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    Art History and Appreciation Project Name Joshua MacAnespie Date 4-17-2015 Objective In this project‚ you will create and deliver a presentation to demonstrate an understanding of how works of art reflect the culture‚ politics‚ religion‚ and artistic movements of the times in which the artists created them. Links Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum http://redirect.platoweb.com/337736 Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo http://redirect.platoweb.com/337737 creating and delivering

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    Bentley Part VII Chapter 36 AP World History Corder Directions: This is a very comprehensive and detailed chapter that must be taken in a little at a time. Do not attempt this study guide in one sitting. Instead‚ plan scheduled times to read and answer questions during the week. For maximum retention‚ you are encouraged to read approximately 5-7 pages a night and to answer the corresponding questions. 1) What does Shanfei’s story reveal about China in the early 20th century? 2)

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    Understanding History to Know Value of Culture DeVry University HIST415: Vietnam and the 20th Century Experience Instructor T. Sumner Summer A 2012 Introduction Vietnam is a remote land with a vast array of forests and wetlands‚ which are rich in wildlife and natural resources. For this reason‚ many more advanced nations attempted to overtake Vietnam in conquest. Vietnamese history is scattered with war‚ slavery‚ and triumph. Outside influences

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    To what extent is there a conflict between academic and popular history? Margaret Conrad‚ the President of the Canadian Historical Association‚ embodies a traditional historian who has “spent a decade or more mastering a discipline” and thus “sits awkwardly” at the thought that “anyone can be historian.” Indeed‚ as Conrad argues‚ in this Age of Wikipedia anyone and everyone can own history. This democratisation of history‚ which has been galvanised by post-modernism‚ has troubled traditional historians

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    more “history-conscious” than ever before. Thus‚ it was in the nineteenth century that history became the “Queen of the Sciences” and earned a permanent place in the academy. The man responsible for elevating the study of history to a new plateau was the German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886). Ranke’s contribution were threefold: (1) he played a leading role in establishing history as a respected discipline in the universities‚ (2) he firmly established the notion that all sound history must

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    area over and over again. With that being said‚ does history repeat itself or is it human nature? We all are affected daily by the historical events in the United States and world wide. If we did not win the American Revolution‚ we would have still been a part of England. If the union would not have won the civil war‚ we would still have slaves. If we did not win the Mexican American war‚ then we would not have half of our country! History does repeat it self in family units. If someone’s big

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    WHAP The studies of history harbor great gifts for those who are devoted enough to explore the beauties of the past. In “Why Study World History?” by Jerry H. Bentley and “Why Study History?” by Peter N. Stearns‚ the authors present their opinions on the potential benefits of studying historical information. In Stearns’s passage‚ he emphasizes on how history gradually hones subtle‚ but beneficial habits for those who study it. Stearns’s first point on history is that it provides a fundamental scholarship

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    History is the study of the past‚ specifically how it relates to humans. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory‚ discovery‚ collection‚ organization‚ presentation‚ and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who write about history are called historians. Events occurring prior to written record are considered prehistory. History can also refer to the academic discipline which uses a narrative to examine and analyse a sequence of past events‚ and

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    prescribe how‚ the history of graphic design need be taught in any particular way is to unnecessarily limit the field in both methodology and pedagogy. Since there is no consensus amongst historians of graphic design on what the history of graphic design is or what it should be‚ no scholar studying the subject should commit to any one way of researching‚ writing‚ and teaching. I suspect that if a scholar were to approach the question of how to research‚ write‚ and teach the history of graphic design

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    said “we get wiser as we get older”. The same concept can be applied to studying history. By taking others experiences and analyzing the outcome‚ one could save themselves from making a mistake or causing embarrassment. The importance of studying and understanding history but also learning from it is pertinent to hopefully making more informed decision in the present and the future. It has been said many times that history is studied so that mistakes are not repeated from the past‚ although this can

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