Basic Knowledge
The book is written for a mature audience to remind a non-specialist audience of the importance of historical inertia in a culture that frequently teaches us that we can control and command our surroundings. Notably, the book expands my theoretical knowledge in the following ways; first, it helps in looking, or rather analyzing, history as a process. The author’s purpose was to remind the audience about the existing lacunae in the government using historical events (Roberts 15). Those events happened several years ago, but they have relevance in the current running of the government because history is progressive and not fragmental. Thus while scoping into the theoretical analysis; it is essential to evaluate the elements of history as progressive.
The book helps expand the theoretical knowledge of rhetoric and philosophy of communication since the historian has to realize that some domains and discourses in history are not entirely dead. In essence, as affirmed above, there are historical forces that happened a long time ago but till to date influence the current events (Roberts 20). Thus while probing the historical data into these forces, the historian needs to delve deeper into analyzing a given force and its relevance to the current society before making the general assumption or conclusion.
The human element in the book as an active change creator brings about the third way to advance my theoretical knowledge of rhetoric and philosophy of communication. Ideally, this knowledge helps in selecting a data collection tool in any given environment, which respects the existence of humanity. Through their innovative culture and creativity, human beings may help create a change in a given system. As the saying goes, the environment forms a base for he human beings to exercise their creativity. It is from this creativity that change is realized.
Metaphor and Argument
The central argument here is the essential goals that would disseminate knowledge to the non-specialists on the historical force in society, showing that people can control and govern their processes. Several discourses may be learned in the book. Some of these discourses include originality, progressiveness, and relationship. Ideally, for an event in the 17th century, for instance, it may reoccur again in the future but maybe with a different intensity. Thus, it takes the discourse of relationship to analyze how two different events may be connected. In addition, Roberts explains that he was set out from the beginning to identify, when they could be recognized, the components of general influences that had the broadest and most profound effect, rather than just collecting new stories of issues that had already been covered in depth. The author wanted to avoid going into too much detail and instead focus on the extensive historical processes that had the most significant impact on the most outstanding amount of people (Roberts 19). Continuous hidtories of all important nations or all disciplines of human activity are an encyclopedia that may help to get thorough descriptions of historical facts about the past.
Relevance
The occurring phenomena in the world may make people, who are agents of change, feel the urge to understand the event. Thus, even though this book contain over 1300 pages, it is significantly more readable than one would imagine. The study of cause-and-effect relationships and the relationships between events transform history into a critical tale that helps students better comprehend their place in the world. Nonetheless, since the language and story are indeed those of grownups, I highly propose that it be used primarily with teenagers with well-developed reading abilities and a broad vocabulary base. While Roberts’ perspective on history is generally considered impartial and sometimes even, many Christians may find it deficient in coverage of religious events compared to other prominent homeschooling materials (Roberts 21). He discusses several critical religious figures and events, but he does it from politics, culture, and economics rather than spirituality. Roberts approaches this era of history from a comprehensive and evolutionary perspective. The above text thus affirms that the application of the book may be appropriate in school with teenagers with well-developed reading skills. Moreover, it is applicable in the political, social, and cultural arenas.
Work Cited
Roberts, John Morris. The New Penguin History of the World. Penguin UK, 2007.