The word “history” is a term defined as the study of past events, associated with someone or something. With it comes an overwhelming amount of documents, records, and physical artifacts collected and housed for society to dig through, in order to properly evaluate and learn from the past. Many times when written history is presented, it has been edited and re-edited by a secondary source writer, rather than composed by actual witnesses, which proposes a problem; that of the interjectory of the writers
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control can choose to interpret the past of the land they own how they wish. Many controversies have arisen because of this concept and the competing ideologies of spiritual ownership and legal ownership. If a person feels connected to an aspect of history far more closely than just as a member of the human race they can attempt to claim and own that past but it is not possible. Unless the person controls what exists now they will not be able to control what was despite possibly being in the moral right
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Cultural Awareness on Iraq In thesis I talk about why Iraq has one of the world's oldest cultural histories. Iraq is where the Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations were, whose legacy went on to influence and shape the civilizations Of the Old World. Culturally, Iraq has a very rich heritage. Iraq is an Islamic nation and has one of the most colorful histories in the world. The country’s traditions remain evident in many aspects of everyday life, the most common tradition is afternoon cup of tea also
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It is worth to learn the world history because it has shaped today’s society. As an international student, it is interesting to learn and have a better understanding on the history of the United States. I was glad to have Mr. Richard Ng to be my interviewee for my final history essay. In the following essay, I would like to tell you about the biggest historical event that has been influenced on Mr. Ng’s life and get related to what I have learnt in this history class. First, I would like to briefly
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Microhistory is not something that gained popularity until the 1970s and Gene Brucker certainly demonstrates the vitality of understanding the ways of the past, from a more human aspect. While Giovanni and Lusanna’s storyline is valuable to historians, the Pièce de résistance is how seamlessly the numerous records and references have been included. This highlights the rigor in keeping records and notarial documents in 15th century Florence and in this case the notes taken by Felippo Mazzei prove
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The way in which authors portray a historical event or more of a fictional event can determine if the reader will be able to agree or disagree with the author. Many people have enjoyed the book The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis, however I did not. The author was more into the fictional part of the book instead of the historical events that involved civil rights. Although this book was supposed to help people better understand civil rights. The author did not research enough
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History can be boring to some people; but to others, history is the most interesting thing ever. I believe History can be fascinating to everyone. In all honesty, it depends on what kind of history you are trying to learn and the source you are reading it from. The source that you choose to get your information off, is crucial. For example, The American Journey: A history of the United States Volume 1is a great source. I personally felt this text book provided great detail of the event it would talk
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I have never been one that had much interest in history. While it serves its purpose in providing insight it always repeats itself as often stated. George Santayana described history as “nothing but assisted and recorded memory,” as well as something “condemned to [be] repeat[ed]” if past mistakes were not taken into account for future dealings. For the most part, humans have learned a great deal from the past but pick and choose when to properly utilize that knowledge, when to remain stagnant, and
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Personally, after reading the documents, I think that the textbook account should be re-written. Textbooks usually sugarcoat any historic event they write about. If they do this, then they are not really writing history, or teaching history because they are not including all the important details. When I read the excerpt from the textbook, I didn’t feel the pain and suffering that Christians felt around that time. After I read it, I didn’t think that Christian persecution was all that bad because
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