The book that I chose for my book report was “Lies My Teacher Told Me”‚ by James W. Loewen. At first‚ I thought this book would be the worse out of the 5 to read. I thought that I do not need some Book to tell me I am uneducated in American history. But after I read it‚ I realized that the book is much more than that. It is a critique on so many factors in our society. Only one is the student’s education. But it does not critique the American history student like I thought. If a student
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Teaching History and the Consequences of it? According to‚ the chapter eleven from the book “ Lies my teacher told me” by James w. Loewen‚ under the title “Why is history taught like this? To answer for this question’s‚ it is better to see different directions as well as the perception of the of the teacher’s‚ the final goal of the responsible college or university or the giver institution‚ or the strategy of the education policy curriculums‚ why prefers or allowed to give this one sides negative
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Part I: After reading chapters 2 and 3 in Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen‚ which gave a new view on Christopher Columbus and the first thanksgiving. One concept that Loewen wrote about and Dr. J lectured about was that Christopher Columbus wasn’t actually the first one to “discover” the “New World”. In fact many people had been living there for sometime before he had arrived. They gave Columbus a sense of herofication which is "a degenerative process (much like calcification) that makes people
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Ashley Walker Mr. Scott INTD 101-18: The Art of Seduction 29 September 2011 A False History James Loewen uses his piece Lies my Teacher Told Me to reveal the flaws in America’s mainstream textbooks. Loewen points out the fact that textbooks try to “indoctrinate blind patriotism” (Loewen 6) and “keep students in the dark about the nature of history” (Loewen 8). Almost every American textbook sells history using the “soft seduction” approach‚ as explained in Robert Greene’s book‚ The Art of
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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 contribution
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Reading Journal Entry 1 The first two chapters of Everything I Never Told You felt like quick summaries of the time Lydia was missing‚ and the story of how her mother and father got together. It provides the reader a glimpse into life as an Asian-American‚ life as a teenager‚ as well as how people of races other than white were treated during the 20th century. Asian-Americans in the 20th century and even now‚ are treated like their fundamental understanding of how the English language works is deficient
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Rick Riordan‚ once a teacher‚ created numerous books. He created books that people enjoyed and inspired people to write books themselves. Although people did not like his books at first‚ he kept writing and made his books better thanks to the people who once disliked him. He made a difference in the realm of writing for children. Rick Riordan created fictional books for both adults and children‚ improving them by thinking out of the box so others would enjoy them‚ and inspiring people to become writers
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Russell Riordan Jr. better known as Rick Riordan is The New York Times bestselling American author of the Percy Jackson and Olympians series. Born on June 5‚ 1964‚ Rick Riordan grew up in Texas. He attended the Alamo Heights High School‚ graduating in 1982. For higher education Rick enrolled at the University of Texas in Austin double majoring in English and history. After graduation from the university in 1986‚ Rick Riordan chose teaching for a career. For 15 years Rick taught English‚ history and Greek
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The current Texas Governor‚ Rick Perry‚ announced his candidacy for President on August 13‚ 2011‚ and looks like he is in line for the number one spot in the 2012 Presidential Campaign. Perry‚ a committed conservative‚ grew up in a small‚ rural town called Paint Creek‚ where he worked on the family farm‚ played football and was a dedicated Boy Scout. Perry actually went to Texas A&M University and was an Aggie Yell Leader for the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets‚ graduating with the class
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Teacher Told Me A fascinating and informative book‚ Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen‚ takes a look at twelve popular American history textbooks and concludes that the information is false‚ viewed primarily from an European perspective‚ and made up to credit national myths. In addition‚ James Loewen presents many key historical events that he feels are missing from many of these textbooks and should be included. Published in 1995 by The New Press‚ Lies My Teacher Told Me rapidly
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