History is the compilation of events and peoples perspective in events‚ all meshed up into a montage to create a definitive account of events. The Smithsonian website created by the American government shows a compelling selection of objects images and personal stories from the events of September 11 for the public to view at any time on the internet. Loose change is a documentary by Dylan Avery which has an opposing perspective to that of the terrorists attacking America. Both texts provide a recount
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what extent has textual form shaped your understanding of history and memory? In your response‚ make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text. The textual form of the poetry of Denise Levertov and the recount Pure Torture by Tom Moe has shaped the reader’s understanding of history and memory to a great extent. While history is represented generally as objective‚ impersonal‚ factual and static‚ memory is represented as subjective‚ personal‚ fragmented and fluid
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MODULE C – History and Memory The Fiftieth Gate by Mark Baker suggests that a combination of history and memory is essential in making meaning‚ i.e. in shaping perceptions of the world around us. How does baker represent this combination to create meaning? History can be viewed as a sequential series of indisputable events‚ whereas memory is of such events that are highly subjective‚ and affect the way in which they are perceived. The link between history and memory and the way it shapes the
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“Every man’s memory is his private literature.” As illustrated in this quote from Huxley‚ individual memory can narrate a story that differs from documented events; it is through a combination of the two that we uncover a more reliable account. Peter Carey’s prose novel True History of the Kelly Gang and Christopher Nolan’s 2000 movie Memento represent history and memory in unique and evocative means by exploring the interplay between one’s individual perspective and the established ‘truth’. In
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History‚ a struggle over the past in the present to shape the future‚ is an exploration of the causal relationships between individuals and events. History has always been contested terrain‚ due to the fact that history is established through individual and collective memories‚ which by nature are subjective and coloured by circumstance. In the post modern era‚ the conventional ways of thinking which dismiss memory due to its bias have been challenged‚ and the credibility of history has been diminished
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English Speech Goodmorning. Today I will be talking to you about how history and memory are depicted in Peter Carey’s True History of the Kelly Gang‚ and James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic. Both texts depend heavily on fictionalised historical figures to tell their stories through memory. And both leave us with suspicions about their historical accuracy. In this speech I will be exploring these two texts through five main points * The difference in believability between a novel and a film
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Displaying memory in its purest form requires an element of deception so that reality can be legitimized and accepted by the audience. Cinema‚ at best complements and at worst obfuscates human memory. Jia Zhangke‚ Lou Ye‚ and Jiang Wen offer a subtle and fascinating account of the cinematic representation of the problem of memory. Since the inception of the camera‚ filmmakers have evolved motion pictures into not simply a reflection but a crucial indicator of human experience‚ especially our experience
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Advanced English - Essay Explore How ’The Queen’ & Two Other Related Texts Of Your Own Choosing Represent History & Memory In Unique & Evocative Ways History consists of what is known‚ remembered and recorded about the past in as objective a way as possible. Memory can be a fragmented yet still valid perspective on the past which enables History to fill in the gaps. The concepts of History & Memory are featured in the texts‚ ’The Queen’‚ a film directed by Stephen Frears‚ ’Kurt Cobain’s Suicide
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meaningful understanding of the past is to be gained‚ the resources of both history and memory must be used. History is the factual‚ objective recording of events through documents‚ archives‚ records‚ artefacts and physical evidence whereas memory is the recollection of individuals of their personal experience and sequence of events however‚ adding the human element to the situation or experience. However‚ history and memory sometimes contrast with each other but most importantly they need to complement
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Practice Questions for History and Memory 2009 Analyze the ways history and memory generate compelling and unexpected insights Representing an ‘absolute truth’ is impossible. Inherent human bias affects both history and memory. We unintentionally falsify parts of the past in order to emphasise the nature of past events we find central to our individual beliefs. Therefore we are challenged with obvious limitations in representing the ‘truth’. The interplay of history and memory however‚ leads to a
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