Thursday, October 22, 2015

Timelines- similarities and differences

A big similarity is the fact that all of our information came from the same sources, but they were all put in different patterns and themes according to every group. Most of these differences come from the simple fact of different point of perspectives, the groups had to put 5-6 different personalities on the same page, which obviously would create a huge mixture of ideas and views across the board. The different themes produced aren't shocking, coming from all sorts of different backgrounds it was bound to happen-- jumping from both extremes of the spectrum of the issues of race and history. Many felt strongly moved by different events and those certain events and emotions sparked different themes come time to explain our studies. What surprised me immensely was all the LEFT OUT history! Not just skimmed or barely touched, but completely put aside and disregarded. We learn that something as simple as writing history is a huge advantage, because now "our" story is told while "their" point of views and inputs don't matter at the time. Whether it be from blacks, Latinos, or whites, but sadly the majority comes from whites. If we know how unjust the system can be, why feed into it? Why keep letting the victorious side tell the story? Why not all of us share our side? Because somewhere in the middle is the truth! 

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