Introduction
This paper offers a perspective on Howard
Zinn’s article entitled “Speaking Truth to Power with Books”. Howard Zinn is usual person, his father is a
waiter and his mother’s name is Jennie (Rabinowitz) as hold house. They are jews family. Howard Zinn was born on August 24 1922, he is
a member of be oposid to war of group.
He is write a book, the title of book are “the logic of withdrawal
(1967)” and “Disobedience and democracy(1968)”.
Howard zinn can write and launching his book,
because when he want to go someplace he found a book on the road then he is
become a writer. His father know that
Howard Zinn love book, finally his father bought many kind of book for
him. Book is like jewelry in the world,
for instance he can become the best an author in the world. Before he become a writer, he is a poor
family. But, he can get success in his
future life as writer. If you want to
get it, it is no problem that you are poor person or rich person because your
success in your hand. In conclusion that
Howard Zinn before become a writer, he is a reader.
Summary
There are several basic points that Zinn wrote
on Columbus, whom the discoverer of America in the other event that Colombus is
not first person found America country.
Actually I absolutly disagree, because truly Colombus is like devil
fearful in the world. The first in other
words, Colombus ever ravished all of woman overthere. The second instance, is like pirate in new
country whom finder he carry away anything from overthere. For example, gold, spices and anything overthere
he give to castle as gift. The third he
always cruel to people overthere as servant.
Colombus want to be a hero, every gun, poniard always try to poor of
citizan and kill them by his gun and poniard until children give to his
dog. Finally, the citizan of Taino is
decreased as a result the citizan of Taino decreased 100.000 people. Many cruel attitude from Colombus to citizen
Taino, started from give punishmet to citizen of Taino because they are killed
warrior of Colombus. Then, Colombus give
cruel punishment. According to Ward
Churchill, is (an ex profesor etnis study in University of Colorado) until
1496 that Taino dcreased population from
eight million until three million.
Colombus kill Taino, because Taino did not want to give their money to
Colombus. In fact, children of Taino
killed by Colombus. Colombus want to be
hero and everyone know him with a good attitude that, Colombus find this
country by Galileo and Colombus believe on Galileo theory that earth is round.
So,
from this one has missing link about history.
For example, the missing link is many people has an argument that
Colombus is the best one in the world. On
the other hand, from each an author has an argument that from their history is
uncomplete. However, we as an historian
should uncover about everything.
Critique
There are four points on Columbus that are
neglected in Howard Zinn’s article.
First, Howard Zinn does not write Colombus moreover from perspective
islam or religion. But, he was a good teacher
he teach us about fact as known as Colombus give cruel law. Although he is jews family, but it will be
better if Howard Zinn write from religion in his summary of book. Second, Howard zinn ever think ”why I should
respect to the other?” that’s perspective is wrong. Because, here we should respect to the other
before he become a best writer until get a success I think he should give
respect to the other.
Howard zinn just write cruel law of Colombus.
Third, Howard Zinn does not write ”who is the first person found America
country?”. Therefore, I think Howard
Zinn should write name of finder America country with truth of history. Because, we can know more about Colombus. Actually, I know that Colombus is cruel
person but it should be better put comparison incident. From these text, is unclear information about
Colombus just interlude of the text.
Conclusion
There are two basic
points that can be concluded from Zinn’s article, that Howard Zinn teach us
about the fact like real of Colombus and Howard zinn teach us about impotant of
the history. I think, learn history is
important. It can be knowledge, to wolk
in our life. Howard zinn also, can teach
us be brave person to uncover bad thing or good thing. For example bad thing, is cruel law of
Colombus and according to Howard zinn that book is important thing to change a
world. As a result, book can change
Zinn’s life become rich person. Equally
important, to uncover somehistory like Colombus. But it will be better, that Howard zinn tell
more bad thing and good thing of Colombus.
Then, after get a success in Zinn’s future life don’t be arrogant
person. Howard zinn, should give a
respect to the other. Don’t has “ why I should respecct to the other?”, everyone is same in god’s eyes. But, we are different in our faithful to
god.
We should learn about any history in our
world, because history is more important to learn. Even though history has missing link to
uncover. For example there is lose of
even, so we should uncover and to crush the wall behind which something that ``was always there'' hides. History also, is the endless process of human creation, is it not to the same reason (and by the same token) the unending
process of human self-discovery? History has
many kind such as socio history linguist, history of islam and any else. Why history has missing link? Because, person to person has different
on an argument and point of view. For example, history of human by Aristoteles
there are missing link on even when shape of human started from monkey.
REFERENCES
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