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American History
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History
Undergraduate 1
06/04/2013

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What is history?
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The story of human past. It is about economic, social political or cultural activity.
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Economic history
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For physical survival and maintenance. E.g Jobs
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Social history
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The way pople relate to each other, connection.
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Political history
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Studies negotiation, competition, struggles, and relations among and between groups.
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Cultural history
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How pople acted upon various economic , social or political goals. Ex. Clothing, art, religion, music, theater
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Why study history?
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A-/ To open your mind about all the people (lends itself to multicultural awareness, appreciation for social justice , and gravitation toward moral centrism. "The walk in the other guys shoes thing".
B-/ To become better citizens in a truly pluralistic society.
C-/To learn from our mistakes
D-/ To open your mind about yourself
E-/ To learn how to improve your personal decision making.
F-/ History has practical values by sharpening intellectual and analytical skills.
G-/ It is rare for historical theory to be indisputably proven
H-/ One of the primary goal of education is to acquire the skills to rationally examine the complex real world, develop a this about it, and argue the evidence to sustain a thesis.
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3 stages of professional American historical interpretation:
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-Puritan : 17th C. divine will, linear, monotheistic.
-Patrichian: 18th C revolution, cycles in history, Heroic characters
-Professionally trained: 19-20-21st C. urbanized, specialized, humanistic secular teleology. In all of these cases the United States is described as GOOD. Not much critical analysis until 1960's postmodernist movement.
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