John H. Arnold 's History

(An analysis of how the authors Hughes, Clifton and McElroy and how they use history in their works.)

The idea of the exclusion of important narratives is a common theme amongst many of the historians involved in the discussion. The omission of such narratives would only stand to present an unfinished version of history from which one cannot grasp the lessons history intends to teach. Catherine Emerson would be the first to

The study of history and the teaching of history has come under intense public debate in the United States in the last few decades. The “culture-wars” began with the call to add more works by non-Caucasians and women and has bled into the study of history. Not only in the study of history or literature, this debate has spread into American culture like wildfire.

To know the past is to know the future. In his essay Knowing History and Knowing Who We Are, David McCullough argues about the importance of studying and teaching history. In his essay, he explains that there are three main points about history: character and its effect upon destiny, our failure of teaching the future generation, and the importance of learning and listening to history. David McCullough strongly advocates that audience should start to listen to and teach about the past in order to learn about the way a person’s character can affect their destiny.

History engages me like no other subject. History is unrivaled in complexity and depth compared to other areas of study, but many do not realize this because we choose to gloss over the vast majority, reducing entire sagas into little more than a footnote on a single page. The American revolution, while celebrated in the US, is little more than a paragraph in European history, overlooked because of the more relevant Napoleonic era. My passion for learning encourages me to read into these footnotes and discover the lessons and ideas that are ignored by the common curriculum.

This will help my writing by encouraging me to incorporate facts where they seamlessly fit in the text, as opposed to placing historical elements in careless, literary locations that create a lackluster reading experience. By continuing to read texts from the historical fiction genre, an aspiring (as well as current) writer can monitor the various ways historical research affects a piece, whether it be in a positive or negative

Writing this paper was quite the challenge but one that I have learned a lot from. I have always had a strong interest in history and how historians dig up and put together their information. From our class discussions and my experience piecing together Jaymi’s history, being a historian is not just about giving people information about the past. It is about reconstructing the past. Historians must look at all angles of their study—they are like the detectives of the past. With this project, that is exactly what I had to do.

History is a remarkable subject that offers and eagles eye view into the past. With textbooks such as, Hist3, a great deal of interesting information can be acquired. However, a common misconception runs rampant through students minds; the idealism that history is useless and that the subject is that of a drag. Who can blame them? Our text books can only do so much in terms of providing the means in educating ourselves when we’re not in a class room and when given the opportunity to appear in class we have the luxury of (hopefully) having and interesting professor to enlighten us on all the side conflicts, affairs, and bloodshed that has happened. Even so, when we as students have exhausted the book and our instructors, we have the privilege

The book “Lies My Teacher Told Me” by James W. Loewen takes important events in American history and compares what really happened to how the events were taught in textbooks. Loewen spent about a year reading six U.S. history textbooks and comparing it to what historians say really happened. He presents nine historical events in chronological order starting with Columbus and ending with the Vietnam War. The main point of the book is to show how history is water downed in textbook. Loewen is a well-respected historian who taught for many years. The book was targeted towards anyone who enjoys history and would like to know what really happened. The book teaches what really happened in U.S. history and how textbooks got it wrong. When compared

One of the most important things to do when looking to the past is to look at works of literature from the influential people of

Allison, Graham, and Niall Ferguson. “Don't Know Much About History.” The Atlantic, Sept. 2016, pp. 28–29.

History can be an intricate and laborious subject to teach and learn. James W. Loewen, author, historian, and sociologist, is the perfect example of someone who appreciates the subject in all aspects, but knows how underestimated it is. As he says in Lies My Teacher Told Me, “Our educational media turn flesh-and-blood individuals into pious, perfect creatures without conflicts, pain, credibility, or human interest” (Loewen 11). Throughout the book, he further elucidated the idea of that quote by introducing particular topics that deserved more details and acknowledgement. Loewen argues with enough reasoning from numerous textbooks that the writers aren’t involving all facts that should be included to inform the students. Nearly all points

Growing up, my family attended countless historical sites and museums, which taught me to appreciate history at a young age. This appreciation and passion for history was enhanced by one of my high school history teachers, Stephanie Hornstein. She is an exuberant, intelligent and dedicated teacher whose excitement for history is contagious. In her AP United States History class, I was able to develop my critical thinking skills and my passion for being able to study history in greater depth and share that with others. I hope that studying history will provide me with a greater perspective on world and United States events and their impact today on society.

JACK. I haven’t changed! I raised you with values! I raised you to have better values

Joyce Carol Oates was born June 16, 1938 in Lockport New York. At a young age Oates started writing. Scenes from her early environment are frequently used as settings in her stories. In her elementary years she wrote stories and “constructed 200 page books, which she designed and bound herself” (Helterman and Layman 371). The lack of information provided about her early years and her making large books at a young age is a good indication that she was an outcast and had a troubled childhood. This troubled childhood had an influence on her writing style. Oates’ style is described by Helterman and Layman as “minute details, extended dialogue and violent action” (378). Oates’ style is shown through the story of Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been through the characters Arnold Friend and Connie. Critics seem to like how Oates style allows for many interpretations while covering broad topics and popular interests like feminism, treatment of women, and freedom.