Europeans are known for trekking into western civilization or as they refer to as the “New World”, and take the land as their own. In some scenarios it is evident that the Europeans have proved to be beneficial to the inhabitants of the area, and help them economically. Venezuela, however can be regarded as the complete opposite. Spain saw Venezuela as an opportunity to make quick money due to the prominent pearl beds that lay off the coast of Venezuela and the myth of el dorado which ostensibly yields infinite riches. Nonetheless, the Spaniards took no consideration into the exploitation they caused when searching for riches and settling. This can be classified as quite the tragic story, but a select few individuals were able to muster enough courage to fight for their country.
Venezuela yields a rich history in culture and the fight for independence that dates back to nearly 15,000 years ago when the first indigenous people crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia into what is formerly known as present day Venezuela. During this millennium, formerly itinerant groups developed into three main linguistic groups that had begun to proliferate quite substantially due to their extensive knowledge of agriculture: Arawak, Carib, and Chibcha. The Carib tribe resided predominantly in the central and eastern coast of Venezuela living off fishing and constant movement of agriculture in order to maintain the integrity of the land whilst not depriving it of its natural resources. Arawak
The Spanish were the first to take advantage of the New World’s riches by forging an intense national unity that enables it to dominate Europe as well as the New World wall France and England were preoccupied with political disputes and religious conflict. The treasures seized from Mexico and Peru added to Spain’s military and economic power. The single-minded focus on gold and silver also tempted the Spanish government to live beyond its means. Between 1557 and 1662, the kings of Spain were forced to declare bankruptcy 10 times.
The ancient times, Venezuela had three main kinds of people on the land the: Carib, Arawak, and Chibcha. The lived in groups all over. The most advanced of the three was the Carib, they lived mostly In the eastern slopes of the Andes.
During the sixteenth century Spain had control over land in the Caribbeans and America that was ten times the size of Spain. One of the most famous conquerors was a man by the name of Cortes. His first target was the Aztec Empire one of the richest empires in America. After a very bloody battle Cortes successfully conquered the empire “converting” its people to Christianity and taking their gold. From this Cortes became on of the richest men in the world. This event inspired many others to do the same with many choosing the life of a conquistador to find their riches in the new world. The amount of conquistadors started to make Spain worry if they were to try and rule New Spain and that they were killing more Indians instead of converting
The Spanish exploration of America brought many new foods, types of plants, and many forms of wealth to the European world. However, the wealth that was brought from the Americas came at a cost. The suffering and enslavement of the Native people and the transportation of Africans to America to be used as slaves alongside the Natives. Many motivations were used to support this extraction of wealth and treatment of the Natives and Africans, however two are easily verifiable. The Spanish colonization from 1492 to 1700 was motivated by religious conversion of all peoples in America and the desire for wealth and profit that had a significant impact on the lives of Native Americans and Africans.
Prior to Spanish colonization the region now delineated as Venezuela was home to numerous and diverse groups of indigenous peoples. These tribes co-existed in this fertile land and were thought
In this world where people can acquire anything they need or want, we have to wonder, “Is the government controlling us?” Both the governments in A Brave New World and in the United States of America offer birth control pills and have abortion clinics that are available for everyone, thus making birth control pills and abortion operations very easy to acquire. Although both governments offer birth control pills and abortion clinics, A Brave New World’s government requires everyone to take the pills and immediately get an abortion when pregnant. This in turn shows us that A Brave New World’s government is controlling the population and the development of children. China is one of the few countries that currently have control of the
When singing up for “The New World” the soon to be colonists did not know what they were agreeing to. Perhaps there were thoughts of undeniable freedom that drove the group of Britains to this new land and away from their original rulers. Upon arrival the new colonists were bombarded with several new laws and policies that left them with their hands in their mouths. They had just gotten away from their cruel rulers, and now there are supposed to pay all this additional money to help them (“1773”)? No, what happened was that a group of radicals were formed instead and this group slowly formed a revolution. This collection of angry colonists was the root of to separation of the Colonies from Britain, and it all started with the Stamp
Expansion is something that our history has come to know for many years. Throughout all these years of expansion one question arises: is expansion always positive? When thinking about expansion, many people never consider the people affected by it. Expansion in the New World had a negative effect on the Native Americans in North America. The worst effect of expansion can be seen in the loss of native land.
