History of narcissism

Prologue: History is the most important thing in the world because of how it affects people and societies all around the world. Traces of history go all the way back millions of years ago forming wealth and power to this day. In this book Jared Diamond is determined to explain why there were so many different rates of human development on different continents and to his traditional views and opinions. The "rise of civilization" conveys the opinions and true meanings behind civilization and how…

surrounding historical fiction today, and recommended titles and authors. Historical fiction can be defined as fiction that is set in the past, at least one generation approximately 15 to 20 years ago. “A historical novel is set during a period of history and attempts to convey the essence of that period”. There are many ways…

Analysis of the Navajo, the Pashtuns, and Saudi Arabia The distant past is full of riddles without answers. There are many religions and worldviews, each with legends, myths, prejudices and ideals. Every culture owned secrets that were available only to those who belonged to the group and did not allow outsiders to become part of that culture. Today, many of these cultures and civilizations are extinct, without little or no evidence of their existence. However, the cultures that still remain…

Historicism. As formerly stated, the eminent New Historicist Cathrine Gallagher is of the view that a critic should focus his attention on both the text and its historical context. As a matter of fact, The Yacoubian Building is a reflection of its historical context. In this literary text, Alaswany thoroughly probes the evils of the corrupt regime under Mubarak; he boldly discloses election forgery as well as the extortion and blackmail experienced by authorized people in order to…

Many civilizations have kept detailed and well-documented accounts of their histories, allowing historians to learn about their cultures, practices, and rulers. And while the Minoan civilization must have documented their history, researchers have been unable to decipher their written language. It is inconclusive who ruled the Minoan throne, so it is through the surviving art that one must look at to try to discover who those Minoan rulers were. Up until well into the 19th century, the study of…

why the popular memory should be disregarded as history, as it is just as valuable as the scholarly history itself, it just needs to be analyzed for different purposed. Historical events viewed in a scholarly way are widely more accepted by academia, where memory is seen as separate from history. “Memory is not history” an article in The Economist proposes. It states that “memory is by its nature subjective and selective. It cannot substitute for history” (The Economist), which is a view that is…

consequences on Catholic and Protestant worship. In addition, they analyze the Great Awakenings in Europe and America during the eighteenth century. From chapter nine to chapter sixteen, Towns and Whaley describe the revival movements that influenced the history of Christian worship in the Protestant church. Furthermore, in the last chapter, the authors explore major characteristics of Christian worship occurring during the twenty first century, such as the evangelical tradition and the…

dominated profession in the nineteenth century. Smith’s article argues, among other things, that the two practices in scientific history, the seminar and archival research, were fundamental as well as influential in the profession as the ideals of truth and objectivity. Smith also argues throughout her article that gender was a fundamental aspect of procedures in scientific history. Smith uses a variety of sources and quotations…

In “Marxism and History” by Christopher Hill, Hill begins his article with the assertion that Marxism has influenced history more than any other branch of knowledge. Hill offers six points to describe how the ideas of Marx have transformed history and historians in the (then) 100 years since the creation of The Communist Manifesto. By analyzing these six points laid out by Hill, one can come to understand Marx’s legacy for historically understanding social class and economy. First and foremost,…

Forging the Partial Narrative: The Causatum of the Human Historian History is a truly fascinating concept. It is a recorded truth; an inevitable phenomenon that remains dormant until acted upon; exhumed by the discerning historian to forge a coherent narrative. This historical construct, however, is subject to the personal biases and interpretation of a single human individual whose views are shaped by upbringing and a unique life experience. Alexander Pope’s age-old adage, to err is human, is…