American history before taking this course was pretty easy to understand, especially when you don't consider all perspectives. I have learned that by having different perspectives, one can only assume that history, especially American history, is one-sided. The idea that only one perspective is the prevailing one tends to cause friction with how different people, cultures, and races view American history and also with how they are treated. One example was the El Paso school located in the Segundo Barrio community named after Jim Bowie. I believe El Paso named the high school after Jim Bowie and placed the school at the center of the Segundo Barrio community in an effort to give credence to a one-sided perspective of history and avoid having to acknowledge or consider what Mexican heroes accomplished . Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get Original Essay I think El Paso naming a high school after Jim Bowie instead of another established hero who was actually Mexican simply indicates that American history is and has been one-sided. Looking through the perspective of Americans, “the Texas Revolution was a great achievement for Texas and America as we know it.” Others did not see that prospect, as “some interpretations describe the Texas Revolution as part of the Southern slavery conspiracy to conquer Texas.” Americans believed that the Texas Revolution was a truly heroic achievement and should be celebrated as a victory. The problem with the Texas Revolution at the Alamo was that it only gave credence to the perspective of American history and not the perspective of the Mexicans. “Newspapers in the United States publicized the battles and venomously condemned the Mexican people.” Celebrating the Alamo, many recognized Jim Bowie as an American hero and patriot for his efforts in the Revolution. Jim Bowie was also American, which is why he received the honor of having a high school named after him in the Segundo Barrio community center. All his hard work was counted, just based on his race and a myth. In terms of the location of the high school, although it was assumed to be a predominantly Mexican community, it is actually home to mostly U.S. war veterans. This may also explain why a hero of Mexican descent was not specifically considered for naming the high school. By naming the high school after Mexican heroes like Benardo De Galvez, Juan Seguin, or Marcelino Serna, it would seem to me that Americans should recognize the history of Mexicans from the perspective of Mexicans. It would also mean that history would change and in some cases that Americans would no longer be considered patriotic or heroic. There were a lot of Mexicans who actually fought tirelessly, they weren't considered for the high school name, because they just weren't considered Americans. In the eyes of Americans, although Mexicans live and thrive in America, they are not considered Americans. Many Mexicans are treated as inferior in class because of their race. Mexicans have had a difficult journey trying to achieve freedom and equality in America. It can be difficult to come to America to live as a Mexican, because although America is considered diverse and free, in some cases that is not always how everything ends up. There have also been many cases of Mexican discrimination in the classroom, in the workplace, and even in society as a whole. In classrooms, Mexicans were pushed into vocational courses while even speaking Spanish was unacceptable,