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    History is a composition of past events. It is real and honest. However, the materials used by historians (which are called sources) to study history are only records of history, so they need not to be absolutely true and unbiased. If a group of scholars were to evaluate a set of clues surrounding a play, they would mainly use texts and written records of the play and all these evidences are considered sources which therefore need to be carefully examined before put into use. To these scholars,…

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    After having taken History 2700, I’d like to say that I will be a much more informed and better American citizen because of it. I have always loved history and so many of the things in this course were not too shocking for me, that being said, I still feel as if I learned several things. I enjoyed that this class focused less on dates and names and more on the significance, meaning, and later results of the historical events discussed. One area of history I knew very little about was the vast…

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    Art History Research Paper

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    Bill-zhyad amadou Emily Sprouse ART 101 13 October 2015 Art History in Real-Time Art is a human activity involving the intellect and emotions, which results in the creation of works with aesthetic features. It brings together different areas in constant evolution, including sculpture, painting, dance, poetry, cooking, film, printmaking, theater, comics, photography and digital art now. Study the trajectories of digital cultural assets is an entry point to better understand the social data.…

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    children informed about the world around them. During each unit I could have the children watch the news and pick something that happened, to reflect on. I have reconsidered quite a bit about the topic, including things like how certain events in history should be taught. For instance thanksgiving should be taught in a way that is not lying but is relatively censored, i.e.; not including the slaughter. When it came…

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    Sciences is to answer whether the philosophy of history can provide knowledge of socio-historical reality as a whole. The philosophy of history is a theory that attempts to know the interconnectedness of historical reality through a correspondence with the unity of interconnected propositions (Dilthey, pg. 142). Gaining knowledge of the interconnectedness of the whole of history is his distinctive task, and he comes to the conclusion that the philosophy of history is not successful. The failure…

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    American history is what occurred in the past that has led to changes, growth and helps explain why today’s America is the way it is. Equality has been a consistent American struggle through history from before the Civil War to today. Equality is the right of different groups of people to receive the same treatment no matter how diverse the people(Merriam Webster). The meaning of equality in America has changed through the years based off of the rights that were accepted as society has grown.…

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    The Histories Study Guide: Day 2 Motivations Behind The Histories Herodotus was primarily interested in describing the “known world”. For example, book 2 was originally a separate book about Egyptian customs, which he later inserted. His motive was to show how history is one continuous story, and how many different events are actually interwoven. One can read The Histories as an illustration of the different societies and cultures in the area with the Persian War…

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    American history class was reduced to a long list of facts because of the emphasizes placed on the standardized testing here in Texas. We were no longer destined to learn the story of American History the people, and events that have defined America as we know it. This paper will provide my personal philosophy of education, methods that can be used to impact a new age American history class as well as provide evidence to support the uses of my philosophy teaching methods in my American History…

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    Kathryn Moore HIS 101 UWSP February 22, 2017 Question 1 History comes in all shapes and sizes. Without it, the world would be lost. Global history, pre-history, and ancient history all provide the world with evidence as to what the world is, how the world came about, and who the world is. Without the three main studies of history, the world would be a missing puzzle piece. Global history; the understanding of how the world’s history has shaped the world today. At the University of Wisconsin…

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    Why Does History Matter?

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    1. Why does History matter? History first is the series of past events that connect to someone or something. History matters because it is what started the world today, most people do not know this but it represents the foundation of a culture. why things are the way they are now and why our world is so corrupted today. I know you all may know the saying "Stop living in the past" and work to move forward. History also matters because it helps us to learn who we really are and how great our…

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