Family History Essay

It has been known since the beginning of time that understanding history is crucial to the progress of society. For example, studying the causes of previous wars can help governments prevent future wars from occurring. However, understanding history goes beyond the objective; there is much that people of today can learn from religions, cultures, and morals of old. Some of these applicable ideas are expressed through the following three works: Antigone by Sophocles, “The Cave” by Plato, and…

has been anything I have learned throughout this semester in literally all of my classes, it is that we must learn History to keep it from repeating itself. Many critics say that there is nothing you can learn from History or that it is doomed to repeat itself. Personally, there is a choice, but it takes a lot of researching to be able to understand what needs to be altered so History does not repeat itself. I have walked through many steps of bouncing through topics, researching each one,…

because it is Oklahoma’s tribute to one of their own who always considered Oklahoma as his home, no matter how much fame he acquired. Will Rogers is also buried at the memorial along with his wife and three of his four children. If I was an Oklahoma History teacher in a secondary school, I would use this site as a field trip. This site would be beneficial while lecturing over a number of things, for example; famous Oklahomans, the pride of the Natives, or even old Broadway films. Will Rogers…

attracting, the events contained in the movie were not accurate to its historical events. The movie does not accurately portray the exact historical events that took place, nor does it correctly convey the historical impact the events had on the history of America. The movie begins with a scene that does not in particular show where it takes place originally which is in Virginia. The entire movie does not concentrate on the historical events and impacts, rather it looks at the impact that love…

What is culture? Culture is the beliefs, customs, and arts of a particular society, group, place, or time. Many Americans underestimate the importance of culture in history; however, culture and history have a direct relationship. When a historical event happens, usually there is a change in social culture; for example, the great depression was a historical event that cause a change in people’s lifestyle (cultural change). People went from attending expensive parties, eating a lot of food, and…

Monument is a kind of the architecture for people to memorize the history and understanding the relationship between the past and the present. It records the history from the past, and present it to the future. The purpose of building the monument in the city is for reminding us what we have right now is depends on how many effort they (historical personage) did in the past. Monument is not only for people to memorize something, it also could be educational and motivational to the audience.…

of Arizona had such a problem with the Latin Studies Program. In high school, I took both AP US History and AP European History. In both of these courses, we learned about radical thinkers and doers and people who decided to revolt against the status quo. Both of these courses are fine for students to learn, it’s fine for us to learn about Napoleon and the American Revolution, so what makes the history of Latin American different? Is it because we live in such an Eurocentric America, that it’s…

This history course was very eye-opening for me. I learned history that was different from history taught in classrooms. Authors and publishers of history textbooks can alter the information to make it appealing to their target audience (Loewen Ch. 1). I did not know this was allowed. I always believed that the information in history textbooks must be true. History textbooks have target audiences that they want to make happy. If these target audiences like how the history textbook portrays them…

we really that interested in someone’s life that someone at one point in history says it must be remember? I think that it is important that we make note of someone’s past, not only to learn from their mistakes, but to realize what they did. Looking at the life of Pat Garrett we are reminded of why someone makes history and the effects that it impacts them during their life. Pat Garrett was a born in 1850 to a big family in Alabama, and he was the oldest of several children. The passing of his…

The book American Slavery by Peter Kolchin provides a detailed history of slavery from its establishment in the 13 colonies to its abolishment in the United States. He analyzes its practices and its effects on the culture of those affected by it, black and white. The topics discussed in the book provide a good amount of insight to the political views throughout the eras discussed. He focuses on three main eras: the colonial era, the revolutionary era, and the post-war era. The practices and…