History Anyone?

Only Human

Does anyone do Honours History here? Im stuck for a special topic and need ideas! I originaly wanted to do my special topic on Pegasus and how important it was to the D-Day landings but there is simply not enough research material for this. Its a right pain in the arse because our history teacher is preassuring us into having it in for a "mock" "mock exam". Anyone doing history got any ideas?

Danger_Dave

Doing it on an Event tends to be a mistake.The information gets you bogged down in a long essay that is not intresting and people tend to lose the aim of there essay and go of writing about crazy information.Examiners will mark you down, My teacher told me to pick a person and condense it into a subject that wsas influenced by this person.When i did mine, only 2 years ago I picked Joseph Gobbels and use of Propaganda. Pick one of hitler henchmen, an english minster for something, or an Irish minster or Pre free state- IRA/Sinn fein man and expand upon and analyze something they had done is my advice to ya. If i was to do it again, id pick Goering and how he made Devloped The luffwafte before WW2 and perphas then planning behind a battle/offensive.

Also having to do college exams after Xmas is torture, Why oh Why did i pick DCU . Goodluck whatever you decide

Only Human

Thanks, that completely opened up my mind! I would be doing nazi propaganda but there are only six people in my history class and that topic has been taken. It might look as if I were trying to copy her or slack off or something.

Orizio

You mean you haven't started your project yet Only Human!!!I have two chapters done already and i'm still behind the rest of the class :eek:

I suggest doing it own WoI/Civil War.How about Rory O'Connor,my original project choice?

Only Human

Orizio wrote:

You mean you haven't started your project yet Only Human!!!I have two chapters done already and i'm still behind the rest of the class :eek:

I suggest doing it own WoI/Civil War.How about Rory O'Connor,my original project choice?

There's only 6 people ion our history class so we should be able to get it done fairly quickly.

TheDoc

Well I finished my special topic there recently and my history teacher said I will get full marks just that it might be too long. I did it on The Battle of The Bulge: The Ardennes offensive. People said i would not get marks cause it was a very big operation and topic but I felt the book i use skipped it really and it was of much interest to me.

I was oringinaly planning to do it on the introduction of the mg-42 and how machine guns changed modern warfare, but the site i was getting my info from shut down.

Aslong as you can get two pages done you are fine. Remember you only have 30-40 minutes so write what you will be able to remember.

Only Human

I finished mine last night. I did it on "Rommels Asparagus" and his contribution to the Atlantic wall. Im awaiting a mark. About the timing: Giving yourself about 10 minutes to read the questions decide which essays your doing you shoould spend 38 minutes on each essay. The special topic whould be writen in about 30 minutes because you need time to answer the short questions which are usually something like "name your resources and explain which were the most valuable to you" or "Name a source you didnt get to use but you would have liked to ahve used", or something along those lines

Time Magazine

Orizio, your fondness of Nieztche is alarming, particularly from a history student.

On an aside, he died of syphillis.

rosa

When doing your special topic, is it ok to mention things relevant to your topic but that aren't in the time frame? For example, I'm doing mine on the execution of Irish soldiers in WW1-would it be ok to include the fact that Dermot Ahern is asking the British government to pardon these soldiers or would that be considered irrelevant because it concerns modern day Ireland?

Flamingfud

Only Human wrote:

Does anyone do Honours History here? Im stuck for a special topic and need ideas! I originaly wanted to do my special topic on Pegasus and how important it was to the D-Day landings but there is simply not enough research material for this. Its a right pain in the arse because our history teacher is preassuring us into having it in for a "mock" "mock exam". Anyone doing history got any ideas?

Hey, I shouldnt tell you this, because I did the exact same essay about four months ago, but there is TONS of research material available. Firstly, there is the book Pegasus Bridge by Stephen Ambrose, which is a full account and has a very useful bibliography, and second, there are two first-hand accounts, one by Jim Wallwork (Glider No.1 pilot) and a foot soldier of the Ox and Bucks available online. I'm not gonna tell you the address because i can't remember it, and it took me ages to find the first time, but it is there. So, there you go. Two leads for you to track down.

By the way, I got an A1 for it. It's a great topic to do.

shivface

ive been told as well not to use my research topic in my mocks in case someone nicks it... anyone else had this advice?

Only Human

shivface wrote:

ive been told as well not to use my research topic in my mocks in case someone nicks it... anyone else had this advice?

Nope.I dont see how it could be stolen? Unless your teacher or marker looses it.

Only Human

Flamingfud wrote:

Hey, I shouldnt tell you this, because I did the exact same essay about four months ago, but there is TONS of research material available. Firstly, there is the book Pegasus Bridge by Stephen Ambrose, which is a full account and has a very useful bibliography, and second, there are two first-hand accounts, one by Jim Wallwork (Glider No.1 pilot) and a foot soldier of the Ox and Bucks available online. I'm not gonna tell you the address because i can't remember it, and it took me ages to find the first time, but it is there. So, there you go. Two leads for you to track down.

By the way, I got an A1 for it. It's a great topic to do.

Ive actually done mine on Rommels Asparagus and contribution to the Atlantic wall. But thanks anyway.

Cannibal Ox

ive been told as well not to use my research topic in my mocks in case someone nicks it... anyone else had this advice?

It doesn't matter. I'm using a topic my friend did two years ago, I used it last year and I've handed it out already to a couple of mates who were stuck on theres this year, plus I'm using it again.

Rredwell

Oh dear God you are making me all feel dreadfully inadequate... I am still researching my topic.

I decided first a few months ago to do mine on Kevin O'Higgins - perhaps a biography, or something more specialised. Then i found there was too little information, so now I am doing the South Longford by-election of 1917. I think i will specialise on either its affect in mobilising the Sinn Féin movement, or the election's place in the decline and fall of Home Rule. Ammy suggestions anyone?

Althought now I am a bit disconcerted by the fact that an event seems to be a bad topic.

Rredwell

rosa wrote:

When doing your special topic, is it ok to mention things relevant to your topic but that aren't in the time frame? For example, I'm doing mine on the execution of Irish soldiers in WW1-would it be ok to include the fact that Dermot Ahern is asking the British government to pardon these soldiers or would that be considered irrelevant because it concerns modern day Ireland?

Personally I would omit that fact. It is only a mnor one so you could afford to leave it out. If you left it in you could very easily lose marks for it, as the exam paper says 1870-1966.

Only Human

Rredwell wrote:

Oh dear God you are making me all feel dreadfully inadequate... I am still researching my topic.

I decided first a few months ago to do mine on Kevin O'Higgins - perhaps a biography, or something more specialised. Then i found there was too little information, so now I am doing the South Longford by-election of 1917. I think i will specialise on either its affect in mobilising the Sinn Féin movement, or the election's place in the decline and fall of Home Rule. Ammy suggestions anyone?

Althought now I am a bit disconcerted by the fact that an event seems to be a bad topic.

If you know alot about Kevin O'Higgins maybe you could do one on his assination. Theres lots you could research for that. I know people that are still working on theirs.

TrickyDicky

I did mine last year on the "The Cultural Devastation of Europa in the wake of WW2". I got an A1 . Just do something unique and interesting and you should do well. Anyway, good luck.