Cities Of Gold Quote Analysis

Between 1492-1776, although many people moved to the “New World”, North America lost population due to the amount of Indians dying from war and diseases and the inability of colonists to replace them. John Murrin states, “losers far outnumbered winners” in “ a tragedy of such huge proportions that no one’s imagination can easily encompass it all.” This thought of a decreasing population broadens one’s perspective of history from that of an excluded American tale full of positivity to that of a more unbiased, all-encompassing analysis. The Indians and slaves have recently been noted as a more crucial part of history than previously accredited with.

What I Think: I really appreciate this quote because of its overall message regarding basic morals of a person. I feel like people who live their life in a way parallel to this quote are the most successful ones, as they are not afraid to suffer in order to achieve their goals.

“Here, at last, we begin to appreciate the enormity of the calamity, for the disintegration of native America was a loss not just to those societies but to the human enterprise as a whole. . . . The Americas were a boundless sea of novel ideas, dreams, stories, philosophies, religions, moralities, discoveries, and all the other products of the mind”(137).

Chapter one of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States discusses the differences between the culture and attitudes of the Europeans and the Native Americans. It further describes how the Europeans came to the New World and committed genocide against the Native Americans in order to get land and gold from them, which displayed the cruelty and greed of the European explorers coming to the Americas. However, many historians consider these actions by the European Conquistadors to be necessary in order for human progress to occur, but Zinn argues whether human progress needed all of these barbaric actions. He talks about how history has had many important details left out of many events and believes that it is important for history to be seen for all that happened. For example, Zinn writes, “To emphasize the heroism of Columbus and his successors as navigators and discoverers, and to de-emphasize their genocide, is not a technical necessity but an ideological choice. It serves- unwittingly-to justify what was done.” (Zinn) This quotation shows how Zinn emphasizes how this brutality was not a necessity but it is a choice on how it should be interpreted. Zinn also talks about Hernando Cortes’ time with the Aztec Empire. In the text, Zinn writes, “Cortes then began his march of death from town to town, using deception, turning Aztec against

One place where Horace’s quote holds true is in current events. In the national news there is misfortune and chaos seemingly everywhere. A first example of this is with Hurricane Harvey, hitting Texas and the surrounding area, in August-September 2017. This category 3 hurricane has been one of the worst and most destructive hurricanes to hit the United States. Texas and Louisiana flooded, causing billions of dollars of damage and nearly a hundred lives to be lost. Despite all of this, the citizens of the community came together to volunteer and help each other, and it revealed their spirit and resilience. Just like the quote, adversity brought out the best of Americans and tested their strength in a way that would not happen if Hurricane Harvey hit them. A second example is with the Vegas shooting which happened October 1st at a concert, leaving 58 deaths and 546 more injured, making it America’s deadliest shooting. Following the tragedy, it gave anti-gun activists opportunity to fight for stricter gun control. Also this incident, like with Hurricane Harvey, has brought the country together, supporting the victims and their families, and wanting to stop the violence and hate in America. It shows that misfortune can play a positive and influential role.

It can be said that the ruin of the Native Americans started as far back as when the first settlers landed in North America. The main progression of their forced emigration, however, was due to the War of 1812. A professor of history, David Koch states, “There is no question, the alliance with the English destroyed any slim chance the natives might have had to retain any lands in the east.” (Bulletin, n.p). The War of 1812 is seen as a step in the United States’

Since these ancient people did not work with writing, this made an obstacle for the archaeologists; who had to create artifacts to help with their studies. They did all they could do, except ignore what can’t be ignored: ancient Americans’ past events.

According to Jared Padalecki, ”Always keep fighting. You are not alone.” *Even though it might take time, you should keep on living your best life. The quote relates to The Outsiders because the protagonist, Ponyboy, starts spiraling downwards once Dally and Johnny pass away and wants to give up. This saying states you should never give up and work through the tough points in your life.

Greed is perhaps one of the most destructive forces in this world, it breeds anger, hate, jealousy, and more. The novella “The Pearl” is based on how the finding of a pearl causes greed to be awakened in the hearts of people and cause them to commit evil. During the Novella, Steinbeck develops the theme that greed left unchecked can cause immoral behavior and that is show in the doctor, the attackers, and Kino. All of them are forced by greed to commit sins that they otherwise would not do.

As European civilization spread across America, indigenous populations decreased. Disease and war carried off their victims too. The transition of land between Europeans and Indians was accomplished through treaties, war, and violent rejection. For a while, it seemed that the Indians and their history will disappear altogether. We have to give a credit to the Indians like Thomas Builds-the-Fire who was telling the stories of their tribe without any hesitation and fear. Thomas believed that every real Indian must know the history of their tribe; therefore, he saved the history of Native Americans from vanishing forever by word of

My mom sends me inspirational quotes when I am faced with a challenge in my life. In high school I faced a challenge that I thought would mark the end of my career in FFA, or Future Farmers of America. It was officer election time in my FFA chapter for my senior year and there was a lot being thrown my way. Losing the people who I thought were my best friends was the main problem I faced after the election. I was the new chapter president and I was afraid of what was going to happen with my friendships because of my position. I thought about quitting and running the other way in order to avoid it all. I told my mom what was going on and she sent me this quote, “F.E.A.R. has two meanings, Forget Everything And Run, or Face Everything And

Looking back at the event in Book 2 chapter 21, I feel that the behavior of the mob during the storming of Bastille was believable and this is also supported by the incident that was mentioned in the London Times article. For example, in Tale of Two cities Dickens describes the massacre as being a devastating and bloody result of the massacre at Bastille as he wrote, ”Saint Antoine's blood was up, and the blood of tyranny and domination by the iron hand was down-down on the steps of the Hotel de Ville where the governor's body lay….” This quote describes how the Saint Antoine was filled with death and destruction. Dickens's portrayal is also similar to what was described in the article, which states “the city had been a scene of bloodshed

It may be stormy now, but it never rains forever.” I like that quote because it acknowledges the fact that things will get better no matter how bad the situation is. If that doesn’t convince you, then think of this true story. Once there was a kid named Leon. He was a Polish kid in the time of the Holocaust. Now if you know anything about the Holocaust, you should know that it was not a good time to be Polish. Leon was sent to concentration camp after concentration camp. His two brothers were killed by German soldiers. This was a very rough time in his life. However, he kept on fighting and got through it. Once the Holocaust was over, he went to college and got a master’s degree in education and became an industrial arts teacher in California. I take interest in that story because it proves that you can get through anything as long as you believe and you keep fighting. My sister is a very hard worker. She takes very difficult classes to try and get into a really good college. The downside to taking these challenging classes, is that they come with lots of homework. Every single night, she works on homework from 4pm-11pm at least. However, she always completes it and in the long run, she will end up in a wonderful college so she can have a job that she enjoys. This proves that as long as you work hard for what you want and you believe, you can always complete it. As the saying goes, “if you can believe

Gold Coin Synthesis A gold coin intrigues readers to continue on moving throughout the book, while not becoming inattentive from the storyline. A gold coin can help foreshadow what is going to happen later on in the book, or it could leave you hanging and wanting more. Gold coins can appear as a small scene, fact, or even telling a quote. The placement of a gold coin is very important in the storyline because it helps the reader become more interested into the story. Joseph Conrad uses gold coins as a literary device throughout his novel.

“Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do.” (pg.18) This quote can be applied in really anything you do in life but it specifically reminds me of Junior year when Coach Fricke helped me get through my depression when it got really bad and taught me many life lessons.