Claim Though often considered an objective pursuit learning about the historical past requires creativity Reason Because we can never know the past directly we must reconstruct it by imaginatively interpreting historical accounts documents and artifacts W

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Claim: Though often considered an objective pursuit, learning about the historical past requires creativity.
Reason: Because we can never know the past directly, we must reconstruct it by imaginatively interpreting historical accounts, documents, and artifacts.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which the claim is based.

History is often written by winners, indicating the possibility that historical accounts were recorded with subjectivity. Thus, I agree with the claim that understanding historical events requires creativity, and I also agree with the reason that people need to interpret historical accounts, documents, and artifacts through imagination and then reconstruct them.

Admittedly, interpreting historical events, in some cases, does not require imagination. Because some historical records were written objectively and candidly to deliver accuracy and credibility. Take World War II and the Holocaust, for example. During World War II, Germany's Nazis killed many innocent Jewish people. Due to the importance of the historical event, learning about the genocide of the Jewish population needs deep insight through an objective lens. Because history is mostly written by winners who tend to record historical events subjectively, it is difficult for history to be pursued without subjectivity. However, in such cases as the Holocaust, massacre, mass shooting, and camp conditions should be recorded by both winners and losers. For example, "the diary of a young girl" is famous for vividly describing how tragic the Jewish people's lives were during World War II. By looking at accounts from both sides, people can obtain unbiased perspectives. As seen in this example, it is somewhat credible to state that when one looks back on history, creativity is not necessary.

However, in most cases, creativity plays a crucial role in comprehending historical documents. Historians have certain expectations, and in the process of finding answers, they gear their findings to meet their expectations. John F. Kennedy's assassination is a compelling example. John F. Kennedy was killed by shooting in front of the public, and the culprit was caught immediately. However, not many people of that time had witnessed the event, and people after him were not present that day. So they have no choice but to use their imagination to recreate the event. Many people believe in various conspiracy theories and alternative scenarios, so historians prefer to remake the historical scene according to their expectations. Hence, creativity is an essential component of interpreting historical artifacts.

Furthermore, people must rebuild historical documents, articles, and artifacts by using their imagination to explain them. As contemporary people were not present in the past, they cannot access past events directly. During the 1800s, slavery was pervasive in the United States. The South supported the slavery plantation while the North wanted to free slaves. Thus, many enslaved people from the South escaped to the North. Their stories were documented in the autobiographies of Harriet Tubman and Federick Douglass. However, today's historians did not exist in the past, so they could not know exatly what happened to the slaves. Historians need to utilize their imagination to fill the gaps in historical records. Thus, it is reasonable to state that creativity is necessary for interpreting and reconstructing specific historical details.

In brief, exploring history is a creative enterprise because historians cannot know the past directly. People should become storytellers and use their imagination to gain a deeper understanding of historical events.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, furthermore, hence, however, if, look, so, then, thus, while, for example, in brief, in most cases, in some cases

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 19.5258426966 113% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 12.4196629213 72% => OK
Conjunction : 17.0 14.8657303371 114% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 11.3162921348 80% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 28.0 33.0505617978 85% => OK
Preposition: 66.0 58.6224719101 113% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 12.9106741573 77% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2858.0 2235.4752809 128% => OK
No of words: 505.0 442.535393258 114% => OK
Chars per words: 5.65940594059 5.05705443957 112% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.74048574033 4.55969084622 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.0500809537 2.79657885939 109% => OK
Unique words: 265.0 215.323595506 123% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.524752475248 0.4932671777 106% => OK
syllable_count: 888.3 704.065955056 126% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59117977528 113% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 6.24550561798 112% => OK
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 7.0 1.77640449438 394% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 7.0 4.38483146067 160% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 31.0 20.2370786517 153% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 23.0359550562 69% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 44.2828582356 60.3974514979 73% => OK
Chars per sentence: 92.1935483871 118.986275619 77% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.2903225806 23.4991977007 69% => OK
Discourse Markers: 4.0 5.21951772744 77% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 10.2758426966 107% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 12.0 5.13820224719 234% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 4.83258426966 207% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.263425745137 0.243740707755 108% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0610940255074 0.0831039109588 74% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0638298075448 0.0758088955206 84% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.158094087427 0.150359130593 105% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0464335214895 0.0667264976115 70% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.4 14.1392134831 95% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 38.31 48.8420337079 78% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.25 12.1639044944 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.09 8.38706741573 108% => OK
difficult_words: 149.0 100.480337079 148% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 11.8971910112 71% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 11.2143820225 75% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 62.5 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.75 Out of 6
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