The Mortal of History
Introduction
History
is not only from the people speech, but also history is produced from a great
writer. But, actually history which was produced from speaking and writing is
different, like Howard Zinn. Howard Zinn is an American historian, social
activist and author. Howard Zinn generated a lot of papers on the history, as
the article titled “Speaking Truth to
Power with Book”. The people are great who did not come from a great
background as well, but they were able to change their background of human
being literate and able to change the world. By knowing and studying
history will also associate between ideology and literacy. Even though, he has
been able to uncover the fact history, but there are some points that should be
criticized to neglected in Howard Zinn’s article.
Summary
There are several basic points that Zinn wrote on
Columbus, whom we ridicolusly percieve as the hero
or the discoverer of America. First,
Howard Zinn uncover about the lie's Columbus, that Columbus as a
murderer, a torturer, a kidnapper, a mutilator of native people, a hypocrite, a
greedy man looking for gold, willing to kill people and mutilate people. Second, with change the fact which there is a
history of it
is able to change
the mind set and invite a lot of problems and
it is done
by Howard Zinn
wrote about the
history of Columbus. Should have been a writer, if you want to change history
must be thought of first impact, especially
for students. Whether positive or negative
impact on the world.
Third,
that a book
could have the strong
impact, especially the effect to reader’s thinking. The world will go on living
with human thinking that continues to advance and growing. Literacy is
able to turn human awareness of
the importance of reading and
writing, not only
that but also accompanied with the relation between
ideology and history.
The series of events that take place in human life history will be found by the young
generation.
Critique
There
are three points that are neglected in Zinn’s article. Firstly, Howard Zinn did not uncover that
the American continent was
the discoverer of
Muslim. In this case relate to ideology, he
just uncover about
the lie's of Columbus.
Many of the article, which told that Columbus was the discoverer of the American continent, but there is also the opinion that the fact revealed
is that long before
Columbus landed in
the America in October, 12th, 1492, was
the Vikings first
came on the American
continent. But, in reality the Muslims who first discovered
the American continent and the facts
that proved that the American continent
was discovered by
Muslim explorers 603
years before Columbus set foot on the American continent. In his book Adh-Dhahabwa
Muruj Maad al-Jawhar (The Meadows of
Gold and Quarries
of Jewels /
Overlay Gold and
gem mines), al-Masudi wrote that
Khaskhas Sa'ied Ibn
Ibn Aswad, a
Muslim explorers from
Cordova, Spain, successfully
reach the American continent at 889M.
The
above facts show
that, Howard Zinn has not been able to find
connections between ideologies with
a history. He
only revealed the lies perpetrated by Columbus,
without discusses the real discoverer the
American continent. It should uncover truth
of history or a book that should be
completely being revealed all.
However, only a part revealed by Howard Zinn,
and it makes
the people around were surprised by a
statement from Howard Zinn in his book entitled People's History of the United States, and like was said by Grand grind
who advises a
young teacher, "Remember,
just give them
facts, nothing but facts."
Secondly,
although Howard Zinn
has written the truth about Columbus, but
he has not been able
to build literacy
practices which he
demonstrated in the article and the evidence or
incomplete facts. He just uncovers
the ugliness of Columbus,
without giving the
strong reasons. Basically, if the
reader found a
different history of an article, then
which first question
is: "why history is different from the real facts? And if there are any facts
that underlie these differences? So, the problems which
appear when the
full facts have not been presented, then it
will make the
reader feel confused with a history. Howard Zinn article
discusses that Columbus
is a greedy
man looking for
gold. However, it
does not reveal the Howard Zinn background
beforehand about Columbus.
Columbus raping the
daughter of one of the Spanish
nobleman who was aged 13 years. Courts cannot
decide he should be put to death. Occur in
1491 and a priest named Father
Perez mediate on
behalf of Columbus and Queen Isabella pleads with
which to fund Columbus,
if he managed to
be able to
convert the native Christians, and finally Queen Isabella sent him
on a mission to find a new continent (when
it was the main purpose India is looking for)
and with expectations,
Columbus cannot go back.
Thirdly,
Howard Zinn did
not uncover that the literacy of reading
and writing. He
was just able to discuss aspects
of the writing, but the actual reading can
also change the world.
"There is a positive correlation between reading
and mastery of science. Growing number of people who read, the more advanced
the nation. In
developed countries, reading is an activity which
must be done every
day. They take the time to read about eight hours each day
while the Indonesian nation society just two hours
each day for
reading (UNESCO, 2005).
"Then, why should
be consciousness writing first,
basically anybody can write also because they
have a lot of knowledge
from reading the
results.
Conclusion
There
are two basic points
that can be
concluded from Zinn's
article. Firstly, howard Zinn
uncover about the
lie's Columbus, but has not revealed the true discoverer of the American continent. A lot of history written by other authors that
Columbus was the discoverer of the American continent, but the actual fact
is not like that. It should when howard Zinn
uncover about the
discovery of American continent, it which reveals the actual fact. Secondly, force
or effect of
a book that
can actually change the world, because a writer
can presents ideas
that were never known by the
reader. Not just change the world, which most important is to
change consciousness, human
thought patterns towards better especially about
science. The most important
is that history can
be changed by an author. But in this case, if
the change or differ from other writers should bring facts
that do not make
the reader feel confused.
References
Waterstron,
A.Versperi, M (2009). Anthropology off
the Shelf Anthologists or Writing.
UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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