Lies My Teacher Told Me by James LoewenEssay Preview: Lies My Teacher Told Me by James LoewenReport this essayJames Loewen wrote the book ?Lies My Teacher Told ME? to help the students of the United States become aware of their true history. This book attempts to show how and why American history has been taught the way it has without regard for the truth. Mr. Loewen had compared twelve different history textbooks they are: The Great Republic, The American Way, Land of Promise, Rise of the American Nation, Challenge of Freedom, American Adventures, Discovering American History, The American Tradition, Life and Liberty, The United States ? A History of the Republic, Triumph of the American Nation and The American Pageant. Loewen has argued his cases for Heroification, Euorcentrism and the first settlers, and Racism in our history. He has done this knowing fully that most people do not want to know the harsh realities of our nations past. The United States has tried to maintain a positive image throughout history. Unfortunately, it has many skeletons in its closet that need to come out to heal this great nation on many levels. If the public at large new the real role of racism in our nations infancy and how men tried to pursue their way of thinking as opposed to what is good for the country they would be ashamed at what the United States has stood for in the past.
Heroification is a degenerative process that makes people into heroes regardless of any type of character flaw they may possess. It appears that Mr. Loewen?s greatest concern
… middle of paper ……esult to a society where our students are being taught this way? The number one result is that students do not know the true history of their country nor do they remember what they were taught in class. This is a sad conclusion but Mr. Loewen feels it is an accurate one given responses to questions he has asked his students throughout the years. What can we do to change this and reeducate the people out there? Sadly I feel nothing can be done for those of us out there who are not truly aware of this misinformed way of teaching. But, our children need not be sheltered from our true history, rather they should learn all that has happened so we can prevent the atrocities from reoccurring again.
[quote=Pete]There was no such thing as a ‘postal-code’ that gave the American people their rightful place in history
As the American people discover their own nation’s past and discover that their political system has been a corrupt, unjust, and inefficient success, what can they do? What can we do to protect our rights as civil liberties. What else can people actually do?
We need to work with the government to fix our political, economic and racial problems.
We need to continue our efforts to put our democracy back in the hands of all Americans, including our children.
I call for you, today, to keep your voice heard and to listen to your friends. Please support the effort to make our nation’s political system work the way it should be. But don’t be afraid to take action. Stop the lies. Stop the fear. Stop the lies and the fear continues
I’m sure a lot of you will be surprised at the courage they are showing to defend our rights and defend our freedoms from the many lies and lies made by our political system, by our tax dollars and by the rich. But what matters, in the end, is making change and bringing people together to understand that not only are they not criminals, but they are honest, patriotic, hardworking citizens. We must speak out for freedom and equality for all Americans before the establishment of a rigged, corrupt process of political corruption.
While we must continue our efforts until one man can defeat the corrupt, political machine and turn power back on the people, we have to come together to stand with all those who stand today in defense of free and equal American elections. We can’t let politicians be politicians. We can’t let the powerful and those who have control over our nation in the next election manipulate our minds, our actions, and our politics to our advantage.
If we do so, you will not let the corrupt politicians do it again. Only you can prevent this from happening and give our children a voice in this time of national tragedy, as they must now. Don’t let the politicians deceive you, do what’s right, and not forget about any and all mistakes that will be made.
It is time for Americans to take a stand and speak up for our rights and freedoms and to stand against this system. We must hold politicians and other dishonest politicians to account for all political shenanigans to continue to deny that millions of our fellow Americans are not human beings and that we are just a bunch of people who have an agenda to enslave our people and to make sure that no people, at all, ever have the constitutional right to vote, and that no one who can’t
[quote=Pete]There was no such thing as a ‘postal-code’ that gave the American people their rightful place in history
As the American people discover their own nation’s past and discover that their political system has been a corrupt, unjust, and inefficient success, what can they do? What can we do to protect our rights as civil liberties. What else can people actually do?
We need to work with the government to fix our political, economic and racial problems.
We need to continue our efforts to put our democracy back in the hands of all Americans, including our children.
I call for you, today, to keep your voice heard and to listen to your friends. Please support the effort to make our nation’s political system work the way it should be. But don’t be afraid to take action. Stop the lies. Stop the fear. Stop the lies and the fear continues
I’m sure a lot of you will be surprised at the courage they are showing to defend our rights and defend our freedoms from the many lies and lies made by our political system, by our tax dollars and by the rich. But what matters, in the end, is making change and bringing people together to understand that not only are they not criminals, but they are honest, patriotic, hardworking citizens. We must speak out for freedom and equality for all Americans before the establishment of a rigged, corrupt process of political corruption.
While we must continue our efforts until one man can defeat the corrupt, political machine and turn power back on the people, we have to come together to stand with all those who stand today in defense of free and equal American elections. We can’t let politicians be politicians. We can’t let the powerful and those who have control over our nation in the next election manipulate our minds, our actions, and our politics to our advantage.
If we do so, you will not let the corrupt politicians do it again. Only you can prevent this from happening and give our children a voice in this time of national tragedy, as they must now. Don’t let the politicians deceive you, do what’s right, and not forget about any and all mistakes that will be made.
It is time for Americans to take a stand and speak up for our rights and freedoms and to stand against this system. We must hold politicians and other dishonest politicians to account for all political shenanigans to continue to deny that millions of our fellow Americans are not human beings and that we are just a bunch of people who have an agenda to enslave our people and to make sure that no people, at all, ever have the constitutional right to vote, and that no one who can’t
[quote=Pete]There was no such thing as a ‘postal-code’ that gave the American people their rightful place in history
As the American people discover their own nation’s past and discover that their political system has been a corrupt, unjust, and inefficient success, what can they do? What can we do to protect our rights as civil liberties. What else can people actually do?
We need to work with the government to fix our political, economic and racial problems.
We need to continue our efforts to put our democracy back in the hands of all Americans, including our children.
I call for you, today, to keep your voice heard and to listen to your friends. Please support the effort to make our nation’s political system work the way it should be. But don’t be afraid to take action. Stop the lies. Stop the fear. Stop the lies and the fear continues
I’m sure a lot of you will be surprised at the courage they are showing to defend our rights and defend our freedoms from the many lies and lies made by our political system, by our tax dollars and by the rich. But what matters, in the end, is making change and bringing people together to understand that not only are they not criminals, but they are honest, patriotic, hardworking citizens. We must speak out for freedom and equality for all Americans before the establishment of a rigged, corrupt process of political corruption.
While we must continue our efforts until one man can defeat the corrupt, political machine and turn power back on the people, we have to come together to stand with all those who stand today in defense of free and equal American elections. We can’t let politicians be politicians. We can’t let the powerful and those who have control over our nation in the next election manipulate our minds, our actions, and our politics to our advantage.
If we do so, you will not let the corrupt politicians do it again. Only you can prevent this from happening and give our children a voice in this time of national tragedy, as they must now. Don’t let the politicians deceive you, do what’s right, and not forget about any and all mistakes that will be made.
It is time for Americans to take a stand and speak up for our rights and freedoms and to stand against this system. We must hold politicians and other dishonest politicians to account for all political shenanigans to continue to deny that millions of our fellow Americans are not human beings and that we are just a bunch of people who have an agenda to enslave our people and to make sure that no people, at all, ever have the constitutional right to vote, and that no one who can’t