What is history? Why bother? What some people have said is history: History is only a confused heap of facts. (G.K. Chesterton) The past is useless. That explains why it is past. (Wright Morris) History is an argument without end. (Peter Geyl) History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illuminates reality‚ vitalizes memory‚ provides guidance in daily life‚ and brings us tidings of antiquity. (Cicero) What experience and history teach is this‐that people and governments
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It is the most interesting and innovative approach to history. The pathfinder of the field was the German Historian George G Igger. He developed it as a methodology in 1970’s to counter the traditional methodology of Social sciences. The basic objection of him was that through the traditional methodology it is not possible to know the concrete reality of small scale life. The small scale life refers to the Anthropological‚ Cultural‚ Sociological‚ Political‚ Economic and all other inclusive
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Essay about the article ‘Civil-military relations – Who will fight the next war?’ The article ‘Civil-military relations – Who will fight the next war?’ was published in `The Economist’‚ a British weekly newspaper‚ on 24 October 2015. The principal theme of the article is the shortage of young people joining the American armed forces as a result of the gap between the Army and the American population. Refer to this situation; the author describes the causes of the decline of the number of recruits
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The Importance of History It is both necessary and helpful to study the context of prior history because it is relevant to who we are. Studying events in history provide a clear picture of past participants experiences and behaviors‚ so that we take what others have done and build upon it. Past cultures took time and efforts to document historical events to help future participants understand where they come from. In this day and age‚ modern societies don’t quite look to the past‚ but to the
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LITTLE BIG HISTORY ASSIGNMENT Assignment summary Write your own little big history (in Dutch or English): Select a subject or object that you really like. Find one connection between your choice and a topic discussed in each class mentioned in the assignment form. Elaborate the three most intriguing connections that you have found between your choice and big history: one connection must come from the history of the non-living world‚ one from the history of life‚ and one from human
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Why Do We Study History? The reasons for studying history vary from personal ones‚ to some that affect an entire society or group of people. As conscious beings‚ there always has been a need to study and learn why and how the world has evolved to its current point today. As an individual‚ one often hears‚ “learn from your mistakes.” The past teaches about mistakes‚ so one may learn from them. By learning the bigger lessons‚ not the tiny details‚ one can discover why they are who they are now. Finally
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History Assignment: 3 Q.1) What were the main characteristics of the writings of the Nationalist School of Historiography? Ans: The Nationalist School of historical writing contributed to the self- confidence‚ self-assertion and a certain national pride which enabled Indian people to struggle against colonialism especially in the face of denigration of India ’s past and the consequent inferiority complex promoted by colonial writers. K.A. Nilakanta Sastri and other historians also helped overcome
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Quinton D. Stallworth 8/28/14 "History Still Matters" By: Bill Moyers (Questions) 1. Moyers compares the study of history to “the view in the rearview mirror.”In what ways is this quote an apt comparison? Much like a rearview mirror you always look in to the past with caution. The longer you look in the past the more you understand your situation much like the mirror while you’re driving. Without either you’d be lost. And Finally just like looking into the past‚ it’s a neccessary effort that
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Summer AP World History The Case for Big History “Big History” should be the prevailing way of to how we view history. “Big History” includes more than just human history‚ but also ranges from the creation of earth (the big bang theory) to how history has an effect on us today. It includes information about our world‚ universe and all things leading up to this very day. History is a crucial must‚ if we are to understand our world. If we know things of the past on a larger time scale‚ we may
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Military Only For Men? You’re Funny. Many people throughout the world believe that the government should not permit women to be in the military. They believe that members of the military should only be of the male gender because years ago that is how it worked. Women stayed at home‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ and making babies; men were drafted into the military to serve their country. Their argument is invalid as times today are changed. Women should be allowed in the military because they are capable
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