In James Loewens essay Lies my Teachers ToldMe1. Loewen chooses to start out his essay memorably with thedramatic statement High school students hate history. But evenbefore that first line Loewen persuades his readers by citing fourquotations about history. What is the rhetorical (i.e. persuasive)effect of choosing to start out in this way? How do the quotationsforeshadow Loewens thesis? For that matter what is Loewensthesis? At what points in his essay does he make this thesisclear?