The year was 1993. President George Bush Senior had just finished his first term in office as President of The United States. He finished his first term with an average approval rating of 43%, which was three percent higher than acclaimed Republican Ronald Reagan. Bush had…
This year our class took a trip to a place in the world that I can confidently say not many classes have ever had the opportunity to go to. In fact, it took months just for our teachers to get approval and permission from the…
As you may have noticed, there has been a strong underlying theme in my last group of blog posts about history. This theme is that they are virtually all about change. Now, this may be political change, cultural change, geographical change, or even societal change….
Artist Billy Joel released the iconic and historically influenced song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” in the year year 1989. This song was listened to by millions, and was considered a history lesson within a song. The song itself was nominated for a Grammy for…
The First World War had shocked the geopolitical scale of our entire world when it had concluded. The world had been changed at a scale that so vigorous, a catastrophic outcome was bound to happen. The 1920’s can be linked to the point where World…
Every single person in our world has their own personal beliefs, whether they be influenced by religion, family, or personal experience. We see our world through our own ideologies. But, what is an Ideology? The word itself does not have an agreed upon definition, but…
World War I was the first time our world has seen conflict of such extent at a global scale. This four year long battle was known at the time as “The Great War”. This enormous battle was the first of its kind, as it saw…
In the last portfolio post, I indulged in six different historical lenses that can be applied while researching and analyzing history. These lenses proved to be important when studying history, as we achieved a deep and meaningful insight into a historical event. You may have…
Historical Lenses are a means of analyzing history in different, interesting ways. By using historical lenses, we can achieve a deeper understanding of historical events. In PLP, we have spent the last week focusing on 6 different historical lenses, presenting our findings on each lens…
Recently, our class has completed the reading of 1984 by George Orwell. This dystopian novel depicts a futuristic time period, compared to the date it was composed, in which an authoritarian government is in power. This book was authored in the hopes of bringing fear…