A First Look at History!

Category Reflections “My Journey Through This Course”

POH Word Collage

This word cloud is filled with the main words from my research project. Most prominently is the word “women”. They are the focus of my project and the influence they had on institutional care. (credit to word cloud)

Reading Logs and Their Purpose

Reading Logs: Reading logs gave me the opportunity to further my understanding of the class content. We were given articles that usually related to class content and would be brought up in class for discussion. In class we would discuss… Continue Reading →

Social Work: Knowing It’s History

My final research paper was on the effect women had on Protestant Orphans’ Homes. I chose to look into this topic because it had a certain connection to my future career in Social Work. I am planning to get my… Continue Reading →

Word Collage

In this word collage I have chosen the words that I found most memorable and important to the course. With just these words it gives a reflection on the class. this map focuses less on class content, and more on… Continue Reading →

Class reflection

History 1120 Canadian Pre-Confederation; with Dr. Tracy Penny Light, was my first real introduction to a history course. It opened my eyes to the study of history in University, and how it is studied in much finer detail once out… Continue Reading →

Biases

It was often brought up in class that Biases can easily get in the way when studying history. Not everyone was easily able to understand this concept as many people do not even know their own biases. A world without… Continue Reading →

First Nations and Our Relationship

One main topic discussed in History 1120 was the first contact with the aboriginal communities in Pre-Confederation. Many native groups made connections with European settlers when they arrived. These connections may not have been strong or beneficial to both sides and… Continue Reading →

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