History Can Be Studied And Recorded

“The story is told through the photographs, and so what may appear to be autobiographical is not always so. On the other hand, many of the events are completely fictional, although they may be true in a historical context. For some of these events, there are photographs; for others, the image is a collage; and in all cases, the result is entirely of my doing. So although it may appear that these stories are my family’s, they are not precisely, and yet they are. (xi)”

A biographical is simply the researcher writing and recording the accounts and experiences from someone else’s life. Autoehtnography is when the actual subject of the study is writing and recording the story. A life history looks at an individual’s entire life and their personal experiences. Oral history is “gathering a personal reflection of events and their causes and effects from one individual or several individuals” (p. 73). Procedures of a narrative research study consist of: determining if the research problem question best fits narrative research, selecting one or more individuals who have stories or life experiences to tell, consider how the collection of the data and their recording can take different shapes, collect information about the context of these stories, analyze the participant’s stories, and collaborate with participants by actively involving them in research. The challenges of a narrative research are not only that the researcher needs to record an extensive amount of information about the participant but also that the researcher as a clear understanding about the

In Good-bye to All That, the autobiography by Robert Graves, explores his experiences during World War I and reflects on his life prior to being a soldier as a way to display the universal loss of innocence. World War I caused for a shift in the perception and need for traditional Victorian values in post-war Europe due to the wartime experiences. Composition, created by Léopold Survage in 1915, is an abstract oil painting that revolves around the image of a man, stylized as a black shadow, with a series of disjointed images surrounding the figure. Graves’ investigation of modern disillusionment works in tangent with Survage’s discussion of isolation explores how the horrors of World War I effected societal mindsets.

Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front is a classic coming of age narrative set in a treacherous environment. While Remarque may have intended for his novel to be a frank depiction of the effects of war upon young men, what he achieves is a young man’s transition into maturity, exacerbated by the dangerous setting. Throughout the work, Paul Baumer and his young friends find themselves in situations they would have encountered regardless of the presence of war. These include --but are not limited to-- exploring the dynamics of interpersonal relationships and the quintessential departing from home.

Ta-Nehisi Coates use of history was very effective because the things teach us our background and also help us learn more about our history. Coates makes several references to racism, as he interviews Dr. Jones. She talks about her encounter with racism as a child. When she was growing up in Opelousas, Louisiana, there was still segregation going on. One day Mable Jones and her mother was traveling on the greyhound bus, when Dr. Jones sat in a seat near the front of the bus, “a few minutes later my mother was looking for me and she took me to the back of the bus.” Blacks were assigned to sit at the back of the bus, and if her mother had allowed her to continue sitting in the front, there would’ve been an issue. This was very powerful because we are no longer segregated and because of these altercations, they have paved the way for the future generations. Coates also make several mentions about slavery, he says, “Enslavement was not destined to end, and it is wrong to claim our present circumstances.” Slavery was never anticipated to end, even today we are either slaves to the policemen or the lives that were killed were moderates of slaves in the harsh world that we live in. There was a purpose for slavery and racism , so one must be aware and not have to live in fear because of these things.

Our history is part of who we are, if you lose that then it is part of yourself that you lost. Many dont seem to realize how our history effects us, not knowing the pride you could feel from knowing what the ancesters of our country went through and living in the land they helped create. Every pioneer that that helped settle this country is an ancester of america. Shouldnt we learn their story? Each one of them has a unique story that helped create the country into what it is today. Their story should be taught to our children from a very young age so they have more connection to the people they are a decendent of. They should not only be told what happened, they should be told how it came about and also what the resalt of after and how it

History is the study of fast event or information about fact what people did to make this world beautiful. From this class or especially from my professor Amy Bell I learn that what written in the books are not all fact. Before I used to hate history subject because of date, but after taking history two I started to love to study different history books to know the fact. Especially I read the united states history books because I live here and want to know everything about where I lived. What we read in a book is the writer view point according what they heard. Actually, history books are not written by histologists but it was written by educational writer. “History can be imagined as a pyramid. At its base are millions of primary sources-the plantation records, city directories, speeches, song, photograph, newspaper articles, diaries, and letters that document time past” (loewen 3).

In spite of Calloway, Lepore, and Stavans desiring for “good history” to be written and valued by society at large, the suggested alternative forms of writing and producing history are liable to the same human fallacies and errors faced within the standard historical evidence. As Calloway notes, all historical records need critical consideration. This is due to various factors like bias, fallible memory, and audience that colors these sources. How we discern fact from fiction is still unresolved. Ultimately, the truth is relative for everyone.

How do historians determine what happened in the past ?Over the years thing have changed from climent to the living organism that occupies this planet however how do we really know what went down a few hundreds to thousands years ago.Historians are people who are well known exports on the past it self.The first historian ever noted was named herodotus,herodotus recorded and analyzed greece during the 5th century.Most historians study different sections of history such as government, war, and other key factors in our past.

Throughout time, conflict has been a predominant, necessary component and driving force of human existence and progression. The primary catalyst for such conflict is one’s national identity, and the clashing cultural disparities it produces between people with different national affiliations. Presently, many attempt to neglect their historical backgrounds in order to avert disputes and conflicts. The fact remains however, that one cannot flee from his or her national identity, no matter how ardently they attempt to mask it or how passionately they reject it. In his novel The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje presents this reality to his characters by giving each a distinct national identity and forcing them to interact while stuck in an Italian

This story is about a young man’s childhood along with his role in the military, his name is Robert Graves. He started his childhood off with reading countless books and entering preparatory schools. He had gone to several preparatory schools before attending the Charterhouse. After talking about his life in school, he enlisted in the military. After registering, he had entered into the Third Battalion as an officer or lieutenant. The part of this book that I was interested in was definitely was when he served in the First World War as a young officer. Though, even further in depth, I had thought that the scenes that Graves described being in the trenches and coming up on dead bodies was an interesting part.

Life history is an important method that could be used to recapture someone’s experiences, traditions, values, social, and economic status. Through life histories works we can better understand former societies and their people, especially when real life stories are told by members of these societies. Although, most societies had some forms of writing, storytelling was the art that connected the people. The methods by which life histories are collected have several advantages and disadvantages for the interviewee and interviewer as well as the audience for whom the story is intended to enlighten.

Over time, minor details may be overemphasized because they make for better stories, while larger ideas get omitted, as they travel from various writers. But if these important concepts are not understood then a deep understanding of the past is not possible, making it hard to understand the forces that shaped the present. The critical need to understand history is emphasized by Schlaback who wrote that, “ [t]o attempt to live without a memory is to attempt to lose one’s humanity,” (Crisis and Change Course Reader, 21). The importance of studying history and educating others about the past lies in history’s connection to modern lives. In fact, “[t]he past is never dead. It’s not even past,” (Rosenwein,

As I sit here with my fingers on the keyboard, I am nervous about writing this autobiography. This week I have mentally had to prepare myself up to complete this assignment. People that know me intimately know my story, but it is a bit more challenging to share intimate details of your life with a complete stranger. As I gave it more thought, I realized that is the purpose of the assignment. We will face students that will be just as afraid to reveal the details of their lives. As professionals we must use our own life experiences to guide students into turning a negative situation into something affirmative.

Historians use literary techniques and even poetic devices to craft historiographies that are compelling for readers. For example, a historian may construct a plot or narrative based on a series of events or on biographical data. A fiction author likewise relies on historical events and biographical data to construct plots: a process White calls "emplotment," (1714). Emplotment is basically the "encodation of facts," (White 1714). The storyteller is a historian, for no fiction is created out of thin air. Likewise, the historian is a storyteller, for readers of history require a