The book Lies My Teacher Told Me‚ by James W. Loewen‚ was written with the intention of informing anybody that has ever learned about United States history using a textbook published in the United States has‚ most likely‚ not received the complete history of events. The textbooks and information found in classes of all educational levels‚are often skewed by patriotism. Loewen wrote the book to fill in many gaps in the education of our nation’s history which makes Lies My Teacher Told Me an enriching
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My feelings about the English language‚ including both grammar and literature‚ have changed several times throughout my life. These changes took place as I was influenced by my family and by the different teachers that I have had throughout my academic career. As a young boy‚ I knew very little about the English language‚ but the instruction which I have received throughout my academic career has worked to shape my feelings about the English language. My parents began reading to me when I was
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My Favorite Vacation I sat at the resort’s buffet with my mom‚ grandparents‚ and my brother‚ while we were relaxed and we enjoyed ourselves. I could smell the salt from the seawater of Gulf of Mexico‚ it was a rather odd smell‚ it smelt bitter‚ fresh‚ and clean all at the same time. The smell was somewhat pleasurable‚ and was very distinct. Every morning‚ in the resort‚ I woke up to the smell of it‚ which was something I definitely get used to. When my brother and I had wakened up five nights ago
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Have you ever been on a vacation outside of the United States? Vacations can be very enjoyable‚ fun‚ and memorable. There are many different vacation destinations that attract visitors and tourists today. Two of my favorite vacations were during the summer months following my completion of fifth and sixth grade. When I was in fifth grade‚ our family vacationed at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. We went to Wildwood Crest‚ New Jersey the following year after I completed sixth grade. These destinations
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My Favorite TV Series: “SCANDAL” “Scandal” is an American political thriller television series‚ created by Shonda Rhimes. It was first aired on ABC on April 5‚ 2012 (Wikipedia). Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington)‚ the main character‚ is based on Judy Smith‚ a press aide and crisis manager of the former Bush administration and founder of “Smith and company” (Wikipedia). I particularly liked this tv series because the story focuses around a strong female character who has a profound effect on “America’s
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Stomp the Yard: My favorite Movie There are millions of movies that have caught my attention. To choose between Drumline and Stomp the Yard were very hard. However‚ Stomp the Yard is by far one of the best captivating and entertaining movie I have ever watched. This movie is about an inner city krump dancer‚ DJ‚ who moves to Atlanta‚ Georgia for a fresh start. In the movie‚ DJ role is arrogant‚ over-confident‚ and determine to win the heart of April Palmer. The plot of the movie is so
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My favorite leader –Zhou Enlai Abstract As is known to us all‚ Zhou Enlai‚ as a communist party member‚ the first premier and foreign minister of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)‚ has a high reputation from home and abroad. This paper includes four parts in total. It starts with the brief introduction to Zhou Enlai and then pays more attention to the second part about his contributions. Following is the third part about evaluations from domestic and international. The last part comes to the
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The Dictionary defines language as a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation‚ the same geographical area‚ or the same cultural tradition. Based on this definition wouldn’t it make sense for different generations to have differences in their language because they are apart of different cultural differences amongst one another? My generation consistently gets a bad wrap for being too vulgar‚ too curt‚ too disrespectful‚ and too controversial
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Red - my secret favorite color Red is my favourite colour - secret favourite colour. Why I like red has always been a mystery‚ and well‚ even I cared less to sit and think why red? Everyone has their own favourite colour (although I never understood how we decide our favourite colour. I think there must be a gene in our very complicated human body for that too) and so do I‚ but mine is secret! I don’t tell anyone about my choice of colour‚ the mere reason being – it is not supposed to be a boys’
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to: Mrs. Elsa Laquindanum Technical Writing “My Great Teacher also My Hero” Objective/Purpose: To inspire and encourage many of us‚ also cheers us up to “Keep Looking Forward”. Description of Lesson: A teacher (also called a schoolteacher) is a person who provides education for students. I decided to start my compilation with something meaningful‚ I entitled it “My Great Teacher also My Hero”. A simple tribute to her and to them‚ to our beloved teachers who shows us and gave us a half of their lives
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