Horrible Histories

There are many things that shape the course of history. Powerful rulers, deadly diseases, and influential religions are a few common examples of these. But, one group of influential commodities to shape history that not many people consider is beverages. In particular, beer, wine, spirits, tea, coffee, and cola are six that have significantly shaped the course of history. The nonfiction book, A History of the World in 6 Glasses, written by Tom Standage, discusses the significance of these six

country should stay in that country so it don’t get lost or broken. I think that if the artifact is in the museum then it needs to stay in one place so the object doesn't get tossed around and gets broken. If the artifact breaks then that is a part of history that is gone forever and it will not be here for us to learn about. I feel like if the artifact was found in a certain country then it needs to be stored in its own countries’ museums. In the second story that I’ve read called Museums Preserve

A sense of place and belonging is central to Austerlitz’s identity. Jacques Austerlitz, an architectural historian, studies and preserves histories that are not his own. He compensates for his personal absence of history by obsessing over buildings such as train stations, fortresses, libraries and observatories, “I had constantly been preoccupied by that accumulation of knowledge which I had pursued for decades, and which served as a substitute or compensatory memory” (197). This defense mechanism

Ormsby APUSH 10 August 2015 APUSH Summer Assignment 2015 1a. According to Loewen’s introduction, high school students hate history because nobody expects much from it. Many people are bored of history because we already know the ending of all the textbook’s “stories.” The textbooks have a monotone voice, and are technically clones of each other. Apparently history professions do not even review the textbooks in order to check if they have any historical mistakes in them. Also the authors of

“America’s Book of Secrets: Presidential Transportation” Short story series “America’s Book of Secrets: Presidential Transportation” season 1 episode 6, written by Brian Coughlin and first premiered, January 21, 2012. This episode highlights the transport of the president. The book of secrets breaks down how the president safety is key in his transport to various destinations. Upon the completion of this video review readers will understand how the president travels and the steps taken to ensure

All historians have areas of interest that they choose to study. This is what you will be doing in your final paper! First, however, you must decide what will be the focus of your paper. In this activity, you will be exploring your chosen topic and then narrowing your focus. Finally, you will begin thinking about your sources and how they might connect to your paper. Answering these questions below is the first step in writing your final paper! Step 1: Select your topic and focus question! Read

The quotation above portrays beer as a drink that is considered by egyptians and mesopotamians as a holy drink that should be given to every civilian who knows about its existence. This passage in the book truly shines light on one of the most important drinks since the beginning of humanity. Beer was one of the first drinks that was made in such a way that it was always safe to drink and not only that but it also gave the mesopotamians their true identity and culture. Along with providing a safe

“I’ll tell you that story.” (“Homeland”2043) We all came from somewhere. Even if our relatives were Native Americans, we still have a history. After reading Barbara Kingsolver’s “Homeland” and Amy Tan’s “Half and Half” it really made me think about my family’s history and background. Most of our grandparents try to tell us stories about our family’s history or what life was like when they were young. Sometimes we listen and sometimes we let it go in one ear and out the other. Reading “Homeland” really

1. “Handicapped By History” by James Loewen - Framework 6 Significant entities of history, namely people, undergo a degeneration that hides many aspects of their character when presented today. Woodrow Wilson, consistently taught in schools to have led the country through WW1 and to have worked to create the League of Nations, is a victim of this degeneration which has masked his true actions that, if were taught today, would create an image virtually antithetical to his textbook-created image. Such

a part of that culture's history. It is used to preserve the culture as well as individual identities, more specifically a survival tactic. Incorporating oral tradition or “story telling” in postcolonial literature involves a heavy use of past tense language, whether in a dialogic or monologic form. This creates a contrast of the specific culture with the development of the modern western world, which does not rely heavily on storytelling as a preservation of their history. In Toni Morrison’s Beloved