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    Why Does History Matter

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    communicating the way we are. If it was not for the history we would not be communicating‚ and according the guardian.com we a peple talk roughly 2000 words a day.If history gets taken out of schools curriculium kids will become a lot less aware about the past. Imagine school with one less period and getting out of school earlier‚ you could have less homework and be with your friends longer. What would that be like? For a lot of kids it would be nice but I don’t think so‚ yes I would love to be with my

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    Andromeda Now Time’s Andromeda on this rock rude‚ With not her either beauty’s equal or Her injury’s‚ looks off by both horns of shore‚ Her flower‚ her piece of being‚ doomed dragon’s food. Time past she has been attempted and pursued By many blows and banes; but now hears roar A wilder beast from West than all were‚ more Rife in her wrongs‚ more lawless‚ and more lewd. Her Perseus linger and leave her tó her extremes?— Pillowy air he treads a time and hangs His thoughts on her

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    that I obtained through learning a massive amount of history through a 694 page book‚ I would not have been able to contribute‚ nor make sincere associations with the conversations being held. To understand the future‚ we must first understand the past‚ and how we got to our current point in the first place. In my previous years through grade school‚ history has been a prominent subject in my learning experience. Through nearly every subject‚ history has been a basic building-block along the road

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    The study of history is essential as it leads us to a better understanding of our past. In turn‚ history gives us the knowledge to better understand our present. In order to understand our legal system of today‚ we must also examine the past. Examining cases that took place at the Old Bailey and cases published in the Proceedings does not only help us understand how the criminal legal system has evolved‚ but also helps us clarify how our society has transformed over time. Crimes‚ as well as punishments

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    There is no going back to the past; there is only remembering it. So‚ no matter how much we would like the idea of time machines in movies such as Back to the Future‚ we‚ ourselves‚ must learn to cope with memories. In the poem Postcard from Kashmir‚ by Agha Shanhid Ali‚ and Elena‚ by Pat Mora‚ both authors must do just that. In fact‚ both writers effectively incorporate powerful language and techniques in their poems to embody a nostalgic feeling for what once was the past‚ and for what they consider

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    Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s was a Haitian historian and anthropologist. Trouillot uses anecdotes through 3 major historical events in history in this first chapter of his book. The Alamo‚ the Holocaust‚ and the significant events of U.S. slavery are all the narratives for which Trouillot assesses. Through these events he provides an analysis of actors‚ subjects and narrative. Trouillot argues that‚ “The vernacular use of the word history thus offers us a semantic ambiguity: an irreducible distinction

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    (assumed Granddaughter)‚ and Mataji the Grandmother. Both characters would be best described as “dynamic”‚ as they both have many personality traits‚ ranging from good to bad throughout the story. As the story itself follows two plots being present and past‚ similarities were noticed between the Granddaughter and Mataji’s actions. Proving the strong relationship between the Granddaughter and Mataji. Granddaughter makes marks on the wall‚ with crayon set. | Mataji was eager to write‚ so she would copy

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    Scrooge was how unpleasant‚ unhappy‚ and how miserable of a human being he was. He never came to family outings and he was always left out on his own accord from fun family times. This past holiday season‚ Scrooge was visited by the ghosts of Christmas past‚ present‚ and future. From the ghost of Christmas Past Scrooge learned how much he hurt people. From the ghost of Christmas present he learned what he was missing out on by not going to family Christmas Parties. From the ghost of Christmas

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    The Purpose Of History

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    rather than disputable opinion‚ this presents a bit of quandary. To many‚ there appears to be little merit in making an effort to understand events that have been debated ad nauseam since they occurred. I would argue‚ however‚ that while assessing the past properly and accurately not only requires significant effort on the part of the historian‚ but may also be completely impossible from the outset‚ this task is still an essential

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    Self introduction speech

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    Some of you might think I brought in these boxing gloves because I am a boxer or inspire to be a professional fighter someday‚ but in all honesty its none of these things. When I take a look at these gloves I see my past‚ present and future. How these boxing gloves represent my past is the way I grew up as a kid. As I was younger I was always moving locations‚ didn’t have many friends and was not the biggest kid in school‚ so for some reason I would get bullied or trouble would just find its way

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