them. The land was forcefully taken from the natives and in my mind that is unethical and not morally right. Columbus may have gave us the land we call home but the way he did it was sad and horrific.

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Christopher Columbus in the eyes of many was a hero, and in the eyes of many more was a villain, I believe that he was a mix of both. Columbus could be seen as a hero because he discovered the land that we call home today and our lives would be very different if it weren't for him. He could be seen as a villain for how he treated the indigenous people of the Americas. When Columbus returned to Spain he was able to tell the whole world information about the new land that was found, this information would help lead to future explorations that would lead to the settlement of land, and creation of the United States. During that time a lot of people didn't see or realize what he was doing to the natives, so he was perceived as a failure, but later as a hero. I will not ever try to justify what he did to the native peoples because there is no way to be able to defend a person who enslaved, raped, murdered, and tortured people. I don't agree with the cancelling of Columbus however because he has been dead for 500 years. Thanks to Columbus we now have the land that we call home. Christopher Columbus in my opinion is a hero and a villain, and without him the world as we know it would be very different.

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I think that Christoper Columbus was both a hero and a villain but mostly a hero. He discovered America which makes him a hero. If it weren't for him, none of us would have the lives that we have. Although he did a lot to help and discover our country, he also created a lot of damage. He killed and persecuted the Native American's who were already living in the land that he discovered. I agree that no one ever deserves to die but when you look at it from a bigger picture, so many of history's heros did similar things. In that time, killing and persecuting was not as big of a deal as it is now. That is not to say that what he did was not wrong because it was indeed very wrong but it so many people in history did the same things. In the long run, if Columbus had not done what he did, no of us would have the lives that we have. The land that we call North America could have been ruled by another country. There are so many what if's but if things had not gone exactly the way that they went, our lives would be completely different.

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Was Christopher Columbus a villain or a hero? Christopher Columbus was a villain. Although he discovered a new land, he killed million. As well as men and women that were native their. He had these people for observation, they were still human beings he took against their will and abused them.They were forced to do work  and punished with either dismemberment or death. In conclusion a man of such action should not be celebrated.

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Was Christopher Columbus a villain or a hero? Christopher Columbus was more of a villain than a hero. Yes, he has been the backbone to many of Americas explorations and did bring lots of wealth back to his people. Lets not oversee the fact that in the process he enslaved and murdered many innocent Native Americans. The land was not Columbus's to take, it was already found and occupied. An example of his villain side would be when he first encountered the Native Americans, they were nothing but kind and giving and he mistook their kindness for weakness. He viewed that as a ticket to force them into labor. One example of his "hero" side would be how he enabled exchange of plants, animals,cultures, and ideas between Western and Eastern Hemispheres transforming the world forever.

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Christopher Columbus was both a hero and a villain. He brought information of new lands back to Spain and discovered new people and new cultures. Despite this, he was still seen as a failure. One common misconception was that he used Queen Isabela's jewels to finance his voyage, which was proven to me untrue. this is just one example as to why some may see him as a villain. When he came into contact with the new native people that lived on these new lands, he was able to make friends with a local chieftain on the island known as Hispaniola, as he needed to leave some of his men behind. However, he also enslaved the native people to do labor. He is more a villain in the fact that these natives were punished with the loss of limbs or even death. He was evenly hero and villain, but a lot of people know him as more of a villain.

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In my opinion Christopher Columbus was a villain. Although he did accomplish a few feats that are recognizable, they don not and should not make up for his treatment of the Native people of the Americas.  He is credited with discovering the Americas but was not actually the first one here and in a way the Indigenous people discovered the America's. He enslaved innocent Indigenous peoples and abused them. If he did think he was in Asia how did he think that kidnapping the people there would help him economically? In conclusion no one should be celebrating this man as he is a murderer of millions and a Villain.

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I think that Christopher Columbus was both a hero and a villain. I don't think he was a super villain but he did enough bad to make me believe he was not the best person. Among the bad things he did there where still some major accomplishments that shape history into what we have today. Although he didn't find an alternate route to Asia, he still discovered North America. Columbus was able to prevent the Carib tribe from harming anyone further than they had before Columbus' arrival. All of these things make him a hero but, like I said before, he did some terrible things. My main example is how badly he treated the Native Americans. It was cruel and evil but he was still punished for his wrongdoings.

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Christopher Columbus was both a hero and a villain. He may have  given the Spaniards new lands and discovered great things, but to them he was still a failure. He didn't do what he was given the job to do, and he also mistreated the natives greatly when on his voyages and expeditions. The slavery and such at that time was common, but it didn't mean his actions were morally correct. However, his findings still made history and his work was successful in a way for Spain to grow larger.

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Was Christopher Columbus a villain or a hero? I wouldn't consider Christopher a hero nor a villain. Christopher discovered more land for Spain, but Spain didn't look at it that way. They figured since Christopher didn't find an alternate route to Asia he was a failure. Even though he was looked upon as a failure by Spain, he brought a civilization to a part of America that had very little. All though Christopher made this part of land a civilization he took a part of land from the Native people. Christopher took land and enslaved the Native people. That is why I wouldn't consider Christopher Columbus hero nor a villain.

