men called “Good- is-never-lost” and “Evil-is-never lost” went to make a farm. They chose a good place and began to cut the tree. But did not clear the bush. When this was done they waited at home till the dry season should come. This would allow them to burn the bush before they dug the ground. It happened that spider‚ ignorant of the danger‚ began to spin his web there‚ and he married and had a large family. Antelope also came and said that it was good place to live‚ cool and fertile
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Single Character Analysis Jing-nei’s mother was from China‚ who lost all her family. She came to America and never looked back with regret. There are all kinds of ways for things to get better for her. Jing-nei’s mother believed anyone could be anything they wanted to be in America. She believed you could be a prodigy of any kind. Jing-nei mother was adamant about Jing-nei becoming a prodigy‚ and become instantly rich and famous (Kirszner‚ Mandell‚ 2013) In the story Jing-nei is a nine-year-old
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Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara was most definitely an interesting man. Born in a time where war was common in the world and influenced by the unhappy circumstances of his own people he grew up to live a very fascinating life. He lived during Mexico’s revolutionary times and he prospered more so than his fellow kin. He was a very smart man; very astute which is in essence what got him to the position as plenipotentiary to the United States. Of course it is important to note that he himself presented the
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For my final assignment‚ I chose to expand on forum number five‚ which talked about Public Historians and recording popular culture. This thread features some great discussions and points mentioned in class and in the discussion board‚ which I would like to bring light to in this paper. It is not only our job as Historians/Public Historians to evaluate and interpret the world around us and change over time. Recording history has become almost effortless‚ since everything is digital‚ making a single
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One must decide the meaning of "progressive historiography." It can mean either the history written by "progressive historians‚" or it can mean history written by historians of the Progressive era of American history and shortly after. The focus that was chosen for this paper is more in keeping with the latter interpretation‚ if for no other reason than it provides a useful compare-and-contrast "control" literature. <br><br>The caveat is this: the focus of this report is on the predominant question
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Many of times you don’t realize the impact you have on someone’s life until you reflect on it. My best friend‚ Ramon Vazquez‚ throughout the years has become one of the most important people in my life. We have gotten each other through some tough times and we continue to carry each other to the top. During our junior year of high school‚ I noticed Ramon was acting strange and his perception on life was so negative. I did what any best friend would do at the time and tried cheering him up and asking
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Historian as curandera Abstract History is story we tell ourselves as Khalil Gibran Muhamad defined it ‚ or Story we tell ourselves about how past explains our present and the way story is told is shaped by contemporary needs as Aurora Levnis Morales nicely put it. Likewise it could be stated that we become stories we tell ourselves. Thus‚ history has role in construction of our identity. Given the importance of the story for us‚ could it be different story then the one we are told in mainstream
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When the British Came: Paul Revere Through My Eyes By: Shagun Doshi May 22‚ 1810 After over 37 years of marriage‚ you can just imagine the memorable moments I have shared with Paul. From watching our 11 beautiful children grow up to be wonderful people to the activism work Paul used to do back in the day. The main reason for me to write this is not only because I am 65 years old and my mind seems to be losing me‚ but also to tell the untold tale of Mr. Paul Revere‚ a great husband and a true
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HISTORIAN AND HIS FACTS In the first chapter of "The Historian and his Facts‚" Edward Carr laid out the question of what defines history and the role of facts in writing history. Carr laid out the opposition viewpoint that facts speak for themselves and that it lay out directly how history should be written. Carr compares the writings of Acton and Sir George Clark. Acton‚ who wrote in the later Victorian age‚ wrote with a sense of awe and admiration towards history‚ while Sir George Clark seemed
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influence memory by introducing the witness’s values and beliefs to their memory. The witness’s emotions and thoughts at the time of the scene can affect the retelling of the story. In “The Historian as a Participant”‚ Arthur Schlesinger explains how participants in historical events do not always make ideal historians because their experiences would not be told from an objective historical position (341). This relates to eyewitness testimony because many times‚ witnesses cannot recall an event from an
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