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| 5 | In small groups do the following activities that will enable you to Investigate an example of continuity and change over time in a selected historical context
1. In this period compared to an earlier period, what changed and what stayed the same? 2. Why and for whom did conditions change? 3. Are the changes examples of progress or decline? From whose point of view? How might others see and explain these changes? 4. What are the factors that ensure the continuity of certain elements or practices? Why were these elements preserved or transmitted over time? Were they preserved over a long period By whom and why? How were they preserved? 5. What is the value of preserving practices over time? Consider some practices and beliefs that have all but disappeared. Is this a negative or a positive thing? Explain. 6. It is sometimes said that it is advisable to return to “the good old days.” Why do you think people believe this? 7. What were some specific “turning points” that represent major change? 8. Was this a dramatic and sudden change or did it happen slowly and in stages? 9. What human actions and decisions were instrumental in provoking or advancing this change? 10. Have you observed some changes that seem to repeat similar earlier changes? How might they be explained? 11. What are some ways in which individuals and/or groups strive to preserve continuity over time? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this? 12. Do you believe that some things have changed so radically that it is no longer possible to understand what happened in the past? Give an example and explain. 13. Think of an example of a historical change that you wish had never happened. Explain. 14. It has been said that human beings tend to resist or oppose change. Do you think this is true? Explain concerning events in Canadian history. 15. If you could preserve or change one practice or feature of life in your community, what would it be? Explain.
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