History

Continuing where we left off last year, I read the second chapter in A Concise History of Poland, by Jerzy Lukowski, titled "Jagiellonian Poland." My task for the summer was to make a brief presentation on what I had learned in the chapter. 

After learning about the Scientific Revolution and reading Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter, I wrote a short essay on the relationship between Galileo and his Daughter. 

This was my prompt: Write a short paper analyzing the social complexities and unique qualities of Galileo's relationship with Maria Celeste as depicted in Dava Sobel's Galileo's Daughter. Compare this relationship to other father-daughter dynamics typical of the period, focusing on issues such as social status, gender roles, and familial expectations.

I was assigned to write short summary of the American and French Revolutions, aling with some key aspects and differences of each.

To conclude a unit on the Industrial Revolution, I wrote an essay analyzing the societal, economic, and ecosystem changes during that time. 

After reading Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, I wrote a short essay on how the author conveys a powerful sense of mood and on some of the book's symbolism.