Horrible Histories

In Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History” he tells history from the point of the view of the common people instead of from the political elites and government officials. He believes that there is always more than one side to every story. He wrote this book so that he could tell the truths about what happened behind the scenes of historical events and to share his own opinion as well. In chapter 16 Zinn talks about World War II and the oppositions with the war. He also talks about the effects that the

POLS 29 April 2015 Lies My Teacher Told Me Lies My Teacher Told Me, by James Loewen displays an incongruous way of presenting history to today’s generations of high school students of American history. They are being given a false perspective on how past history truly happened, which is giving them a warped understanding of the past, present, and future. Leaving history to repeat itself by unknowing, uncaring, and uninterested individuals. By choosing to omit or forget the true obstacles of the

A piece of influential evidence surfaced in 1998 at Tintagel, a tiny hamlet on the Cornish coast. In the History of the Kings of Britain, a 12th-century writer Geoffrey of Monmouth cited Tintagel Castle as King Arthur's birthplace. Even though it is impossible to tell, the town says Camelot. Its list of places includes the King Arthur Hotel, the King Arthur

In his novel, A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present, Howard Zinn offers readers a new and unexpected take on American history. First published in 1980, A People’s History is often received with much controversy and criticism, as Zinn does something that historians rarely do: he openly rejects the narrative of American history as told by a European perspective. The first chapter of the novel mainly serves to illustrate two of Zinn’s most fundamental ideas: one, that he, as a historian

Under the watchful guidance of his father he received a very demanding education in many different fields; but was most dedicated to history and economics. The influence his father had on him is seen in the utilitarianism beliefs that he inherited and these beliefs are therein visible in the majority of his works and arguments. At the age of fifteen, Mill began studying under Jeremy Bentham

History by definition is the study of past events particularly in human affairs, where Historiography, its associated domain, is defined as the study of historical writing and perspective. In terms of my historic philosophy, history itself is the study of the past and the application of lessons learned by our ancestors in the present day, a vessel for the knowledge that has been handed down through generations. History allows us to establish perspective on our own lives and how our way of life came

Mark Mazower: Dark Continent Perspectives on Reinvention Mazower’s Dark Continent Europe’s Twentieth Century is about a factual and historical perspective on events in Europe during difficult times. In the prologue, Mazower discusses changes in Europe being less political and more about bringing people or communities together past realities. From changes with liberal democracy, communism, and fascism, there is a lot that Mazower has to discuss. He also states,” wounds of the continent cannot be

Unlike the fictional tactics that movies such as Indiana Jones and The Mummy portray, archaeologists utilize meticulous and methodical strategies when studying archaeological sites. Rather than simply stumbling upon a glorious treasure out of the blue, archaeologists tend to have a reason to explore a specific region for historical artifacts. Moreover, the process of digging up these sites is extensively regulated so that the integrity and value of these sites are kept intact. Over time, the methods

In valuing the importance of the historical past, critics often tend to separate the past from the present, when in fact the present relies so much on history. Contemporary critics tend to frame the past as a unique site of need, as if it were not motivated by the present. When looking at historical works, critics disregard the pain of the gay culture and focus on the means of securing a more positive identity of the present. At the same time, “such acts of resolve allow us to ignore the resistance

is going on in the world and what may be happening within themselves” (Mills 1959). The reasoning behind this perspective is that all our actions are influenced by social institutions, which in themselves are created by individuals and shaped by history. Therefore, Mills suggests, that only through looking both inwards and outwards will people be able