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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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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In contrast to documented evidence‚ personal history or memory inevitably reflects a one sided biased view of history. Evaluate the proposition in relation to your prescribed text and at least one related text. Personal history or memory inevitably reflects a one sided biased view of history. However through an analysis of multiple texts it can be seen that neither documented evidence (history) or personal memories are completely reliable. Despite this‚ a study of the poems “In Thai Binh (Peace)
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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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911 Flight 93 September 11‚ 2001. Was a nightmare for American’s everywhere; many lost their family members and loved ones. Only two hours after the Pentagon had been attacked and 3 and half hours after the Twin Towers had been knocked down. The President and our Military had received terrifying news. The United Airlines had called 911 stating that they’re flight 93 was scheduled to fly from Newark International Airport in New York to‚ New Jersey‚ to San Francisco International Airport than into
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September 11th 2001. The plan to destroy symbols of American power began when 19 Al Qaeda terrorists hijack 4 planes that were flying above the US. American Airlines Flight 11 was crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Centre‚ United Airlines Flight 175 was crashed into the south tower‚ American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the US military headquarters in Washington D.C‚ the fourth plane crashed into a field near Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. In total‚ 2‚996 people died‚ 200 fell or jumped
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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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drastically. On September 11‚ 2001 four commercial aircrafts were hijacked and crashed into The World Trade Center‚ The Pentagon‚ and into a field near Shanksville‚ Pennsylvania. According to Peter L. Bergen‚ author of The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda‚ Holy war‚ Inc.‚ and The Osama Bin Laden I Know‚ The 19 militants associated with the 9/11 attacks were members of the Islamic Extremist group Al-Qaeda.(http://www.britannica.com/ EBchecked/topic/762320/September-11-attacks)
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Throughout history it has been understood that we attempt to comprehend and remember the past in order to not repeat certain events in the future‚ but we also do this for another purpose‚ to understand our identities individually and collectively during periods of grief. The September 11th day of remembrance is our nation’s annual honor to the heartbreaking attacks of 9/11. On this day we as a nation can honor the lives that were lost and in turn evaluate our identities separately and jointly. “
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