Chapter 15: Historical Research Answers to Review Questions 15.1. Define historical research. Historical research is the type of research that examines past events or combinations of events to arrive at an account of what has happened in the past. 15.2. Why would a person want to conduct historical research? Historical research is conducted to • Uncover the unknown‚ • Answer questions‚ • Identify the relationship that the past has to the present‚ • Record
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l Historical Essay; Alexander the Great Alexander is a figure of controversy. Depending on your point of view‚ he can be seen as a hero or a villain. Discuss. Is Alexander the Great a villain or a hero? My point of view: Villain. Alexander had done many “great” things throughout his lifetime. But behind all of that‚ he was a vicious‚ cruel‚ soulless and murderous villain. He was a greedy‚ horrible leader. Alexander the Great was not great at all; he was a voracious and hardhearted less than
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VISIT TO UST MUSEUM Date of Submission: December 14‚ 2011 As a Thomasian‚ it is just appropriate to visit the UST Museum where it showcases its rich collection of artifacts and important figures that defines our history. Here’s an historical background of the museum. The UST Museum is the oldest museum in the Philippines featuring a rich natural history collection‚ with a diorama of selected Philippine fauna. Other exhibits include the ethnography collection (cultural artifacts)‚ the oriental
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Historical Autobiographical Essay A new year had just begun which was 1805; my family and I packed up and moved to a different state. The move wasn’t really by choice‚ but because the plantations had dried out and so had the money. Originally from Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ but we had just recently moved to Chesapeake‚ Virginia. I go by the name of Courtney Rich now‚ but in my past life I went by Courtney Bennett. It was very hard being a twenty four year old African American woman and married with
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My love for Africa Hello everyone my name is Tulsi Amin and I attend South University at the West Palm Beach Campus in Florida. I have been to many different places in my life and in fact I have stayed in three different continents as of now. I was born in India moved to Kenya when I was two and final destination is America since the age of 10. Africa is where I consider my childhood where I learned to play with butterflies saw talking parrots and was visited by wild monkeys frequently in my
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California is the city of La Jolla. Now home to almost 40‚000 people‚ this city shares its own historical story from the past one hundred and fifty years through a series of presentations located within three historical structures. These three structures include‚ The Westeria Cottage‚ Carriage House and the Current Headquarters. Each structure contributes its portion in putting together the La Jolla’s Historical Society. Currently‚ the structures are featuring‚ Home front La Jolla : An American Community
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2054 7779 E-mail: sales@ibo.org Printed in the United Kingdom by the International Baccalaureate Organization‚ Cardiff. 3016 Contents Introduction The Historical Investigation: Guidance for Teachers Frequently Asked Questions The Historical Investigation: Guidance for Students The Written Account Outlines for the Historical Investigation
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A Reflection paper on Historical Foundations Date: 25.6.2013 Name: Nwe Ni Tun (M.Div-I) Historical Foundations play very important and basic part of Christian religious education. In investigating historical foundations‚ educators are forced to consider aspects of education which are more subject to change and various contingencies in different times and places. Through these situations‚ I will reflect on dealing with the challenges of educational ministries‚ Christians can discern lessons
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My favorite place is sitting on my back porch on an early summer morning. The small concrete back porch sits in the back of my home near the woods and the garden. The area is very isolated and peaceful. There are no sounds of human life‚ cars or anything to alter nature. After awakening in the mornings‚ I remove the everlasting sleep from my tired eyes and walk to the small warming porch. I enjoy this time alone to gather my thoughts and feelings for the day. The old iron furniture squeaks
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The historical inaccuracies of Pearl Harbor were significant compared to the actual events. The movie romanticizes war and fighting in general for purposes of entertainment‚ where in reality the attack was violent and a gruesome experience. It was geared towards romanticizing the movie by having a love story involved then the actual war. In the movie it shows the sun high in the sky when the attack was done on Pearl Harbor but the Pearl Harbor attack took place on Sunday morning which makes this
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