Historian

only archeological and geological evidence. With the evolution of human history and the invention of writing, historians find a more facility in studying the civilizations that kept written records in terms of reassembling past events and having a more scrupulous understanding of early civilizations, no more based on assumptions. Written work, however, generated a new problem to historians: reliability. To know what is accurate in old literature is a challenge because it implies differentiating…

History is the study of past events. However, there are many accounts of the events from the past. How are we supposed to know which one is right? It is simple there is no one correct version of it .History is not just about the facts, but rather the interpretation of these facts. Interpretations and perspectives not only make history more interesting, but they allow people to analyze and create their own individual conclusions. People like Howard Zinn and Paul Johnson undertake the task of…

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.…

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…

In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell wrote that “Who controls the past controls the future. And who controls the present controls the past.” Within Canadian politics, this assertion has proven to be an immaculate reflection on Harper’s rewriting of history, seen by Jack Granatstein as a way to de-politicize emphasis on social history and restore the place of military history in education. This focus of Confederation and military history, in particular the World Wars has not been without its…

Lumumba: Death of a Prophet explores a moderately obscure historical figure and his relation to cultural history. As the film progresses, it discusses the dominance of the elite or majority over representation, which allows the creation of an “authorized” historical perspective, leaving no room for discussion of other probable conclusions pertaining to historic events. In contrast, Lumumba: Death of a Prophet displays the uncertainty of distinctiveness that comes in relation to the accepted…

Many things happened during the Progressive Era, and of course everyone is going to have their point of view on them. Zinn went really into detail about every single topic that he talked about, Foner on the other hand sort of skimmed through the topics but still covered them. Zinn loved to talk about the radicals during this time period as where I feel that Foner seemed to talk more from an outsiders view as where Zinn sort of tried to get us to see where the socialist and radicals were coming…

assessment, i have found myself frustrated by finding a good prompt. I had to change my question three different times and i ended up 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…

Understating Alice Paul is an important part of understanding our history as women, and even men should understand the horrors these women experienced in their time. Alice Paul has not been completely forgotten by all means, but has been forgotten on a huge level. Very few people have learned about the struggles of Paul and her fellow suffragists. Paul is one of the lucky ones in my opinion, for there are hundreds of women’s names that we will never know. There are contributions that will…