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Feb 11, 2008 · Daily life in Mesopotamia and Egypt was time-consuming, and so writing became a specialized profession, usually for members of the elite class. The highly-regarded scribes of ancient Mesopotamia ...
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May 1, 2004 · Most people believe that history is a “collection of facts about the past.”. This is reinforced through the use of textbooks used in teaching history. They are written as though they are collections of information. In fact, history is NOT a “collection of facts about the past.”. History consists of making arguments about what happened ...
- Answering Two Objections to History
- Noting Two Weak Arguments in Favour of Studying History
- Celebrating The Strong Case For History
- The Repentance of Henry Ford: History Is Not Bunk
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One common objection that historians encounter is the instant put-down that is derived from Henry Ford I, the impresario of the mass automobile. In 1916 he stated sweepingly: 'History is bunk'. Actually, Ford's original comment was not so well phrased and it was a journalist who boiled it down to three unforgettable words. Nonetheless, this is the ...
Some arguments in favour of studying History also turn out, on close inspection, to be disappointingly weak. These do not need lengthy discussion but may be noted in passing. For example, some people semi-concede the critics' case by saying things like: 'Well, History is not obviously useful but its study provides a means of learning useful skills'...
Much more can be said – not just in defence of History but in terms of its positive advocacy. The best response is the simplest, as noted right at the start of this conversation. When asked 'Why History?' the answer is that History is inescapable. Here it should be reiterated that the subject is being defined broadly. The word 'History' in English ...
Interestingly, Henry Ford's dictum that 'History is bunk' now itself forms part of human history. It has remained in circulation for 90 years since it was first coined. And it exemplifies a certain no-nonsense approach of the stereotypical go-ahead businessman, unwilling to be hide-bound by old ways. But Ford himself repented. He faced much derisio...
Because humans are rooted in time, people do by one means or another pick up ideas about the past and its linkages with the present, even if these ideas are sketchy or uninformed or outright mythological. But it is best to gain access to the ideas and evidence of History as an integral part of normal education. The broad span of human experience, v...
May 19, 2020 · The first three chapters of the book explain how to use the book, what academic writing is, and what history is and why it is important. The second section gives the basic structure, expectations, steps and outcomes of five different types of essay students might encounter in a history class: identifications, response essays, analytical essays, imaginative projects and historiography.
Writing History!: A Companion for Historians on JSTOR. Historians do not only know a lot about the past, what we conventionally call history, by writing about it they also make history. By interacting with other historians, both past and present, and in dialogue with the public of their own time they contribute knowledge and insights that help ...
Dec 30, 2016 · Summary. This chapter investigates the writing of history, how it changed over time, how historical texts use evidence to reach reasonable conclusions, and how an effective argument can be crafted using both evidence and persuasive prose. History became the story of the return to the purity and virtues of the apostolic church, illuminated only ...
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History writing involves answering a “historical question.” This question may ask why an event occurred, who or what caused it, why it happened when it did, or what impact it had. It may also address how a situation or institution changed over time. The important thing to remember is that history writing does
