Histories

Throughout my exploratory essay there was an objective tone instead of a subjective tone. This tone helped me write an efficient exploratory essay in which I include factual evidence and textual analysis towards the topic of segmented assimilation in which specific generations go through, as they adjust to a new culture and society. Instead of including emotions and my opinion on the situation, I had to use historical resources, via web or journals, such as social studies. The medium of this…

Howard Zinn’s book was more reasonable, due to the fact that it gives information about the bad things that happened to the United States. His story explains what Christopher Columbus has done. Columbus wanted the Arawaks to be his slaves because of how built they are, they cut themselves for ignorance, and Columbus notice that their weapons were not made of iron. The book by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen explains of how great the United States is, but do not know what kind of violence that…

Historical/ Biographical analysis is the most effective method that may be employed to examine Elia Kazan and Budd Schulberg’s play, On the Waterfront, in order to reveal what influenced the authors to create their art. The application of this method reveals several connections between reality and the play. The play’s plot follows the real-life story of the corruption on the New York Harbor, famously reported on by Malcolm Johnson. Characters in the play were also inspired by real people. The…

Informative Exercise: Sample Outline Format Topic: Ancient artifacts that disregard the current view of time General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform about different artifacts Central Idea Statement/Thesis: Ancient technology, figurines, and imbedded materials can make us rethink our perception of the human time line and discover more about long gone civilizations. Introduction I. We know how our timeline as humans go, cavemen, farmers, castles, military industrial complex and…

classic way of studying history in high school and many college courses is by memorizing facts, regurgitating them, and throwing in a little analysis that was also memorized. However, history is more than just dates and facts. History is the why behind the facts and events. History is how people felt about the events, and whether they were expected or unexpected, and what the responses to those events were. And studying history is more than just textbooks. Classically, history relied on…

Andersen’s article employs logos, ethos, and pathos which they either enhance or weaken his argument. The appeal that would be the most essential to his argument is a toss up between ethos and logos. Ethos may have a slight edge because he shows his credibility by recalling his past during the decades, proving that he is knowledgeable of a topic, and highlighting the credibility of his sources. Andersen uses logos frequently to support many of his claims such as statistics, facts, and accounts…

Gregory Bateson said, “Without context, words and actions have no meaning at all” (Mind and Nature 15). That quote may seem melodramatic, but surely you acknowledge the axiomatic certainty of the foundational importance of context. The proper context is imperative to understanding the content, and context is fundamental to understanding Beowulf. Warren Christopher said, “It's very important to always put statements in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country…

“Conversation on the Egyptian Revolution: Fieldwork in Revolutionary Times” is one article, in a series, that was written a year after the 2011 January 25 Revolution in Egypt. In this article, author Yasmin Moll reflects and explores some conflicting thoughts that went through her mind as she participated in the event as both an Egyptian woman and as an anthropologist. She realized that the January 25 Revolution was a historic event for her country. Moll and many others during the uprising…

Interview #1 (Pre-1935) Loretta Frank was born September 27, 1927, and is currently 88 years old. She grew up in Euclid Ohio. When she was a kid she attended a catholic school. Her teachers were nuns, who wore long black dress like clothes with a white collar that covered their heads called Habits. Schooling back then was much different. The nuns were very strict. Loretta remembers when a student did something wrong the nuns would have a ruler and hit them on the knuckles. Since Loretta went to…

“Yet the past is not dead; it is not even sleeping. A mass of memories and records, of relics and replicas, of monuments and memorabilia, lives at the core of our being. ----- J.H. Plumb. “The Historian’s dilemma” In this era of technology, the amount of new breakthroughs in science are growing exponentially. Machines encompass almost every field including but not limited to art. While most people are enjoying technology, there is a reversal tide of thoughts that emphasizes on the past…