Nathan's Nation

What makes the United States great is that there is so much diversity, But before the great US of A was created, there was much less. People, especially in Puritan Massachusetts, had to live a certain, divine way, or face the possible punishment of death by hanging, drowning, or immolation. The Puritans believed that God's law was the supreme law of the land, and he would kill all those who didn't follow him. However, as time went on, the Puritans became much less religious, and much more like today's American society. But then came Jonathan Edwards and his Great Awakening. Edwards, with his claims that "natural men are held in the hand of God...and God is dreadfully provoked" (Edwards 122), altered the path society was on, one which was making the Puritans more accepting and less violent towards non-believers. Edward's sermons may have pushed off an accepting, diverse community by several decades or even centuries, as he pushed the Puritans back toward their ...

Columbus Day has been celebrated as a a holiday in the United States ever since the colonial times, and it became a national holiday in 1937. Despite the holiday's storied history, there is a push to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day, in order to properly celebrate the accomplishments of Native Americans. This is a grave mistake. Attempting to effectively destroy the legacy of one of the most important men in North American history would have deep ramifications far beyond just removing his holiday. Replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day is just another example of trying to forget the ugly side of American history. Ignoring history just because we don't like how it played out is dangerous and can result in tragic mistakes being committed in the future. We as Americans must reflect on the mistakes made by those who came before us so we can learn from them, and trying to forget their mistakes because they are offensive is nothing but truly ignor...