Why Do We Study History? The reasons for studying history vary from personal ones‚ to some that affect an entire society or group of people. As conscious beings‚ there always has been a need to study and learn why and how the world has evolved to its current point today. As an individual‚ one often hears‚ “learn from your mistakes.” The past teaches about mistakes‚ so one may learn from them. By learning the bigger lessons‚ not the tiny details‚ one can discover why they are who they are now. Finally
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History of India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the history of the Indian subcontinent prior to the partition of India in 1947. For the modern Republic of India‚ see History of the Republic of India. For Pakistan and Bangladesh‚ see History of Pakistan and History of Bangladesh. "Indian history" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Native American history. Part of a series on the | History of India | | Chronology of Indian
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The Greeks’ history began around 700 B.C. with festivals honoring their many gods. One god‚ Dionysus‚ was honored with an unusual festival called the City Dionysia. The revelry-filled festival was led by drunken men dressed up in rough goat skins (because goats were thought sexually potent) who would sing and play in choruses to welcome Dionysus. Tribes competed against one another in performances‚ and the best show would have the honor of winning the contest. Of the four festivals in Athens (each
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of Che’s lasting legacy from one of being a self- confessed Marxist revolutionary and to his image being hijacked by commercial interests to sell products. The underlying aim is to respond to the core questions of the construction and recording of history over time‚ along with understanding the changing attitudes toward the personality over time. T he life of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara is often described as heroic; the Guerrilla fighter assisting in the expulsion of societal injustice and economic inequality
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The History of the Catapult We usually think of a catapult as something that was used in the Middle Ages to destroy the walls of a castle. But catapults have a very long history dating long before the time of castles and they were developed in many different ways by many different cultures over the centuries. The catapult has been used from ancient times to modern times today. The purpose has remained mostly the same over all these years. Though more recently we have had different ideas for the
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George Beauchamp and Paul Berth‚ in 1931. However it was Danelectro that first produced electric guitars for the wider public. Danelectro also first used tube amp technology. Application: The information that I gathered from wikipedia gave me a history for the guitar and the background behind my project. Now since my project is learning how to play the guitars not research the guitars lineage this wont directly help my project‚
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AIMS! ✔ ! What) the) syllabus) says:) The$ aim$ of$ the$ History$ Years$ 7110$ Syllabus$ is$ to$ stimulate$ students’$interest$in$and$enjoyment$of$exploring$the$past‚$to$develop$a$critical$understanding$ of$the$past$and$to$enable$them$to$participate$as$active‚$informed$and$responsible$citizens.”) What) the) plan) does:) The! plan! has! very! explicit! inquiry! questions! that! deal! with! the! importance!of!conserving!our!heritage!whilst!also!exploring!the!legacies!of!past!societies
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least five continents (North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ and Australia). During this period of silence‚ spread was unchecked by awareness or any preventive action and approximately 100‚000-300‚000 persons may have been infected. (qtd in “History”) The first awareness of AIDS was in June of 1981‚ when they found traces of PCP in five men in Los Angeles‚ California. This event occured when they believed only gay men could get the disease‚ so they were not worried about it spreading to heterosexual
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Adam Licht FYS Research paper Darft History of doping Texts going back in history suggest that men have always sought a way to work harder or at least to suffer less at what they were doing. It has even been argued that Adam and Eve were the first to take a substance (the forbidden fruit) to gain “god like power”. When the fittest of a nation were selected as athletes or combatants‚ they were fed diets and given treatments considered beneficial. Scandinavian mythology says Berserkers
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The study of history is a crucial component within our society‚ it allows us to educate ourselves so we are aware of what changes the world has gone through and what people have faced within the past. Not only this‚ but studying history will hopefully allow us to come closer to why certain events occurred and via the analysis of multiple perspectives we may be able to come to conclusions for why specific decisions were made and possibly theorize what the alternate reality may have been. But why is
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