History is the procedure used to analyze what was significant about chosen events, individuals, and advancements from the past. Historians utilize distinctive arrangements of criteria to help them make judgements about essentialness. All theories have to base on data. To make the country become better, people needs the data from the past to guide their country to the bright future. The old said: “the one who controls the past controls the future.”…
As an American citizen, I consider it important to have an understanding of our countries history. Having knowledge is beneficial for avoiding future mistakes. We are aware that trends come and go. There will always be a level of social injustice in this country. It still occurs and we see this by turning on the news. Society tends to stereotype different cultures instead of viewing that person individually. We are all guilty of this, at some level. As a culture, we need to be aware and cautious of misinformation, which can be dangerous.…
History and memory are both needed to uncover human experiences. We are already aware, from ourselves, that memory can be defined as recalling or recognising ones past and previous experiences and events; however memory is dependent on one’s involvement and personal perception of their past. History is the meaning of documented records of past events, usually written as a chronological account.…
History is what makes us who we are, it shapes the future. There’s something magical about history, about how nations were created and founded, how they grew, conquered, industrialized, and fought wars. Everyone in the United States came from some forign country whither they were born there or not. We are a nation made up of immigrants from all over the world. My ancestors came to America looking for a brighter future, a future of less poverty, a future away from Portugal. They packed up their belongings and carried their dreams with them just like so many other immigrants did. Everyone come from some history somewhere.…
History teaches us, depicts what we believe in, helps explain what we believe in, and what we ought to be standing for. History is or should be the main component of patriotism, not the hard core type stuff but the real thing, love of the country. We are living in an ear of great change, huge transitions in all aspects of life, nationwide, worldwide, which in turn creates huge tension and uneasiness. But a good thing history shows are a time of change, a time where we learn and we grow. This nation was founded on change and a new beginning. We should embrace these possibilities during these crazy times, able to have a good navigation in what we do with a steady course to help us through times then and times now.…
History is the study of past events, specifically human affairs. We use the study of history to investigate and seek to explain how people have changed over time. Historians use all forms of evidence to examine, interpret, revisit, and reinterpret the past. These include not just written documents, but also oral communication. Also, objects and art such as sculptures, buildings, artifacts, photographs, and paintings are used to interpret the past. Historians do not always agree on interpretations of the past. Many say that the survivors have written our history. But nevertheless, debated differences help expand and enhance our understanding of human development.…
History has been found to be the fundamentals of what we now know as modern civilization. Many times we hear students complain about why this subject is so important in their area of study or the profession was chosen. Now, let's see how history is essential for any occupation, personal growth, and society.…
What is History? Is it purely stories handed down from generation to generation or is it simply the things we read about in history books? Is the history described in books today precise or has the whole truth been Throughout the course of history, there have been many events and stories that have been told and handed down from generation to generation gradually giving the current age an understanding of the history that people have lived through. History comes from people with first hand accounts of the events that took place in the past and the stories that they tell others about their experiences. As seen in Gordon Parks’ “Speaking for the Past” and Thomas R. Partsch’s “March 16-18, 1968”, history is most often than not, told from the bottom up with a bias that provokes the reader to feel certain emotions about the story or history being told.…
Carl Becker, author of Everyman His Own Historian, explains in his own words the meaning of history. Becker uses a narrative and facts to support his position. Becker begins by dissecting the textbook definition of history. The definition of history begins as, “the knowledge of events that have occurred in the past”, and later Becker develops the definition to, “history is the memory of things said and done.” Becker supports his change to the original definition by analyzing the actual words used. For example, Becker replaces knowledge with memory. His argument is that memory is needed in order to recollect knowledge. I agree that theses two aspects work hand in hand. Becker further goes on to analyze the words memory and past in the same format. Becker also uses a short narrative to explain the fact that technically every thing is history as soon as it is done. Substantial history is only made if someone believes that the event or fact is relevant or important and gets others to believe it also as Becker goes on to explain, “Left to themselves, the facts do not speak; left to themselves they do not exist, not really, since for all practical purposes there is no fact until some one affirms it.” I completely agree with Becker’s take on history. History only takes form when others believe what you are saying a pass it on to others as truth. Many facts have been misinterpreted over time but is still believed today as…
History can be found written from 3500 BC in Egypt but dates back from much farther back in time. It has been around since the beginning of mankind, in the beginning many scientists and theologist argue about. Whether a person believes humans came from evolution or a God, everyone knows there was a first. A first human whom taught his mistakes, lessons, and culture onto the next which would become history.…
History, a record of past events and developments, which are usually in chronological order that define who and what we are today. Now days, history is changing so rapidly and life seems to be stuck in fast forward. Usually when people think of the word history, they often think of big events, when truly everything you do is making up history. Even reading this paper is history in the making. And as a human it is our duty to know and analyze our past to make sure repetition of our downfalls doesn’t happen. It is crazy to think about how different times are now than what they were in ancient times. But even back then things were very diverse. For example, Athens and Han China were like night and day. The way in which they ruled their…
Taking a look at the world today, it is nearly impossible to imagine how our society came from the early human hominids on the African savannahs of practically six million years ago. The human society has ruled for millions of years and it is almost impossible to keep record of all the history we have gone through. Currently, we have cars, airplanes, ships, electricity, and many other modern inventions which we have discovered over time that have changed our lives forever.…
The question posed to me is, “Does technology change history, or is it people that do this?” If one were to take a walk back into history, they would notice that the potential for technology has always been there, but its human interaction with that potential that made it possible for that single, lone, idea to come to fruition. Prime examples would be; Einstein with the theory of relativity, even further back is Noah and the ark, Marie Curie and the theory of radioactivity, and the list goes on. Therefore, the answer to that particular question would be people. Humans are the reason history regresses or progresses. If all humans as a whole were to do absolutely nothing at all, but exist, never moving, breathing, sleeping, nothing at all the earth would not change from the time it was created. Three things contribute to the change in history all dealing with humans, Ego, Determination, and trial and error.…
In my opinion, I agree that learning about something in the past can bring us some value, success will not come without failure, especially old history, that can make our next generation become appreciate about their ancestors and interest to know the history of the…
"Back looking curiositie" would also be a good definition of the word 'history '. Coming from the Greek word 'historia ', literally meaning 'inquiry ', one may conclude that history is an inquiry into man 's past, sparked off by curiosity. This inquiry may be carried out through many means, amongst them, written history, oral history and superstition. In fact, the Oxford Dictionary defines history as "continuous methodical record of public events". Yet these alone will not provide us with a chronologically clear picture of our past that we all yearn for, as writing only came about in the 8th century BC, oral history is rare and flaky due to bias, and the word superstition speaks for itself. Surely our curiosity wills us further back in time than that? This is where prehistory comes in, that is, the time in our past before writing came about, which we would not even be aware of had archaeology not existed.…