Horrible Histories

While the people of 1692 thought their actions were justified, The Salem Witch Trials remains one of the most terrible events in American history because people were unjustly accused and mistreated for witchcraft, faith in the church was weakened, and innocent men and women were executed. One eerie day in Salam, Massachusetts two girls were observed exhibiting abnormal behaviors. They were witnessed screaming, contorting their bodies, throwing objects, and even claimed they were getting bite marks

History makes the twentieth century seem like a horrible time, but theatre made the depressing times better. The amount of plays produced at this time increased until the beginning of the depression yet started to decrease when World War II came along (Hischak 2-3). The twentieth century American period was eventful because of the many historical events and plays during this time, especially the play, Our Town. The twentieth century was a bustling time. Many things were going on from war to new

History is the foundation of everyone alive and deceased. Everyone in this world leaves a piece behind and marks the world in their own way. In history, important people who have done horrible and good things in this world have been recorded and displayed to children in schools. I mostly agree with the “The Politics of History by Howard Zinn” because it displays the fact that nearly every event in history has been done with a motive and has had consequences. A quote from Zinn’s work represents this

Honesty in Teach US History Should students be led to believe the countries first leaders have no faults and force fed a love for the country? Recently, in Douglas County, Colorado students had a walk out over history classes, the school board should only promote "patriotism and ... the benefits of the free-enterprise system" and should not "encourage or condone civil disorder." (Brunden) For high school students to walk out of class because history is not being taught the way it actually happened

important and influential black woman in history. When a student is learning about Blacks fighting for equal rights, it is almost certain that the name “Rosa Parks” will be mentioned. The story that students are taught is that she was a quiet woman who had had enough and refused to give up her seat on the bus, which is not entirely true. Yes, Ms. Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man because she was sick and tired of being treated in such a horrible way, but she was not as quiet as everyone

When I was in middle school I was a dedicated fan of the history channel. This was a time before the channel was about guys with long beards that made duck calls and shows about fishing, this was back when the history channel taught history. One day I was sitting with my dad and we started watching a history channel miniseries that drove my love of history. We watched “the men who built america.” This miniseries talked exclusively about the Industrialization if America and ever since I've had a profound

ago so they could have an idea of how people treated each other and how equality wasn’t the same back then. The last reason is to prevent more fights than there are already. Remembering forces us to become wiser. Remembering and getting to know history is one of the most important things that people should get to learn about by the simple fact to get to know the world and how throughout the years its become better and worse in a few ways. The reason why we should all

taken away. While some might argue that these objects should stay at their homes because removing them would disrespect history, there is too big a price to pay for leaving the artifacts where they are. Important relics should be taken from historic sites so they can be shared with everyone, and so they aren’t destroyed and lost forever. Everyone should be able to access history. However, in some cases like the Titanic, only those who can afford expensive gear can catch a glimpse of the massive ship

The past has been a horrible place, and the present is not any better. Imagine how different our world would be if our societies could change something about the past. Although we are not able to edit the past like a written story, we can learn about it. By studying our past, we can learn how to create a better future. Think back to social studies and history classes during school. What real reason was there to such classes that drone on about the past? The past could not possibly affect society

Recorded history is nothing but the belief or bias of the man who wrote it. Often when discussing history, people us the popular phrase, “the winner writes the history books” or something along the lines. But nevertheless, the phrase does hold true. All history that is written is biased, but it is up to the reader to find the truth in within history. No matter what history is written, there will always be a different perspective, a different society, and a different perception of what is truly going