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发表于 2010-2-16 15:03:30
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issue 48 The study of history places too much emphasis on individuals.The most significant events and trends in history were made possible not by the famous few,but by groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten.
The main roles in the play of history are usually heroes and those names are remembered as the signals of that times.In the history book,what calls for our memory are also such big names.But as a fact,the passing time consists of many of unknown figures,who are significant for us as well,though their names escape from the historians.
As the Marx once preferred heroes were made by time.At that such moment,the hero did complying with most people's ideas,and without doubt such doings were supported by the majorities.Since the ability and the occurrence,the final chance would be achieved by only one people,whose name would be written and remembered by most of the majorities.Jennie spinner,for instance,was favored by that time and thus evoked the first industry revolution.A profound invention in history ,however,was a returning show in history.The first time its inventing was seemed as a lazy idea and its inventor was sentenced to death for his 'crazy' idea.It may sound ridiculous and unacceptable for us nowadays but it is clear that the earlier time is not ready for the hero to play his role.Time finally attributes to the birth of the great name.Such heroes are some representatives of us ,the majorities.
But some heroes are not lucky enough to be welcomed by the majorities but they were remembered by the history and all the offspring.Still time will make the decisions,though these great minds suffered quite a lot during their period.When we take for granted,the earth turn around the sun,however,another man,Nicolaus Copernicus,sacrificed his life in the fire for insisting his idea,which was regarded as devil at that time.The mind eventually is proved by the later technology and his name is corrected as well,though the unfortunate Copernicus failed to live by.To some extent,we can get to conclusion that the treatment of the heroes also depends on the attitude of the majorities.The popular may be not reasonable enough , not be right or mad, but the speaking right belongs to them at that right moment,when heroes are not heroes.As another fact,the covering of historians is limited.The show named history was anticipated by us all but few could be known by the followers,for most of us playing as the background instead of the main actors or actresses.
In another way,we also can believe the idea that we make the hero for ourselves.Since the opinions of the time decide what kind of hero we need,the few individuals whose name are on the book are no longer so far away or being jealous by us. In the communal countries,leaders tend to be built as perfect or admired by the whole nation,but,however, it is not the only choice for the local right now.Instead,right now more and more skeptic ideas have been raised,the perfect heroes might be disappear in the future.
Anyway,it should be an honor to join the history,though i am not the center one,attributing my own effort as a background for our offspring. |
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