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/^t/The true question is whether nations need to keep their shape by molding their high school students' understanding of the past, present and the future. The multicultural approach, as hitherto described - a purposeful differentiating between culture, gender and race - may be criticized for causing, rather than resolving, racial thinking. Politically corrected stories seem to have added either nuance, or some believe distractions, to the plotline. More importantly, the omnipresent concept seems to be threatening the exercise of the right of free expression and the right of students to express opinion in accordance with their belief and conscience. Yet, uncensored reading favors techniques which place a premium on individual thinking and therefore it leads to students' unrestricted understanding of their own history and culture. It allows more freedom of thought, which is protected by the 1st Amendment to the American Consitution and is considered essential to the vitality of the country.