Black History Month

in Mexico City and it is surrounded and covered with mountains. Around these mountains was very dry fertile and loosely packed soil. They also get really heavy rains throughout the year for two months, which creates earth slides, and moon slopes, creating great fresh soil for the farmers with in those months This was in fact the 8th, 9th, and 10th most fertile soil. Their main problem was what do they do when there isn’t any rain for the rest of the year, which in fact caused an environmental…

2. What programs and services does your agency provide and which of those does the County fund? Cortland County Historical Society serves as a repository for information related to the history of Cortland County its residents, industries, government and more. We host special events including our 18 lecture Lunch & Learn speaker series, an attic treasure sale, as well as bus trips of historical interest. Cortland County Historical Society also produces publications including: a quarterly…

between the distinct differences between the disciplines of History and Political Science. The overlaps of the works that each discipline includes and the fluctuations of the way to study each discipline has fueled the debate. This makes it hard to identify the specific distinctions between the two. Jack S. Levy, in Too Important to Leave to Others: History and Political Science in the Study of International Relations, argues that history “Explains the connections between a series of events”…

detail describing the main characters in this story that recounts the details of President James Garfield’s tragic death only months after taking office. James Garfield, Roscoe Conkling, Charles Guiteau and Dr. Bliss were some of the characters that interwove together, each with their own backgrounds to tell a bigger story. How these characters intersected would change history. I did thoroughly enjoy the historical portion of this book and thought it was an enjoyable way to learn. My difficulty…

We all love American history but history class is the most hated subject taught in school. “Just memorize the notes, and you’ll be fine on the test,” said every history teacher I have ever had in my schooling. What do we really learn and reflect on from history class? Is it the teacher who can not teach or is the textbook that makes it boring? In “Lies My Teacher Told Me” by James Loewen, he criticizes how textbooks distort American History in a way that corresponds with the mindset of rich…

All around the world more and more cultural artifacts are being stolen, looted and sold on the black market. Cultural artifacts or antiquites are objects and works of art that are ancient. These artifacts would be stolen, destroyed, or under appreciated significantly less if they were not returned to their region of origin. Cultural artifacts should not be returned to their regions of origin because, the artifacts could fall into the hands of a country that can't afford the upkeep, it's…

All in all, Johnsonville was a sausage plant that had been burnt down causing the employees to think that they were going to have to go into unemployment, however, something very different happened. Employees continued to receive full salaries and even monthly bonuses. All the employees had to do was “volunteer at local organizations, take training classes at the local technical college or work in other Johnsonville facilities” (Gallagher, 2016). These were three understandable conditions for…

historical thinking. The question, “What is history good for? Why even teach it in schools?” sparked an interest in my own mind. Considering I am attending school to obtain my masters in childhood education, I find teaching history important for many reasons, the first being, reflection of where we come from. Wineburg writes about how understanding the importance of ones history is so we can come closer together. It is important to remember that history not only teaches us about our own heritage…

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…

According to the article found at http://www.thepeoplesview.net (2011), the formation of history is not easy. In human existence, great men and women have contributed to history formation. It goes beyond human self to cause a revolution. Historically, we have seen works of Du Bois, Malcolm X, Shakespeare, and Da Vinci. There revolution came after making great choices. In this paper, I have chosen to evaluate Barrack Obama's choice to run for the presidency (http://www.thepeoplesview.net, 2011)…