Monday, March 31, 2008

Research Experience

In the past years of education, I do not recall myself writting a historic rearch paper. Maybe I have written about different topics, including cultural differences, or a famous scientist but not yet have I written a paper on history related people or events. I would have to say the easiest part about writting a research paper is researching the web for biographies, autobiographies and other details about the following topic. Taking notes was one of the ways I organized my research papers. I would list each note in chronological order. I assume it was one of the easy ways of getting organized and putting all your thoughts together. The hardest part for me, writting a research paper would most likely be the starting of the introduction and the conclusion. It is most difficult for me to think what the begining of the paper should start off with, and including the conclusion confuses me at times. Also summarizing all of your notes into a small paragraph is aslo my major weakness in writting research papers. Capturing emotion, including the setting, and dialoge between characters is indeed one of the hardest things to put together in a research paper. To get through this obstacle I must think clearly, take my time out and understand what I am actually writting about. By writting this research paper, for sure I will be more acknowledged about The Manzanar Concentration Camps.

Revisiting United States History in English

In my own opinion of United States History I still find each historic famous person and or events about American history to be interesting. United States History educates students of their past and how it effect so much of our everyday lives today. I would still rather stick to studying United States History in class, during school. I will admit I would not catch my self studying history on my very own personal time, unless its for a major test. A specific event or topic that I would most gladly enjoy learning about is of the Manzanar Concentration Camps. It is also just like the Holocaust, but my mistake, the Holocaust has nothing to do with United States History. The Manzanar Concentration Camps were made for captivity of the Japanese on March 21, 1942. It was similar to the Jews and the Germans, having the Japanese take place of the Jews and we Americans were the ones taking the Germans place. Committing the same harsh cruelty to a human being, they were all kept in numbers together. Food was indeed scarce at the time. The Japanese would fight over food, water, and shelter. It was also considered survival of the fittest in other terms. Two sources I could possibly use to do research on The Manzanar Concentration Camps is by Internet, or using encyclopedias.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

United States History in English

United States History is indeed an intresting subject. History teaches us about the past that reflects our lives today. How our history has changed in advantages and disadvantages. I do not usually study United States History in my spare time, that is why students like myself come to school and learn about our United States History. Other than any kind of history I would like to be acknowledged about is my family's history background, though I usually ask my parents for answers. If I were to choose a topic related to United States History that I would be intrested in about learning, I would like to learn about the Holocaust more. For some reason, it has always intrigued me and caught my attention. I do know just a hand full of facts about the Holocaust, for example the concentration camps jews were trapped in captivity and starving for their lives. It really got my attention of how humans could coruptly treat their own kind. One way I could learn about the Holocaust more is most likely using the internet or watching videos of concentration camp victims.