James W. Loewen wrote the book "Lies My Teacher Told Me" to help students understand the past of the United States‚ and how it is effecting the present. "Lies My Teacher Told Me" examines 12 various American history text books‚ and points out the various lies‚ flaws‚ and sugar coated stories the text books present. Loewen explains how textbooks practice heroification‚ and how race and race relations are a major issue when it comes to American history. Among these topics‚ Loewen also sheds light on
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When asked to identify an individual who has had a significant influence on me‚ I immediately think of my mom. Throughout my childhood‚ my mom has been the figure that I’ve looked up to‚ longing to one day amount to her ceaseless faith and her colossal strength. Together‚ my family and I have gone through a plethora of trials; however‚ despite these‚ my mom’s faith refused to vacillate. Therefore‚ the first of these hardships began in December 2005 when my sister‚ Jenna‚ was diagnosed with Acute
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Around six years ago I remember my parents encouraging me to play ice hockey. It was my first time on the ice and I had a bit of trouble getting started‚ but as I played more I began to love the sport and I just couldn’t get enough of it‚ now it has become a significant part of my life. In this essay I will reflect upon a very important and exciting ice-hockey game that took place a while ago‚ and in which I took part. Every single chair in the arena had been filled. From the changing-room it was
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The Naked Sun and Foundation’s Edge‚ The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science which was the encyclopedic work of science for the layman. The Fun They Had is also one of his marvelous works. The events of this story take place in distant future‚ 2157. There are no real schools here‚ the books printed on paper are replaced by screen books and human teachers are replaced by mechanical ones. The hero of this story Tommy once finds a very unusual book in which words are static. This book describes a school
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Descriptive Essay Skipper J. Valentin Cruzado PSY 202 Adult Development and Life Assessment Instructor: Shannon Mancuso May 27‚ 2013 I close my eyes and try to visualize a place‚ but where? There a so many possibilities. I can imagine my work place and see and feel the commotion of living in a fire station‚ or I could imagine my home in Mayaguez. Where should I go? I think and my mind seems to wander‚ I hear my kids and I try to refocus. Wait‚ suddenly my mind goes back the house I grew up
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at the time as I race to pick up my siblings from school. I take them home‚ then rush to coach my cheer team of 16‚ ten-year old girls. I am extremely passionate about coaching; I love to teach my girls all the skills they will need to compete‚ but lately it has been hectic. My mind is racing thinking of the endless amount of studying I need to do‚ coupled with how I can help my struggling cheerleader Payton with the routine. Time has been stretched because my life has changed. Many more responsibilities
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Kerryn-Danyea Freeman AP World History Book: Lies my teacher told me‚ everything your American history textbook got wrong Author: James W. Loewen During my period of time that I had to read this very persuasive book into believing that you’re casual every day period of History class is basically nothing but a waste of time if not taught in the correct context. Which would include the good‚ the bad‚ and the all in between of the subject of that person
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Textbooks “More Americans have learned the story of the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction from Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind than from all of the learned volumes on this period” -Warren Beck and Myles Clowers The book Lies My Teacher Told Me was written by James Loewen. I choose to read Chapter 5: “Gone with the Wind”: The Invisibility of Racism in American History Textbooks. The chapters that I read discussed how in many of the American History Textbooks‚ that many young students
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Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you‚ and describe that influence? I was born in Taiwan‚ a small island near China. My family live there and I was lived there until eight grade‚ after that I went to United States of America for high school‚ because my mom wants me to learn how to speak awesome English. In my country‚ the educational system is divided into four part‚ elementary‚ middle school‚ high school‚ and college‚ there are still some higher educations above
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Growing up I didn’t have the life of a normal kid. Yeah‚ I played sports‚ went to school everyday‚ and struggled with the dilemmas of being an eight year old girl‚ but on the side I was also attempting to memorize the names and dosages of all of the new medications I was being filled up with. There was so much new information being thrown at me. At the end of my second grade year I was diagnosed with a chronic muscle disease called JDMS‚ I felt very lost and confused. I didn’t realize it at the time
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