Title: "The Reality of What Was Not Written"
Category:History / North American History Details: Words: 1845 | Pages: 7.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
"The Reality of What Was Not Written"
"Lies My Teacher Told Me" by James W. Loewen is a synopsis of historically
significant people and how certain parts of their lives were either changed or
neglected in society's modern text books. Perhaps by focusing in on these people
and the lost pieces of their lives a better understanding of American history can be
obtained, maybe even an identity could be developed for this young country. My
perception of American history was instilled in me from a young age, but when
reading Loewen it …showed first 85 words of 1845 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 1845 total…want to see the whole picture. People must
want to record all parts of history and teach our children how to shape American
society. America is still young and lacking an identity, but if historians can tell all
the facts, even the bad points of our past heroes then we as a nation and society can
grow. This may be the only way to truly figure out who we all really are and what
we must do to come together as a country, even world.
