American historians

Throughout history, there have been world events that have happened that we learn about in school, by watching documentaries, reading books at the library, and even flipping through a newspaper or magazine. But how do we know for a fact that the information we are learning is historically correct? Although a majority of what we read is the truth, there are people who change history from what really happened to what they want the world to believe happened. And even if there are truthful articles…

II. What is History? History is a record of events and times, especially in connection with the human race. Everything in the universe has a history. It is critical to inquire about the particular brand of history being used as a framework in either written pieces or conversation. Traditional history, or rather the discipline of history, was founded by Leopold von Ranke. Ranke believed that its was a historian’s job while studying the past to be somewhat detached from it. This is necessary…

posed in the title of his book, “Why Study History?” He answers this question in eight chapters that talk about the different aspects of history. In chapter one, Fea talks about the role of historians as “revisionists.” Though history can be revealed through simple facts, it is meaningless without a story. Historians try to identify the story behind the facts by following the five C’s: change, context, causality, contingency, and complexity. In chapter two, Fea proposes reasons for why we are…

also urges against the ‘us vs them’ mentality created by mythistory. McNeill explains “The result is mythistorical: the past as we want it to be, safely simplified into a contest between good guys and bad guys, ‘us’ and ‘them’” (McNeill 80). If a historian writes history in this manner, then one group at all times falls short and is made out to look like villains for years to come. An example of this was Columbus’ story, the Colonialist were depicted as noble Christian saviors, and the Natives…

“The Strange Death of Silas Deane” The object of historians is to tell the facts of the past without changing the details or changing the perspective of the past. Historians serves as couriers between the old times and the modern times. The transition between the past and to the present can create a misconception of what really happened. For example, the death of Silas Deane. Silas Deane wasn’t overwhelmingly popular but served the United States as diplomat. Silas Deane was very determined to…

We commonly look back and refer to history in order to progress. When we refer to the past, we are educated of our mistakes and can strive from our successes. However, we are not always truthfully exposed to everything that has happened in the past because things have either been left out, hidden or we have been diverted to other stories distracting us from them. Howard Zinn (51) argues that there is no such thing as impartial history, there is always two sides to every story. All history is…

finding a perfect prompt. From the investigation of this topic, it's easy to comprehend the challenges siding with historians. Through most viewpoints and opinions on particular topics are easy to look at. It's not always easy to read between the lines of what someone could be specifying or addressign. By initiating this task, I have learned more than I ever have about the Spanish American War. I have learned how hard it is to go through reading "in between the lines" when analyzing and reading…

Madelia--There are so many reasons to love a parade. There is the festiveness of the environment, the people, the music, the fire trucks, the floats, or the fact that it is the only place where it is socially acceptable to eat candy found on street. It is difficult to find somebody who dislikes parades. On an beautiful Friday night a parade was held in Madelia for the 41st annual Madelia Park Days. There was no raining on this parade. The event was planned to take place on Friday evening in…

The Progression of History Books Throughout History History books have always been subjective; every generation has had a new generation of history books. Through his essay “Rewriting American History”, FitzGerald claims that each generation learns a new version of history. It has been shown through history books that the topic is very subjective; history is simply “his story”. New information arises throughout many years, decades, or centuries that provides context for past textbooks.…

This was followed by requests for unions to provide an online account of their transactions along with right to work legislation allowing for federal level workers to opt out of unions; these legislations having already crippled trade unions in many American states. At the same time as the power of unions organization was marginalized, employers have been granted power to exploit the disadvantages of the foreign workers within Canada despite provincial labor laws on workplace safety. In…