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1. Find 2-3 stories on Story Corps that you think are particularly interesting.

http://storycorps.org/?s=mount+rushmore&post_type=post

http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/wayman-simpson/

2. On your own blog, briefly explain your interest in these stories. How could they change our perspective on history?

In the first story, I was intrigued by credit being put to a name used for such a recognizable display.  It reminded me of the other day in History class when we were talking about the anonymity, as it were, of the men in the National Iwo Jima Memorial (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/National_Iwo_Jima_Memorial...; I also appreciated it because I believe entirely that credit should go where it is due.  This story may change our perspective on history, or, in this case, this landmark of St. Rushmore, because I for one never knew that someone could get dust in their lungs from carving the side of a mountain.  I thought it was particularly noble that he (Luigi Del Bianco) carved Lincoln's eyes, yet didn't brag about doing so.  That Del Bianco also had wanted to make a bust of his daughter, Gloria, caught my attention because my great-aunt makes busts of people's heads, too.

I had searched for the second story, about the Korean war, because I've been watching M*A*S*H(Synopsis: The staff of an army hospital in the Korean war find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation. -http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068098/), an old TV show recently and wanted to learn more about the war we had against North Korea.  From Wayman Simpson's recollections, I realize that I had never heard of this Tiger Death March.  Although it sounds small compared to other such instances, what with nearly one hundred deaths, the situation itself sounded terrible.  Being in constant worry of being shot, and having to get water from eating snow another POW had on their back sound unfathomable.  I just wanted to get this out there because I'm not sure many people are aware of its occurence.

3. Who will you interview? (you can list more than one person) What period of time will you ask about? (you can list multiple possibilities)

I will interview my zaide, or grandpa, Steven. 'Zaide' is 'grandfather' in Yiddish, and that's what my cousins and me and my siblings call him.  He's my dad's father.  I think I'm going to ask him about the September flight on the eleventh that crashed into the Twin Towers.  I know that he was on the same plane, but on the flight before it, and beyond being extremely grateful, I'd like to understand how he felt when he heard the news, and what he was doing, and if he knew anyone on the flight. 

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Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:40:37 -0700 Think Inside the Box http://soniaworldhistmyp4.posterous.com/think-inside-the-box http://soniaworldhistmyp4.posterous.com/think-inside-the-box

How does the "Think Inside the Box" activity relate to history?
The "Think Inside the Box" activity dealt with history be being a little box (or bag) of artifacts.  That's precisely what artifacts are; different items from the past.  So, really, the "box" part of this equivalents "life", and the objects represent events or sentimental tokens.  Another way the phrase could be viewed as is in connection to archaeology, what with the discovery of things in the past.

Pick a period in history, an event, or a prominent historical figure. How could examining a person's "box" change our perspective?
Examining a person's box (or, as I suggested earlier, life) can change our perspective by revealing to us parts of their life we've never thought possible, or just didn't think would be true to their character.  For example, if the quiet person in class actually loved singing songs in front of crowds, or the loud person had a book full of thoughtful statements about nature. Amelia Earhart had a .22 rifle for hunting.  Along with that in her box/life, she'd have a "scrapbook of newspaper clippings about successful women in predominantly male-oriented fields".  http://www.ameliaearhart.com/about/bio.html

If you could pick anyone in history to share this activity with, who would it be? Why?
If I could pick anyone in history to share this activity with, they'd probably be my grandparents.  I never knew my mom's dad, so it'd be interesting to see what he'd have, and after only knowing my mom's mother for only a few years, I think it'd be amazing to see how such a kind, intelligent, happy person would sum up their life in just a handful of possessions.   

 

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