In Chapter 7, Land of Opportunity, Loewen discusses social class throughout US History. For the most part, people will stay in the same social class for their whole life. If you were born in the lower class, you will most likely die in the lower class. Same for middle and upper classes. This is because of opportunity. Americans like to preach on how America is the “Land of Opportunity,” even though not everyone is given an equal opportunity. Babies born into the lower classes are usually less healthy, often grow up without their parents around often, they go to a school where they aren’t expected to excel, and the teachers don’t allow them to excel. When they graduate, they probably won’t go to college, so they get a job that doesn’t make
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Most of the facts he told aren’t talked about in classrooms or textbooks. From classic American heroes, to the United States government, he debunked each commonly believed lie that is preached throughout countless history textbooks. Loewen told how textbooks try to cover up the bad parts of historic people, to make their story more relatable and inspirational. He showed how textbooks made up complete lies about many historical figures, such as Christopher Columbus, to fit in plot holes and to make him seem like a hero and an inspirational figure. Loewen worked his hardest to correct every mistake many history textbooks make, and to disclose every intentional lie they …show more content…
Throughout the many chapters, James Loewen discussed how the textbooks industries are corrupt, and how they put false information into the student’s textbooks. From Helen Keller, to Christopher Columbus, to the National Government, Loewen showed that textbooks either refused to tell the whole truth to make the person more admirable or easy for children to look up to, to completely lying to students to not offend anyone. All of the chapters and pieces of evidence prove that history textbooks need to change, and actually report on
Most of the facts he told aren’t talked about in classrooms or textbooks. From classic American heroes, to the United States government, he debunked each commonly believed lie that is preached throughout countless history textbooks. Loewen told how textbooks try to cover up the bad parts of historic people, to make their story more relatable and inspirational. He showed how textbooks made up complete lies about many historical figures, such as Christopher Columbus, to fit in plot holes and to make him seem like a hero and an inspirational figure. Loewen worked his hardest to correct every mistake many history textbooks make, and to disclose every intentional lie they …show more content…
Throughout the many chapters, James Loewen discussed how the textbooks industries are corrupt, and how they put false information into the student’s textbooks. From Helen Keller, to Christopher Columbus, to the National Government, Loewen showed that textbooks either refused to tell the whole truth to make the person more admirable or easy for children to look up to, to completely lying to students to not offend anyone. All of the chapters and pieces of evidence prove that history textbooks need to change, and actually report on