Introduction

I have taken Facing History and Ourselves because I love history. Since I am a senior I have a lot of room in my schedule to fill with electives and I wanted to take as many history courses as I could so along with AP European History I decided to take this course. I had heard it was the best course at the high school from multiple people and it had no homework, which sounded like a nice break since I gave myself a pretty difficult schedule this year. I will be attending the University of New Hampshire next year to major in Environmental Engineering, but I will still be very passionate about history and continue to read many history books. I feel as though I can never get enough history because it tells so much about who we are, and this course has taught me who I am.

This course is about looking at the past and present to discover who you are. The three main topics that are discussed are the Armenian Genocide, the Jim Crow Era, and the Holocaust. One of the most important aspects of the course is how things came to happen. The course goes over the events leading up to and the events after these tragic times. After learning all these things you will have a clear understanding on how to prevent things like these from reoccurring. The subjects also make you, as the student, decide your opinions on many events in history and what you would do if you were living in that time. This course will teach you who you are, and who you will be as a future participatory member of the United States of America.