CHAPTER I Introduction History is the science whose business is to study events not accessible to our observations‚ and to study these events inferentially (Philippine Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences 1993). History is not merely the records of past events: it is the record of what one’s age find worthy of note in another. History as a narrative (which of written‚ visual‚ oral or a combination of all these) about past events that has a meaning to a certain group of people in a given time and
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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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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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The study of history is a crucial component within our society‚ it allows us to educate ourselves so we are aware of what changes the world has gone through and what people have faced within the past. Not only this‚ but studying history will hopefully allow us to come closer to why certain events occurred and via the analysis of multiple perspectives we may be able to come to conclusions for why specific decisions were made and possibly theorize what the alternate reality may have been. But why is
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important reason for studying history is not that knowledge of history can make us better people or a better society but that it can provide clues to solving the societal problems that we face today.” The issue of most important reason for studying history is complex and controversial. While there is no doubt that knowledge of history can give us clues to solve our societal problems‚ some people may argue that the most important reason to study history is to make us better people or a better society
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English Speech Goodmorning. Today I will be talking to you about how history and memory are depicted in Peter Carey’s True History of the Kelly Gang‚ and James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic. Both texts depend heavily on fictionalised historical figures to tell their stories through memory. And both leave us with suspicions about their historical accuracy. In this speech I will be exploring these two texts through five main points * The difference in believability between a novel and a film
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The Study of History History? Past Past of Man History? History – the analysis and critical evaluation of man’s progress from the past to the present. Why Study History? 1. History clearly explains the present. 2. It is a repository of knowledge and information useful in solving our day to day problems. 3. It enables us to get acquainted with how man developed a civilization from crude beginnings to present modernized communities that we have. History 12 Descriptive
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studying history often means studying the history of only the people who could write (or pay others to write things down.) c. It means that the history of the poor and of women has often been neglected. d. All of the above Question 2 Not yet answered Marked out of 1 Question text What does the term "emergent properties" mean‚ as it is used in the Introduction? Select one: a. It refers to special places where new things emerge b. It refers to the emergence of Big History as a new
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Oral History Have you ever read Oral history in your life? Oral History is the study of historical information recording of interview with people having personal knowledge of past events. For many years‚ authors have written myths‚ fables and parables. The problem lays arguments of whether oral history is reliable. I believe oral history depends positively in our society because oral teaches something about life. Also oral history is meant to explain a bigger picture. But sometimes‚ oral might
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Is History Important? One reason why history is important it that the past has value to our society. Thousands of people throughout history have gone to great lengths to record history through newspapers‚ diaries‚ journals‚ saved letters‚ family Bibles‚ and oral traditions. It is believed that Aborigines of Australia actually managed to hang onto their history for 40‚000 years by word of mouth. History is the narrative of mankind. It provides answers as to how people lived as well as provide
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