History of psychology

When I first heard about History Day, I was reading a lot of nonfiction, and one of my books was about Phineas Gage. The book had a lot of information about things that neurologists had learned about the brain from his accident. I thought that he sounded interesting, and wanted to learn more. I thought that maybe I could do my History Day project on early neuroscience. Later, my mom was talking to a neuroscientist friend about how I was reading about Gage. He brought up H.M. I read a Washington…

information about past. Three of them are: social history, oral history and visual history. Social history for many many years was a recollection of written documents to acknowledge only the important people such as country leaders or soldiers. Now social history is being studied more deeply. Historians are now studying men and women along with all the parts of their lives like work,culture and marriage and other important topics. Social history is better today because it caters to everyone men…

the information in your textbooks get there? Have you ever wondered why new historical studies are being researched each day? That is all thanks to Historians! Historians are people who spend their whole life studying, writing, and teaching about history. Historians require many special skills, education, and are very important in everyday life. Though there are tons of types of Historians, from teachers to museum workers, they all require the same skills. According to MyMajors.com, six…

study of history could improve your friendships? We have all in one form or another, heard that history repeats itself. Philosopher George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” Knowing history does not mean that I will have the answers to everything, but observing the patterns and situations can influence my decisions. This in turn, can lead me to make smarter, wiser choices in regards to my relationships. The application of history…

If I have learned anything about history, it is that not everyone has the pleasure of knowing their story or past glory. Archived memories and experiences create scenes of the past that we can feel and relive if told in the right light. Family is an important treasure that only some get the privilege of cherishing; blood or bond, family is what holds us when the world lets us go. Going back to the day my grandmother was born, it began the lives of the people I know and love today and has shaped…

there is still one moment that remains more special than others. It's been five years since I took AP European History with Mr. Hanna, but it still stands out as one of the best classes I have ever taken. Given that five years later I find myself as a Government major it may sound a bit obvious why I would like such a class. Yet, the best part wasn't what he taught, but how he taught it. History is notorious for being a "downer", and although I've always thought otherwise, it's fair to say that…

Reflecting on history always leads a historian to reflect on past experiences in a particular way. When William Apess gave his speech “Eulogy on King Philip” in 1836, the Pequot Indian presented a group of New Englanders with evidence of the group’s own betrayal of the Indian people at a time when, elsewhere in the country, Andrew Jackson and his government brutally expelled thousands of Cherokees and other tribes from their homelands. Apess needed to remind these white Americans of their…

single party. History is a story made from bits of the past, stories that are built on narratives. For example history books, these books are a reconstructed version of the past for the present. The past is what is made up of events, events that have happened before now and history. But in all the past is gone and only exist in our reconstructions of it. That is when history comes into play, it takes the events and makes it into one, leaving gaps in between the story. In relation, histories are…

considered myself a history buff, nor do I tend to indulge myself in any sort of history in my spare time. Like many others, I took this course, Role Playing American History, in order to fulfill a general education requirement, and my counselor said she has heard this course is pretty entertaining. However, I found myself truly enjoying this course for many reasons beyond being able to argue with my classmates. This course truly did help me to better learn about American history for several…

meaning of history. To me it was the study of past events, the boring ones, the gruesome ones, and the embarrassing ones, but after doing some readings assigned to our class, I think I came up with my own personal definition of history. History is the study of things that happen in the past, the previous day, that present day that could matter tomorrow. To me history is everyday that you live, somewhere in the world, there is history being made, it may not be noteworthy but there is history…