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The last one I found that I need to improve everything when it comes to writing in general. I have two problems; First is every time I am going to write something I always think about the subject in Spanish and that is a big problem because in Spanish is different from English. Everything is backward and the verbs and transitions are very different. That makes it more difficult for me because I have to go back and try to make sense on what I am writing. The second problem that I have is, that…

In, Lies my Teacher Told Me, by James Loewen, many different important points are made about how the history textbook industry is corrupt, telling lies, or not telling the whole truth to the young readers. This should be very evident to most people, since textbooks spanning from elementary to high school often tell different pieces of information, and sometimes, complete opposite of those pieces of information. For years, history textbooks have been corrupted by the economically elite, and…

I. CONTENTS A. Statement of Intent The intent of this unit is to introduce 18 academic vocabulary words and experience Native American literature and its impact on today’s American literature. The unit, which should be five days long, will be taught to three 10th Grade Standard English Language Arts classes, one of which is an inclusion class; the unit will also be taught to two 10th Grade Honors English Language Arts classes. By the end of the unit, the students should be able to achieve the…

Growing up in Jamaica, an island where the majority of the population is of African descent, I never truly understood the controversies surrounding race and racial identity, simply because I never confronted it. For me, race and racial identity were just foreign concepts that, although I had read about at great length and while watching the international news, heard many accounts of various encounters with these concepts, these concepts never materialized fully in my daily life. Therefore, as a…

A Tragic Version of History That Perpetuates the Myth of “Bad Indians” Native Americans have traditionally been depicted as primitive people who were educated and saved by the missionaries. This is in contrast with the true history of the natives’ oppression and exploitation under the mission system. The real story, of murder, rape, and loss of culture, is rarely ever told. Deborah Miranda, the author of Bad Indians, brings to light the intentional and systematic erasure of her culture and the…

Too often the tribulations of Native Americans are only focused on the past and dismiss the several issues that affect modern day Indians. The narrative of Native American societies has been misconstrued and one explicit example of this is the infamous fourth grade mission project that does injustice to the persecutions and subjugation that the Native Americans faced. Deborah Miranda, the author of Bad Indians, tells the harsh reality of what really happened through pictures, short stories, and…

Massacre at mystic (contextualization) The Massacre at Mystic was the first major battle between the Native Americans and the Europeans. The context of this event shows how the Europeans and the Native Americans fought over the land that would soon become America. This fighting took place on a massive scale, but the first example of this brutality was the Massacre at Mystic. The colonization of the New World saw an unprecedented migration of people, known as the “Great Migration”. Many…

Branches (Las Ramas) goes more in-depth about Gonzalez’s background and what made him the individual he is currently. In the chapter, Puerto Ricans: Citizens Yet Foreigners, the readers get a first-hand look on Gonzalez’s Puerto Rican background and about his family life. How his family migrated to the United States during the late 40’s which marked the beginning of Puerto Ricans migrating up North. Gonzalez proceeds to tell the tale of his family members such as his grandmother and grandfather,…

you are already in Palawan, better not to skip anything. I highly suggest for you to spend 5 days in Coron and 5 days in El Nido. You can stop first in Coron and after 4 days, go to El Nido via ferry from Coron for only PHP 1,400.00 ($28) then go to Puerto Princesa where you can stroll in Honda Bay before you fly back to Manila. It will not only save you time and money, but it will also allow you to experience Palawan to the…

Growing Tensions: Assimilation Within Modernity Much of American history glosses over the Indian experience; the European notion that indigenous peoples were inferior and “savage” reinforced their justification for years of conquest, killing, and destruction. The stories of two native boys reflect the pain of their ceaseless struggle and highlight the repressed suffering felt as they tried to progress in society, simultaneously inching further from their history. In his short story, and then I…