How do you define history

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Homework: History

To help you think about what History is all about at the start of this class, you will need to complete the following homework, but it is not based on any of the course readings or other homeworks, so you can start working on it right away. At the end of the semester, you will write a related paper, Second Reflective Paper, which will demonstrate what you now think History is about and how your understanding of the nature and practice of History has developed throughout this course.

In this homework, write an informal statement explaining what "history" is and why it is worthwhile to research and write history. The activity provides an initial self-assessment of what you already know about the issues involved in historical interpretation, and so it supports the course outcome to cultivate an identity as a historian. This paper should be 450 to 550 words in length (2-3 pages). Each paragraph must have a topic sentence.

Since the statement is informal, you may include your own opinions. It is not necessary to conduct research into course materials or other sources. Citations are only required if you put forth an idea or supporting information that is not your own. If citations (footnotes and bibliography) are provided, they must be consistent with each other and as close to Chicago Citation Style as possible. The statement must be as mechanically perfect as you can manage: excellent spelling and grammar, no run-on sentences, no subject/verb disagreements, correct use of punctuation. Use active voice.

Based on your own knowledge and opinions now (at the start of the course), answer the following questions in a two to three page paper (the minimum length is two full pages and the maximum length is three full pages, no more, no less). The question to address in your paper has three parts to answer:

1. How do you define History?
2. Why is it important to study history?
3. What would you like to do professionally as a historian and why that professional path?

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