Docker’s ‘Is History Fiction?’ and Noah Berlatsky’s ‘How 12 Years A Slave Gets History Right: By Getting It Wrong’ we can see that the potential of film to present a true version of the past. Looking back to reflection 1 we can see that discussion has suggested that a historical film tells, or makes a clear attempt to tell, a true/ accurate story of the past. Ann Curthoys and John Docker state in their introduction of ‘Is History Fiction?’, ‘No one – including us – would do history, would pursue
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The Wounded Knee Massacre: Critique edition History is the very thing that molded our country to what it has become today, however we rarely realize how much of history we have not been introduced to. When reading “Pressing the Issue at Wounded Knee” by Randy Hines, a reader would learn about the tragedy that caused Soldiers of the American soldiers directed at the Sioux tribes in South Dakota. Giving the reader a chance to understand what was truly happening between these two groups of people.
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History is complex and in order to fully understand it, it must be looked at through many different perspectives. As it is not always clear as to what is the truth and what is left off the page. The truthful analysis of history is vital to our success as human beings and to society as a whole. Science and future technology depends on history to look back on as evidence and to help point humanity in the right direction. Whether it is looking at deadly diseases and trying to fight cancers, or fixing
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Discuss why ‘A demographic analysis of Maiden Castle hillfort: Evidence for conflict in the late Iron Age and early Roman period’ is an important archaeological discovery and/or resource. What does it tell us about the past? A demographic analysis of Maiden Castle Hillfort by Rebecca Redfern and Andrew Chamberlain is an important piece of writing to archaeologists as it uncovers and debates the origin story of a famous archaeological site. The demographics is defined by statistical data about the
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Do historical fictions, like The Question of Hu help us study the past? In this case, they help us gain a better knowledge of the way of life in that century, but we are not taught much about the history of Jesuit recruitment in Asian countries such as China. Jonathan Spence presents a contrast between the European and Asian cultures through a Chinese gatekeeper and local Europeans. We notice a cultural and language barrier between these two groups as Spence clearly provides many examples throughout
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The Culture of African Art The vast country of Africa is well-known for its unique and beautiful culture and traditions. Some categories of the ancient African culture are clothing, food, music, and most of all, their stunning artwork. A few of the African art styles are weaving, beading, and pottery. In Africa, art is how they express their emotions, which is something that other countries should adopt from them. Art is sacred to them, which should be shown in other parts of the world and by more
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Time is changing, but the issues of the past still remain. As society move forward from the past to, there is a rise of immediate interconnections between different nations. One of the recent issues that is strongly controversial is lack of human rights upon the North Koreans. As more and more citizens from North Korea succeed in running away, their stories are being heard by the world. In creation of the magazine interview, a fictional character, Mi Na Hwang, is based on a real life North Korean
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What makes the history of an individual nation often are the legacies and remainings of its ancestor. These could come in forms of intangible works such as literature, music or art and tangible objects like monuments, architecture, and sculptures. No matter what form they are, it could not be denied that those pieces of history are invaluable parts of that nation, creating its cultural heritage and values. They not only provide a glimpse into the past of that nation, but also play a vital role in
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Identify three things you learned in the course that surprised, confused, or intrigued you, and explain why. The first thing that actually surprised me about this course is how much I actually came to enjoy it. I am not a big fan of history but I found that learning about the different early cultures were very interesting. The Tomb of Qin Shihuanghi and the terra-cotta soldiers were very intriguing. The sheer magnitude of work that went into building this tomb is fascinating enough but the fact
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History to me is a piece of the past. Whether written, verbal, portrayed through art or songs, history is our way of connecting with the past. In order to understand history, we must first figure out where we are trying to head as a group or society, and then once we figure our direction, we must analyze the past to ensure we don’t make the same mistakes previously undertaken. My favorite subject is science, however everything that happens in the world falls under history at some point in time
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