David Glassman flatly disagrees disagrees with the assertion that Americans have lost a connection to history in general. When a person grows up in an environment he/she will feel a connection towards it.According to Glassman, its almost like a bond. An example that I can give is the people living around Valley Forge. The people who live near it, will almost certainly feel a connection because they know that George Washington and the Continental Army stayed there during the Revolutionary War. Walking on the sacred ground will lead to a "sense of place" as Grassman states. I said in an earlier class discussion that when people visit the Liberty Bell, they will feel a sense of place, because they would appreciate what the icon means to America. Grassman also disagrees with critics who say that Americans have lost connection with the past because technology makes Americans ignorant. Grassman states that those who love history are not going to be bothered by technological impact on it. They will still cherish it.
         Wallace has written a fabulous piece on Walt Disney's America park. When I read the piece, it seemed that Disney Corporation lost it after taking suggestions from left-leaning historians such as Eric Foner. Therefore teaching history from a democratic point of view. Then not pleasing many critics after the project was completed. they faced criticism from historians. The appeal for the historical park was low because Disney did a bad job promoting it. Bill Kristol criticized Disney for not being patriotic about. Historians also criticized Disney for not using its strength which was technology to teach history.
     To me Disney lost a "sense of place", due to not knowing how to create a historical park in the first place. They overstepped their limit. They should have done something with technology because it is their strength. To not try to replicate Henry Ford's Historical village.