II. What is History?
History is a record of events and times, especially in connection with the human race. Everything in the universe has a history. It is critical to inquire about the particular brand of history being used as a framework in either written pieces or conversation. Traditional history, or rather the discipline of history, was founded by Leopold von Ranke. Ranke believed that its was a historian’s job while studying the past to be somewhat detached from it. This is necessary in order to reconstruct history as it was, because there exists a duty to be true to the past before all else. Also, history involves interdisciplinary work, not just looking at the context of the times, but working with an understanding of the broader perspective. In the end …show more content…
Self-Assessment of Writing Progress The writing process is one which takes time to master. Just like sports or a professional trade, one must practice consistently, in order to become more proficient. My own journey with the writing process has become more sophisticated, though there is always room for improvement. My biggest problem in creating effective arguments is allowing myself enough time to revise my essays, being clear with my ideas on paper, and bringing my writing skills up to par with my presentation skills. Just like anything in life, when you put in the time usually your work is rewarded. That reward could be a high grade or getting an important research piece published. For instance, in my first writing assignment for Senior Seminar, I did not allow time to revise my paper and Dr. Lappas was generous enough to give me a 70% on it, which may have been lenient. His comments on my paper included “I stopped marking grammar here,” and “ This reads more like a journal entry than a formal paper.” My issues with grammar can also be seen in the class Italy and the Holocaust. Dr. Nowak heavily critiqued my word choice, and sentence construction. This was feedback I found
History is a record of events and times, especially in connection with the human race. Everything in the universe has a history. It is critical to inquire about the particular brand of history being used as a framework in either written pieces or conversation. Traditional history, or rather the discipline of history, was founded by Leopold von Ranke. Ranke believed that its was a historian’s job while studying the past to be somewhat detached from it. This is necessary in order to reconstruct history as it was, because there exists a duty to be true to the past before all else. Also, history involves interdisciplinary work, not just looking at the context of the times, but working with an understanding of the broader perspective. In the end …show more content…
Self-Assessment of Writing Progress The writing process is one which takes time to master. Just like sports or a professional trade, one must practice consistently, in order to become more proficient. My own journey with the writing process has become more sophisticated, though there is always room for improvement. My biggest problem in creating effective arguments is allowing myself enough time to revise my essays, being clear with my ideas on paper, and bringing my writing skills up to par with my presentation skills. Just like anything in life, when you put in the time usually your work is rewarded. That reward could be a high grade or getting an important research piece published. For instance, in my first writing assignment for Senior Seminar, I did not allow time to revise my paper and Dr. Lappas was generous enough to give me a 70% on it, which may have been lenient. His comments on my paper included “I stopped marking grammar here,” and “ This reads more like a journal entry than a formal paper.” My issues with grammar can also be seen in the class Italy and the Holocaust. Dr. Nowak heavily critiqued my word choice, and sentence construction. This was feedback I found