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A Story from WMWC’s Past

“…a fun story about my days as a DJ at our crappy campus radio station at dear old MWC. The station management had told us in a meeting that we could put the studio monitors (that’s radio talk for speakers) out the window if the weather was nice. What I neglected to hear was ‘…if [...]

This One Goes Out to the History Majors

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The plot thickens…

So, reading through Paris (see post below), I keep finding references to the French king sending envoys to the Mongol king and vice versa asking for an alliance against the Saracens [Muslims].  Which is interesting, considering the mongols, to the europeans, were uncivilized, bloodthirsty barbarians who knew neither language nor religion.  There’s even a transcription [...]

Is It Only A Crime When You Lose?

First off this video was the insperation for my topic. Watch it before reading.

So the question is, if you win a war, are the things that you do still war crimes? In my paper, I really hope to prove yes. In WWII, numerous things happened that were completely [...]

Why I Became A History Major

“We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.” - George Bernard Shaw
From the small age of about ten I have had a genuine interest in the study of history. It was always me best subject in school. When told to go to the library to get books to read, looking back now, [...]

Hello world!

Hello to everyone! This will hopefully lead to an extensive examination of history as demonstrated through cinema. Stay tuned, more details to follow!

Why I Chose History

I guess the reason I chose History as a major is the same reason I chose Art History (see post below).  I had a fantastic group of history teachers in High School.
History was always my best subject, but it wasn’t until I got to Hermitage HS that I really got into it.  Henrico County Schools [...]

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