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    Fabiha Habib Year 12 Extension History Proposal Preliminary Research When we were first given our extension history project tasks‚ I had absolutely no idea what areas I was going to research. I was going to research the Aztecs and the downfall of their empire. I was also considering researching the Amazons‚ but I was overcome by a whole new idea. The idea of pirates. I am a pirate fanatic‚ and I have seen many shows‚ series and movies that have portrayed pirates in different ways. During my

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    Summary of " ’Indians ’: Textualism‚ Morality‚ and the Problem of History" In the essay " ’Indians ’: Textualism‚ Morality‚ and the Problem of History" written by Jane Tompkins‚ an English professor at Duke University‚ the author criticized the history writers and described the issue of problems that are often created by different perspectives from the history on the topic‚ European -Indian relation‚ that cannot be determined from right or wrong. Many problems contain one main fact behind it. However

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    ‘THE FORGOTTEN SOULS’: QUESTIONING THE MASCULINITY OF ZIMBABWEAN HISTORY. Paper presented at OTAZI conference on documentation and memorisation of dark histories‚ Bulawayo‚ 7-8 December 2012. Prisca Nyaude Research and Public Archives section‚ National Archives of Zimbabwe. E-mail: priscamarova@gmail.com. And Brenda Mamvura Records

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    History vs. Hollywood History is the study of the past; however‚ every person’s opinion varies and tends to make history a sore subject. In today’s society the average American knows little to almost nothing when it comes to history. During high school many people have thought of history being not as important as other subjects and put it off to the side. Yet later on in life they have watched a historically based movie or television show and found interest in history. Learning from movies that

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    IB  HISTORY  SYLLABUS  &  COURSE  OUTLINE   11th  &  12th  Grades  –  Standard  and  Higher  Level     OVERVIEW   Our  ignorance  of  history  causes  us  to  slander  our  own  times.   -­‐ Gustave  Flaubert   The  study  of  History  is  far  more  than  the  memorization  of  names  and  dates  from  the  past.  Although  the  focus

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    People’s’ History of the United States was to tell the history from the viewpoint of the weak‚ the ones conquered‚ instead of the classic viewpoint from which history is told of the victors‚ those who conquered‚ the ruling class‚ etc. The reason for Zinn’s dispute of Kissinger’s statement comes directly from Zinn’s own ideological view on how history should be told. Kissinger states 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. that “History is the memory of the states”‚ while Zinn holds to that history told

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    In what ways did reinvention shape American History from 1492 through 1865? To start off‚ what reinvention means is to change an event so much that it appears to be entirely new. So why does reinvention play a huge role in American History? Well‚ there is a reason for this. American History is a large mark of historians telling a story in the past. Second‚ historians change as well such as John Smith when he shared his experience when he and his men sailed to confront Powhatan. In some of the

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    Faulkner January 27‚ 2009 History 484- Colonial America I have e-mailed you‚ and I have set up an appointment to discuss the choice I should make concerning my topic for this research paper and presentation. I have always been interested in American history‚ but it seems as though I never gave much thought to the particular time period in which I am most interested. I have concluded however‚ that I do not know much about Colonial America. Every time I would sit down and begin to delve deeper into

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    Sem-1) Subject : History of Lahore Topic : Mehmood Ghaznavi Date : 29-09-14 Submitted to : Miss Farah Ahsan Mehmood Ghaznavi Introduction : Born : October 2‚ 971 AD Died : April 30‚ 1030 Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn more commonly known as Mahmud of Ghazni 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030)‚ also known as Mahmūd-i Zābulī was the most prominent ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire One of the most controversial personalities in the history of South Asia‚ Mahmud

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    of public history? When enrolling in HST 580 Professional Experience‚ I made the decision that I would complete my required 180 hours at my local historical society in Los Alamos‚ New Mexico. While completing my professional experience at the historical society‚ Heather McClenahan severed as my site mentor. Under Heather’s guidance‚ I began working on several projects that the society had been attempting to complete. These tasks included me assisting the society with their oral history project‚ training

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