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Was Christopher Columbus a villain or a hero? I believe that Christopher was a hero at first before I read the hero or villain article and it turned me over to side with he's a true villain. Christopher never even found out about north America because people already were living in the land and scientists in 5th generation B.C found out that the earth was round way before that. Here is the main reason why Christopher was a villain in my opinion, he enslaved and interrogated the native peoples. Here is textual evidence in a quote, “They do not carry arms or know them....They should be good servants.”  and he eventually forced them into slavery and if they did not comply to Columbus's orders he would start to cut off there limbs. He even would punish them with death if they didn't find enough gold.

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Christopher Columbus was neither a hero nor a villain, but rather a product of his time. On one hand he did discover the Caribbean Islands, which allowed the old world to become connected to the new world. On the other hand, his participation in slavery and his mistreatment of the native people were highly immoral. However, during Columbus´s time slavery was not illegal; in fact, it was common practice among many different nations (including Native Americans). It´s not quite fair of us to project our moral values on previous societies, even though we can agree that slavery is evil and immoral today. For instance, Columbus brought back a lot of new technologies, foods, and techniques that he acquired during his travels to the Americas. However, his mistreatment of people was certainly horrible, compared to modern standards. As a result, it is not appropriate to label Columbus as a hero or a villain. Instead, we should simply list his accomplishments while recognizing that he was a flawed person whose villainous behavior would not be tolerated today.

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Was Christopher Columbus a villain or a hero? He discovered many things, but not the things he was sent to discover. This does not make him a villain in my opinion, it is how many natives he killed in discovering and seeing America that could make me see him as a villain. Although he killed many people and did not ever accomplish his task, he did a route to Central America. While he didn't find the correct path to the right area he brought back many new things and ideas. One of the biggest ones being religion(christianity) because of what he learned from the natives. Though he did bring bak such a crucial religion many people back then viewed him as a villain because of path he took. I view it as though him working with what he got. Instead of coming back empty handed he came back with useful information and even new discoveries. So there is no correct never for me. You could see him as a villain for the things he had done to the natives, but you could also see it as him doing what he thought was right and exploring. He is neither a hero nor a villain.

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Was Christopher Columbus hero or villain?. Many may say he should be considered as a hero, he was one of the first men to reach America and discover new ways to sail the Atlantic ocean. He also brought back many new techniques for technology. Others may say he was a villain for all the contradicting reasons that include bringing slaves to America and all the natives he killed when he first got to America. In school you're taught that Columbus wanted to find America, you were taught only the good things about him. We learned what the teachers had given us. How can we now make an unbiased opinion on everything we already learned about him. If we are looking at straight facts we can outrule if he was a hero or villain. Columbus did what he thought was right at the time. Everyone wanted new land to themselves, everyone wanted to fight over control. People back in his time would've thought how courageous he was to fight for this new world. People today read the facts of what he did thinking he may be wrong for all the actions he took. In all Columbus was an agathokakological person. Someone who was both good and bad in their ways.

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Christopher Columbus in modern day would most likely be considered a villain because what he did could be considered a form of genocide which is inhumane. At the time Columbus had his expeditions it was widely accepted and done by other conquerors and explorers. this meant that Columbus did not see what was wrong. an argument can also be made for Columbus being a hero because he was willing to risk his life in search of a way to make life from the normal people of England better and ended up finding the Americas. this can be furthered by the fact that Columbus in this way helped tho shape the modern world which could make him a hero to many people that don't know of what he did to the natives in the lands that he found. this brings me to the conclusion that Columbus is neither a hero nor a villain because the pros and cons of his expedition are to important to weigh one higher than the other.

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Christopher Columbus was not a Villain, but he wasn't necessarily a hero either. Columbus never actually accomplished his task. He was sponsored to find a westward route to India, but ended up finding Central America, therefore he failed his task. This shows hes not a hero, but he isn't a villain either. Though Columbus didn't accomplish his task of finding an alternate route to Asia, he was the first to sail across the Atlantic ocean. Doing this he brought Civilization to a land where there wasn't much of anything. He also brought the religion of Christianity to a new continent. This continent now has one of the highest Christianity populations in the world. So even though he was a failure, he wasn't evil, and even though he did bring good, he wasn't a hero.

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I think that Christopher Columbus was not a villain but I also disagree with giving him the title of a hero. Columbus was a brave and skilled navigator as he ventured off into uncharted seas that at the time were said to be home to monsters and boiling waters. The main argument against him was that he enslaved and slaughtered a population of natives. However, in Europe slavery was not illegal and very common and it was not until later that Queen Isabella of Spain declared the New World off-limits to slavers. To address the other side of this argument I do agree that the matter that Columbus punished these slaves for not doing as he asked was not justified and he was rightly sent away in chains for that. Christopher Columbus, like any other man, had many flaws but he did open a doorway for the expansion of civilization and technological advances in the New World which shows me that though he was considered a failure for a time he did do some good things.

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I think that Christopher Columbus was a hero because even though he didn't find an alternate route to Asia, he managed to discover North America. Yes, the way he treated the Native Americans was very harsh and cruel but he was also punished for it and was stripped of his title of governor. If Columbus hadn't have found North America, we wouldn't be where we are right now and I'm thankful for that because if any of the other explorers found North America first, I'm sure that it would be a whole lot worse than it was. Christopher Columbus was able to prevent a very dangerous tribe, the Caribs, that practiced cannibalism from the Taino tribe from which they discovered inhabiting the land when they landed in the Americas. He prevented another historic event which would've be devastating. He did have many faults and flaws but some of which were out of his control like diseases like smallpox and measles, if he hadn't have come, another explorer would've exposed them to the same diseases, just at a different time.