Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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To get started, here's a test of the History 121 extra credit system. Click the "comments" link below and give me your honest answer: what's the first thing that comes into your head when you here the word history?

21 comments:

  1. All of the wonderful things that have happened in the past centuries and how the saying history repeats itself
    Elizabeth Kolda

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  2. When I hear history, the first thing that i think of is that history is my favorite class!!!
    Denver Jost

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  3. Fun, because history can be just that.-Kelly Longden

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  4. When I hear the word history, I get the mental image of thick stacks of aged books or scrolls covered in dust. -Rachel Rogers

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  5. When I hear the word history, I think of all the amazing things that have happened on Earth! -Bethany Crosswait

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  6. When I hear the word history, I think of Alexander the Great and Hannibal. - Elise Westfall

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  7. I think of Rome.

    - Kirk Bender

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  8. When I hear the word history I think of the quote: "Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it."

    - Meghan Greer

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  9. When I hear history I think of how we can learn from the past to develop the present.

    ~Sabrina Smith-Mount

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  10. When I hear the word History, I think of the History Channel symbol of the big H.
    - Sara Vasquez

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  11. The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word history is everything that has happened in my lifetime up until now and everything that happened before I was born. It's nearly impossible for me to wrap my head around, and that's why I'm interested in this class so much.
    - Jacob Schweitzer

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  12. When I think of history I believe its are past and the foundation of the future.
    Robert Aesoph

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  13. i think of text books and maps
    -Matt DeBoer

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  14. When thinking about history, i think about the past an how wars, rulers and the battles of life were made so we can be the present we are today.
    ~Rachael Ham~

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  15. The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the work history is remembering the past. I think of my family history and the history of how the world has come to be as it is now. -Drew Smith

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  16. The first thing I think of when I hear the word "History" is Ireland. That is where my family history started.

    Ian Coughlin

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  17. To know the future, we should know the past first. - Ji Hyeong Kim

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  18. The first thing I think of when I think of history is the past. All of the influences of the past that have shaped the world into what it is today.
    Kristin Maier

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  19. When i think of world history i think of parliament with kings and queens.
    Alex Mitchell

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