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Write your first paragraph here: Document A is a poem about Christopher Columbus by Jean Marzollo , It was written in 1948 . It was also about how Christopher Columbus was brave to sail , and was kind enough to bring things back to his family . The purpose of this poem is to teach children about the Christopher Columbus journey . Teach kids that Christopher is someone you want to look up to because of his good deeds .This point of view of this poem is to inform people, especially children that Christopher was a good person . The point of view can be interpreted as limited or biased because ,the author made it seem like he was a great person and didn’t do anything wrong . The author made Christopher Columbus feel like an hero to many

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