History Through A Child 's Eyes

A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage is about six drinks (beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and coca-cola) and how they have affected the world in the past and the present. All of these drinks were invented in different eras, and the inventions of these drinks were affected by what had occurred in the time period.

It is said that “The true content of a photograph is invisible, for it derives from a play not with form but with time”. This makes me think that the real content of a picture, which is what the photographer tried to express, is not evident to perceive unless an explanatory text is provided. In fact, I believe that our perceptions of pictures changes over time as the historical context do. In addition, our opinions are never fixed as they are influenced by our environment. Therefore, when looking at a particular picture at a given time, it is certain that our perception of it will be different in the future based on what happen between the first time and second time we saw it.

2.) In the 18th century, how did spirits change the balance of power amongst the western

In “Ways of Seeing”, John Berger, an English art critic, argues that images are important for the present-day by saying, “No other kind of relic or text from the past can offer such direct testimony about the world which surrounded other people at other times. In this respect images are more precise and richer literature” (10). John Berger allowed others to see the true meaning behind certain art pieces in “Ways of Seeing”. Images and art show what people experienced in the past allowing others to see for themselves rather than be told how an event occurred. There are two images that represent the above claim, Arnold Eagle and David Robbins’ photo of a little boy in New York City, and Dorothea Lange’s image of a migratory family from Texas; both were taken during the Great Depression.

A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage is a non-fiction historical novel, whose main purpose is to show the surprisingly pervasive influence of certain drinks on the course of history. Then it takes the reader on a journey through time to show the history of mankind through the lens of beverages.

As we know, the result of “Art is” is “Art is” which returned in an ephemeral form at the Studio Museum. All forty photographs are on display on the basement level of the galleries, which are supposedly reserved for pieces in their permanent collection. The room just outside, whether coincidentally or not, is filled with photos of students - reflecting personal memories. How the museum decides to play with this, is by missing them with old-timer photos of Harlem from the

1. From which advanced civilization/culture did Europeans get the “science” of how to make spirits?

I come from a very large family including; six brothers, sister in laws, and fifteen nieces and nephews. My brother, Joe, married an African-American women and had two sons; however, they look nothing alike. Jeremy, the oldest, looks African-American and Anthony, the youngest, looks white. I chose to interview Jeremy for my paper because I wonder how being the only black child in a large white family impacted his identity.

Beer started out as gruel, and as the gruel fermented it turned into beer. Now it was not the first form of alcohol, but it was an important kind of alcohol. Beer was made from cereal crops, which were very abundant, and because it was so abundant it could be made whenever it was needed. They then found an even easier way to make beer by using beer-bread. Beer bread is basically everything needed to make beer in a loaf, making it convenient to store the raw beer materials. Beer started as just a social drink but then blossomed into a “hallmark of civilization”, as seen by the Mesopotamians. Grain was the basis of the national diet, it was

2. "How have your ideas about African-American history in particular and history in general been shaped by the contexts in which you encountered these histories?"

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.

As this century fades into the past it is worth remembering that its course--in contrast to earlier times--has been chronicled by a visual narrative that relies on the attraction of photographs as means of storing

I conducted my interview with Taylor Moyer. Mr. Moyer is my placement teacher at TSA (Toledo School for The Arts). Mr. Moyer said “In the classroom teaching this is my third year at TSA” (T. Moyer, personal communication, March 7, 2017). So Mr. Moyer has some solid background and teaching experience to offer. And as far as history goes Mr. Moyer said “I teacher 2 periods of 10th grade U.S. History and four periods of senior humanities covering all of the seniors in the school” (T. Moyer, personal communication, March 7, 2017). Mr. Moyer uses this experience to show me the good, the bad, and the fun of teaching history.

For this assignment, I interview two different males with different race and cultures. The first male is my husband, he is a white Caucasian male, who comes from a lower class family. He began by telling me that class has played a major role in his life, from living in poverty as a young child, to not being able to afford school after high school. Which led him to join the military after graduating. After the military, he didn’t have enough money to go back to school and started to look for any job that could help him better his living situation. Even though the military helped him pay for some of his college he wasn’t able to get into a four-year college and had to settle for getting an education in a community college. His will to work hard and succeed seem impossible, until he started networking with various people who would come into his job. That’s where he discovered he could apply for a job similar to the training he had in the military, which was Aviation Electrician. That same year he talked to the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) and applied for a job position as an Electrician. Through the years, being in a lower class has motivated him to be where he is today, to always have food on the table, never live in bad areas, and always have home for himself and his family. Today, through hard work he is building himself towards the average middle class and hopes that he can give his child a better life and a chance to get him the best education out

It’s important to be able to look at an image and determine the era from which is comes from as this allows the viewer to connect