History

Introduction to Public History Ever since public history emerged on college universities in the 1980s, historians have still had difficulties defining the term. The National Council on Public History’s definition of the term stirred the debate even more. According to the National Council on Public History, “public history describes the many and diverse ways in which history is put to work in the world” (NCPH 2016). This definition helps the public understand that public history focuses around real

More Than A Month In all my years as a student, I’ve always been told how important it is to learn about history. History gives us insight to important people and events, and helps us move forward as a society. But what happens when we don’t teach all of history? What do we get when students learned about the rise of fall of the Roman empire for months on end, but they don’t learn about the Egyptian kings and queens? What happens when we talk about our founding fathers that established our nation

History can be defined in a number of ways. One could say history is a record of events that occurred in the past, or another person could say that history is the knowledge and facts of the past. Carl Becker’s definition is perhaps the simplest and finest definition of history. Becker defines history as “the memory of things said and done” (223). Memory is history, which is what history truly is and how it should be looked at by mankind. As long as mankind has that memory, then that memory of the

The Study of History History is, in essence, the study of ourselves. Although we look back and examine the actions and behaviors of other people in another time and place, we are really looking back at our own history, almost as though we are looking at an old family photo album. Everything that has come before us has led up to the current time of our lives. It is all built upon the base that others prepared for us. So, in that context, it is imperative that we understand, as much as humanly possible

the stories, is a history teacher that spends his life trying to discover the mysteries from his past. In the present, he is dismissed from his job, because the school considers history to have little value in the modern world. In one of his last classes, Tom turned his lessons into story-telling sessions, by starting with stories about his personal life and incorporating at the same time his family history and the French Revolution, with the idea to show the meaning of history. While telling the

The Histories is a book written by Herodotus during the 5th century BC and is one that is very useful in the study of history. Herodotus himself was and still called the “Father of History” as it is believed that he is the first to write down histories. A historian from 400 years after Herodotus, Dionysius, had stated that Herodotus “chose not to write down the history of a single city or nation, but to put together many, varied events of Europe and Asia in a single comprehensive work”. The book

Monica Rowe Advanced Placement United States History 8/25/14 Response to "History and Knowing Who We Are" "History never seems like history when you are living through it." This quote by John W. Gardner accurately depicts the inability of most young people to understand the importance of history. Every decision that is made creates an outcome. Once that outcome occurs, it becomes history. To many, history is seen as simply cluster of sequential events of the past. Rather, it is a record

History combined with an enhanced learning environment serve a strong purpose in helping us understand the past for the approach of a better future. Throughout the semester, students were encouraged to critically examine momentous events and time periods in Latinx history (which is commonly overlooked in the U.S.) to assess the importance each of these different components, and how they contribute to the generalized American history we are taught today. While comparing our semester research project

in Teaching History Through Fiction" and "There is Danger in Fictionalizing History" is a quote by Valerie Tripp who explains, "fiction can make history matter- make it irresistible- to young readers (teachinghistory.org website 1, 8). In "There is Value in Teaching History Through Fiction," the author uses Tripp's evidence to show the readers that there is value is teaching history through fiction. The author is showing evidence that other people believe the same thing about history and fiction

History has always captured my imagination. Yet although the sweeping tapestry of history is dominated by the epic scenes of wars and revolutions, it is not these which fill my heart with enthusiasm for the subject. That distinction is owed to those who were at the core of these events: Robespierre and Emma Goldman, Peter the Great and Theodora; it is they who truly capture the magnificence and variety that can be found within history’s glorious annals. In people and events, I see a reflection of