Scott also describes what we know now as the Soviet double standard; the propaganda of healthy workers building a socialist paradise coupled with the reality of millions dying of cold and hunger. However, Scott is valuable in showing us that through tenacity and a rather callous disregard of human life, Stalin's push did indeed take a behind the times 19th Century regime and place them fully in the sights Europe by the early 1930s. Conclusion -- the Historical Detective -- Why History Matters- What is history and why is it important? History is the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future (Wordsearch 2010). History is important because it is what shapes both humanity and the events and trends that surround culture and civilization. It gives people an understanding of why things are and why people behave the way they do. It also helps to understand how and why people perceive others. History is in us and around us. Parents teach their children about their family history so it helps them understand who they are. The idea of personal history has even become part of popular culture. For instance, NBC's new television series show called "Who Do You Think You Are" investigates the genealogy of actors and actresses (Television 2010). In addition, websites abound that help families find out about personal history. However, history is far more than family or personal history; it is far more than a medical history taken during a physician's exam; and it is far more than a series of names, dates, or battles memorized by rote. Instead, history is a combination of trends, facts, figures, people, dialog, and brush strokes that are continually interpreted. History helps us understand who we are, where we have been, and where, we might go -- strategically or tactically. George Santayana, a 19th/20th century...
In this book he separates humans from beasts by their capacity to understand and embrace change, famously quoted as "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (McCormick 2003, 144). Within the broad range of history, though, and as we take on the responsibility of becoming global citizens, we must ask ourselves why historical interpretations seem to vary over time.
C. Only fragments of these works, which include two letters and four speeches, survive (Sallust). In the Preface to the Second Impression, John C. Rolfe (May 15, 1928) purports: The part of the Introduction dealing with the manuscripts has been re-written in the light of the new classification of Axel W. Ahlberg (Prolegomena in Sallustium, Gteborg, 1911), which was followed by him in his Teubner text (Leipzig, 1919) and, except in some
These gang-related activities had a negative effect on the very industries on which Macau depended for much of its economic activity, and tourism dropped by almost 10% in 1998 (Kurtlantzick 1). A Macanese resident summed up the situation thusly: "I still won't walk around at night . . . And every sound makes me think of a gunshot" (quoted in Kurtlanzick at 1). In an interview with Macao's present
Historiography of the Cold War Why and how the Cold War ended became the question of the day after the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. To people whose lives had long been circumscribed, if not terrified, by Cold War-related events, the remarkable disintegration of the Soviet Union, the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, and the reunification of Germany signified the end of one era and the beginning of
Blassingame presents his information in a more unbiased manner. Perhaps he was worried of being accused of bias because he was black, and so, he worked hard to eliminate it from his work. Whatever the reason, his book seems the most balanced and effective of all these works, partly because he does not moralize, he simply presents the facts, as he knows them. Later he writes that the whites often
Chinese-American History The Exclusion Act; Redefining Citizenship Historians have studied the Chinese Exclusion Act extensively and have recorded many aspects of the politics behind the events. However, they often focus their attentions on the motives of the excluders. They pay little attention to those that were excluded and the impact that it had on their lives. One important question has escaped the scrutiny of historians. Why, if they knew of the hardships
The History is incomplete as far as the war is concerned because it ends abruptly with the narrative of the events of 411 BC. Thucydides discusses his historical method and related issues in the early section, known as the "Archaeology" section. The fact that he had a journalistic tendency is indicated by the fact that he started to write about the war as soon as it started claiming that he
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