Nayla Basma Professor Maude LitHum- Section 024 25 November 2015 Herodotus’ Ultimate Theory Nomos –a Greek concept referring to the customs of people– plays a key role within Herodotus’ Histories. Instead of solely focusing on the Greek civilization, Herodotus describes the traditional principles of several ancient societies in his text. In doing so, Herodotus champions cultural relativism and makes a point that a certain standard of living is required for a certain group of people to live; in other
Transformation of the Idea of History in A History of the World in 101/2 Chapters The usual understanding of history as a phenomenon is mostly abstract. Some people would define history as a consequence of dates when great battles took place and Monarchs finished their reigns with mysterious deaths. The history of the world is usually narrowed to numbers, names, toponyms and – what is significant – books. Not only textbooks on history, but literature itself represents history through words and pages.
In the past, Singapore’s history took the backseat in education because it was deemed as useless and other disciplines that imparts scientific and technical skills was emphasized to support Singapore’s rapid industrialization. Today, more emphasis were place on the government’s National Education (NE) programme with the aim to “develop national cohesion, the instinct for survival and confidence in the future ”. Six key NE messages were derived from the aims of the NE programme and they are being
Celia, a Slave, written by Melton McLaurin, who was previously a professor of history at the University of North Carolina, is a nonfiction book first published in 1991. It explores the trial and execution of Celia, who was a slave in Callaway County, Missouri. She would eventually kill and burn her master. It revolves around the history of slavery in the United States during the 1840s and 1850s. While there are many historical events in the book to examine, McLaurin distinguishes the Missouri Compromise
of alternate history is both seen and critiqued at the same time. Focussing on the issues and events on World War two (WWII), both the novel and the movie propose counterfactual historical events which subtly make a comment about truth and lies that history presents which in itself counters the essence of these works and also satirises WWII. These themes will be discussed in the following essay; beginning with a close reading of the given two quotes, defining what alternate history may entail and
the subject of History. It was interesting to hear what was considered history. The main question, “What counts as evidence for history?” and “How many people are affected and to what extent?” It was said, anything that was not significant to the process to where we are today is not considered history. They did give us example on what was considered evidence and what was not. There was little time for any discussion about the qualifications of an event to be considered to be history. WC:98 You may
A philosopher and poet by the name of George Santayana once said, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." While in history classes, during both my high school and college courses, I have heard this phrase repeated many times in reference to important historic events such as the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Not only have I heard this phrase in history classes, but also in my own personal life from people like my mother. As many times as I have heard this quote, in
Our history is full of glorious and wonderful achievements, through out the ages we have proven time after time our capability's, with ink and paint we drew our mark, with steel and blood we forged our bare existents on this planet, some of which are so mighty that time itself is straggling to catch up. Beautiful. But, Have we ever wondered?, did we ever really cared to asked, were those all that we know and take for granted comes?, who made it? from what it is made?, and from were was it taken
Cultural history emerged as a discipline in an endeavor to examine popular cultural traditions within its historical context. Concerning methods of anthropology and history, cultural history allows for an understanding of specific clusters of people’s attitudes towards everyday life. Historians in this field regularly observe accounts of past customs, arts, and knowledge of the era in question. Robert Darnton’s The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History uses this “anthropological
Although history is perceived to be more credible than memory, in actuality, both the former and the latter act as an interdependent and interconnected continuum in which they aid in the verification of the credibility of particular situations. However, even when working inextricably both have a void that can only be filled by imagination. Mark Baker through his biographical memoir The Fiftieth Gate exemplifies not only the abhorrence of genocide and the loss of innocence, but also the concept that