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    Past‚ present‚ future History and memory- which one to believe? The people who survived the Holocaust are slowly disappearing. The number of these survivors is decreasing drastically year by year. Does that mean the memory of these brave fighters leave this world with them? Yes? No? This is where the role of history enters the image. Recorded documents‚ facts‚ statistics‚ writings out of archives are all everlasting pieces of the past. These documents on their own fail to present the undented

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    A Colorado Memory "O beautiful for spacious skies‚ For amber waves of grain‚" Love shining from Patricia’s eyes As she starts to explain: Katherine Lee Bates was inspired here To write that lovely song. The reason why becomes quite clear The more we drive along. With mother seated by her side‚ Patricia starts to sing‚ Softly‚ sweetly‚ as we ride‚ In awe of everything. "For purple mountain majesties". We’re riding right along Toward those mountains joyously While Patricia sings the song. We’re

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    Bibliography Cherry‚ Kendra. "Memory Retrieval: Retrieving Information from the Memory." About.com Psychology. The New York Times Company‚ n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2012. Holladay‚ April. "How Does the Human Memory Work?" USA Today. WonderQuest‚ 15 Mar. 2007. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. Mastin‚ Luke. "Memory Recall/ Retrieval." The Human Memory. N.p.‚ 2009. Web. 22 Sept. 2012. Miller‚ Greg. "How Are Memories Stored and Retrieved." Science Mag. AAAS‚ 1 July 2005. Web. 22 Sept. 2012. Mills‚ Kristen L.‚ and Heather

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    Elective 2: History and Memory (20 marks) Analyse the ways history and memory generate compelling and unexpected insights. In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. History and memory both provide adequate insights into the past‚ but it is through the consideration and combination of the two that compelling and unexpected insights are generated. After having analysed and studied a selection of poems from Denise

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    what extent has textual form shaped your understanding of history and memory? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text. The textual form of the poetry of Denise Levertov and the recount Pure Torture by Tom Moe has shaped the reader’s understanding of history and memory to a great extent. While history is represented generally as objective‚ impersonal‚ factual and static‚ memory is represented as subjective‚ personal‚ fragmented and fluid

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    in the poemHistory” initially conveys an objective tone that shifts to a playfully mischievous tone which then transitions to a morbidly depressing tone. In the beginning of the poem‚ the speaker describes Grandma with eyes that are “small with sleep” and how she crushes chiles with a “stone brought from Guadalajara.” The way the speaker depicts Grandma’s eyes can be described as neutral and factual. The Guadalajaran stone represents Grandma’s past history‚ hence the title of the poem. Despite

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    Memory and history share a unique dependent relationship with one another‚ and through the study of Mark Bakers’ The Fiftieth Gate along with Christopher Koch’s Highways to a War it becomes evident that the combination of history and memory brings meaning of past events to the present. French historian Pierre Nora once said that ’history is a representation of the past; memory is a perpetually actual phenomenon‚ a bond tying us to the eternal present’‚ therefore implying history is a record of

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    Essay History and memory are both needed to uncover human experiences. We are already aware‚ from ourselves‚ that memory can be defined as recalling or recognising ones past and previous experiences and events; however memory is dependent on one’s involvement and personal perception of their past. History is the meaning of documented records of past events‚ usually written as a chronological account. Both history and memory share a deep relation to the truth‚ however‚ also give separate meanings

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    sTrial Examination History and Memory Essay Stephen Frears 2006 Film The Queen and Tanka Luckins novel The Gates of Memory consciously represent aspects of history and memory to give the responder a deeper understanding of the events in the texts. The events being the death of Princess Diana in 1997 and the 75th anniversary of the end of the Great War in 1993. Both composers had a purpose of their texts in which they wanted to portray to their audiences. Stephen Frears being to give audiences

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    novel‚ The Holocaust: History and Memory. Black is a Professor of history with a Ph.D. from the University of Durham who teaches at Exeter University. In The Holocaust: History and Memory‚ Black investigates the Holocaust that took place during World War II and how it has been commemorated as well as disregarded from the public’s eye. Furthermore‚ he explores the idea of German awareness and knowledge of the Holocaust during the Third Reich. The Holocaust: History and Memory are separated into 7

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