In the essay, The End of History, Fukuyama claims that soon there will be no more history to be made. This is because his definition of history is "mankind's ideological evolution (Fukuyama 201)." This evolution consists of mankind evolving from savages to civilized human beings. Along the way, there have been innumerable conflicts and atrocities, which we record and define as "history". However, Fukuyama believes that currently we have achieved the highest form of government, which he believes is liberal democracy. As liberal democracy slowly spreads, this will eventually eliminate all conflicts, except for the ones motivated by economic development. Fukuyama cites the defeat of Japan and the imposition of American democracy there as an initial step to the democratization of other countries. Although we have stopped making history, Fukuyama believes that Third World countries are still rich in it. He states that conflicts between these smaller states and the larger s!.
tates will still be occur, just not the conflict between large states as we have seen such as in World War I and II. Fukuyama's tone in the essay is one of superiority in terms of the type of government we have, but a tone of disappointment that once democracy spreads, the world will be a "boring" place to live in. .
I partly agree with Fukuyama's view on history. I agree with Fukuyama in the fact that history is mainly based on conflicts. If you look back on significant events in history, they usually include events such as war and revolution. Although history defined in the context of "anything that is past" will always be there, the type of history we typically think about will be radically changed if democracy were to spread all over the world. I am in agreement that if this were to happen, there would be no more wars. However, to believe that every nation will soon employ a democratic government is an illusion.
The heroes' journey is a popular archetype that has kept going throughout all of history. ... A few days after Ender beat up Stiltson, Ender was asked to go to battle school by Colonel Graff. ... Unfortunately Ender ended up killing Bonzo unknowingly. ... One day when Ender was in the tower Ender wraps the queen's cocoon in his jacket and carried her from the tower. ... "The answer," said Ender. ...
What is History? So, what is History? ... History Doesn't Change. ... However, even after issuing thousands of new versions of official publications that reflected the latest versions of the "truth," in the end those people who publicly ceased to exist, famines that never occurred or a million other acts ignored or forgotten are still with our collective memory. ... History is a personal subject. ...
When Ender returns to class he is teased by a boy named Stilson, but Ender just seems bored by school. ... Finally, while Ender is lying in bed at night, Peter comes to him, and at first Ender fears for his life. ... We reenter Ender's life at the breakfast table, where Ender is too preoccupied with his thoughts to eat. ... After Ender's parents talk to the man for a moment they call Ender into the parlor. ... Ender passes because Colonel Graff is satisfied by the reasons Ender gave for what he did to Stilson. ...
Sacred history can be defined as a history that is spread by the word of mouth, by oral teachings as opposed to written works. ... Sacred history can be defined as a history that is spread and kept by the word of mouth, by oral teachings. ... This would make the text then sacred history as well. ... That no matter how great the moral is at the end, no matter how many times you've heard them, the stories could always be just that, stories. ... Sacred history is different from scientific history for two main reasons. ...
To this end, one movie, entitled "The End of Days", which was released in December 1999, is an excelent portyal of the American reaction to the Millennium in general. "The End of Days" illustrates many of the fundamental topics relavent to the Millennium, such as the concept of End Time, religion, apocalyptic violence, and culture. ... However, most American do not notice the subtle messages being relayed about end time. ... At no other point in history would mass media attempt or the general audience accept an alcholoic, unholy hero and a vaticain priest as the vilan. ... The clock is t...
In "American History X" however, hate destroys the bond between two brothers. ... "American History X" gives us more closure. ... "American History X" has much stronger actors. ... In "American History X" however, we go beyond pity. ... In the end, I truly learned that "We must not be enemies. ...
In 7th century BC, Celts started inhabiting British Isles. Those Celtic tribes of the La Tene culture were Gaels, Britones and Belgae. Britones inhabited the biggest part of Great Britain and that's one of the reasons why the island got that name. Around 55 BC, Romans came to the Britain for the fir...
"Unlike the Chinese version of the toothbrush, the end of the stick was flayed so that the fibers of the wood were more soft. "Unlike the Chinese version of the toothbrush, the end of the stick was flayed so that the fibers of the wood were more soft.... This trend continued until "a more modern design was made by William Addis in England around 1780" (History). ... " (History) Along with brushing your teeth, flossing also plays a key role in keeping good dental hygiene. ... " (The History) Today, we are offered silk, waxy, thick, thin, and multiple other textu...
