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funn_ali
Sep 26, 2007, 10:58 AM
Hii... I have to write a whole essay about Controversial history and stuff as I told you before... My essay includes

1) Differences between two articles
2) Why is history controversial
3) How do historians gather information
4) What role does bias playing in interpreting history and how can one evaluate a good historical source.

I've got everything in here but I can't get my introduction and the answer to " What role does bias play in intepreting history... Can plzz someone help me out..

tomder55
Oct 2, 2007, 04:50 AM
What you need to determine is how much history is pure fact and how much is from the perspective of the observer ,either at the time that the history took place ,or the time it was observed by the historian. When perceptions are involved it is frequently filtered through the lens of bias.Later, more often then not as perceptions change ,history gets rewritten as observed through new filters .A phrase you will encounter as you study history deeper is "revisionism ". The question you have to ask yourself is which narrative is the most accurate.