Examples of Bias Aporach to History

The Spanish conquest of Aztec Empire was a greatest historical event of all time. Hernan Cortes led the expedition to Mexico in 1519 with originally of 550 men. Within only three years, he conquered the Mexico by massive killing and plundering. Although the invasion had brought some of the benefits to the Mexico, it was a heavy casualty on both sides.

Hernan Cortes was a Spanish Conquistador who dreamed of riches, a title of nobility, and fame. He planned to obtain these by leading an expedition into the New World. Spaniard’s dreamed that conquering Mexico would give them great wealth and Cortes as able to do this. He conquered parts of Mexico and caused the fall of the Aztec Empire. Cortes was so successful because he was a remarkable strategist. One

In reading a Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich you realize that history seems so much less complicated when you are the one standing back and reflecting on the past. You realize how easy it is to often forget that every single new idea, religion and war was a struggle that lasted generations upon generations. History is more than just a page or a story, its our account of the world. That goes to show how short life and history is, you realize that history is always repeating, war after war, peace then war. There are good and bad periods in history and its up to us to learn from them. In a way history is much like a human being it goes through stages, learns about life, and has inner struggles or wars about their ideas and their beliefs.

No matter how far we try to remove ourselves from our biases, it is impossible, because history forces us to develop bias. We are always attempting to compare an event with another, or a person with another, and these comparisons often result in the most interesting and thoughtful discussions. I don’t think the field of history would exist without comparisons. We need to look at ideas, people, and events in context in order to truly understand their meaning, and that requires us to compare.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was he a hero or a villain? I would say a villain. He set out to find a city of gold and riches. He soon found out that there wasn’t a city of gold. Instead he found something else. He found new villages and land, also new historical lands.

Edmund Burke once said “Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.” Unfortunately, it seems that many people who have impacted the world have had a bad history teacher, as history continues to repeat itself to this day. One of the most prime examples of this is seen in the Middle East; where the Palestinian people are fighting against the Israelis over territory in which they both believe belongs to them. It has been a dispute which has resulted in loss of homes, loss of life and loss of money. However, this is nothing new. Eugene O’Neill’s statement, “There is no present and no future, only the past happening over and over again, now” applies strongly to the situation of the past 70 years in the

Not all is known and the facts passed down may not reveal the whole truth. History is biased and can easily be manipulated by those with more power, and it is a modern historian’s job to weed through the commonly accepted information, and try to find the truth. If the truth is not found, then they present alternative theories to broaden the world’s knowledge on the possible course of events in the

Recorded history is nothing but the belief or bias of the man who wrote it. Often when discussing history, people us the popular phrase, “the winner writes the history books” or something along the lines. But nevertheless, the phrase does hold true. All history that is written is biased, but it is up to the reader to find the truth in within history. No matter what history is written, there will always be a different perspective, a different society, and a different perception of what is truly going on. History does not tell us the absolute truth, but it gives us a morphed version of the truth that we, as readers, must interpret to find the truth.

Define implicit bias and give an example. The definition of implicit refers to something that is suggested or implied but never clearly said. An example of implicit is when the wife gives her husband a dirty look when she drops the husband's socks on the floor. Implicit Bias is also known as implicit social cognition; implicit bias refers to the attitudes of the people or the stereotypes that tend to affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unaware situation (Ohio State University, 2015). An example of implicit bias is when some doctors had become shown a patient history and where asked to decide about heart disease. The doctors were more likely to recommend cardiac cauterization an effective procedure to help the patients to

One of the most well known parts of American history is how Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean in 1492 and evidently discovered the Americas. Where some historians view Christopher Columbus as a heroic adventurer who forever changed history, some view Christopher Columbus as a conqueror who was responsible for one of the world’s worst genocides. These two theories help prove that in history historians tend to use subjective history. Subjective history is w hen history is shown from an opinionated or emotional stand point rather than what actually occurred. Additionally subjective history is something all historians use to some degree considering it’s nearly impossible to record history with hundred percent accuracy. One example of subjective

Did you know that Hernando Cortes conquered a whole native empire known as the Aztecs? He also discovered Baja California. Hernando Cortes was a spanish conquistador that was most famous for conquering the Aztec Empire. Hernando Cortes killed and conquered to make it to the top.

In the same way, events of the past are often written and passed down from the point of view of the “victors” and “losers” resulting in very biased and often inaccurate retellings (class notes). That’s where history comes into the picture. A historian who spoke to my youth group defined history very well explaining that, “The past is everything that happened before the present. History is what is known about the past.” Yet, since records of the past are often written by biased “victors” and “losers” history often tends to be biased as well. As will be seen with history textbooks, this can result in

“One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect men and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.”

After 3 weeks of keeping a journal of my bias’s I have found I can now reflect on the process. I must say I am somewhat surprised with the outcome. I have found new bias’s I never knew I had or never took the time to think that I had. I also reflected on biases that I knew I had. When it comes down to it, everyone has biases about something. So saying that you do not have a bias or denying would just be a lie.

It was a common saying of the past that the history of a conflict was told by the victors. That was true then, the losers of the conflict had to rebuild after their defeat and the winners could share their side of the story, twisting it so it would seem that they did no harm and the losers deserved defeat because they were the villains. This is not true today. With the wealth of information at one’s finger tips and the available research opportunities the stories can be untangled and both sides of the story can be told. However, some have held strong to the truths that their side proclaimed and refuse to admit that their victory was tarnished by lies, deceits, and omissions. This very idea is what shaped how