The New World written and directed by Terrence Malick took place in Virginia in 1607. In the beginning of the movie, John Smith was imprisoned on Captain Newport’s ship, deep inside the ship’s hull (“The New World”). When the ship reached the shore, John Smith was supposed to be hanged, but his life was spared by none other than Captain Newport himself, after he gave the orders to hang him in the first place. The captain, his crew and Smith landed in Virginia to found Jamestown as an English colony in 1607. They came across friendly Native Americans shortly after their arrival, but it soon turned hectic when one of the Native Americans unknowingly stole a tool from the colonists, and then was shot and killed.
In the early 1600s, the greatest empire of that time, the British empire, demonstrated one more time its immense level of power by conquering the New World. The Jamestown settlement, also known as the beginning of America, was occupied by a group of British conquerors willing to impose their traditions, culture, and language on the natives of Jamestown. Many historians, politicians, and influential people, as the Queen of England, have claimed that the first British settlement in America was founded by three principles that nowadays govern most of the countries in the world: democracy, equality, and diversity. While a vast number of people agree that America has been strengthened by embracing those three principles, many conservatives, as Patrick J. Buchanan, have disagreed with that idea. Patrick J. Buchanan, one of the most influential conservatives in the U.S. who has run for President three times, has mentioned in many of his publications how atrocious is for a country, especially for the United States, to embrace democracy, equality, and diversity. In “Deconstructing America,” Patrick J. Buchanan claims that the founding values of America have not only stopped it to prosper, but also have helped to destroy it and pull it apart. Patrick’s arguments of the destruction of America are actually very accurate and effective.
Thesis- The discovery of the “New World” by Christopher Columbus and his crew in 1492 served a great change for the Europeans. Citizens of England, Spain, Dutch, and France try to start new settlements in hopes of finding gold. Even more, moving to the new country helped European citizens start a new land because of the opportunities to own land. Although the discovery of the New World served great change for the Europeans that wanted a new life, it left the Native Americans fighting for their life due to the Europeans diseases, advanced weapons, forced to learn a different religion and enslavement.
“Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.”, that’s exactly how all the ethnic groups wanted to accomplish dealing with this discovery in this foreign land with farming and the dry land possession in many field spirituals. The colonization’s in the New World was consistently complex to keep peace during those days from wars and competition for claiming the land of opportunities. Between the cultural differences, the Spanish, the Dutch, the French and the English, it was truly a sacrifice for each of them to fight and go for the same power, wealth, and national glory, but it could only belong to one. They eventually had to go in different paths and for each of them to conquer want they wanted to have because it did come with a price to pay. Everyone had their different reasons of why they came to the New World and when all of them arrived at different times the Spanish, Dutch, French, and the English had different ways to colonize the land of opportunities.
Imagine seeing a figure laying there on the examining table, and seeing the body prepping to receive radiation beams. That is just a little of how a day in the life of a radiation patient goes. To better explain radiation therapy it is simply a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation designed to dispatch cancer cells and shrink tumors. In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, conveys that “In order for a utopian society to achieve a state of stability, a loss of individuality, and the undoing of Mother Nature must occur.” In the mindset of Brave New World, the director puts all of the people in certain caste systems in order to create some type of balance between everyone. That way no one feels like they have to rebel to get what they want. If everyone is treated equally then there is no point for wanting to rebel against what is expected of you. Radiation therapy, however, ties into Brave New World because of common usage of medicine. For instance, in the novel, the director and his team all carry out a scientific procedure. That scientific procedure categorizes each infant into the right caste system that best fits them, which however depends on the ability that the infant is able to carry out. The method is similar to how radiologist created radiation therapy to help trick the body, and to show the functions while helping source the body to adapt to the medicine. The world has yet to really recognize the new advancement that was
When the Europeans first arrived in the North American continents, they found hundreds of tribes occupying a vast and rich land that was now called the new world. To what they had found in amazement that such a land filled of resources and native people they found to be amazing. They quickly started to recognized the wealth of the natural resources. What for they came her to find gold soon turned out to be riches in another form of way. Which now they had an opportunity to start a new life. However, they did not, so quick or willing to recognize the culture and the spiritual way of the people and intellectual riches of the people they called Indians.
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the movements to explore the new world increased rapidly. Among them was the arrival of the early Europeans on Americas. Only in a few decades this arrival has changed the land and the people of the Americas both on the physical the non-physical outcomes.