Fabro Bsa Bba M1a1 History

M1: Learning Activity 1
FABRO, Aienna Gabrielle A.

BSA - BBA
1. Try to remember the last national holiday that we have. Why do you think that the
common perception of a holiday is “no classes” (walang pasok) to the point that it has
become its meaning? What were lost, that we have come to view national holidays as
this? Why were they lost?
National holidays are holidays celebrated throughout a nation mainly. But

what is the meaning of a holiday? As stated in the Oxford Languages, “It is a day of
festivity or recreation when no work is done.” So, a holiday is somehow in the context of
rest (no work/ no school). However, in my own subjective opinion, holidays are important
events that transpired in history that we commemorate. The government declared those
dates as holidays (no work/ school) to commemorate and celebrate important events of the
past as a patriot. As a citizen of this country, we must be a patriot instead of worshiping
another country. Still, instead of doing our responsibility as citizens of this country, we
viewed it as a chance to have a vacation and leisure time at malls and with our friends.
Somehow forgetting the true essence of holidays and why it was implemented by the
government. In my own perspective, what was lost is our patriotism and gratefulness to the
past and heroes. The world is becoming fast-paced, and everyone is so busy preparing for
everyone’s future. The time passes in a blast; the past dissolves and is more forgettable.
That some forgot to be grateful for history; we will not be able to stand where we are
currently standing without the help of the past.
2. In Gottschalk’s book, history as now being read, is only a very minute portion of the
totality of history for very few information of the past were observed, few were
remembered, few were recorded, few survived. How would this affect your reading
and appreciation of history today?
I admit history makes me drowsy, but sometimes it is exciting. Imagine

being able to uncover things that happened even before historical records exist. Even tiny
bits of information is precious and exciting because sometimes it raises more questions
than answers. And the more questions you have, the more you would have a will to know
more and explore. And that is how we obtain more solutions and learn more. Isn’t it
interesting to see the process of how they searched? Sometimes the process is more
interesting than the outcome. And that’s what I appreciate with history and historians; they
are willing to go through and venture into the unknown. During explorations, you’ll never
know what you encounter, and knowing the process is thrilling.
3. In the same book, a monument, a relic, a document would remain simply data and
will never be historical source without human element. What does this mean?
A document/monument/relic cannot be considered a historical source if

its use or role in a human setting back in the day cannot be uncovered. Because history is
about telling the tale of what transpired in the past. And suppose a particular object cannot
provide information about how to tell the story of the past. In that case, it will remain just
data. For example, an artifact was discovered, but no one can decipher how ancient human
civilizations used it.
4. In the historical method as discussed by Gottschalk, the third stage of the historical
method is the examination of genuineness of the source or material. Why, do you
think, the genuineness of the material should first be established before the extraction
of credible particulars would follow?
All the data collected from the object will be invalid if the source is not
valid and genuine. For example, a potential artifact was found, and it is suspected to have
existed thousands of years ago. But it turns out that it was only a replica and not a real deal.
But you extracted some data wasting your time and energy on something ingenuine because
everything you extracted will be invalid. After all, the source is not genuine.

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M1: Learning Activity 1

FABRO, Aienna Gabrielle A.

National holidays are holidays celebrated throughout a nation mainly. But

I admit history makes me drowsy, but sometimes it is exciting. Imagine

A document/monument/relic cannot be considered a historical source if

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