History of psychology

Margaret McMillan’s compelling speech on “using history to understand the present” introduces several major points that construct her idea on how History is used to understand the present. Her points revealed a different way as to how history can be used responsibly and irresponsibly. Furthermore, encompassing two ideas on the validity of history and how it is irresponsibly conveyed to the public. One of McMillan’s first major points was the argument that “humanity deprives itself of a very…

History is historian’s story and or perspective on history. Personal interpretation of history is dependent on life involvements and knowledge. This understanding may contradict with factual events however experienced events, results of past events that directly or indirectly affects a person’s life, and acquired knowledge affects the interpretation and accounts for the manner history is written by historians. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States and A Different Mirror: A History…

Historical Analysis Herodotus The Histories (excerpts) The Histories is written by Herodotus, a Greek from Halicarnassus, who traveled as a refugee and decided to work on history (Thomas R. Martin page 3). My historical analysis is written about part 2 of this document. This chapter discusses how “barbarians” lived and what beliefs they followed. It discusses what Herodotus learned about from first hand seeing, and from conversations he had with people who lived through these times. The…

History is constant, as each day’s action adds to the story of civilization. Some events and actions have a greater impact on the world and what is to follow. In the thirteenth century, such events and actions launched civilization on a path that would lead to the creation of the Atlantic world, thus changing the face of the Earth and world history forever. At the beginning of the thirteenth century, new inventions, new technology, and new civilizations would eventually prime the creation of the…

Patrick Mirasol Ms. Kairis English 101 16 October 2015 Coates’ Use of Multimedia and its Function “We cannot escape our history” (Coates). Throughout history, groups of individuals have been persecuted for their beliefs, Interactive maps, images, and text formatting are all aspects of the visual aid that is seen in the article. … Coates uses multiple forms of multimedia and formatting in order to successfully support his argument for reparations. From the beginning of the article, Coates…

Throughout the 1960s - 1990s, two particular periods occurred in archaic history. The principal time frame named the Processual Period started in the 1960s. The concentration of this period was to move past the sequences of relics and time allotments of these individuals, yet rather why these things were found and why these individuals were the place they were. The Post-Processual Period, dating from the 1980s to the 1990s, developed out of the Processual Period. This period took to a greater…

By writing this internal assessment, i have found myself frustrated by finding a good prompt. I had to change my question three different times and i ended up finding a perfect prompt. From the investigation of this topic, it's easy to comprehend the challenges siding with historians. Through most viewpoints and opinions on particular topics are easy to look at. It's not always easy to read between the lines of what someone could be specifying or addressign. By initiating this task, I have…

For my essay I met with Peter Alter, a historian and the archivist at the Chicago History Museum (CHM) since 2010. Peter was exceptionally helpful and patient in answering all of my questions. The archives at the CHM house many important collections relating to life in the Chicago region that go back as far as 1683. Having used their research center, I have always been impressed at how user-friendly their searchable database is, and how quickly they are able to locate the folders requested…

Movie Essay The purpose of the movie was to learn about how life was back then with gods and kings. Who ruled places or how they did. We also learned about how people had wars back then in 500 B.C. And how many wives a god or king could have . This movie was about Christian's , Muslim's and a little bit of Koreans . The only problem I had with the film was that people really don't know all of what these people did back in the day. They just base it off statistics . They didn't live…

Juan Navarro Professor Powell English 5B 12 October 2015 Imperfections of History Over the years, the United States has always had controversies arise as time progresses. With technology advancing at a rapid rate, the amounts of historical inaccuracies that appear are tremendous. One of the most famous historical inaccuracies to appear, especially in United States history, is when George Washington crossed the Delaware River. Many historians have speculated the accuracy of the famous painting,…