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1. The Rhetoric of History By Michael Madoff Why does the rhetoric of history have such a profound influence on our understanding of the present?

2. Intro/story corps

3. Collage of museum photos

4. The rhetorical expression of history defines our understanding of the present; thus, the ability to control the rhetoric of history is essential to defining the reality of the present.

5. “Any narrative exists in time; a narrative is made of the past, the present, and the future.”

6. Iwo Jima – 9/11

7. Japan

8. Japan as Victim

9. Japan as Aggressor

10. Modern Portrayal

11. Against a Common Enemy “Often such divisiveness can be healed when the warring factions join in a common cause against an alien enemy.”

12. Map post war

13. Cold War

14. First they Came by Martin Niemöller First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a communist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.

15. The Tea Party Version First they came for the rich, And I did not speak out because I was not rich. Then they came for the property owners, and I did not speak out because I did not own property. Then they came for the right to bear arms, and I did not speak out because I was not armed. Then they came for me and denied me my medical care, and there was no one left to speak for me

16. Tea Party Pics

17. Georgetown

18. Student “Ghetto”

19. Conclusion “None of us lives without a history; each of us is a narrative.”