Is History Created by 'the People' or by Individuals?
I think that History is created by people and individuals. I can be made by Individuals when a certain person does something that changes the whole world, for example Benjamin Franklin was a very important person in history, for he helped found the United States, and he, too popular belief, discovered electricity. I think that he is a very important person to history because without him we would not be the same nation we are today, we might still be walking around with candles for light, and not be a correct nation, or as strong and powerful as we are today. History can also be made by the people, for example the elections that happened, we the people in the United States of America elected the first black president in history. This might have not happened if we had different people in the United States voting, we could have just continued our path to all white males as presidents. Also we the people could also make history in the future by electing out first women president, the first one ever the United States would have, and I could be the last. But this may not happen if we don’t have the right people in the United States of America to vote for a women president. The nation could be filled with predigest people.
As said earlier, Benjamin Franklin was a very important individual in our history of the United States. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 and he died April 17, 1790. He was one of the founding fathers of the United States and he was also an author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, soldier, and diplomat. Benjamin Franklin, being a scientist, invented the lighting rod, which is a rod that makes lighting move from the sky to the ground through a pole, without going through the house and catching thing on fire. Benjamin Franklin also invented many other things such as the bifocals, and the Franklin stove. “Benjamin Franklin is credited as being foundational to the roots
of American values and character, a marriage of the practical and democratic Puritan values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment.” Also Benjamin Franklin foundered the Union Fire Company, which was one of the first volunteer fire companies in America.(1) As we see, it seems that Benjamin Franklin was a very important individual person in history who influenced and invented many things in his lifetime, and he will always be remembered as one, in my opinion, the most influential people in history.
Another very important person in History was Jesus Christ himself. We, as Christians believe that Jesus was the son of God, came down from heaven, and died on the cross to save all of humanity form the sin that we got when Adam and Eve betrayed God in the Garden of Eden, where they took the fruit, after God told them that that fruit was the only rule in the Garden of Eden, and we betrayed him and lied. We believe that Jesus Christ was born sometime in 4 B.C. and died sometime about the time of 30 A.D, and also called Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus Christ was the person who taught us all how we should live our lives and how to be respectful to the people we know. Jesus Christ was the Son of God, and he told many stories about the way we should live, and he told stories to teach us lessons about what happened to the people who did not live the way the Jesus taught. Jesus Christ was a Jew, whom was eventually crucified under Pontius Pilate, and died, three days later he rose out of his tomb, amazing everyone, and showing them that he was the true son of God. Later, after he rose he went into heaven where he will “judge the living and the dead”, and we hope that one day we will all meet Jesus in heaven where we will finally see him face to face.(2)
Some important groups that made history were all of the Soldiers in History, they may not seem important as individuals, and many people do not know the name of all the people who died and gave their lives to defend their country, there were the solider of the Civil War, also known as the war between states between the years of 1861-1865, which was the war that was trying to get an agreement to see if the county or states should be free states or slave states. Without all the people who fought in that war, the war may not of ended up the way it did, If the side that won, would of lost, we, The United States of America, could still be a slavery state, where in some states people could be giving away slaves to other people, or where you can see people who disapprove about the slavery, but they cannot do anything about it, because they lost the war, their only chance to make The United States of America and free country.(3) The individuals who fought in the war were so important to our history, and the solider still are, for example the people who are fighting in Iraq, who are losing their lives every day, and may not know their names or anything about them, but they are giving their lives to help and save our country, and keep The United States of America the way it is, and on top of the world.
As you can see history can be made by anyone, wither it is group of people of if it is a single person doing something that has never been done before, or something to save a country. So no matter whom you are, what you do, where you live, you can always be important and make history where ever you go.
1. "Benjamin Franklin -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 18 Feb. 2010..
2. "Jesus -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 19 Feb. 2010..
3. "American Civil War -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 19 Feb. 2010..
I think that History is created by people and individuals. I can be made by Individuals when a certain person does something that changes the whole world, for example Benjamin Franklin was a very important person in history, for he helped found the United States, and he, too popular belief, discovered electricity. I think that he is a very important person to history because without him we would not be the same nation we are today, we might still be walking around with candles for light, and not be a correct nation, or as strong and powerful as we are today. History can also be made by the people, for example the elections that happened, we the people in the United States of America elected the first black president in history. This might have not happened if we had different people in the United States voting, we could have just continued our path to all white males as presidents. Also we the people could also make history in the future by electing out first women president, the first one ever the United States would have, and I could be the last. But this may not happen if we don’t have the right people in the United States of America to vote for a women president. The nation could be filled with predigest people.
As said earlier, Benjamin Franklin was a very important individual in our history of the United States. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 and he died April 17, 1790. He was one of the founding fathers of the United States and he was also an author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, soldier, and diplomat. Benjamin Franklin, being a scientist, invented the lighting rod, which is a rod that makes lighting move from the sky to the ground through a pole, without going through the house and catching thing on fire. Benjamin Franklin also invented many other things such as the bifocals, and the Franklin stove. “Benjamin Franklin is credited as being foundational to the roots
of American values and character, a marriage of the practical and democratic Puritan values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment.” Also Benjamin Franklin foundered the Union Fire Company, which was one of the first volunteer fire companies in America.(1) As we see, it seems that Benjamin Franklin was a very important individual person in history who influenced and invented many things in his lifetime, and he will always be remembered as one, in my opinion, the most influential people in history.Another very important person in History was Jesus Christ himself. We, as Christians believe that Jesus was the son of God, came down from heaven, and died on the cross to save all of humanity form the sin that we got when Adam and Eve betrayed God in the Garden of Eden, where they took the fruit, after God told them that that fruit was the only rule in the Garden of Eden, and we betrayed him and lied. We believe that Jesus Christ was born sometime in 4 B.C. and died sometime about the time of 30 A.D, and also called Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus Christ was the person who taught us all how we should live our lives and how to be respectful to the people we know. Jesus Christ was the Son of God, and he told many stories about the way we should live, and he told stories to teach us lessons about what happened to the people who did not live the way the Jesus taught. Jesus Christ was a Jew, whom was eventually crucified under Pontius Pilate, and died, three days later he rose out of his tomb, amazing everyone, and showing them that he was the true son of God. Later, after he rose he went into heaven where he will “judge the living and the dead”, and we hope that one day we will all meet Jesus in heaven where we will finally see him face to face.(2)
Some important groups that made history were all of the Soldiers in History, they may not seem important as individuals, and many people do not know the name of all the people who died and gave their lives to defend their country, there were the solider of the Civil War, also known as the war between states between the years of 1861-1865, which was the war that was trying to get an agreement to see if the county or states should be free states or slave states. Without all the people who fought in that war, the war may not of ended up the way it did, If the side that won, would of lost, we, The United States of America, could still be a slavery state, where in some states people could be giving away slaves to other people, or where you can see people who disapprove about the slavery, but they cannot do anything about it, because they lost the war, their only chance to make The United States of America and free country.(3) The individuals who fought in the war were so important to our history, and the solider still are, for example the people who are fighting in Iraq, who are losing their lives every day, and may not know their names or anything about them, but they are giving their lives to help and save our country, and keep The United States of America the way it is, and on top of the world.
As you can see history can be made by anyone, wither it is group of people of if it is a single person doing something that has never been done before, or something to save a country. So no matter whom you are, what you do, where you live, you can always be important and make history where ever you go.
1. "Benjamin Franklin -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 18 Feb. 2010.
2. "Jesus -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 19 Feb. 2010.
3. "American Civil War -." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Web. 19 Feb. 2010.
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