What are your feelings/thoughts/opinions about your group's proposal on Columbus day?

My group chose to celebrate Columbus day. In my opinion, I think we should celebrate Columbus day because Columbus made a huge impact on America. It's part of history, it was something historically good. It was one of America's oldest holiday. So, why stop celebrating it since, it has been in American tradition for years. If we didn't celebrate it then, future kids wouldn't know anything about it. Also, if we continue to celebrate Columbus day, future kids would  look on their calendar and ask "what is Columbus day?" We as in the adults can tell the kids all about Columbus like who he was and what he did. Columbus was the one who started the Columbian exchange. The Columbian exchange was a widespread exchange of plants, culture, and animals between the Eastern and Western hemisphere. (old world and new world.) Without the Columbian exchange we wouldn't have all these goods. This is why I think we should continue to celebrate Columbus day.

What does it say about a country to support a person/holiday such as Columbus?

When a country support a person/holiday such as Columbus, it shows the huge significance of a person or society as a whole to appreciate what Columbus did through his discovery of America.For example, like how he started the Columbian exchange, it brought plants, animals, & cultures. Also,if we didn't have the right plants we need to be treated we wouldn't survive. The exchange is important because it was widespread. Everyone around the world can get the items they needed.  He was the one who had brought every different cultures to one place.  If, it wasn't for him no one would have ever knew this place besides the Native Americans. The Native American would be the only one living in America. As of today many people from all around the world are living in the United States.