"History is a series of arguments to be debated, not a body of data to be recorded or a set of facts to be memorized"
- The Ancient Mediterranean World Preface: The Value of History
History is something that we carry with us together, it teaches us things and highlights important issues but it is not always absolute. Though what is reiterated is facts we can only speculate as to the reasoning behind them and learn from the past. It is often thought that history is simply a set of facts, that you just have to memorize data, but it is so much more than that. It is personal histories that create the bigger history, personal thoughts that create the things we learn - individuals have shaped the world.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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I feel like history has gotten a bad rap in the realm of academia. Just as you said, studying history is often considered to be simply memorizing dates, but it's so much more. Unlike sciences and mathematics, it is an art, where no right or wrong answers can be found. People often forget how challenging the study of a subject can be when it is so important and influencial, yet so open to interpretation.
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