History is traditionally seen as the study of past events‚ which is recorded with facts‚ data and statistics. These recorded documents are everlasting pieces of the past. However‚ these documents on their own fail to present the intricate picture of the dreadful events that have occurred. The emotions and sorrows felt by the individuals are continually overlooked and sidestepped in these historical recordings due to their attempt to remain as unbiased as possible by maintaining an objective
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Past‚ present‚ future History and memory- which one to believe? The people who survived the Holocaust are slowly disappearing. The number of these survivors is decreasing drastically year by year. Does that mean the memory of these brave fighters leave this world with them? Yes? No? This is where the role of history enters the image. Recorded documents‚ facts‚ statistics‚ writings out of archives are all everlasting pieces of the past. These documents on their own fail to present the undented
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Practice Questions for History and Memory 2009 Analyze the ways history and memory generate compelling and unexpected insights Representing an ‘absolute truth’ is impossible. Inherent human bias affects both history and memory. We unintentionally falsify parts of the past in order to emphasise the nature of past events we find central to our individual beliefs. Therefore we are challenged with obvious limitations in representing the ‘truth’. The interplay of history and memory however‚ leads to a
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meaningful understanding of the past is to be gained‚ the resources of both history and memory must be used. History is the factual‚ objective recording of events through documents‚ archives‚ records‚ artefacts and physical evidence whereas memory is the recollection of individuals of their personal experience and sequence of events however‚ adding the human element to the situation or experience. However‚ history and memory sometimes contrast with each other but most importantly they need to complement
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Advanced English - Essay Explore How ’The Queen’ & Two Other Related Texts Of Your Own Choosing Represent History & Memory In Unique & Evocative Ways History consists of what is known‚ remembered and recorded about the past in as objective a way as possible. Memory can be a fragmented yet still valid perspective on the past which enables History to fill in the gaps. The concepts of History & Memory are featured in the texts‚ ’The Queen’‚ a film directed by Stephen Frears‚ ’Kurt Cobain’s Suicide Letter’
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Cultural Memory: Quickly glancing at “memory” it seems to be something passive‚ something that is stuck in the past and will not physically reappear. It is something that has happened and is stuck in time‚ along with people‚ places‚ smells and etc. If you take a closer look at “memory though‚ it reveals that it is dynamic and connects all intellectual and emotional dimensions together. Cultural memory is symbolic. It is a memory that is passed from one person or one generation to the next. It is
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Bibliography Cherry‚ Kendra. "Memory Retrieval: Retrieving Information from the Memory." About.com Psychology. The New York Times Company‚ n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2012. Holladay‚ April. "How Does the Human Memory Work?" USA Today. WonderQuest‚ 15 Mar. 2007. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. Mastin‚ Luke. "Memory Recall/ Retrieval." The Human Memory. N.p.‚ 2009. Web. 22 Sept. 2012. Miller‚ Greg. "How Are Memories Stored and Retrieved." Science Mag. AAAS‚ 1 July 2005. Web. 22 Sept. 2012. Mills‚ Kristen L.‚ and Heather
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Lit. I April 25‚ 2014 Oskar Schindler Would you risk your life and life savings to save someone else‚ knowing that at any point in time you could be killed for your actions? Oskar Schindler‚ possibly the most famous “Righteous Gentile‚” was a German industrialist‚ spy‚ businessman‚ and former member of the Nazi Party who risked his life to save as many as 1‚100 Jews during the Holocaust. During World War II‚ Schindler rescued Jews from the deportation to the Plaszow death camp by putting them
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Preliminary Rough draft. When Oskar Schindler was asked why he saved over 1‚200 Jews‚ he says “If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car‚ wouldn’t you help him”. He went from being a selfish‚ greedy player to a savior for the Jewish people. In the end‚ he did what most Germans wouldn’t do‚ and that’s saving a large portion of a race that was discriminated against during this time. Oskar Schindler was born on April 28‚ 1908 in Zwittau‚ Austria-Hungary. He grew up wealthy and happy in one
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"I had to help them. There was no choice‚" These words were spoken by a man who knew what was right‚ a man who made a difference‚ a man who did an unforgettable thing‚ a man named Oskar Schindler. He was born April 28‚ 1908 in Zwittau‚ Moravia. Despite being a member of the Nazi Party‚ Oscar Schindler was a hero who showed bravery and proved pure intelligence given the difficult circumstances that the holocaust caused between the Jews and Nazis. According to Encyclopedia Oskar grew up in the Austro-Hungarian
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