Hi I'm Caroline, this is my third year at RIC and my last. I hope to get a lot out of History 200, I know it will be a lot of work but hopefully it will be worth it. Through out the semester and this class I hope to improve my critical reading and analytical skills along with my writing skills, with what I've heard about this class and all it's assignments I think that will happen. I'm obviously taking this course to complete the requirement for a History major but I hope that this class will better my understanding of history and the way that historians think. I hope to develop a more clear and concise way of writing, especially when writing long papers. Also through this class I hope to find a little more direction as to what exactly I'd like to do after college with my History degree.

I like the study of history because it give you a look back and shows a path as to how we got where we are today. I think it is important that people know about history because it is way that we can learn from mistakes in the past. I like several different areas of history such as political, military and women's history but the area of history that interests me most is American history.