What is history? Why bother? What some people have said is history: History is only a confused heap of facts. (G.K. Chesterton) The past is useless. That explains why it is past. (Wright Morris) History is an argument without end. (Peter Geyl) History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illuminates reality‚ vitalizes memory‚ provides guidance in daily life‚ and brings us tidings of antiquity. (Cicero) What experience and history teach is this‐that people and governments
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History is important because WE ARE the past: we are the sum of all the events--good‚ bad‚ and indifferent--that have happened to us. This sum product guides our actions in the present. This is true not only for the individual (imagine what would have happened to you had your parents never met‚ or had your parents raised you with different values)‚ but for large societies as well (how would the U.S. be different‚ for example‚ if it had lost the American Revolution‚ or if the Spanish had founded
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There are two views of the theories of the philosophies of history‚ the idealistic and the materialistic. St. Augustine‚ Thomas Carlyle‚ G.W.F. Hegel‚ Karl Marx‚ the Whig Interpretation explained by H. Butterfield‚ the World System Analysis explained by Immanuel Wallerstein‚ and the Annales School all express these different philosophies of history. Some express idealistic views like Augustine‚ Carlyle‚ Hegel‚ and The Whigs (Butterfield)‚ and others the materialistic view like Marx‚ Wallerstein‚
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World history‚ global history or transnational history (not to be confused with diplomatic or international history) is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective. It is not to be confused with comparative history‚ which‚ like world history‚ deals with the history of multiple cultures and nations‚ but does not do so on a global scale. World History looks for common patterns that emerge across all cultures. World
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Cited: 1. Democitus. (n.d.). A BRIEF HISTORY OF ATOMIC THEORY DEVELOPMENT. Retrieved September 26‚ 2010‚ from http://www.neoam.cc.ok.us/~rjones/Pages/online1014/ September 26‚ 2010‚ from New York Times website: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/oil-refining1.htm 3.Helmenstine
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well as the Indian soldiers who were offended by The use of animal fat in the New Enfield Rifle. Facts and books are mostly used to evaluate the causes and effects of the Sepoy Mutiny. Two of the sources used in this essay‚ The history of India by John McLeod and India A history by John Keay are than evaluated for their origins‚ purposes‚ values and limitations The investigation does not assess the revolts that took place nor the militaristic aspect of the revolt B. Summary of Evidence
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In the history of hypnosis its earliest reference to hypnosis dates back to ancient Egypt and Greece. Indeed‚ ‘hypnos’ is the Greek word for sleep‚ although the actual state of hypnosis is very different from that of sleep. Both cultures had religious centres where people came for help with their problems. Hypnosis was used to induce dreams‚ which were then analyzed to get to the root of the trouble. There are many references to trance and hypnosis in early writings. In 2600 BC the father of Chinese
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Oral History Have you ever read Oral history in your life? Oral History is the study of historical information recording of interview with people having personal knowledge of past events. For many years‚ authors have written myths‚ fables and parables. The problem lays arguments of whether oral history is reliable. I believe oral history depends positively in our society because oral teaches something about life. Also oral history is meant to explain a bigger picture. But sometimes‚ oral might
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is just a city with cold winter and nothing fancy. So I always stay in my little comfort zoon like Chinatown and only hangout with my Chinese friends. However‚ after a month of exploring Chicago‚ I was totally wrong. Chicago is a place with rich history‚ culture diversity and innovation in business. It is so fabulous and modern‚ yet so calm and beautiful. When you pay close attention to your surrounding‚ you will discover the culture mix is everywhere. The different neighborhood has its own traditions
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A SHORT HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS The history of accounting is as old as civilization‚ among the most important professions in economic and cultural development. Accountants invented writing‚ developed money and banking‚ innovated the double entry bookkeeping system that fueled the Italian Renaissance‚ were needed by Industrial Revolution inventors and entrepreneurs for survival‚ helped develop the capital markets necessary for big business so essential for capitalism‚ turned into a profession
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