The Truth Can Not Be Denied

This paper deals with ways history can be interpreted and influences different interpretations have on society and individuals. This is explored through

It is observed that the historical happenings have a great negativity on the face of the society, which is yet to be fixed. And so, the belief behind, digging up the past, is all about ‘’telling the story of human

Historians produce knowledge for us to learn from in the form of written documentation showing what people have done in the

Trusting history can be a tall order, as the surety of accurate records is often questioned and the reliability of history records is brought under scrutiny. In his article, Waltke seeks to address these issues by arguing that history, particularly in regards to the ancient Near East, can be trusted not because of oral tradition, but because early civilizations accurately recorded historical events via manuscript.

During the time of the ancient Greeks we read about their remarkable achievements; whether it be social, political, or cultural, we would not understand their accomplishments if it weren’t for their precise interpretation of text and the development of a lasting language. When looking at our lives today, the lack of credit which goes to our ancient descendants is beyond decent; for the lives in which they established for themselves, only furthered our capability and our potential of exceeding what was never imagined. A civilization where individuals look to the text, the mathematical equations, and the records from that of the ancient Greeks and learn from it. Between their development of the written word, the idea of the recorded time, as

She carries the audience through her argument in a logical sequence. First, she makes her claim that student do not know history and explains her reasons (250). She then elaborates on what history students are taught and what exactly is wrong with the methods by which they learn (251). After this, she explains the job of a historian to the reader – how historians confront primary sources to “make some sense of what once happened” (252). To end the article, Simon describes how students can better learn history through exploring primary sources (253). This structuring and organization helps the reader to understand and to believe Simon’s

Historians, as we normally perceive bear the responsibility as scholars who record and research about past events and compiled them together in order to benefit the future generations as an authoritative channel for them to understand and study the past of human kind. Nevertheless, these missions were hardly the main

Historians depend on textual, artistic, and archaeological evidence to create narratives about various historical cultures. By analyzing primary sources, historians can determine what type of society existed, what forms of government were in power, and even what society held to high standards, such as honor. Certainties about the Roman Empire, in Europe, experiencing civil unrest, eventual re-installment of the Republic, and expectation of its citizens are supported by the primary source, “The Rape of Lucretia.” Alternatively, certainties about the Shang Dynasty, in East Asian, utilizing religion and politics together to determine natural phenomenons in life are supported by the primary source, “Shang Oracle Bones.” Ultimately, primary sources give a pretty clear and reliable picture as to how society functioned during the time periods that are being studied.

Historians believe they need to find the truth. They make arguments, write papers, and give lecture on what they are saying is the truth. Historians want to learn what happened. This is important, because history teaches many lessons. Students of history agree or disagree with historian's arguments and what they say happened or what is the cause of some event.

Additionally, they simultaneously study aftermaths that were initially unconnected in space and time. The useful comparison he employs is that a historian is a like Cartographer. The historiographer generates a diagram with what he/she thinks is a depiction of times before. Somewhat, like a Cartographist produces a map that signifies a segment of the planet's exterior, neither depiction can preserve all the features of the prototype. For every single prototype someone has to concentrate on the subcategories of the initial selected prototype to demonstrate particular

Historians owe much to Herodotus, a greek historian from the fifth century B.C.E. In fact, he all but invented the concept of recording the going-ons of empires for future use of historians (WOW 137). One of the main texts that was recovered compared the cultural differences between Egypt and Persia. Taking into account the fact that Herodotus was of Greek origins, his observations on religious and social structures cannot be taken at face value.

Through the study of past evidence, historians become capable of creating educated interpretations of the past based on such evidence and previous knowledge. Difficulty in interpretation does not come from insufficient evidence, with an abundance of preserved historical works from writers, Livy and Dionysius of Halicarnassus for example, but the unreliable nature of literary tradition (Cornell, 1986) resulting in differentiated opinions of the usefulness of ancient evidence particularly with the incompatible stories of Roman foundation. The usefulness of stories from Romans can become increasingly valuable though there are some historians of the opinion the

This is not a new issue, as faulty perceptions and interpretations were at the forefront of the warnings of which Descartes described hundreds of years ago. In order to compensate for inconsistencies in perception and interpretations, Thelin feels modern researchers and historians need to doubt documented history and unearth data that may have been forgotten or overlooked. Thelin believes that history does indeed matter, and stresses that even basic facts such as names, dates, and numbers need to be corroborated and not just taken at face

The first "big picture" question which haunts historians is the problem of bias. We constantly attempt to remove ourselves from our own writings, making a narrative voice which is above the action and hopefully avoids inferring any specific agenda. Even where written records are left, they are open to interpretation. Many of the records have been lost over thousands of years due to weathering and conquest. While historians know that ancient man used tools, historians often cannot piece together these tools or know exactly how they were used. Many times the bodies of ancient people are used for a study, but there is no other evidence. It depends on what kind of historian you are.

What is History? This is the question posed by historian E.H. Carr in his study of historiography. Carr debates the ongoing argument which historians have challenged for years, on the possibility that history could be neutral. In his book he discusses the link between historical facts and the historians themselves. Carr argues that history cannot be objective or unbiased, as for it to become history, knowledge of the past has been processed by the historian through interpretation and evaluation. He argues that it is the necessary interpretations which mean personal biases whether intentional or not, define what we see as history. A main point of the chapter is that historians select the facts they think are significant which ultimately