Modern history

of objectivity and its connection to history. In addition to this, it is essential to recognize the importance of how power can influence the way society views the past. With this recognition, the historian can make the connection of how power controls knowledge, which writes the history of society. This connection of power and history leads to the reason of why historians argue objectivity. With the knowledge of these issues and their connections to history, the historian will comprehend why…

When History Is About Feelings In Frank Delaney’s Ireland, he takes the reader through the vivid tale of Irish history from a variety of perspectives. He applies emotion in his writing to criticize how history is taught today. Most scholars would agree with Ronan O’Mara’s professor, T. Barlett Ryle, when he argues, “History is not about feelings. History is about knowledge” (Delaney 342). However, it is taught from an objective point of view that causes it to be devalued, misunderstood, and…

My culture area was Indonesia and Philippines; these countries are located in Southeast Asia. The groups that make up these culture areas are Berawan, Dyaks, Ifugao, and Tana Toraja. Some of these groups have been around for thousands of years, more specifically the Tana Toraja have been in their location for 2,000 years. The Tana Toraja is known for their rice terraces with that being there main crop, they also plant many vegetables such as beans, cabbage, and peas. The definition of religion…

Amber Ramos History 1000C Prof. Wang 5 December 2015 The Landscape of History How Historians Map The Past The novel The Landscape of History How Historians Map The Past by John Lewis Gaddis touches on subjects such as the idea of history and how historians assume things and about what’s to come in the future. He describes how the only reason that we know things about the future is because of learning from the past historical events. He describes the fact that we can only learn from the…

Beginning the years of 1000 BC through 1519 AD we are introduced to the Native American people. There were too main sites within the area and one being named the valley of Mexico. The valley of Mexico on the modern map is located in Mexico City and it is surrounded and covered with mountains. Around these mountains was very dry fertile and loosely packed soil. They also get really heavy rains throughout the year for two months, which creates earth slides, and…

2. What programs and services does your agency provide and which of those does the County fund? Cortland County Historical Society serves as a repository for information related to the history of Cortland County its residents, industries, government and more. We host special events including our 18 lecture Lunch & Learn speaker series, an attic treasure sale, as well as bus trips of historical interest. Cortland County Historical Society also produces publications including: a quarterly…

between the distinct differences between the disciplines of History and Political Science. The overlaps of the works that each discipline includes and the fluctuations of the way to study each discipline has fueled the debate. This makes it hard to identify the specific distinctions between the two. Jack S. Levy, in Too Important to Leave to Others: History and Political Science in the Study of International Relations, argues that history “Explains the connections between a series of events”…

months after taking office. James Garfield, Roscoe Conkling, Charles Guiteau and Dr. Bliss were some of the characters that interwove together, each with their own backgrounds to tell a bigger story. How these characters intersected would change history. I did thoroughly enjoy the historical portion of this book and thought it was an enjoyable way to learn. My difficulty with the book, is that the author tends to associate the characters to be either good or bad. In my point of view, life is…

We all love American history but history class is the most hated subject taught in school. “Just memorize the notes, and you’ll be fine on the test,” said every history teacher I have ever had in my schooling. What do we really learn and reflect on from history class? Is it the teacher who can not teach or is the textbook that makes it boring? In “Lies My Teacher Told Me” by James Loewen, he criticizes how textbooks distort American History in a way that corresponds with the mindset of rich…

All around the world more and more cultural artifacts are being stolen, looted and sold on the black market. Cultural artifacts or antiquites are objects and works of art that are ancient. These artifacts would be stolen, destroyed, or under appreciated significantly less if they were not returned to their region of origin. Cultural artifacts should not be returned to their regions of origin because, the artifacts could fall into the hands of a country that can't afford the upkeep, it's…