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
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Shakespeare the Historian: Richard II and the War of the Roses Who was Richard II? Born: 1367 Reign: 1377 – 1399 (deposed) Death: 1400 (murdered) Historical Context surrounding Richard II Richard II was born in 1367‚ in Bordeaux which was then part of the English principality of Aquitaine. He was the second son of Edward‚ the Black prince‚ and his wife Joan of Kent. Edward was in line to the throne‚ after his father Edward III. The Black Prince was a distinguished military leader like
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Laura Young: A historian writing about the Asian Americans: Chapter 1 When people think of Asian-Americans‚ typically people automatically think of just Chinese people or Japanese people. The Asian-American community is made up of not only the Chinese and Japanese‚ but also Filipino‚ Indian‚ Vietnamese‚ and Korean. The term Asian American was used informally by activists in the 1960s who sought an alternative to the term Oriental‚ arguing that the latter was derogatory and colonialist. Usually
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Hemingway Notes Modernism: (and Postmodernism) is an artistic movement in response to the discontinuities‚ illogicalities‚ and fragmentation of culture and society in the present day. It refers to the tendency to experiment in radical new techniques‚ themes‚ moods‚ and structures. Atonalism in music‚ surrealism in painting*‚ vers libre in poetry‚ functionalism in architecture (Frank Lloyd Write) etc. It marks a change in they way we experience the world and how we perceive it. It is an attempt
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"A historian must combine the rigor of a scientist with the imagination of the artist." To what extend‚ then‚ can the historian be confident about his or her conclusions? History has always been a subject that is looked upon by many as a very controversial and biased one. In History people can have disagreements. One historian can believe that an event in the past happened in a certain way while another can think it happened differently. This is because history is a matter of interpretation as
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Between the work of the Historian and the Archaeologist It is easy to distinguish between the work of a historian and that of an archaeologist. Historians work and learn by investigating. In fact‚ the word ‘history’ is derived from the Latin term historia which means ‘study by inquiry’. Therefore‚ the work of the historian focusses on asking questions‚ making a thesis and using relevant sources to back up their statement. As evidence to back up their theses‚ historians often use both physical
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farming. The Aztecs empire flourished from 1350-1519 in Central Mexico. The Aztecs lifestyle revolves around agriculture as for human sacrifices only happened once a year. HIstorians should mainly emphasize agriculture because of huge scales‚ everyday life‚ and because of clever construction. My first reason on why historians should focus on agriculture is because of how much acres there is for farming. Most of Aztec territory was covered with floating islands called chinampas. The chinampas helped
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The Words Art Historian Use: Art Terms FORM: Refers to an object’s shape and structure‚ either in two dimensions (ex: a figure painted) or three dimensions (ex: a statue carved) COMPOSTION: Refers to how an artist organizes (compose) forms in an artwork‚ either by placing shapes on a flat surface or by arranging forms in space. MATERIAL: To create art forms‚ artists shape materials (pigment‚ clay‚ stone‚ gold etc.) with tools (pen‚ brushes‚ chisels‚ and so forth) Each of the materials and
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comprise a great leader. The Records of the Grand Historian show a great warrior in Xiang Yu‚ but also a terrible leader. Further‚ this text portrays Gaozu as an adequate warrior yet‚ a magnificent leader. A warrior is defined by their ability to bravely enter battle against all odds‚ while also having incredible combat skills that evoke fear in their enemy. When analyzing two characters‚ Xiang Yu and Gaozu‚ from Records of the Grand Historian‚ Xiang Yu is visibly a greater warrior because he
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the problems faced by historians in defining the term Industrial Revolution. Historians face many problems when it comes to using the term “Industrial Revolution”. There is much debate and difficulty when is comes to defining it. It opens up many questions and there are many contributing factors and areas to consider. Can it be considered a revolution when it occurred over quite a long period of time? When did it start? What were the causes of it? Many historians have differing opinions
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