Monuments honoring Christopher Columbus are being defaced and destroyed. This year’s
Columbus Day celebrations will spark strong debate over the explorer’s legacy, but by looking
at Columbus in the big picture of history, one can see today’s anti-Columbian fury is either
misguided or part of a blind political agenda to demonize early European activity in the New
World.
First, let’s consider the matter of European disease transmission, principally smallpox, which
is estimated to have killed 70 to 80 percent of Native Americans. While those numbers are
staggering, the deaths happened over many decades. Holding Columbus responsible is
beyond preposterous. Further, calculating an actual number of deaths is impossible because
estimates of pre-Columbus populations vary enormously. In Hispaniola, for example, the range
runs from 250,000 to 3 million.
Answer:
C. Most of the sentences have a similar structure.
Explanation:
In "The Crisis, Number XIII", Thomas Paine states the glory and revolution which America gained by winning the war. The independence was rewarded to America by the British. The introductory lines contain peace and happy atmosphere which America has gained. At the same time, he warns the people that the future of their life depends on the sovereignty of the United States. He states his views regarding the rights which the states possess and how that can prove to be a problem for the people in the future.
I would say the correct answer is C. <span>viewing oneself in a way that lasts a long time. To perpetuate means to prolong something for an indefinite period of time, possibly even forever. It derived from Latin word As an example, you may have heard of perpetuum mobile - perpetual motion, something that moves forever in and of itself.</span>
