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Reid Thorpe August 3, 2010 APUSH Mr. Sayers Zinn; Chapter 1: 1.) Howard Zinn’s main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States is to give history in an un-biased manner. For example, he says that he will not glorify any movement and denounce any ‘bad guy’ in history; he will give information as it should be given. Fairly. 2.) His thesis for the first eleven pages is to describe past events as they happened. Regarding Columbus, Zinn wouldn’t glorify him as a hero, because he wasn’t. He was violent and greedy and would describe him as such. 3.) According to Howard Zinn, Christopher Columbus was wrongly portrayed as a ‘hero’, of sorts. Although he did discover America, there are quite a few significant reasons†¦show more content†¦15.) Roger Williams claimed that the brutal methods used by English settlers on the natives were a â€Å"necessity† due to the conditions that the English went through, such as deprivation of food and normal living conditions. 16.) Ultimately, the Indians inhabiting North America were pushed to near extinction by the late 1600s. Their population was reduced to fewer than 1,000,000 as opposed to the 10,000,000 strong before the arrival of Columbus. 17.) The statement made means that in order for the human race to make significant progress, sacrifices must be made, but those who are being sacrificed don’t get to decide whether or not sacrifice is necessary. In the context of the first chapter of Zinn’s book, the Indians were the ones being sacrificed, and obviously, they weren’t able to decide whether or not they were to be sacrificed. 18.) Zinn attempts to prove that the Indians were not inferior to the Europeans by showing how they had many social structures, they were civilized, and, in some ways, were more admirable than the Europeans. Zinn even states that â€Å"human relations were more egalitarian than in Europe.† Chapter 2: 1.) The root of slavery in America came from the disposition of those who took over the land of the IndiansShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of Howard Zinn s The United States 1224 Words   |  5 Pagesâ€Å"There is an underside to every age about which history does not often speak, because history is written from records left by the privileged.† ― Howard Zinn, A People s History of the United States Zinn once remarked, â€Å"Objectivity is impossible and it is also undesirable. That is, if it were possible it would be undesirable, because if you have any kind of a social aim, if you think history should serve society in some way; should serve the progress of the human race; should serve justice in someRead MoreInterpretivism7441 Words   |  30 Pagessurprising regularity: Feminist research takes a variety of legitimate forms; there is no â€Å"distinctive feminist method of research† (Harding, 1987; see also Chafetz, 2004a, 2004b; Fonow Cook, 2005; Hawkesworth, 2006; Hesse-Biber, 2007; Risman, Sprague, Howard, 1993; and Sprague, 2005). And yet, to this day, the relationship between feminist theory and quantitative social science research remains uneasy. Among feminist scholars, quantitative research is often seen as suspect for its association with positivismRead MoreLincoln and the Abolitionists Essay5776 Words   |  24 Pagesstill believed that the human mind is impelled to action, or held in rest by some power, over which the mind itself has no control. And he continued all through his life to retain a vivid sense of a Superintending amp; overruling Providence that guides and controls the operation of the world. This Providence might be a personality of sorts, for all that Lincoln knew. But he spoke of Providence more often in faceless terms, as though Providence was more akin to natural law. In that way,Read More My Friend Hamilton -Who I shot Essay6642 Words   |  27 Pagespreponderance of the evidence.† It also preserves what the Hamilton advocates care about most; namely, Hamilton’s stated intention not to fire at Burr.† Cf. Ellis, â€Å"The Duel,† 252-253 n.16. 32 Ellis, â€Å"The Duel,† 30. Ellis also tried to answer the oft-asked question of why these men dueled, writing that â€Å"Burr challenged Hamilton, and Hamilton concluded he could not refuse the challenge without staining his honor.† This argument is of course similar to those proposed by Rorabaugh andRead MoreThe Extent to Which Labor Unions Can Influence Human Resrouce Practices in Bahrain18120 Words   |  73 Pagesregion. Another limitation was the difficulty to reach and contact union leaders selected for the sample. Leaders had to be called many times to get an appointment for interview due to their responsibilities. Last but not least, this study was based on answer given by ten randomly selected union leaders. Further investigation can replicate this study at a micro level, by applying this study to all labor unions in Bahrain and gathering data from managers and the Human Resource Departments. 3 2. LITERATURE