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    Americas Fall 2010 Oral History Essay & Analysis On New York State Nurses’ Association (NYSNA) Professor Nicole Burrows In the late 1800s‚ oral history was the only way to pass stories down in order to preserve cultures and traditions. According to Encarta Word Dictionary‚ oral history is a written work of history based on interviews with or recordings of participants. It is one of the most traditional ways of retelling and learning history. For my oral history project‚ I interviewed

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    Controversies in African History In 1871‚ Charles Darwin suggested that Africa was the birth place of humankind. This statement ignited great controversy within Europe. Most of Europe withheld Protestant beliefs‚ believing that human races were separately created. They believed in Adam and Eve and completely disregarding the theory behind evolution. Because many Europeans did not want to accept that their ancestors came from Africa‚ the idea of the Africa cradle of human kind was easily a racial

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    The animals are not limited by the normal lifespan of their species‚ but can die by violence; should the animal die‚ the owner will be torn to shreds by a mysterious dark cloud within minutes. Zoo City is set in an alternate version of the South African city of Johannesburg‚ in which people who have committed a crime are magically attached to an animal familiar – those who receive such punishment are said to be "animalled". The novel’s chief protagonist‚ Zinzi December‚ is a former journalist and

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    “Can Oral History be Trusted” ? The 21st Century‚ a time we live in where nearly everything is documented. Whether it be written and put into archives or posted on Facebook. Things were much different in the early stage of man up until now. The cave people documented things by writing on walls‚ but can this be trusted? Even documents that have been written down cannot be trusted so can stories or myths have been written by people in their own diaries or in letters so loved ones be trusted? Essentially

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    of public history? When enrolling in HST 580 Professional Experience‚ I made the decision that I would complete my required 180 hours at my local historical society in Los Alamos‚ New Mexico. While completing my professional experience at the historical society‚ Heather McClenahan severed as my site mentor. Under Heather’s guidance‚ I began working on several projects that the society had been attempting to complete. These tasks included me assisting the society with their oral history project‚ training

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    CHAPTER I Introduction History is the science whose business is to study events not accessible to our observations‚ and to study these events inferentially (Philippine Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 1993). History is not merely the records of past events: it is the record of what one’s age find worthy of note in another. History as a narrative (which of written‚ visual‚ oral or a combination of all these) about past events that has a meaning to a certain group of people in a given time and

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    For my oral history interview‚ I spoke to 59-year-old Douglas Cousino. He was born on May 11‚ 1957 and is a white American. Although I had thought of family and friends back in the United States that could potentially be helpful for a 60s interview‚ I realized I wanted a face-to-face conversation‚ not a video call. With a local face-to-face interview‚ I can observe a person’s body language and make better eye contact‚ while also having the practical flexibility regarding time zones and distance

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    Tagalog Literature: History and Tradition DOMINGO GOAN LANDICHO Share this article Post a comment | Back to article list GEOGRAPHICAL AREA Tagalog literature has been born‚ cradled‚ nourished and peaked into fruition in the provinces of Southern Luzon‚ Central Luzon and the present Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region. Among the Southern Tagalog provinces are Cavite‚ Batangas‚ Laguna‚ Quezon‚ Aurora‚ Oriental Mindoro‚ Occidental Mindoro‚ Marinduque‚ Palawan and

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    African American History: 1865- Present Aneshia Y. Glover HIS204: American History Since 1865 Instructor Mohamed Khan April 29‚ 2013 African American History: 1865-Present African Americans had a very rough time in the early years. Not only were they looked down upon‚ but they were tortured‚ criticized‚ and belittled by those from other ethnic groups. Forced to work as slaves and having to endure hours and days of painful work and cruelty without ever having the opportunity to say a thing

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    most important reason for studying history is not that knowledge of history can make us better people or a better society but that it can provide clues to solving the societal problems that we face today.” The issue of most important reason for studying history is complex and controversial. While there is no doubt that knowledge of history can give us clues to solve our societal problems‚ some people may argue that the most important reason to study history is to make us better people or a better

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