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- 1: What Is History?
- By: Edrick Brown E-mail: Unitee1372@aol.com What Is History? What is history? Where do I start? And who says it started there? I wasn’t there, does it matter? Can I accept whatever happens in another part of the world into my personal history, or just in the worlds history? What parts of history are most important? Who decides? What a question! The word history has many attached meanings to it, and the ...
- 2: History 2
- HISTORY In the book, "Prisons We Choose to Live Inside ", Doris Lessing states that " young people are not interested in history" because she believes that a young person does not want to learn about facts that happened in the past. They would rather believe things that are made up by themselves or others, such as a leader. Lessing believes that to the young, history is not worth studying because the actions that are made by the older generation are considered to be "stupid and perennial". It is found that how the young react ...
- 3: The Zhou Dynasty
- ... of its more powerful warring states, the Ch’in, which later became its own dynasty. The Zhou dynasty was thought to be the shaping period of China, when the recorded history of China began. 3 (See Appendix D1, A2, E1, E4) II The Zhou’s main challenge was the invasion of the nomads from the south. These invasions were of the ... would be nothing but a failure. 12 (See Appendix D1, D2, E4) Works Cited 1. Jared Diamond, “Empire of Uniformity”, Discover, March, 1996, p.78; Interview with Professor David Keightley, History Professor, University of California at Berkeley, May 19,1999; Interview with Dr. Alfonz Lengyel, Archaeologist, Sino-American Field School of Archaeology, May 16, 1999; “China,” Encyclopedia Americana, 1998, pp.525 – 527; “The Chou Dynasty,” EBSCO Host, 1999; E-mail from Professor David Keightley, University of California at Berkeley, March 23, 1999. 2. Interview with Professor David Keightley, History Professor, University of California at Berkeley, May 19,1999; Interview with Dr. Alfonz Lengyel, Archaeologist, Sino-American Field School of Archaeology, May 16, 1999; E-mail from Professor David ...
- 4: Sixteen Most Significant Events in US History between 1789 to 1975
- Sixteen Most Significant Events in US History between 1789 to 1975 After a review of United States' history from 1789 to 1975, I have identified what I believe are the sixteen most significant events of that time period. The attached sheet identifies the events and places them in ... opinion as to their relative importance in contrast to each other. Finally, I have concluded that of the sixteen events, the Civil War had the most significant impact on the history of the time period in which it occurred and remains the most significant event in American history. The discussion begins with bracket I covering the period from 1789-1850, ...
- 5: Zinn's A People's History of the United States: The Oppressed
- Zinn's A People's History of the United States: The Oppressed Dr. Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States might be better titled A Proletarian's History of the United States. In the first three chapters Zinn looks at not only the history of the conquerors, rulers, and leaders; but also the history of the enslaved, ...
- 6: Zinn's A People's History of The United States of America
- Zinn's A People's History of The United States of America Dr. Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States might be better titled A Proletarian's History of the United States. In the first three chapters Zinn looks at not only the history of the conquerors, rulers, and leaders; but also the history of the enslaved, ...
- 7: Theory Of Knowledge 2
- History is part myth, part hope and part reality. Discuss this quote in relation to History and to at least one other field of study. The study of history has been and will continue to play a major part in the lives of every individual and every community. Our history is our identity telling us where we come ...
- 8: Is The History Nonsense?
- ... dialogue on race, Luis J. Rodriguez, the author of an article "Stop the Lies", suggests that we need to give the people in different colors a proper recognition in our history; and points out that the industrial economy is the foundation of racism. In a question, the American automaker, Henry Ford suggests that "History is more or less bunk" and the only history that we need to care about is " the history we make today."We can see they have different attitude towards the history, and we may think the author would ...
- 9: History Guidelines
- When you read an elementary or high school history book you get the same general idea. In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. These books have to follow the standards called National History Guidelines. Should we change these guidelines to reveal the not so hidden facts about history? This topic is very controversial. There are many reasons why and why not we should teach by the History Guidelines. Using them means controlling children’s minds, however without ...
- 10: Historical Roots Of Macondo An
- ... of Macondo and the Buendia family. One Hundred Years of Solitude is about on imagined mythical town which is named as Macondo. Its foundation, rise, development and death throughout the history of its founders; Buendia family is narrated. It is the evolution and eventual decadence of a small Latin American town and its inhabitants. The novel is dominated by Colombian settings ... he wanted to talk about an imagined town, an imagined family and their failure. Or, is the book a metaphor for Latin America s, specifically Colombia s and her peoples history. Did Marquez write this book to paste it on history as an example of a history not to be repeated again, to paste it as a warning. As the second part of this assay, I want to focus on ...
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