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TOPIC: ISSUE48 - "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."
WORDS: 444 TIME: 00:44:09 DATE: 2007-7-22 下午 09:54:43
I strongly agree with the argument that groups of people who made most contribution to the history significant events and trends did not receive enough emphasis and nearly be forgetten by times. But I think that is not brought about by less history study on common people. History itself is a science of describing complicated event with simple words. On the other hand, in the ancient time, materials about common people are difficult to keep and come down to offspring.
In the first place, it is impossible that every details in the history will be recorded by the writers or poets. Consider the history of China during thousands of years, experiencing several dynasties, when a great number of events happened whereas when these history events were written down into books it will be depicted in brief words and factors, many details may be omitted. The same situation can be conclude to other countries that have long history like India, Egypt and so forth. So the "composers of history", maybe we can call them like that, do not prefer to record everyone in their books, who perhaps had less relation.
Second, it is necessary to record main individuals of main events when we confront a mass of series history, which is a artifice of literature. Generally some main individuals are capable of conveying enough information about an important event, besides, to readers, it is also easy to remember main individuals rather than a group of relevant people. For instance when we talk about the Second World War, it is nearly an instinct for us to remind Hitler, although who does not have a good image in common people's mind.
Finally, admittedly, some people who made a great contribution to history in some event were forgotten gradually by people. In my opinion, the main reason why study of history places too much attention on them is that there are few hitorical materials extant about them rather than history researchers are just fond of study individuals. However, the value created by these people will not be forgotten and come down all the time. Consider many anonymous drawers' and calligraphers' works which can still appear in the current auction market, nobody knows who created so splendid works, whereas, they know they are invaluable.
In sum, history was composed of lots of events and peoples, some of which are known even by infants, some of which are forgotten by people forever, some of which can only be found in folk and works. But the value created in history, which is also the essence of historical study, will be admired by all the people during the development of human society. |
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