The article “History Still Matters” by Bill Moyers expresses some important concerns in our society over the loss of interest of history and even important events today that we find uninteresting but impact our communities. Throughout the article, Moyers explains the loss of significance, but also shows the reader the subject is crucial for societies to progress and continue to develop. He uses deeper meanings to further interpret the importance of history as well as expressing the reasons he thinks cultures have lost concern and interest for historical events. It is also imperative to realize how history has assembled our concurrent world and the effects we face from historical affairs. For those reasons, we can have our own outlook and interpretations…
History greatly matters to the United States and affects our everyday lives. One event that is extremely important to Americans was the 13th amendment. This amendment is important because it was the end of slavery. This was able to resolve many problems between the North and South even though there were already many problems in the past facing slavery like Bleeding Kansas. Another event that is important to us Americans is the Appomattox Court House.…
These events are important to the future because it teaches us a lesson about what communism can do to a country and how we can contain…
History can be considered as the entrance to a brighter future for history provides information about the reformation and the molding of the American country. History enlightens the population about the upbringing of the America, beginning with the colonial ages. Mistakes were made in order to form the America of today. History teaches people about those mistakes and how our past generations overcame those trials. Due to the knowledge of history, America is quickly advancing in industrialization and technology.…
Before you read this book, it would be very beneficial to read about what the Jim Crow Laws were and think about the effect they have had on society. From being in GEC323, reading about the Jim Crow Laws and read the book, The New Jim Crow Law is a book by Michelle Alexander, I have a whole new insight of how “crazy” and cruel this world, and the people in it, can be. The New Jim Crow Law is a book by Michelle Alexander in which is talks about the “new” Jim Crow Laws that are supposed to be a good idea of the nature of the Jim Crow from 1890 to 1965. The book talks about how the society caste still exists to this day, specifically the racism caste.…
Looking back on history, there have been a surplus of events where a multitude of people have been affected. A few examples of these events being the Holocaust, the 9/11 attacks, etc. When these events do indeed occur, it is very common for the people who endured these tragedies refuse to recount their experiences due to the traumatization it caused them. However, there are times where one person will recount their experiences of these events, and in turn will give others the confidence they need in order to also speak out about what had happened to them.…
When I was just a little boy growing up there were many things that caused big commotion and conflict in our world. One huge memory of this time was learning about the attacks of 9/11 as a kid. When I was old enough to understand my mother told me all about it, about how horrific and terrifying it was. My dad served in the military for the beginning of my childhood, and to my knowledge I wasn’t sure if he would have to leave home again to “fight the bad guys.” This was one huge event of my past, and sadly, it will stick with me, as well as everyone else that has went through it, veterans or just your average person.…
Many people question what qualities or benefits history can bring in education, standing next to subjects such as mathematics or english. However, as stated in articles, Why Study History by Jerry H. Bentley and Why Study History? by Peter N. Stearns, a new perspective can be taken within this educational subject. Their strong opinions shows similarities as historians, but also their personal thoughts and ideas shows contrasts as separate individuals. The clear ideas of the two articles along with how history is related to people, shows the perspective of history in the world and overall how history is a beneficial subject to learn for information, in addition to our life.…
What a person does today will affect the future. If a person tries hard and works for something that they really want, or if they do not try at all then it will affect the outcome. History literally means his or her story. Stories are told to each generation to keep the memory alive and that is why history is so important, because otherwise the past would be unknown and people would not know the kind of hurt their families went through to be free, or the things that their ancestors did to make sure that their families in the future would get what they need. This is how the Underground Railroad is; it is stories of the hurt and tortured people that could just not take the pain any more so they took a stand, whether it meant losing their life…
The world will always be composed of different groups, who play different rules in society. If one of these groups were to fall, our society would become unstable. The functions of these groups help maintain…
Main Events is what created all the stories that we know now. It helped form the present from the passed. And it helped form differences between now and then. Main Events are events that had happened for a reason. To form the future and tell them the religion back then.…
There are many situations that can impact our society and personal lives. One particular event that could have greatly affected me is September 11, 2001. On this Tuesday morning everyone went to work or school just as any other day, clueless of what lied ahead of them. This is the day that millions of American lives would change forever. Four terrorist attacks, which targeted United States landmarks to destroy them, all lead by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaueda.…
This is important to the world because it can have the same effects on many different people wherever they are in the…
Events today may seem new but many of the events today have already happened decades or even centuries ago. People cannot see this because people can only think of the present, do not see the connections between events happening around the globe, and will not listen and entertain ideas that are not their own and stay angry. This is what…
I think it is important to stay informed because then you would be able to know what is going on around the world. One of the ways I stay informed is by checking a news website every day and skimming through the news. I also hear some current events during my health class because we talk about current events for the first 5 minutes of class. Lastly, sometimes I watch the news because it is on the tv and I don’t have anything to…