History of Germany

As is the case of many institutions, public interest has its rise and fall. Within the world of history, living history museums, often unwilling or unsure of how to adapt in order to maintain relevancy and intrigue, find themselves in a difficult position. The issue of trying to evolve while creating enough of a revenue to support projects that will hold a long-term engagement with the public is where many museums struggle. While others are too set in their ways to feel the need to change their…

Wim Klooster’s Revolutions in the Atlantic World: A Comparative History is a book that revolutionizes the connections between four major revolutions of the Atlantic World. Instead of examining strictly one revolution and comparing to another, Klooster utilizes both primary and secondary sources to compare and connect the four revolutions: “British North America (1775-1783), France (1789-1799), Saint-Domingue (1791-1804), and Spanish America (1810-1824).” Klooster’s work can be viewed at the…

viewpoint of objectivity and subjectivity in a way. In Zinn’s excerpt he proclaims how “One, that it’s not possible. Two, it's not desirable”. Zinn was talking about how If you were to take a history book of some sort and start putting certain facts into the book and big ideas it’s already subjective. For a history book, website or museum to be objective it would need to have every fact of every story from every angle of that event. “People claim they were objective. The worst thing is to claim…

Burgundian turned English chronicler. The four paintings are from a French chronicle that covered the reign of Charles VII of France (D'Auvergne). All of these sources were accessed either as free downloads from Google Books, or as images from the French History website, “Histoire France”. The sources provide a range of different views regarding the Battle of Verneuil. Each presents its own unique angle while sharing enough common information with the other sources to seem…

database that publishes many different history works. Many people reference ABC-Clio for thoroughly composed, edited, and reviewed works. To ensure the information being published is correct, it goes through a lot of editing and reviewing. This article will be used when talking about journeys of voyageurs and what the outcome of certain interactions with indigenous people can be. This will be used to talk about what negative things can occur of the…

History is often perceived as a secret passage; the one that steers us to a world that underlines how success was achieved and how it was destroyed. History not only demonstrates the misfortunes and triumphs of many individuals, but also the repercussions of their decisions. Poor decisions play a significant role in justifying the cause of many foolish events; that should take place. Because these events took place in our history, they can provoke the public to display emotions that correlate to…

About Allen, Texas The city of Allen offers residents a family-friendly community with exceptional schools, beautiful homes, and a nationally-recognized parks and recreation program.The eclectic city is home to almost 200 restaurants, four premiere shopping destinations, a recently renovated and award-winning golf course, as well as a 7,000-seat entertainment arena. The wonderful community of Allen is continually recognized for the impressive quality of life it is able to offer its residents.…

I believe that the movie, Amazing Grace, is both historically accurate and inaccurate. There were also strong and weak parts of the movie. The accurate and good parts of this movie include the ending scene, the humor incorporated into it, some quotes, and the amount of research done for the movie to be accurate. First, the most important part of the movie was the ending. This was when Wilberforce presents the Bill to the House of Commons. The scene seemed real and true! It was very nicely…

Marquesan Art Carol S. Ivory Carol Ivory's article Re-Viewing Marquesan Art focuses on the need for a renewed study of Marquesan art. The factors of her study is not just reviewing Marquesan art, but also the history of the research and what is up and coming. Ivory gives a distinct history of the Marquesas Islands art and culture and how it has not received proper research and data collection. The intent of the article is to give reason to learn more about Marquesan art and give it the…

“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…