Fw: History lesson

 

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From: Marie Donahue

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From: Keith Donahoe

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Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:36 PM

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Subject: History lesson
>>
>>
>>> The  first day of school and a new student named Pedro Martinez, the
>>> son
>>> of a Mexican restaurateur, entered the fourth grade.
>>>
>>> The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history.
>>> "Who
>>> said 'Give me Liberty, or give me Death?'"
>>>
>>> She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Pedro, who had his hand up.
>>>
>>> "Patrick Henry, 1775."
>>>
>>> "Very good!" apprised the teacher. "Now, who said, "Government of
>>> the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the

>>> earth?"
>>>
>>> Again, no response except from Pedro: "Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
>>>
>>> The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed!
>>> Pedro,
>>> who is new to our country, knows more about its' history than you
>>> do!"
>>>
>>> She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Mexicans!"
>>>
>>> "Who said that?" she demanded.
>>>
>>> Pedro put his hand up. "Jim Bowie, 1836."
>>>
>>> At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke."
>>>
>>> The teacher glared and asked, "All right! Now, who said that?"
>>>
>>> Again, Pedro. "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
>>>
>>> Now furious, another student yelled, "Oh yeah? Suck this!"
>>>
>>> Pedro jumped out of his chair waving his hand and shouting to the
>>> teacher,
>>
 "Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
>>>
>>> Now, with almost a mob hysteria, someone said, "You little shit. If
>>> you
>>> say anything else, I'll kill you!"
>>>
>>> Pedro frantically yelled at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to
>>> Chandra
>>> Levy, 2001."
>>>
>>> The teacher fainted, and as the class gathered around her on the
>>> floor,
>>> someone said, "Oh shit, we're in BIG trouble now!"
>>>
>>> Pedro whispered, "Saddam Hussein, 2003."

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Subject: History lesson
>>
>>
>>> The first day of school and a new student named Pedro Martinez, the
>>> son
>>> of a Mexican restaurateur, entered the fourth grade.
>>>
>>> The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American history.
>>> "Who
>>> said 'Give me Liberty, or give me Death?'"
>>>
>>> She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Pedro, who had his hand up.
>>>
>>> "Patrick Henry, 1775."
>>>
>>> "Very good!" apprised the teacher. "Now, who said, "Government of
>>> the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the

>>> earth?"
>>>
>>> Again, no response except from Pedro: "Abraham Lincoln, 1863."
>>>
>>> The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should be ashamed!
>>> Pedro,
>>> who is new to our country, knows more about its' history than you
>>> do!"
>>>
>>> She heard a loud whisper: "Screw the Mexicans!"
>>>
>>> "Who said that?" she demanded.
>>>
>>> Pedro put his hand up. "Jim Bowie, 1836."
>>>
>>> At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm gonna puke."
>>>
>>> The teacher glared and asked, "All right! Now, who said that?"
>>>
>>> Again, Pedro. "George Bush to the Japanese Prime Minister, 1991."
>>>
>>> Now furious, another student yelled, "Oh yeah? Suck this!"
>>>
>>> Pedro jumped out of his chair waving his hand and shouting to the
>>> teacher,
>>
"Bill Clinton to Monica Lewinsky, 1997!"
>>>
>>> Now, with almost a mob hysteria, someone said, "You little shit. If
>>> you
>>> say anything else, I'll kill you!"
>>>
>>> Pedro frantically yelled at the top of his voice, "Gary Condit to
>>> Chandra
>>> Levy, 2001."
>>>
>>> The teacher fainted, and as the class gathered around her on the
>>> floor,
>>> someone said, "Oh shit, we're in BIG trouble now!"
>>>
>>> Pedro whispered, "Saddam Hussein, 2003."

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