Witnesses and Historians Chu Wang Professor Lipman 04/27/10 WITNESSES AND HISTORIANS Witnesses and historians are the two distinctive groups of people in recording important historical moments. Witnesses observe history by living through it. Historians observe history by gathering and analyzing witnesses ’ accounts. Yet the major difference between witnesses and historians is the knowledge of what happened afterwards. Historians know more about the aftermath‚ and this awareness changes their
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Power is defined as the ability to direct or influence the behaviors of people or the order of events. Power has shown‚ throughout history‚ the positive and negative effects caused by the person or party in control. In Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm‚ power is an essential component to the development of the plot in each of the books. Power is taken by one of two sides and changes the plotline. The question is: Does power negatively influences those who wield it‚ or does power reflect the characteristics
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Lord of The Flies “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things”(Golding 22). Jack and Ralph both show an interest in being a leader but‚ as time progresses one will be a stronger leader than the other. Ralph clearly shows that he is the better leader throughout the book. Although Jack is a good hunter he also likes violence and often causes chaos‚ while Ralph establishes rules and for the most part tries to keep everything under control. In the book Lord of The Flies written by William
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A leadership style is a leaders method of providing direction‚ implementing plans‚ and motivating others. John NG‚ a Chinese innovator‚ states that‚ “Styles are tailor made to different situations. Different leaders must have unique styles and these styles must be able to adapt to different people and situations”. In the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ no one leader can fulfill the needs of all people due to the concentration on their own personal needs. Golding demonstrates
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Having power means having the ability to influence people’s behavior. Whenever someone thinks of power‚ they most often think of leaders who are able to impact people and events by simply using words. This kind of power is not something everyone can obtain‚ and if in the wrong hands it could potentially be dangerous. Likewise‚ in Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ power plays a major role in the fictional novel. Interestingly‚ most of the power in the story is in a magnificent‚ white conch shell
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Heimat struggle in The Head Strong Historian One is not born free to completely choose one’s path. Through different bonds that come from one’s family and community‚ a connection with certain characteristics are stuck to each person. This phenomenon is commonly known as heimat. Even though this Germanic word can be associated with homeland‚ it does not have a direct translation to the English language. Vilém Flusser‚ a Czech Jewish author‚ describes how in order to be free one must detach oneself
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In the novel “The Lord of the Flies”‚ the initial leader was Ralph. He created rules and tried to base is society off of the need for survival. Contrastingly‚ Jack seems to care more about entertaining himself by hunting and spilling blood‚ and ultimate control of the boys. As the novel progresses the two boys divergent personalities clash and the Ralphs leadership steadily decreases‚ while Jack rises to power. The hierarchy of boys also adjusts as the leadership evolves on the island. At the beginning
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Historians believe that honesty and integrity should be the main bases that form the work of all historians. Historians should try to understand the historical developments and how they connect with our society today and also the future. In the American Historical Association it talks about how practicing history means acknowledging ones debt and to the work of other historians. I believe that’s what most authors see as an issue in the presentation of history today. “Plagiarism violates the historical
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In William Goldings’ thrilling novel Lord of the Flies there are leaders who possess specific traits that empower them to confront challenges that arise over the course of the novel. In the book‚ there are two major leaders: Jack‚ and Ralph. Between the two of them‚ Jack and Ralph posses the important leadership traits intelligence‚ perseverance‚ bravery‚ logical thinking‚ and cunning‚ enabling them to conquer challenges during their time on the island. Ralph’s first challenge was that he needs
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their credits to the allied powers. "Basically‚ I think one can say the Treaty was harsh‚ but understandable. It created in Germany a political climate in which it was exceedingly difficult for a democratic system to develop. Somewhat less harsh treaties certainly would have been good‚ on the other hand. The allied governments were under the pressure of their own public‚ which demanded the Germans to pay for it all. Naill Ferguson * More of a Revisionist historian * Treaty of Versailles
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