History is indeed a thing of beauty. It showed us how we got to where we are today and how we ended up living our lives just the way it is. Throughout the lifespan of our education in America, we have pretty much been taught the same thing consistently, especially American history. We have to go through so many topics throughout the academic year that we aren’t even able to go into the intricate details of at least some of the more significant events throughout history. Personally, I have known that
“head-butt[ing] him for no apparent reason” (Ahmed, 2015). This experience is unique to people of color in Italy. Italy has long been known as an extremely racist country, and that is shown even in recent history. When Cecil Kyenge became “the first black cabinet member in the country’s history,” she was told that she looked like an “orangutan” and had “bananas thrown at her” (Marinelli, 2015) all due to her race. Italy is not Europe’s pride when it comes to racial equality. The triumphant racism
“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” This a famous quotes by Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was a proponent of black nationalism in Jamaica and especially the United States. Knowing history is not a pleasure for the historians, but also for every individual who have a past life. This intense quote helps us to question our self, like “what is the use of knowing history”, “why do I need to know my roots”, “it isn’t enough knowing my great
HISTORY Presentation: The word History is gotten from a Greek word Historia, which implies request, learning obtained by examination. Definition: History is the investigation of the past in view of request and examinations, as it is characterized in composed reports. Occasions before composed record are named as the ancient times. Investigation of history is fundamental to know the source of our reality. WHY TO STUDY THE HISTORY? History causes us in understanding the change and how the
favour goes out to historical materialism. The difference between the two is that historicism tends to look at history in singular events, the past here is understood only in relation to itself. Historicism will empathise with the victors, but will not see barbarism in the story, this part of the story is missed since they only look at the isolated event. Historical materialists look at history as multiple layers that fold over one and other, this excludes them from looking at a historical event as a
“History is written by the victors”; a common phrase that doesn’t take into account who writes that history. Historians are the ones who get to put pen to paper or fingers to keys and set out their ideas and interpretations of what history is and what it means. Historians make use of historical evidence, primary sources such as; letters, books, documents or secondary sources i.e. other historians work, to lend credence to their interpretation of history. Without credible evidence history is just
History is the foundation of our world. It has built our nations, languages, traditions, cultures, everything that today, composes the United States. Our past forms the guidelines by which we grow, and improve. In his essay, David McCullough talks about the different aspects of history, and its importance. The three quintessential ideas from McCullough’s writing was that first, to advance successfully in the future, you must have the capability to understand the past. Second, the United States has
The history of art is literally and figuratively very colorful. This is because thousands of artworks were made throughout history and these played a significant role on shaping our society despite the fact that only few of these artworks made it to the halls of the museums, or they were sold for the highest bidder at high-end auctions. Moreover, these artworks were crafted in different periods that their themes and the motivations for their creations are dependent on the existing conditions in their
will only help to fan xenophobia and play in the hands of the ultra right-wing parties in upcoming elections.” By spending money now, European leaders can prevent this from turning into a larger problem later. The author
The main vehicles for European integration were trade, investment, and integration through people, ideas and exchange of knowledge. The result of these vehicles being interconnectedness between different countries. The main motives that drove European integration were to raise efficiency in production, this was done through industrialised specialisation which was enhanced by increased competition. Another reason was to increase production levels due to a better exploitation of economies of scale