There Goes the Neighborhood

                         Since humans have been on this planet, we have all developed our own opinions, ways of doing things, and while we all have a tendency to stick together in civilizations and familiar areas, we also have the interesting tendency to spread out, explore new lands, and find out what our world is truly capable of. Columbus was one of the many that set out to find whats out there, beyond the horizon. A land of mythical beasts? A city in the clouds? A galaxy far far away? Well in Columbus' case, it was the good ol' Americas. After months of treacherous sailing, they reached their destination, and without a hitch they conquered this land as their own, and lived happily ever after.

                But wait, aren't we forgetting someone? Oh that's right, there were some Indians (Native Americans) around there, but they all shared the land equally and lived in harmony? Right? Well no, not at all. Columbus and his crew should have walked the plank (or at least swabbed the poop deck) for how they treated the Native Americans. The Native Americans were pretty accepting of  the English ways, they were probably intrigued by their technology. On the other hand, the colonists were grabbing at anything valuable, not having an ounce of respect for the Native American ways. Both of these differing groups clashed, with the Colonists eventually dragging the Native Americans out of their land. Those groups did have their good times, like Thanksgiving (Easily in my top 5 holidays). But no matter how you look at it, the Colonists were in the wrong, and nothing can reverse what happened then, so lets try not to make history repeat itself.