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Originally Posted by Ch2tf
While I find it hard to believe/comprehend, and recognize that I was and never will be in a position privileged enough to have lived without this sphere of knowledge, I recall in my freshman writing class we were reading from an anthology (topic at the time Christopher Columbus and the discovery of America) and there was at least one student who was upset/angered about the negative depiction of CC. While he had been taught the story of the "discovery" of America in school wherever he was from, he had never been taught about the death and disease aspect of said story. What he did after learning is on him, but it is very possible for young adults, who we'd like to think would be more knowledgeable just aren't.
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Traditional first year students are late-teens/barely adults fresh out of high school. That is why the college experience (inside and outside of the classroom) is a huge learning experience. If he was an upper level collegiate or post-collegiate, I would say he ignored information that he probably had access to and such ignorance is pathetic.
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