Quote:Mississippi, a state that only officially ratified the abolition of slavery six months ago,
Yeah - but they didn't mean it.
History????
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Quote:Mississippi, a state that only officially ratified the abolition of slavery six months ago, Yeah - but they didn't mean it.
Unfortunately history isn't my strong point. I know the basics and recent European/Finnish history, but that's about it.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
I adore history. My Grandfather is a WWII historian and used to take me to Museums all the time when I was little, so I guess I was a little bit indoctrinated.
(August 14, 2013 at 7:40 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: Drich would love this! According to our latest discussion, he's of the mind that main reason every Empire has fallen is due to the destruction of the traditional family. Anyone who thinks otherwise or tries to show him why this thinking is fallacious is, according to him, not as well-versed in history as he thinks they should be. Needless to say, that man has been fun to talk to as of late. Apparently he hasn't changed. Most would argue that the fall of the British Empire was more to do with WW1 and the massive debt that followed and the inability to manage after that, plus the rise of America as a world player and nationalist tendencies in many of our lands, e.g. India, with Gandhi and Nehru. Or it could be the destruction of the traditional family.
The only parts of history I usually find interesting is the sex and violence, usually the violence is easier to find out about.
I have a book of war crimes, and a big book about the history of torture called the big book of pain, and books on the roman emperors, serial killers and gangsters and all of that. I remember once having to tell a girl in my bed "Don't panic, but when it gets light in the morning you're going to see a lot of very strange books on that book case but don't worry it's just stuff I'm interested in" just because I think my book collection makes me look like a bit of a psycho. Are you ready for the fire? We are firemen. WE ARE FIREMEN! The heat doesn’t bother us. We live in the heat. We train in the heat. It tells us that we’re ready, we’re at home, we’re where we’re supposed to be. Flames don’t intimidate us. What do we do? We control the flame. We control them. We move the flames where we want to. And then we extinguish them. Impersonation is treason. RE: History????
August 15, 2013 at 6:20 pm
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(August 14, 2013 at 7:24 pm)The Germans are coming Wrote:(August 14, 2013 at 7:14 pm)CleanShavenJesus Wrote: I have a large passion for US History. I considered many times becoming a history teacher. I find it your topic an interesting one, since the arabs and the black Africans have quite a history. One only needs to look at Darfur and now the fact that South Sudan has emerged as a nation to see the relationships between black africans and Arabs. Here is some interesting news on the relations between arabs and black africans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sudanese_Civil_War Quote:Did you know that most African slaves were sold to British, Portugese, French and Spanish slave traders by Arab slave traders Actually most slaves were captured and sold by other African tribes who were warring with each other and this offered a quick profit. Quote:As the demand for slaves increased with European colonial expansion in the New World, rising prices made the slave trade increasingly lucrative. African states eager to augment their treasuries in some instances even preyed upon their own peoples by manipulating their judicial systems, condemning individuals and their families to slavery in order to reap the rewards of their sale to European traders. Slave exports were responsible for the emergence of a number of large and powerful kingdoms that relied on a militaristic culture of constant warfare to generate the great numbers of human captives required for trade with the Europeans. The Yoruba kingdom of Oyo on the Guinea coast, founded sometime before 1500, expanded rapidly in the eighteenth century as a result of this commerce. Its formidable army, aided by advanced iron technology, captured immense numbers of slaves that were profitably sold to traders. In the nineteenth century, the aggressive pursuit of slaves through warfare and raiding led to the ascent of the kingdom of Dahomey, in what is now the Republic of Benin, and prompted the emergence of the Chokwe chiefdoms from under the shadow of their Lunda overlords in present-day Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Asante kingdom on the Gold Coast of West Africa also became a major slave exporter in the eighteenth century. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/slav/hd_slav.htm
History was always an easy subject for me in school, even though it was not something I particularly enjoyed studying. I do not mind tidbits of historical facts being revealed to me, but to actually study history for any other purpose than a classroom assignment does not interest me.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter RE: History????
August 16, 2013 at 5:04 pm
(This post was last modified: August 16, 2013 at 5:07 pm by Angrboda.)
I love history and history documentaries, but I have no head for the subject. I can't remember names and dates worth a damn. (August 16, 2013 at 5:04 pm)apophenia Wrote: I'm the opposite! In my academic prime (AKA high school) I could name every President in order, their parties, and their administration dates! However nowadays, I could probably only give you the order of them, maybe even missing a few. ronedee Wrote:Science doesn't have a good explaination for water |
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