so...my name is Rebecca and I'm 17, going to be a senior in high school . i am currently at either the 2nd or 3rd spot in my class academically, but plan to graduate as valedictorian...so if you have a problem academically I'd love to help! i want to be a journalist (and kind of am), which means i may be a little harsh, but i do have a not-so-sharp edge (don't get me wrong, i can be sassy, I'd just rather smile :) ) . I love knowing that i can help someone and I'm actually of use to someone. When i was younger i was more shy, and all people knew about me was that i was a good friend and for the people i answer...i hope you think so too!
Also, God is big in my life. Like my whole life. And for anything I help you with...I give Him all the glory. It's all about Him and what He's given us. :)
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what does this mean? I read it in someones blog and im trying to figure out what it is trying to say.:
Historical Thinking requires us to reconcile two contradictory positions: first, that our established modes of thinking are an inheritance that cannot be sloughed off, and, second, that if we make no attempt to slough them off, we are doomed to a mind-numbing presentism that reads the present onto the past (link)
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I'm just gonna attempt to interpret it, ok? I believe in plain english it is trying to say "to think historically, one must contradict himself. On one hand, he has to realize that the way he sees things are the way he was TAUGHT to see them, and he cannot change that. On the other hand, if he doesn't attempt to change them, he is a fool who will never move forward in life." My interpretation. :)
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