This years theme is Triumph and Tragedy. I have an idea but i'm not sure if it will totally work. I was thinking about doing the Battle of Gettysburg. If you don't think this could work could you please help me with some other ideas. Thanks.
2007-01-08 16:28:24 · 6 answers · asked by Kailey 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I was also thinking the Romanovs.
2007-01-09 16:49:18 · update #1
Gettysburg can work just fine. The tragedy is found in the appalling loss of life (over twenty thousand lost in Pickett's Charge alone, compare that to 3,000 in five years in Iraq). All you have to do to show the tragedy is cite the numbers. The triumph can be found embodied in Lincolns Gettysburg Address, all you have to do is quote it.
2007-01-08 18:41:53 · answer #1 · answered by tony200015 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found that pretty much any idea you come up with, you can make work. All you have to do is research how it fits the topic and stay focused. Gettysburg would definitely work, but it is true that judges like little know facts. There can be the problem that alot of people will pick a topic, but if you do it well and you really want a topic then it shouldn't matter.
Go for detail and little known, interesting facts no matter what topic you choose. Good luck, and have fun. I miss doing History Day ever year. It was so much fun.
2007-01-09 01:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by lucedalsole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES YES YES!!!! The Battle of Gettysburg is certainly what you need to do! There was much triumph and much tradgedy in the battle!
Heck, I'd even let you do something about my ancestor, Lt. Col. George Fisher McFarland! He would be great for the tradgedy part. For info on good old McFarland, go to www.findagrave.com and go into non-famous grave search and type in George F. McFarland and there is a drop down list of states. Make sure you put down Pennsylvania, since his grave is in that state. You'll find him. He's the man in my Yahoo!Answers picture thingy. Ok, for the triumph part, write about Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Infantry. He valiently led a great charge down the side of Little Round Top (the extreme left of the Union lines) without ammo, pushed back Colonel William Oates's 15th Alabama Infantry and saved not only the Battle of Gettysburg, but also the war. So there you have it. Lt. Col. George F. McFarland (my ancestor) for the tragedy and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain for the triumph. Good luck.
P.S. You'll find info on Chamberlain at Wikipedia. And yes, you do have permission to use my ancestor for this. Anything to make him further known is fine with me.
2007-01-15 09:32:23 · answer #3 · answered by Gettysburg Ghost 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That does sound like it could be a really good idea! However, in my experience, I have found that people like little known facts. Where are you from? Maybe you could find a little know historical think in your hometown to research. Maybe your town played a huge part in the Civil War? Try to make it as personal as possible. Good luck with your project!!!
2007-01-09 00:35:28 · answer #4 · answered by Miss_Eliza_Bennet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysberg
it tells u about the battle or if u want tragedy do it on 9/11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11 or Pearl Harbor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
2007-01-11 02:32:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow up with this idea.
2007-01-16 15:16:53 · answer #6 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