Historical lenses and history’s value

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Historical Lenses and History’s Value

Historical lenses are ways of analyzing differently the history, also in interesting ways.

The use of historical lenses help achieve a deeper understanding of the historical events (Contreras et al. 2015).

Applying the historical to a specific event help achieve a greater understanding about the given event.

The three types of lenses which can be of application to my topic are military, political and possibly technology and science.

Historical Lenses and History’s Value

Historical lenses are ways of analyzing differently the history, also in interesting ways. The use of historical lenses help achieve a deeper understanding of the historical events. Applying the historical to a specific event help achieve a greater understanding about the given event. The three types of lenses which can be of application to my topic are military, political and possibly technology and science.

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The three historical types which could be of application to my topic are military, political, and maybe technology and science.

Historical lenses are also seen as the different ways of outlook which are used in the perceiving of different historical documents.

History’s value is of great importance regarding the idea of everyone making every day a history (Foster et al. 2017).

The topic of choice is reason behind the atomic bomb dropping by the military on Hiroshima, Japan.

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The lens does not only have the focus on the governments and the politicians but also the relationship the two have.

It focuses on those with power and the ones with no power (Levin et al. 2017).

It looks on the distribution of influence and power in a given organization together with the individuals ad groups’ preferences who lay claim to the power.

Historians and researchers use the political lens in seeking answers regarding ways in which the law and the legislation has influence on the lives of normal citizens.

Lens 1: Political

The lens does not only have the focus on the governments and the politicians but also the relationship the two have. It focuses on those with power and the ones with no power. It looks on the distribution of influence and power in a given organization together with the individuals ad groups’ preferences who lay claim to the power. Historians and researchers use the political lens in seeking answers regarding ways in which the law and the legislation has influence on the lives of normal citizens.

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Regarding the topic, science and technology played an important role in the atomic bomb dropping.

Science involve the pursuit of knowledge concerning the natural world which is through experiments and observations (MacDonald et al. 2017).

Science is what leads to the development of new technologies and also technology can be of use in the advancement of scientific knowledge as well.

Therefore, if the scientists did not invent and make the atomic bomb, the military at that time would not have the idea of dropping such a bomb as they could not have the opportunity.

Lens 2: Science and Technology

Regarding the topic, science and technology played an important role in the atomic bomb dropping. Science involve the pursuit of knowledge concerning the natural world which is through experiments and observations. Science is what leads to the development of new technologies and also technology can be of use in the advancement of scientific knowledge as well. Therefore, if the scientists did not invent and make the atomic bomb, the military at that time would not have the idea of dropping such a bomb as they could not have the opportunity.

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The bomb dropping on Japan would have the war ended, preventing japan invasion and having lives of many American soldiers saved.

The lens has its focus on the military resources and advantage.

Through history, the military lens is described as reading from the person in the military.

For example, passing through what was written down by a Military leader on why they made a decision on dropping the atomic bomb.

Lens 3: Military

The bomb dropping on Japan would have the war ended, preventing japan invasion and having lives of many American soldiers saved. The lens has its focus on the military resources and advantage. Through history, the military lens is described as reading from the person in the military. For example, passing through what was written down by a Military leader on why they made a decision on dropping the atomic bomb.

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Through secondary and primary sources, is how history is unfolded to people seeking understanding of events.

It does not matter whether it is an article written by a chief addressing his/her village or a photo taken long time ago like the time of world wars.

The context of the given source to be changed greatly relies on the authors or any other circumstances (Zundel et al. 2016).

If someone is leading an article written by someone who witnessed the bombing, it would be very different if written by someone in the present time.

People are different thus have different values and different perspectives thus is how they apply to situation regarding what one take from the reading.

Historical Narrative

Through secondary and primary sources, is how history is unfolded to people seeking understanding of events. It does not matter whether it is an article written by a chief addressing his/her village or a photo taken long time ago like the time of world wars. The context of the given source to be changed greatly relies on the authors or any other circumstances. If someone is leading an article written by someone who witnessed the bombing, it would be very different if written by someone in the present time. People are different thus have different values and different perspectives thus is how they apply to situation regarding what one take from the reading.

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The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan and its application to the current issues of the country is due to the monumental decision is what can be learned from the incidence.

Our lives provide a broader perspective when reasoning what if the bomb was never dropped thus had no such incidence, thus our current life would be different.

The dropping of the bomb made the two governments involved live in suspicion and fear incase of one might think of seeking revenge (Suddaby et al. 2017).

Thus, today’s life involves taking extra caution security wise between the two countries.

Our Lives

The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan and its application to the current issues of the country is due to the monumental decision is what can be learned from the incidence. Our lives provide a broader perspective when reasoning what if the bomb was never dropped thus had no such incidence, thus our current life would be different. The dropping of the bomb made the two governments involved live in suspicion and fear incase of one might think of seeking revenge. Thus, today’s life involves taking extra caution security wise between the two countries.

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The value of history is very important and it will always remain important.

But it is more important when people understand the governments roles in running our country and how its is ran and how people carry out with their daily lives.

If a country did not have a history, the country might not be free.

Therefore, if war was not experienced and not learning ways of comprising with other countries, no free land would be present (Harper et al. 2016).

As a nation, with its people it is always growing thus history will always be made.

History’s Value

The value of history is very important and it will always remain important. But it is more important when people understand the governments roles in running our country and how its is ran and how people carry out with their daily lives. If a country did not have a history, the country might not be free. Therefore, if war was not experienced and not learning ways of comprising with other countries, no free land would be present. As a nation, with its people it is always growing thus history will always be made.

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The history does repeat itself in my opinion.

For example, many wars have been experienced in the country since in the early times of world wars (Foster et al. 2017).

Therefore, atomic bomb dropping on Japan was one out of the many incidences in the history of the country.

Does History Repeat Itself? Evidence From the Course

Even if we consider history repeating itself, there are no two exact events being exact similar.

From a research on various sources with events being similar in the country, no events happened for the same reason.

Therefore, in accordance to the evidence from the course, history does not repeat itself.

Does History Repeat Itself? My Opinion

Citizens are obligated to know their country’s history by all means.

This is because for them to respect and follow laws in a country, have to be educated first (Contreras e al. 2015).

Without knowing the history, the citizens will always be on the dark.

Therefore, it is vital for everyone to know and also learn history as it is crucial in how the people of a country live in country which is safe.

Are Citizens Obligated to Know History?

Citizens are obligated to know their country’s history by all means. This is because for them to respect and follow laws in a country, have to be educated first. Without knowing the history, the citizens will always be on the dark. Therefore, it is vital for everyone to know and also learn history as it is crucial in how the people of a country live in country which is safe.

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Contreras, J. L. (2015). A brief history of FRAND: analyzing current debates in standard setting and antitrust through a historical lens. Antitrust Law Journal, 80(1), 39-120.

Foster, W. M., Coraiola, D. M., Suddaby, R., Kroezen, J., & Chandler, D. (2017). The strategic use of historical narratives: a theoretical framework. Business History, 59(8), 1176-1200.

Harper, F. M., & Konstan, J. A. (2016). The movielens datasets: History and context. Acm transactions on interactive intelligent systems (tiis), 5(4), 19.

Levin, A. K., & Adair, J. G. (Eds.). (2017). Defining memory: Local museums and the construction of history in America's changing communities. Rowman & Littlefield.

MacDonald, S. B. (2017). A history of credit and power in the Western world. Routledge.

Suddaby, R., & Foster, W. M. (2017). History and organizational change.

Zundel, M., Holt, R., & Popp, A. (2016). Using history in the creation of organizational identity. Management & Organizational History, 11(2), 211-235.

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