Whenever you are in any educational situation, you are subject to perspectives and bias of the instructors. In an essay entitled 'Indians,' by Jane Tompkins, it discusses how different biases may reflect upon one's concept of history. It is imperative to realize that when learning, which generally involves someone's concept of history, we are consequently subject to that person's perspectives that may be a result of their upbringing.                  In the essay Tompkins regarding history, …showed first 75 words of 757 total…

…showed last 75 words of 757 total…have these bias' and prejudices. Therefore when learning from them you may only see one point of view. To learn the whole truth, you must take in as many points of view as possible. This will allow you to possibly filter out the conflicting points of view, and try to realize the common story in all of them. By doing this you will be able to see the closest thing to the truth as possible.