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Historical "Memory" Is All The Rage These Days
Old Virginia Blog ^ | 11/09/2013 | Richard G. Williams, Jr.

Posted on 11/09/2013 7:06:35 AM PST by Davy Buck

"our most important orientation toward time is a positive appreciation of the past. The more we savor memories of relationships and let go of grudges ... the more we connect to our roots and let go of our forebears' failings ... the more we treasure their legacy and let go of the myth that we are self-made: the stronger our sense of a positive past, the better grounded and centered we will be." ~ Dr. Dr. Christine Chakoian

Doesn't this explain a lot of what professional and academic historians are writing these days?

(Excerpt) Read more at oldvirginiablog.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: Education; History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: academia; blogpimp; history; memory

1 posted on 11/09/2013 7:06:35 AM PST by Davy Buck
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To: Davy Buck

Interesting article history.

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:davybuck/index?tab=articles

Does using Free Republic as an advertising tool net you a lot of money?


2 posted on 11/09/2013 7:08:44 AM PST by humblegunner
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To: humblegunner

I doubt it’s a ‘lot’ of money.

Only three replies so far, including the originator’s, yours, and mine.

Maybe it’s because the articles being pimped, suck.


3 posted on 11/09/2013 7:20:57 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: Davy Buck

If life were just, the first group of massively unemployed would be Leftist university professors. That many are at taxpayer-funded state colleges is testimony to the lethargy of those who pay for these enemies of America to indoctrinate their children into the Communist way of thinking.


4 posted on 11/09/2013 7:32:24 AM PST by txrefugee
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