Political history

assorted types of history used to compose the Bible. Within this essay, I…

in Latin America there are many trends. Still, we see the largest change in the concepts used by former and modern historians. Although past and present historians have had to involve many social aspects in their concepts of Race in Latin American history past and present, Modern historians are able to use the many newer historical concepts available to them. These historical concepts are ones that due to postmodern popularity usually tie in with the social sciences. Historian Magnus Morner, a…

what society now refers to as ‘history’; an essential tool critical for humanity’s self-knowledge. The traces of Herodotus that he has left behind retain a meaningful place in both the context of Classical Greece as well as the context of the modern world. Through the use of primary and secondary sources in this essay,…

in United States History, while The Invisible Man depicts the life story of a man who hides from the world and claims to be invisible due to his refusal for others to see who really is. Each novel is a fantastic read that leaves the reader extremely interested the entire way through, but does usefulness of the novel in historical research make…

the battle of Lexington and Concord during the Revolutionary War, which was written by Lieutenant John Barker. In the next few paragraphs I want to explain a little about who John Barker was, why he wrote this account, and how it can help us teach history. Lieutenant John Barker was an officer in the…

pictures. Photographs today don’t hold as much meaning as they used to before digital cameras or smartphones people developed their photos and created physical photo albums. People also use pictures to intentionally tell history, whether it’s people’s own personal history or the history of our world. There are times when a person takes a picture and they don’t realize what they just did is important, such as photographers at the Ferguson riots or the Boston Marathon bombing. Photography has…

the many changes that have occurred and molded the modern world and the manner by which people have taken them by proving that science knowledge relies on history and is powered through social interaction and the philosophy of science. Has a professor of History of Science at Harvard University. He has written many books including A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in the Seventeenth-Century England (1994), The Scientific Life (2008), and Never Pure (2010). Critics of the The…

Oral History: Effective or Defective? Oral history is a method used to attain historical knowledge through interviews and recordings of people’s memories of past events. Paul Thompson, the founder of the journal of Oral History, proclaimed, “Oral history is not necessarily an instrument for change; it depends upon the spirt in which it is used.” Most historians have mixed views on oral history. There are historians who question whether oral history is effective in the field of history, while…

Me: What year were you born in? Beth: I was born in 1970. Me: What did you enjoy about your childhood the most? Beth: I enjoyed the freedom, compared to today it is so much different. Me: How so? Beth: Well I used to go out and play with all the kids in the block. Time went by fast but we all knew each other. Now kids cant go outside and play because your afraid for your kids. Or the kids from the block are doing drugs at a early age. Me: What are some historical events that took place during…

for this, I believe, is his focus on literature. It is my opinion that the visual arts are a more defendable subject as the are the very foundations of our society. While we do not necessarily need literature to know most of human history, the visual arts are our history. They also encourage creativity and innovation and allow individuals to express themselves through a mode that is easily understood by all. Therefore, the humanities are important because they are the basis for the existence of…