Class Day

Unfortunately for all of you reading this blog there really isn't anything to exciting for me to talk about today except we met for class in the classroom and boy were there some interesting thoughts about how history should be viewed. Now, I know most if not all of you reading this blog are not history majors ( Except you Dr. Mann but you are my teacher), but as a history major this is a big deal. what type of lense are you going to look through to get your views on how did history plan a part in shaping the world we live in today, why history happened the way it dad, and what is history really all about. We a history major reads a book that is about some historical event many times they will read it with hesitation and a critical view. Where did the author get his sources, was there an agenda when writing the book, what are your thought and views on certain issues. All of thee things play a factor in how one views history. That isn't always a bad thing but one had to always keep that in mind when reading. Sometimes historians can come a cross very negative towards society in general. That is something that we need to be aware. It was interesting to get to see how others think and view history compared to the way that I view it. I hope that you enjoyed this post it is a bit different than all the others but I hope it makes you think. Ciao from here in Rome