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A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, Eighth Edition

by Mary Lynn Rampolla

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"The chapter discusses plagiarism. This reminds me a lot of Dr. Clark's lecture that she gives for every single one of her classes. It is extremely helpful and kind of scary. But most definitely necessary." — Sep 18, 2016 09:20PM

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A Pocket Guide to Writing in History

by Mary Lynn Rampolla

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"On this page it discusses critiques and book reviews. I for one have always struggled with these because of what Rampolla talks about; assessing weaknesses and strengths. I have always found this hard because I didn't think I could talk about it since I wasn't qualified it the purpose behind these is to be able to analyze." — Aug 24, 2016 10:15PM

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Telling the Truth About History

by Joyce Appleby

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Steffany said: " The novel Telling the Truth About History by Joyce Appleby, Lynn Hunt, and Margaret Jacob was published in 1995 by Norton Publishing in New York. Appleby, Hunt, and Jacob’s are historians at the University of California. They specifically wrote this The novel Telling the Truth About History by Joyce Appleby, Lynn Hunt, and Margaret Jacob was published in 1995 by Norton Publishing in New York. Appleby, Hunt, and Jacob’s are historians at the University of California. They specifically wrote this book to educate undergraduate students that are studying history. Throughout the novel, it explains the complexity of history.

The book encompasses the very idea of history, illuminating the transformation of history through the times. They start off with explaining the connection between “hard sciences” and “soft sciences”. Explaining that although there they are viewed as completely different, most of these sciences are based off history. They then move on to describe the shift in mindset between the methods of studying history, until finally they discuss the future of history.

This book has a variety of strengths including the additions of subjectivity and the comparisons between other fields. Appleby, Hunt, and Jacob’s discuss multiple times throughout the book the idea that everything in history in subjective. This is because most research stems from a person’s interest and from there it will automatically have a subjective bias. They explain that this is important to acknowledge biases because it makes research more credible. Another strength to this book was the comparison between soft and hard sciences. This helps undergraduates understand that every field is interconnected.

This book although having multiple strengths has some weaknesses, including but not limited too; the fact that this is based off of the western world, and it may be too complex for the intended audience. The authors base this book off of the western world, leaving out the study of history anywhere else. This puts researchers at a disadvantage because they are only learning one way. Another flaw is that the writing may be too complex for the intended audience. This is because even though they are trying to teach theory, if the way the message is portrayed is too complex for the audience to understand then its purpose has not been met.

In conclusion, I ranked this book 4 out of 5 stars because for the most part the authors provide excellent insight into the world of history. However, the intricate portrayal of information makes it hard for people with little knowledge of theory to comprehend. I would recommend this book, because even though it is hard to understand at times, it provides a fantastic perception of the purpose of history. ...more "

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"on this page I really enjoyed the quote "all people are the historians of their own lives" because when you think about it they really are. This is seen through oral histories, each memory means something, it helps add to the narrative." — Dec 09, 2016 09:45AM

Dec 09, 2016 12:13PM · see review