Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I wish there was a history teacher with balls who would throw the textbooks out the window and tell his students the truth about JFK, RFK, MLK, Watergate, Iraq, and 911. What an American hero this person would be. I long for somebody to do this.
I wish there was a history teacher with balls who would throw the textbooks out the window and tell his students the truth about JFK, RFK, MLK, Watergate, Iraq, and 911. What an American hero this person would be. I long for somebody to do this.
Hey, I want to be a hero! Sign me up! What particular truths about those folks and events would you like? I want to make sure that I get the right ones. Customized truths available for small additional charge.
The absolute truth is that Watergate happened because someone was too dang cheap to buy a roll of tape. Or too dumb. Wait. Considering who was involved, I'm going with dumb.
I wish there was a history teacher with balls who would throw the textbooks out the window and tell his students the truth about JFK, RFK, MLK, Watergate, Iraq, and 911. What an American hero this person would be. I long for somebody to do this.
Unfortunately, for something to be a historical fact, it requires facts.
I think the class you're looking for would be more of a creative literature type of deal.
Status:
" Charleston South Carolina"
(set 10 days ago)
Location: home...finally, home .
8,816 posts, read 21,285,041 times
Reputation: 20102
wish there was a history teacher with balls who would throw the textbooks out the window and tell his students the truth about JFK, RFK, MLK, Watergate, Iraq, and 911
What are the truths? Inquiring minds want to know.
__________________ ******************
People may not recall what you said to them, but they will always remember how you made them feel .
There is one extreme: the "offical" history promoted by the Man which promotes a specific world view that is favorable to the current power structure...
...and the other extreme: "Alex Jones and friends"
I think that's the difference between History and Journalism. A Journalist states the facts and allows the readers to draw different conclusions. I think history takes a conclusion and states facts that lead up to a single conclusion, almost like connecting the dots backwards.
When some one ask me what did you do yesterday I really don't start with,"I got up and I went to the bathroom...." I will select one maybe two events that I think are representative of my day leaving out some factual information which may or may not reveal something important. But did it affect my day ? That's for the journalist to decide.
I read a book on music history that seemed to be a collection of biographies, One biography for every generation. I think history has to leave out facts lest it becomes Journalism.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
