History Is Almost Always Written By The Winners

beginning of civilization starting with the beginnings of even Mesopotamia, history has not only been biased but written by one type of people: the winners. Rarely in history do the winners of a war or battle not write what had happened in their single point of view. The losers are nearly always left out; they're side is almost never heard or even known to exist. The three greatest examples of this bias approach to history are the actions of Hernán Cortes and the destruction of the Aztec civilization

“History is written by the winners” is a popular saying that is often associated with Winston Churchill, but in actuality George Orwell, a widely known novelist, essayist, journalist and critic from the mid-twenty century, wrote this phrase in his essay “As I Please.” While the quote from Orwell is generally true, it brings about certain bias towards how history is taught. With history being seen as written by the winners, many who are beginning to study history are restricted from understanding

My Teacher Told Me” was that almost everything we know about Thanksgiving is wrong. For example, the textbooks we learn from only teach us the side of the Englishmen, perhaps to cover up the not so heroic side of the Pilgrims? If you look back with the “common sense” we have now, we would have known it was the Native Americans we should’ve been thanking, not God. Even though what really happened was traumatic for the Wampanoag. History is always written by the winners, so when someone is in search

that have supposedly been passed down from earlier days, such as the creation of family lists and use of stones. These are part of the tradition, from which no one wants to deviate—the lottery must take place in just this way because this is how it’s always been done. However, other lottery traditions have been changed or forgotten. The villagers use slips of paper instead of wood chips, for example. There is no reason why the villagers should be loyal to the black box yet disloyal to other relics and

This is a much scarier concept to think about then it sounds. War, will not always have a winner but it will have someone or some nation that will come out on top. They will have the control of how things appeared to play out. We hope that the group that is right wins, but how can we be sure they are right? As explored earlier a country

Changing History for the Wrong Reasons In Orwell’s book 1984, the Party can choose to alter any written piece of history and convince the general population to believe in what the Party considers true. Orwell explains the process of altering historical facts and how the Party can manipulate information such as the standard of living and current wars. At the Ministry of Truth, Winston is one of many workers who process different pieces of information to edit and eliminate facts that contradict the

What is History but a Fable Agreed Upon Those who control what is known about the past can change the way a society thinks and behaves. They have the ability to manipulate what actually happened in the past so that they exploit it for personal, political and even cultural purposes. Although most people seem to forget, history is usually always written by the winners. When two cultures clash, the loser is obliterated and the winner writes the history books; books which glorify their own cause and

everywhere and still is. Derby fever was mostly led to because the Kentucky Derby was thought of as a celebration of spring. The Derby has always been known for its brightly colored vicinity, with the flowers and the horses. (Doolittle pg 24) The sporty and fun feel of the Kentucky Derby can also be apart of the Derby fever. With the drama and legendary feel of history in the making, draw people in from around the world. (Doolittle pg

Historians are faced with the challenge of working with the small amount of historical evidence that they have. Between primary and secondary sources, indecipherable languages, damaged artifacts, and biased accounts of history, they have quite the task in front of them. The state of the evidence we have to learn from allows us an interesting look into peoples thoughts, feelings and experiences, but also forces us to interpret to the best of our ability, and make educated guesses on what life was

You have been idolizing your favorite player since you were a young child outside doing the buzzer beater countdown with his jersey on.3…2…1.Swish! You go back in the house go to your room and lay in bed, staring at the poster on your wall fantasizing about meeting the famous Kobe Bryant one day. Next thing you know you’re looking him face to face ball in your hand trying to score on your life long idol before the time runs out. And it all started with the competitive drive to be like him. There