Historiography

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is written by American journalist and civil rights activist, Alex Haley. The content of the story was derived from several interviews with Malcolm X, conducted by Haley, beginning in 1963 up until Malcolm’s assassination in 1965. After dropping out from Alcorn State University, Haley enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard at the age of 18. At first, Haley was a steward, because it was one of the only jobs open to people of color. During World War II, Haley had gained an…

Peter Novick creates a narrative looking at the approach that has been used over the course of American history looking at professional historiography. Specifically, he looks at the idea of objectivity and its development in America, as well as the contrast of development of the idea in other places. For Americans, objectivity was the basis of their practice. It began so by the development of a certain cadre of historians taught in Germany and perpetuated by them when they returned to the…

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Fitzgerald’s Autobiography: The Great Gatsby In nearly every piece of literature written, authors incorporate significant details from their own life into their writing, but no other has done it as completely as Scott Fitzgerald with his classic The Great Gatsby. The similarities between Fitzgerald’s characters and his own life are undeniable. From his humble beginnings to his unstable education to his romantic affairs, Fitzgerald documents his life through the infamous Gatsby. Perhaps his…

Critical examination of the role played by moral judgments in historiography This paper attempts to understand and critically examine the role played by moral judgments in historiography. It also discusses the views held by three prominent historians, i.e., E.H. Carr, Marc Bloch, and R.G. Collingwood on this topic. One of the long standing and important issues in the philosophy of history is the permissibility or desirability of moral judgments. Historians in our own time continue to be wary…

of the mass killings. This history of America's failure to assist Jewish refugees, whether justified in its content of history or not, is the founding paradigm that dominates the academic topic. In comparing anti-Semitic and Islamophobic, the historiography is new, yet vibrate in connecting or disconnecting the parallels in modern Europe and America policy on refugees. Historians such as Maria Garcia further have tracked American policy makings from the Cold War era on, highlighting…

Antonius, has come to represent the Roman--and, to some extent, ancient--attitude toward the relationship between historiography and rhetoric Written in 1997 by Robert W. Cape, Jr., “Persuasive History: Roman Rhetoric and Historiography” thoroughly examines and analyzes Cicero’s written work, De Oratore, and the arguments he provides for the connection between rhetoric and historiography. An ultimate connection is made throughout the piece that the orator is the only man with the right…

Luke is a historian of Jesus’s activity. A reader of Luke’s writings will experience techniques and principles mainly associated with historiography, such as: detailed chronology of events, terms consistent with their historical context, and careful research through eyewitness accounts and written sources. Mark adversely to Luke is the originator of the genre Luke is writing and one of Luke’s verifiable sources. Mark’s writings are symbolic of Apocalyptic Literature which means Mark’s depiction…

On a calm day in May of 1718 the Queen Anne’s Revenge, a warship of forty guns, and three sloops appeared on the horizon off the coast of Charleston. Edward Teach, more famously known as Blackbeard, had arrived with his pirate fleet. Taking up a position outside the harbor, Blackbeard used surprise to his advantage and captured ten ships as they attempted to leave the harbor. One of those ships, The Crowley, was returning to London when it was waylaid by the famous pirate. Among the…

attempted revolutions were based on the complete and void of individual freedoms. Historians describe Switzerland as vastness of feudal elements and excessive inequalities of power and privilege. 287-288 This research paper will compare the historiography between the French and Swiss Revolutions. There will be three sections for review and comparison. First, how did historians describe the political climate and influences of each system leading up to the revolutions? Secondly, what was…