Horrible Histories

part of American History. In the United States there are endless opportunities to learn about the Holocaust in America: books, articles, movies, and museums. This is very perplexing considering the Holocaust did not occur in the United States nor were the American people part of the Nazi Germany that killed six million Jews and many others. If Americans wanted to be constantly reminded of the times where humanity was at its worst, all they would have to do is look at their own history. They have…

Slavery has been one of the biggest social inequality that has happen in the human kind. One of the most distinct and also never forgotten is the African slave trade. Africa had many cultures which made it geographically diverse. There was urban cultures and also village societies. Some africans were educated while most were farmers and herders, which were not aware of the outside world. Africa would later be disrupted by the global economic changes which included the human trafficking.…

like “polite” or “kind.” People tend to forget the way certain people have been or are treated based only the colour of their skin. Inequalities have existed in Canada persistently and still exist today. Major examples of inequalities in Canadian history is the treatment of First Nations people and the treatment of Chinese-Canadians. These are only a couple of the millions of examples of discrimination in Canada. Unfortunately, Canadians have not always been the kind and accepting people that…

Two Personal Accounts of Exploration and Settlement "The Interesting Narrative of The Life of Olaudah Equiano", by Olaudah Equiano, and "Of Plymouth Plantation", by William Bradford, both give readers a personal insight into the horrible atrocities for survival and the hope of eventual freedoms from these hardships they had to undergo during a certain time period. Both selections provide readers with a numerous amount of descriptive details and imagery to help them understand the personal…

Congo River with the goal of meeting an idealistic man, Kurtz. Throughout this journey, Marlow says many things that can seem racist towards the natives which can spark arguments about whether this novel should be considered canon Throughout its long history as a seminal text in the English canon, there has been a strenuous debate over whether Heart of Darkness is itself a…

The purpose of the Best Practice lists are to provide students with a classroom environment that will produce the maximum learning potential. Even though this list was updated in 2012, there is most likely no classrooms that follow the list perfectly, but some classrooms operate under most of the points on the list. Ms. DiMaria, at the Lebanon High School, provides and creates an atmosphere in the classroom that follows the Best Practice’s list to the best of the districts abilities. A…

During the course of the earth’s history societies have changed from its primitive ways to more civilized ways. The world in which we live today is sculpted by the ancient civilizations that once flourished on their own land. If it was not for them who knows in what ways we would be living in now. The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China were all different from each other, but at the same time they all shared certain characteristics. Religion was a very important aspect for…

When discussing slavery we mention how badly the slaves were treated but 12 Years A Slave is a movie that bring this atrocities to life through the eyes of Solomon Northup. This movie was adapted from the book written by Solomon Northup himself where he shows what slavery in the south truly looked like. He was a man who had his freedom stolen from him but thankfully he lived to tell the tale. His story shows us how black slaves were bought and sold at the market, what the transition from free…

“Regret to Inform”. I am sure that, as a history teacher, you have seen this heart wrenching documentary about a woman whose husband died during the American War, or the Vietnam War as you call it, and how she contacted other women and also told their stories. The second reason is that one day when I was so kindly helping a tourist find their way around, I heard that they did not know much about the Vietnam War because it was not that focused upon during history classes. Your name came up in the…

to photography or photojournalism because it showcases who we especially because it is now circulated in mass media. Since the use of photography events throughout history were witnessed almost virtually. Politics, wars, and discoveries, usually hidden events were exploited. The civil war was one of the most impacted events in history affected by photography. Matthew Brady is known for his portraits of Civil War generals and for his images of vast fields littered with the corpses in the…