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Monroe Doctrine   To begin with Monroe addresses the negotiations and conferrings which took place with Russia and England regarding the colonization of the New World. He declares that since the US has been established, the Americas need not be considered land subject for future colonization by any European powers. Then he goes on to speak about how the US wouldn't be involved in the conflicts of Europe or their colonies, and that only if absolutely necessary (like when the US's rights are infringed) would entering a conflict be considered by the US, and the US would otherwise be neutral. Monroe also goes onto note that any assertion of power to establish a European style government in the Americas would be met with an American response. Monroe ends by saying that the US will treat all other governments equally, and if any European power tries to colonize in the Americas, then the US will side with the preexisting government.   George Washington's Farewell Addres

              Christopher Columbus was a notable historical figure which provided two distinct versions of himself and as such is remembered in two different lights. One of which being that he was an evil racist man, or the second version to a lesser extent, one of a brave pioneer that laid the roots for the modern world that we know today, one that includes the western hemisphere. In elementary school, teachers taught us the surface level information about him, and how he discovered the world was flat and that he was the first person to find the New World. As the years passed on and our ability to process and understand more dark concepts matured, more information was supplied which completely changed my outlook on the man whom we gave a national holiday to. This led me to the conclusion that even though Columbus may have committed some heroic acts, the atrocities he committed throughout his adult life far outweigh any aforementioned heroic acts. His heroic acts, though dwarfed compa