produced in the text‚ as a way to ‘inspire’ the youth of Rome. However certain historians are suspicious when it comes to Polybius’ point of view on Roman Society. Historians believe this because of many reasons‚ which in turn include; being biased in the favour of the Romans‚ and it is noteworthy to say that Polybius isn’t viewed as a total impartial witness by some historians. Also‚ it is known by a number of historians that in Book VI of the Histories‚ Polybius has a number of targeted audiences
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The unparalleled power of ‘first’ histories is revealed through George Dangerfield’s 1935 novel‚ The Strange Death of Liberal England‚ in creating a paradigm for which “subsequent historians have seldom been able to free themselves”. Attesting the Suffragette Movement as a major cause for the downfall of the Liberal Party in 1924‚ Dangerfield presents a distorted view of the past through the shrewd lens of comedy. Coupled with his persuasive writing‚ Dangerfield fabricates a fictitious narrative
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the situation under control‚ after all. However‚ the positive tone Bessy adopts in her book and the way she tried to put blame on the mobs in order not to damage the bolshevik’s reputation puts this source and doubt and lessens it’s value to an historian. The most important conclusion one can draw from this document is that the Bolshevik’s economic approach wasn’t functional and it was starting to cause food shortages and unrest within the population‚ ideas which are reinforced by Source
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This document is very valuable to historians‚ because it allows them to see the hardship the colonists went through when they had to deal with the acts imposed by the British. Since the Boston Port Act was a key cause of the Revolutionary War‚ it allows historians to see why the colonists were angry at the parliament and why they wanted to become independent from Britain. Historians might use this document to express the history of America and the 13 colonies
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significant in the understanding of the Egyptians everyday lives from the Old Kingdom period‚ including; daily life and leisure activities‚ food and clothing‚ housing and furniture and their occupations Source A and other Sources found have exposed to historians to the daily lives and leisure activities of the old Kingdom period’s population. The majority of the Egyptian public were agricultural peasants who were employed as farmers or labourers. However the higher you were in the social/political structure
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and noble‚ and unmasks it as a brutal and agonizing act of destruction and chaos. Although the interpretations vary drastically the further you research the painting‚ there is a pattern of interpretations that are generally agreed upon by many historians. One of the most common and easily visible expositions relates to Picasso’s use of color. It is widely agreed upon that Picasso uses black‚ white‚ and grey paint to set a somber mood and express pain and chaos. The absence of color only adds to
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In both Baldwin’s “If Black English Isn’t A Language‚ Then Tell Me‚ What Is?” and Trask’s “From A Native Daughter” the idea of the American images impact on other cultures is shown. This impact could have had an impact on how fast America came to be what we know. Baldwin in his essay talks about slavery and how it could have ended sooner but it would have taken the white man to be able to realize their own ignorance in order for this to be able to happen. This realization would of been hard for
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reason for Hitler coming to power is the role he played himself and the widespread appeal for the Nazis. Historian Feuchtwanger says: ‘’The personality of the Fuhrer became a significant historical factor. He had a combination of demagogic gifts and political instinct.’’ Many believe it was the decreasing support for the Weimar Republic‚ which led to its collapse‚ helped Hitler take power. Historian Ardagh backs this up by saying ‘’Gloom was such that already by the mid 1920s many Germans were losing
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age as it was normal for them to send their children to the military. They came together and despite the limited amount of soldiers they had‚ attempted to delay the Persians at a narrow pass. There were about 7‚000 Greek soldiers‚ however‚ many historians argue how many Persians were actually there. The Persian army consisted of about 800‚000
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When discussing why public opinion of the tsar was so easily pliable in the lead up to revolution in 1917‚ we must acknowledge that Russia was evolving rapidly. As modern historians and public spectators‚ it is simple to map out how Russian society became a pressure cooker of discontent and anger. Mass industrialisation made living for a working‚ urban class almost unbearable‚ the class divide was still rigid‚ revolutionary
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