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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HISTORY OF MEXICO History Early History The Olmecs‚ Mexico’s first known society‚ settled on the Gulf Coast near what is now Veracruz. Remembered for the giant head sculptures they carved from native stone‚ the Olmecs had two main population centers: San Lorenzo‚ which flourished from about 1200 to 900 B.C.‚ and La Venta in Tabasco‚ which lasted until about 600 B.C. By 300 B.C.‚ villages based on agriculture and hunting had sprung up throughout the southern half of Mexico. Monte Albán‚ home to
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The history of Mexico‚ a country located in the southern portion of North America‚ covers a period of more than two millennia. First populated more than 13‚000 years ago‚[1] the country produced complex indigenous civilizations before being conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century. Since the Spanish conquest‚ Mexico has fused its long-established native civilizations with European culture. Perhaps nothing better represents this hybrid background than Mexico’s languages: the country is both the
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Ceasar Mendros History 210 Stephen Kercher October 29‚ 2014 My experience in interviewing for the first time was not as what I was expecting. Being in an actual interview is completely different than being in a formed imaginative situations I made in my head. Though throughout the process‚ I learned lessons that came from a form of downfalls. I learned that confidence‚ concentration‚ preparation‚ and commitment play big roles in generating a successful interview. These downfalls are what I hope
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AMST 101 – Monday & Wednesday 1:00pm - 2:15pm Prof. M.A. Oral History Project & Short Paper By D.B. The following essay is about my interviewee’s personal history and what he had experienced‚ being a residential in the United States of America. R. L. W. is a 69 years old man who bears his age well and who spent most of his life in his home country state Louisiana. He moved with his wife Brie and his daughter J. to California in 1987 in order to run his own business‚ a plumbing company.
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Asian History in Mexico From attending the Mexican/Asian presentations last Tuesday I learned some new interesting facts about Asian/Mexican history. I found it interesting that there was a good deal of Japanese immigration over to Mexico. Before this presentation I never would have guessed that Japan and Mexico really had any history together. An interesting quote I noted from the second presenters slide was “I am 60% Mexican and 60% Japanese”. That being said‚ it is clear that a good number
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Conducting an Oral History Interview: A Guide Doing an oral history interview is a fantastic way to learn about the past. From a screen historical perspective‚ it gives you unique and valuable insight into the way the movies have changed. And it gives you a fun‚ “real-world” opportunity to compare the movie-going of yesteryear with the experience we know today. What’s the best way to go about conducting an oral history interview? Today we’ll take you through the process‚ step-by-step‚ for conducting
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Oral History Project For this oral presentation‚ I decided to interview one of my close friend’s grandmother. Her name is Mary Fonte and she was born in 1938. Ms. Mary was very knowledgeable about many things and our interview lasted over two hours. I found her to be very interesting and full of fascinating stories. She has witnessed many changes and experienced different eras in her lifetime. She has endured numerous progressions and countless advancement over the years. I found Ms. Mary
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For my oral history project I wanted to interview my grandmother. But when it came time to do the interview our schedules did not meet up. Then I decided to interview my mother‚ I wanted to see what she believed then and now about gender. I knew it was going to be a bit different than my views‚ because we had different experiences in our life. My mother grew up in the Dominican Republic and at the age of eighteen she moved to the United States of America with her younger brother. When here they faced
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Oral History Project By: Kasey Lynn Interview: On February 17th I interviewed my grandma‚ Susan Lynn. At first she was a little overwhelmed with all the questions I had for her‚ but the interview seemed to go smoothly. My Grandma was recently in the hospital so I only had one day that I could interview her. The day I interviewed her not only did we have her over for dinner‚ but we also had my other grandma and three aunts. The house was a little noisy but we managed.
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