AP U.S. History 5 September 2012 Is The Study of History Worthwhile? “Is the study of history worthwhile?” is one of the most important questions we face today in our academic communities. Whether we should be persistent in our study of man’s triumphs and mistakes‚ or whether we should leave where we have come from and merely focus on where we are going. There are compelling arguments for both sides‚ but by far‚ the logical answer to this question is without a doubt. Yes. History is an incredibly
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Robyn M Driscoll TM231 Heritage vs. History As a society we are always looking to the past for many reasons‚ to learn from our mistakes‚ successes‚ experiences‚ to have a better understanding of where you come from‚ the list goes on. Society takes a personal view on what is or isn’t historical and what makes something important or not. There are two ways to distinguish the past‚ history and heritage. The history tends to be the cold hard facts‚ the truth with no emotion‚ no personal reference
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4 Points (Not developed fully) Explain means to put in a paragraph 2 (In Detail Explain why should STUDENTS study HISTORY Expansion of knowledge In conclusion‚ we need to study history for many reasons‚ we are able to learn from disastrous mistakes‚ expand upon our knowledge and recover medical mysteries. Students should definitely learn about history Plan: Answer: Find out how things work Find out how things work Three main reasons‚ from right TEEEC‚ Make sure to include introductory and
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Social Studies and History are two subjects that are often confused when it comes to their subject matter. It is often felt that both refer to one and the same subject. Strictly speaking‚ it is not right to think that both are one and the same. They are indeed different. History is one of the social sciences. On the other hand‚ social studies refer to the studies made in the field of society and social behavior. Social studies refer to the studies made with an intention to promote social competence
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novel‚ History: A Novel‚ follows the life of a half-Jewish school teacher named Ida Mancuso‚ along with her two sons Nino and Giuseppe. The novel is staged to show events that happened chronologically starting with World War II all the way to the year of 1947. As each character is revealed‚ the narrator shares a sense of what each character is like. Each of their personalities show how they depict life and ultimately history through time. Sarah Carey’s essay‚ Elsa Morante Envisioning History‚ gives
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no longer literature or geography but maths and physics. Nevertheless‚ it cannot be denied that historic studying plays an essential role in our life as it builds up a basement for the society. Moreover‚ a child growing up without any idea about history may face up with plenty of serious problems. There are lots of reasons forcing people to pay less attention to olden times. For example‚ studying about dynasties or colonies brings no economic value at all; whereas‚ people could get loads of money
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old movies‚ like 300 spartans and another they create movie like was in the book‚ but another movies about world wars and another they lie. Hollywood create movie where America is the main and America always beat bad guys. History movies common in one part. Every history movie tell us about people brave who can die for protective home country and
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Why Study History? The introductions for the topic “what is history”‚ one written by Edwin Fenton and the other by Peter N. Stearns each depicts why history is something essential and worth studying and the significance of history as how events from the past impacts the behaviour of individuals and changes in society. From the point of view of the introduction written by Peter N. Stearns on the importance of history‚ he demonstrates examples such as how history allows us to understand
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The stories of The Histories‚ written by Herodotus‚ have the theme of punishment scattered throughout. Many of the stories are based upon punishment and cruelty‚ partly because this book tells the story of how the Greek city states fight off the Persians time and time again. However‚ it is not only in battle it cruelty and punishment seen; the idea of punishment and cruelty for power‚ revenge‚ and control is seen throughout the entire work. Among the stories of The Histories‚ the punishments that
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It is true History was one of the classes that has been taught almost every year from elementary school and throughout all high school. The fact that history was one of the main courses during my education doesn’t really imply that I know a lot about it. My memories of what we were taught during these years are in fact vague‚ not to say that I don’t really remember anything from what our professors taught us. My clearest memory is the history teacher at my elementary school and his strange idea
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