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lizziecIt's amazing. I am a student of History. I am doing my Special Subject on perceptions of World War One, and yet the fact that today is the 90th anniversary of the start of that conflict nearly passed me by. Even though it is a week or so until the 90th Anniversary of Britain's entry into the warno mention has been made of this in the media. I find it completely amazing that such a momentous anniversary (as I see it) is completely ignored by everyone. Even the BBC seem to think it unworthy of their "On This Day" feature.
This led me to think some more about something that I've been pondering for a couple of months now on and off - stages of history. Within my lifetime World Wars One and Two have changed within public perception, with the former moving from living memory to hearsay handed down over two or three generations as the last veterans die...and World War Two is starting to go the same way. As it happens more perspective seems to be gained and more balance is applied to the evidence and yet...I still feel like something is being lost and I feel some sadness for this.
It's scary to think that I will see more transitions within my lifetime where events pass from current events to history. Within a life teaching I will start to teach about september 11th - an event I remember clearly, presumably just as my teachers taught about the Cuban Missile Crisis as an event they remember.
hrm...
This had a point somewhere I'm sure...
This led me to think some more about something that I've been pondering for a couple of months now on and off - stages of history. Within my lifetime World Wars One and Two have changed within public perception, with the former moving from living memory to hearsay handed down over two or three generations as the last veterans die...and World War Two is starting to go the same way. As it happens more perspective seems to be gained and more balance is applied to the evidence and yet...I still feel like something is being lost and I feel some sadness for this.
It's scary to think that I will see more transitions within my lifetime where events pass from current events to history. Within a life teaching I will start to teach about september 11th - an event I remember clearly, presumably just as my teachers taught about the Cuban Missile Crisis as an event they remember.
hrm...
This had a point somewhere I'm sure...
