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 Why History?
WHY SHOULD I PICK HISTORY AS AN OPTION?
History is...
Hard but rewarding work
Interesting
Study of real people in a living past
Topical
Of
Real value in employment You learn to ask why, why why...
When studying History you will:
1. Be analytical and critical when considering information presented to you.
2. Weigh conflicting factors carefully before taking critical decisions.
3. Use information effectively - this can help shed light on a particular problem or issue confronting an
organisation or individual.
What will History do for me?
Help you to understand how people tick, what motivates them, what they think and feel;
Allow you to gather and read different kinds of information;
Allow you to look carefully at this information and check it for bias or propaganda;
Help you to communicate clearly and have learned to express yourself verbally on paper.
Essential skills that historians have and employers want:
- Independent thinkers.
- Open-minded.
- Disciplined.
- Good at problem solving.
- Able to pick out the essential from the trivial.
These people studied History and look at them now!
Journalism
Dermot Murnaghan - BBC Breakfast TV presenter (Sussex)
Jeremy Bowen - BBC News reporter (UCL)
Business Leaders
Lord John Sainsbury - CEO Sainsbury's (Oxford)
Anita Roddick - founder of Body Shop (Bath Spa)
Entertainers
Conan O'Brien - US talk show host and Simpsons writer (Harvard)
Michael Palin - presenter and Python (Oxford)
The Chemical Brothers - DJs and dance music band (Manchester)
Sting - former History Teacher!
Sacha Baron Cohen - creator of Ali G - studied History at Oxford.
Politicians
Gordon Brown - Prime Minister John Prescott MP - Deputy Prime Minister (Hull)
HISTORY CAN HELP YOU DO ANYTHING YOU WANT!
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