How Radical Was the American Revolution?

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, being radical is "of, relating to, or constituting a political group associated with views, practices and policies of extreme change". With that said, I believe the American Revolution was very radical because we were going against everything; from the taxes imposed by Great Britain to the multiple acts from our mother country. We wanted the British out of America so we could be an independent nation at last. Most of America wasn't satisfied with the fact the Great Britain had taken over the country so we reacted in a way that was considered "extreme" or radical to achieve a state of independence.

Should We Celebrate Columbus Day?

The definition of a "hero" according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is: "one that shows great courage" and "a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities". A hero sets off and does something heroic (hence the name, "hero"). If this is the case, Columbus is certainly not a hero. Columbus set off intending to discover a new trade route to Asia but instead, he unintentionally found the New World (key word: unintentionally). Wow. He is celebrated today for a mistake that just so happen to be a good one. Does that mean we should take a day off to celebrate those students who fail in school for their mistakes? No. Then where is the logic behind celebrating Columbus day? That's not to say that people are ungrateful for his discovery. I realize there are benefits of finding the New World and I realize that Columbus opened up new opportunity for people's future. However, people have to take into consideration that Columbus didn't initially set out to discover the New World. Columbus is not the hero that everyone makes him out to be (No offence, Christopher Columbus!).