conducted for the project ‘Making history: the discipline in perspective’‚ and the Project Officer Danny Millum will be speaking to Professor Eric Hobsbawm about his experience of‚ and views on‚ changes in the discipline and the academic profession of history. Professor Hobsbawm‚ may we start with your giving us some brief biographical information? Eric Hobsbawm: I was born during World War One‚ in Egypt‚ which has no relevance to my subsequent life because I left it when I was two. More relevant
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Blessed Among Nations America‚ land of the free and home of the brave‚ built for Americans‚ but by Americans? America’s accumulation and creation of power is questioned in Eric Rauchway’s novel Blessed Among Nations; Rauchway infers that the world influenced upward trends such as immigration‚ and increased economic production during the late 19th century; which contributed to America’s overall growth of power. As the years prior to the Great War rolled forward an upward trend was seen for immigration
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Murdering McKinley The Making of Theodore Roosevelt’s America By Eric Rauchway Who can determine if a person is insane‚ a doctor‚ a lawyer‚ a judge‚ or a jury of your peers? Does any one person really know why someone acts the way they do? Legal insanity is not knowing whether the act you committed was wrong or right. Leon Czolgosz assassinated President William McKinley. Of all the Presidential assassinations‚ McKinley’s had the most dangerously political movement. This assassination
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In fact‚ the popularity of Eugenics was also well explained by racial perfection. The book‚ Murdering McKinley has provided a perfect example. During the assassination of the President William McKinley‚ the name of James Parker‚ a black hero almost saved the President‚ was erased by the Secret Service: Parker struck the assassin in the neck with one hand and with the other reached for the revolver
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media coverage for months if not years‚ no one concludes that white people are killers. They are untouchable as a race. Statistics don’t matter‚ our perceptions do. This is why Oscar Grant was murdered in Fruitvale Station. This is why Trayvon Martin‚ Eric Gardner‚ and Mike Brown were murdered while justice was not served to their
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followers‚ held meetings and campaigned to save the remaining Baker family from the white cruel south. After the trial was conducted‚ she headed south in hopes of convincing the family to move‚ of which she did. While this was taking place‚ President McKinley was bashed for electing Baker‚ a black republican into a hateful white democratic society‚ and upon his death not even making a statement. When arriving in Boston‚ people like William Lloyd Garrison ll‚ which was the son of an abolitionist‚ started
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Fortunato did to warrant such vengeance‚ Montresor vows that his friend will never insult him again. Though some people believe that revenge is an acceptable means of justice‚ typically it generates more enmity and suffering than resolution‚ as proven by Eric Jaffe in “The Complicated Psychology of Revenge.” In Montresor’s mind‚ his vengeance is entirely moral according to his ideas of personal honor. However‚ contrary to Montresor’s beliefs revenge is never a justifiable solution to an issue and causes
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characters. These same characters serve to highlight the many themes in the novel. Percival‚ a seemingly trivial character underscores for the reader that an individual’s identity is inextricably linked to the fabric of society in which one lives. Sam n’ Eric‚ twins that don’t seem to have a large impact on the story‚ show that the pressure of society and the fear of authority can make one do things one doesn’t believe in. Lastly Simon‚ a peripheral character highlights that once one has a greater understanding
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[be responsible for/be blamed for] [whilst/while nonetheless‚ nevertheless‚ despite=in spite of‚ regardless of‚ albeit‚ notwithstanding [further more ‚ moreover‚ as well‚ additionally‚ in additionally The short story “Twins” is written by Eric Wright. Initially‚ the short story seems a bit confusing‚ but when you read the whole story again‚ it will give you a better understanding of what it is all about. This is the detective novel. In the next few paragraphs‚ the short story summary‚ will
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The rich and acquitted Many rich people in recent American history got away with crimes because they are rich and can afford good lawyers. For instance‚ in the O.J Simson case the majority of people involved with it are convinced he murdered his girlfriend‚ but since he can afford good lawyers he did not get convicted for this crime. Snoop dog‚ an American rapper in nineteen ninety-three also got away with murder when his body guard shot a member of a rival gang. In 2001 Robert Downy jr
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