Monday, March 17, 2008
There's always to sides to a story
First and Foremost, in our American society, we are taught year after year in history class that there's a (good)side and a (bad) side, end of story. Secondly we are brainwashed from kindergarden through twelve grade, to believe that America( throughout history) were always the (good guys). Historians deliberately left out key information in history books, so America can be veiwed as the( good guys). What about all the countries that fought wars against America? What about their side of the story? or How did they see things fit? These are all important questions that seemingly is left out. For example The Iraqi people are veiwed to American citizens as evil and malicious people. Why? Because America is at war with Iraq, and America are the (good guys). But why do Iraqi people hate us? Maybe because we invaded their country, bombed thier homes, killed innocent people, mocked their religion and gave them a new democracy. But when it's all said and done, none of this will be in the history books. Ironically, this will be the history that history leaves out.
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Very good! What might our telling of history have to do with the language we use as well?
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