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    Landscape Of History

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    Amber Ramos History 1000C Prof. Wang 5 December 2015 The Landscape of History How Historians Map The Past The novel The Landscape of History How Historians Map The Past by John Lewis Gaddis touches on subjects such as the idea of history and how historians assume things and about what’s to come in the future. He describes how the only reason that we know things about the future is because of learning from the past historical events. He describes the fact that we can only learn from the…

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    Most historians would question where the things we humans cherished so deeply come from. As historians it’s their job to answer or try to answer these questions. They answer would be from civilizations. A civilization and a culture get compared to each other all the time and get mistaken for being the same things but in fact they are not. A culture is the sum total of any groups, political, economic, social and intellectual activities no matter how fundamental or advanced these activities might…

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    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…

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    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”…

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    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 with the book, is that the author tends to associate the characters to be either good or bad. In my point of view, life is…

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    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…

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    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…

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    Case Study Johnsonville

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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