Week 7: Process and Product

Hello and welcome to Week 7 of History Honors. As always, you will be asked to post twice, or once covering two topics. The first relies on  Formulating a Thesis. Take a look, and let us know the process you’re…

Secondary Source: “The Nuremberg Principles” from Vietnam War and International Law

My first article discussed the precepts of international law based on the rulings at the Nuremberg Trials. It supported my research because despite being a relatively general secondary source, it was difficult to read and I felt like it was…

More Research (on Classical Tradition and the British Empire)

In many ways, the revisionary analysis of Alexander the Great by 19th-century intellectuals of Western Europe reflect largely the looming anxiety of a world possessing of great authority and cautious of its own sovereignty. There are three major themes that…

LIBRARY ORIENTATION

Hi, everyone! I was not feeling good and not able to post on the blog last week. Last Thursday, Professor Sleeper and three other classmates went to MiraCosta Library to see a reference librarian. The meeting was insightful and helpful….

Library Orientation

Hi guys, sorry I’ve been MIA. Here now though!! Last week my class attended a meeting with Professor Sleeper and a reference librarian. It was really helpful! Steven suggested that we create a key word cloud for our topics when…

Topic: Western Imperialism (exemplified by the apogee of the British Empire) and the Classical Tradition

My thesis is yet decided, but so far I’ve found great support for the inherent link between 19th-century British politicians and scholars who viewed the status of the British Empire as a continuation of the legacy left from early Greece, particularly…

Different Research Keywords

Thesis: The transition of the United States from an isolationist nation-state to the [adj.] status of a global superpower resulted from a buildup of ideas and events that culminated in the Atlantic Charter. Through its endorsement of the principles voiced…