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Essay / The Neutrality of History Analysis - 772
In a world full of arguments and disagreements, it is somehow difficult to describe a conflicting event in a neutral tone based on one's own judgment, usually for historians who have attempted to examine history. events have happened in the past. In fact, people's views can be influenced by many conditions such as their cultural identity, gender, religion, emotions, etc. Therefore, it is more likely that historians tend to have biased opinions which may affect their tone of neutrality. However, to what extent can historians, or more generally citizens, learn history from an impartial and neutral point of view? In general, as long as people analyze both sides' points of view equally and take a position between the two, then they can describe the story neutrally. To help demonstrate that historical facts can indeed be described in a neutral tone, two effective examples below, namely the Korean War and the Vietnam War, could provide sufficient justification. An unbiased description of any historical event must be objective or neutral. The term "neutral" can be used in various aspects and for different purposes: "neutron" to refer to uncharged particles in science; uncolored paints; neutral on the side that stays out of conflicts between countries. The common core value of neutrality is that a person, event, or act lies halfway between two extreme, opposing sides. That being said, having a neutral tone means that one cannot describe a historical event using a biased, subjective and prejudiced point of view, according to which one should not choose the position of one side or the other but rather stand in the middle. occurred in the K...... middle of paper ...... to spread again. The Chinese began to claim that their position was similar to that of the Korean War: defending their allies and protecting them from American invasion, and claiming that the United States had been driven out of the war by them. Hilariously, the Chinese once again distorted the neutrality of the tone, they judged the whole event only from their own point of view, which obviously contained a biased and selfish opinion. However, if all these events were to be described by an outsider, such as a historian from Denmark or an academic institution from Canada, then such biases or twisted criticisms would not exist, so the tone could be kept neutral. History is a record of current traces of important events that occurred in the past. As long as people analyze the points of view of both sides equally and take a position between the two, historical events can be described in a neutral tone..