History Is Brimming With Great Accomplishments And Great Mistakes

of the past. History can repeat itself if society is not educated on these mistakes. Edward R. Murrow

history though is that we can learn from our mistakes, and make sure that nothing like this ever

Zinn writes, “Both history and art should instruct us. The crucial thing is to reveal the relationship between evil and ourselves. This makes it enormously useful to show how Hitler could emerge out of a boy playing in a field” (Zinn 49). Zinn is not saying that history is not important. He is saying that it should not be seen as irrevocable facts and instead viewed as art. We view art as up for interpretation, insightful, and inspiring. Zinn is simply offering that we do the same with history. As previously stated, the past gives us understanding of the roots of evil. Using our history in this way is a tremendous tool, as Zinn demonstrates with the innocent boy to Hitler example. A problem with this argument is that humans are not easily willing to admit to their mistakes. “When the United States defines to Soviet sphere as ‘totalitarian’ and the West as ‘free,’ it becomes difficult for Americans to see totalitarian elements in our society, and liberal elements in Soviet society” (Zinn 49). Nations, especially the United States, get so wrapped up in patriotism that they refuse to see the flaws in their systems and the perks of others. So, even if Zinn’s thesis of self criticism was more popular, it is unrealistic that anyone would actually accept

What I find ironically funny is the statement quote used for this essay topic, “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it”. This is something our government needs to take heed to, because they are the ones repeating history. Right now as we speak banks are again selling houses to people that cannot really afford the payments, they are signing contracts without reading the fine print of the balloon rates that are going to make it impossible to keep their

In this paper, I will be outlining the costs and benefits of social and technological fixes, and then I will be assessing the use of social and technological fixes of air pollution through the use of automobiles.

By teaching only the happy-go-lucky versions of history, people are not able to learn from previous ancestors’ mistakes and, instead, are more prone to causing history to repeat itself through their own ignorant

You can’t repeat the past. Yes, you heard right, as much as we want to stay in the moment it won’t last endlessly sadly. Now there are those that take to accept that reality and those who refute it and try to do their best to avert the inevitable. There is a great book that depicts this perfectly, and that is The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of the main characters Gatsby believes you can repeat the past.

Have you ever heard the saying “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” and “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.”? These quotes come from George Santayana and George Bernard Shaw, these men tell how it’s common for people to repeat past mistakes. However, if people learn to look back and understand history, it’s harder to replicate disastrous actions. History is full of wars and brutish words, yet the source of all these problems come from a single issue: power. Leaders seek power in every crevice they can find. In the book, “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, Napoleon is a cruel dictator who successfully takes over a farm after running off its competitors. Major, an old pig, told the farm of a new way of living. However, after he died, Napoleon steadily took over the farm. Therefore, taking the time to understand history’s past and mistakes can be an effective weapon against repeating the same mistakes. Failure to learn outcomes in a repetition of history, as Napoleon proves, as shown in today’s life, learning from history helps resolve futures issues, and only suffering comes from problematic actions of the past.

The history of the United States is marred with instances of racial injustice and discrimination. It was out this sordid history rose Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the African-American Civil Rights Movement. An eloquent King used his right to free speech and to peaceful assembly to bring light to the oppressive system of injustice, racism and discrimination affecting people of color. King and the civil rights movement may have brought about several changes and needed awakening, however, many of the problems still exist. This essay will examine how the system of racial injustice affects the treatment of African-Americans and Latinos as it relates to policing, sentencing and voting. Dr. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail and Opal Tometi’s

History is forever being made, and although names are added to history the scenarios stay the same. A very prevalent issue in America at the moment is the #BlackLivesMatter movement. This movement was started in 2012 after the murder of Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was later acquitted for the murder, a decision that is becoming all too common for law enforcement who have injured or killed black men (Black Lives Matter). Although the issues that are faced today are slightly different, they are faced because of the same core problem. Throughout the course of history African Americans had to fight for the end of slavery, the ending of segregation in the south, the right to vote, and now they are fighting to end mass incarceration and the wrongful murder of African Americans by the police department.

History has shaped us to be who we are today and how we act today. History forms our opinions and this may be in a good way or malicious way depending on how others look at it, but overall, I think it has benefited us more than destroy us. Another unfortunate event that has happened in the past was the Holocaust. Yes, it was bad. Yes, I wish I could change it, but again, I wouldn’t.

Perhaps the altered history books may blind the new generations of the previous faults, but it does not erase

Now and days every person must take at least two years of history in order to pass high school. Many people, including myself, ask the question,“Why must we take history?” Well the answer many of us get is, “ So that history does not repeat itself.” The real question of the matter is, Does history repeat itself? History has repeated itself over and over again. An example of this would be the genocide that occurred in the Ottoman empire in 1915, nearly 88 years later another genocide has occurred in Darfur in 2003. These two events are both similar and different in ways, but none-the-less are proof that history does in deed repeat itself.

Some view failed experiences as a hinderance to future success. This is very untrue because history has a tendency of repeating itself, and in recognizing past failures, one can learn how to successfully approach similar situations in the future. An example of this is looking back in history to WWI. Sedition acts at this time allowed for the imprisonment of anyone who voiced an opinion against the president, or against the war. America recognized this shady time in its past, and instead of covering it up in a movement towards a more democratic nation, these acts were published in textbooks and taught to students. Americans saw the poor judgement of this situation and later with the war in Iraq, approached "patriotism" differently. With this present war, those adverse to the war are able to voice their opinions without fear of imprisonment or death. In seeing the undemocratic ways of an earlier era, America was able to recognize the bad and try to reform it. If the Sedition

George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Following this quote, I would be expected to discuss some of the terrible actions committed in our history and that if we don’t learn about these events, they are bound to be repeated in the future. Well I slightly disagree; let us repeat history. Although our nation has endured dark and shameful times, our history is also honorable and full of progress, innovation, patriotism, and triumph. The United States’ history should not be confined to the worn pages of textbooks or preached only by teachers across America. It needs to be shouted from rooftops by all citizens so that we may, yes, repeat it, again and again.