One of the concepts in the reading that I found interesting this week was how “the developement of history has looked different to historians, depending on the concerns of their own day” (Popkin, 25). \u00a0Knowing what the major concerns of historians were during a certain time period can possibly be extremely important while researching. \u00a0By knowing what these\u00a0concerns are, it can help the reader to decipher any biases that the author may have had. \u00a0For example, if someone was studying the works of Eusebius, it is important to know that his main “purpose of history was to show the working out of God’s plan for humanity” and that he was also trying to prove that the “Jewish tradition was older and therefore more reliable than that of the Greeks” (Popkin 37-38). \u00a0Knowing this about the author would help the researcher to better understand the meanings behind his writings, and also be able to critique them better. \u00a0This was particularly interesting to me because I attended a christian school from kindergarten all the way thru high school.<\/p>\n

I really liked @derekjahwu’s comment on how people react to fire the exact same way today as they did at first during the Chicago fire. \u00a0Another part I found interesting in the Helmer article was how the people seemed so comfortable with fire. \u00a0At first people were going to watch the fire until they realized that it was completely out of control. \u00a0This indicates that the people were comfortable with fire and that it was a fairly common occurrence. \u00a0Lastly, I thought it was interesting how buildings that were described as “fireproof” were obliterated by the fire (Helmer). \u00a0Obviously science has advanced much since then, but it makes me wonder how many of our disaster proof buildings and preventative measures are actually as good as they say they are. \u00a0For example, are our earthquake proof buildings in southern California really earthquake proof?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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