2009 Question 11 — 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
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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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the population are actually higher or lower than the sample statistics? Why? Additional information: The survey was reported by Intel Corporation of individuals who visited the Los Angeles Convention Center to see the Smithsonian Institute’s road show called “America’s Smithsonian.” c. With this additional information‚ do you feel that all demographic and ethnic groups were equally represented at the event? Why or why not? d. With the additional information‚ comment on how accurately you think
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History is the compilation of events and peoples perspective in events‚ all meshed up into a montage to create a definitive account of events. The Smithsonian website created by the American government shows a compelling selection of objects images and personal stories from the events of September 11 for the public to view at any time on the internet. Loose change is a documentary by Dylan Avery which has an opposing perspective to that of the terrorists attacking America. Both texts provide a recount
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Smithsonian Assignment The second floor of National Museum of the American Indian contains many interesting exhibits that tell stories of American Indians‚ such as the livelihood of Native Americans in the present time and the culture of American Indians. There are many items that are related to American Indians’ lives in those exhibits. However‚ the author of this essay is interested in The American Indian which is the name of an oil painting that has been depicted in one of those exhibits‚ Our
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The interplay between history and memory is a solipsistic act‚ where history inevitably relies on memory to maintain its vitality whereas memory relies on history to sustain its immortality. Throughout Mark Baker’s polyphonous non-fiction memoir‚ ”The Fiftieth Gate” and the thread like idea of the images below‚ memory is depicted as the panacea that enriches history as it provides diverse individual perspectives on the historical event of the holocaust. However‚ the biography also adduces the complications
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It is the interplay of both history and memory‚ which allows us to gain empathetic understanding of Truth. History is factual‚ and traditionally objective‚ yet is subject to bias and control. It cannot reveal the reality of human experience‚ as it relies on facts‚ lists and statistics; the need for memory arises. Memory is a composition of personal perspectives which can be deemed subjective‚ yet challenges history’s authority and rationalism. Combined‚ history and memory generate a powerful tool when
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Smithsonian Economic Theory in the Information Age The basis tenets of Adam Smith’s concept of division of labour‚ first printed in his book‚ The Wealth of Nations (cited herein as reprinted in Patrick Murray’s Reflections on Commercial Life)‚ have been staples of economic thought for well over 200 years. Initially‚ however‚ the French economist François Quesnay‚ as interpreted by Walter Eltis in his 1988 Oxford Economic Paper “The Contrasting Theories of Industrialization of François and Adam
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On Wednesday September 16th of 2015‚ I will be going to the Smithsonian National Zoo with a group of my friends. The Zoo was founded in 1889. It is one of the oldest zoos in the world. There are 1800 animals that live in the zoo. One of the most famous spots in the zoo for tourists to see is the Giant Panda exhibit. The giant pandas recently just gave birth to baby pandas. I have only been to the Smithsonian National Zoo once. I went in eighth grade for a school wide field trip. I love seeing animals
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Memory ‘Memory’ labels a diverse set of cognitive capacities by which we retain information and reconstruct past experiences‚ usually for present purposes. Memory is one of the most important ways by which our histories animate our current actions and experiences. Most notably‚ the human ability to conjure up long-gone but specific episodes of our lives is both familiar and puzzling‚ and is a key aspect of personal identity. Memory seems to be a source of knowledge. We remember experiences and
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