study history

I worked in an oil service company (i used to study geophysics). I like history eversince i got this book about history of city where i lived. Now, i really want to pursue my dream as a real historian by taking a master degree in history (probably arkheology, coz it is closer with my background….).

This is the ultimate, to make a difference.

I actually studied history for many years, but lately, my “studying” has been watching specials on the History Channel. While they are interesting and informative, I’m always wondering what they are missing, since those programs are never complete in their treatment, and are generally very, well, general. And talk about biased!

So, this year, I want to read history again. Maybe branch out of the Renaissance (which is what I studied when I was a girl and during my BA) into the 19th century or the dark ages/ancient periods. Greek and Roman history sounds more interesting than it did years ago. I want to read original sources. As I wrote in an entry for one of my other “things”, I can shop my books and come up with a few great sources. Plus the stuff I’ve been reading on early American history (Constitutional convention stuff).

I need a bit more of an impetus to get off my butt. So I’m going to pick up some of these books and get them going. I can do this!

I’ve started reading this guy’s book History: Fiction or Science? – i find even the idea that our view of the chronology of events of the last 2000 years might be radically wrong, liberating in a way.

i’ve been reading a lot of history and want to learn even more—not the history they tried to teach me in school, but this history of struggle, activism, progressives, freedom fighters, artists, the movers and shakers that are whitewashed (the Beatles did LSD! the beats were queer! dr. king knew thich nhat hanh!) or left out by the establishment.

i’ve got a lot of reading to do and at first felt overwhelmed, annoyed i hadn’t figured this out sooner so i could do more with it, but now i feel like the more i learn, the more able i’ll be to point my future kids to the right sources when they’re self-educating.

you know that saying, those who don’t know their history are condemned to repeat it? i think that’s why george bush is in the whitehouse.

i was sitting in class the other, the teacher was talking about blah blah blah whatever and i had no idea what it was about…i felt like the stupidest person there so i decided to do something about it…

i wish i’ll be remembered in history one day…i mean won’t that b cool?
mayb get my diary published something or other…..it doesn’t hurt to wish though..sometimes they come true…well, rarely, but oh, well..lol

Yea, isn’t it like all so sad how ppl all don’t care about histroy anymore
as though, they don’t care what started our america and all the important facts of the world
if the things in history haven’t happened
we wouldn’t have lived the same life as we are today
except ppl don’t care
they just sit in front of the tv screen, play on gameboys, listen to radios and whatnot
me? i like to draw, read, history, ...all those stuff…..it’s as if the whole world is unaware of history..don’t care aobut it…..that’s like really said to me

Timelines of World History by John B. Teeple is very useful in helping me fulfill this goal.

http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/137085

I have already been accepted into university in the Arts Programme, so that is my first step! I want to learn it all. What am I going to do with a major in history? Probably teach. I think that’s what I would like to do. I think history is an important part of our lives. It’s where we came from, it has shaped who we are today and our civilization. I’m excited about attending university fall of 2006. I’m really not sure exactly what I want to become yet or what my majors or minors will be. But I am excited to learn this year. I will continue to teach myself during the summer and read a lot.