Essays on Written History

Introduction

Steven Spielberg came up with a film meant to illustrate the role played by Lincoln where the abolition of slavery is concerned. On the other hand, Eric Foner saw the need to put this amazing story in writing. Both are award-winning pieces. Lincoln, the film, received much complimentary feedback and got nominated on many forums. The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery also received acclamation from the various mediums existent. Given that both the book and the film have received great responses, the question would be which between the two is the most effective. In a highly modernised era, anything ...

The differences between the information communicated by written history and cinematic history occur on the presentation of the events. The purpose of both written and film media is to communicate. Both written history and cinematic history may communicate the occurrence of historical events. However, the viewers understand both forms of media differently. Cinematic history is able to create a mental picture on the mind of the viewer. Although the cinematic history creates a good mental picture to the viewer, they have a tendency of containing altered information. On the other hand, written history presents information that is more precise to the reader. ...

Introduction

History remains an imperative facet in the human existence and plays an integral part in transforming the society. Since time immemorial, man has strived preserving and passing on the memory of salient cultural practices, artifacts, tradition customs, and experiences from one generation to preceding generations. This practice exists today, and clearly defines humanity and the connection man has with nature. In a similar vein, this aspect explains the difference between man and other animal species found in the universe. Man is a rational being with mental ability to make logical reasoning, inferences, and deduction about a given phenomenon. The human memory performs ...