I am applying for the Summer Session internship at Lapham's Quarterly. I have a passion for history, am conversant with the history of ideas, and experienced in writing and publication. Lapham's philosophy of using history as an instructive guide to the challenges of the present is consistent with my own. Working for Lapham's would be an excellent opportunity for me to apply my skill set and verve, learn, and contribute to a proper appreciation of history. I believe ideas matter. While not solely the engine of the march of history, they are more consequential and determinative than often realized. One of the most emphatic declarations of this notion was made by Lord Acton, who averred that the function of the historian is to "keep in view …show more content…
I graduated magna cum laude and Phi Alpha Theta with a degree in history and was awarded the Sister Hugh Cunningham Prize for History, Mercy College's highest honor for history graduates. I have already made a modest contribution to discourse as a published author. I have written for such publications as CounterPunch, and appeared a few times on television and radio to discuss my book Fall of the Arab Spring: From Revolution to Destruction, a trenchant appraisal of America's democracy promotion in the MENA (Middle East North Africa) region in the era of Obama. The book developed from a research project undertaken when I was a college junior as part of the McNair Scholars Program, a Department of Education initiative designed to give minority and low-income students research skills and steward their entry into graduate school. I now know vastly more about government, American republicanism and democracy, foreign policy, and even good writing than I did when I wrote and successfully published the book; but the student of history is a perpetual student. What I have learned from legendary historian Carroll Quigley of Georgetown University on the study of historical processes (particularly his The Evolution of Civilizations) is that it is possible to make history scientific: rather than sclerotic adherence to received notions as gospel, it should be constantly advancing and subject to revision. "Science is a method and nothing else," he averred. "From week to week, even from day to day, the body of knowledge to which we attribute the name science is changing, the beliefs of one day being, sooner or later, abandoned for quite different beliefs." I have learned my own assertions and ideas must be periodically reviewed and revised, and this is a microcosm of the role of the historian in society that I will continue to
As a result of my experience with helping others it has helped me gain knowledge and the skills necessary it also has came a long way for me to realize that I love to help others when I can. I have always been very sociable and good at giving advice. That's why I decided that I want to major in Psychology. Growing up I had a psychologist who helped me deal with my problems. That's what inspired me and motivated me to want to help others. An experience I've had is volunteering at an elderly nursing home that is located at 1135 N Leisure Ct, Anaheim, CA 92801. Volunteering there has helped me realize that I would like to help make a change in others lives with their living and health. The people I met at the nursing
First of all, history is influential because it teaches people in groups, individuals, or as nations how humans perceive a complicated situation. Furthermore, how humans solve these complications is something we are also taught. In this
The essay “Historian as Citizen” by Howard Zinn presents a call to action for historians everywhere. To start, he analyzes the delicate need for balance that comes with studying history, how historians can use patterns of the past to judge contemporary events, but must not overlook the “universe of tricks” outside that realm. Next, he argues we must also transcend the present and act as if we are freer than logic may suggest. Finally, Zinn delves into the negative aspects of society’s long-established blame game and submits his proposed solution. Through this text, Zinn seeks a drastic shift in focus from antiquity to activism— for historians to stop merely scrutinizing old facts but instead use them as tools with which to examine human nature and build a better tomorrow.
“History is the study of any past or present happening or events for which there is physical, written or oral evidence available to substantiate the happenings or events. Some students of history have difficulty with their motivation for the subject because they cannot identify with the personal value of history” (A Guide to Critical Thinking in the Social Studies 1). Clearly, there are many approaches to the study of an era or theme, but those most frequently relied upon in all levels of education are those which seek to present facts, documented from a wide number of sources, primary and secondary, as objectively as possible, a practice which detaches students from their studies and seemingly takes the “story” out of history. Relying upon
Below you will find samples of my work, as well as links to my website and resume. I hope everything at your agency is going well and thriving. Let me know if you would like to talk further about any internship opportunities you currently offer or have open. I would also love to hear any feed back on what you have seen so far if you have any. Thank you so much for your time. I look forward to hearing from
For my internship for the spring semester of 2017, I interned at the Boys & Girls Club of Central Sonoma County. I volunteered three times a week at the Roseland Elementary club located in Santa Rosa. The Roseland Elementary club is the largest of the 32 Sonoma County clubs and has over 150 kids attending as club members every day. I was sent to this specific club with the intent of helping the 8 staff and program director with whatever they needed, whether it be cleaning around the club or helping sign kids in and out. Amongst my range of duties at the club was; helping the members with homework, helping sign members in and out, helping organize and clean the club, helping staff run their programs, helping with club huddle, and using the walkie talkie to communicate with other staff.
I would love to be a High School Insider Summer Intern this year because I have a passion for writing. I am a storyteller that loves to write and speak about what I write about. Since I am one of the younger students in high school, I have a young and fresh perspective on different events, so I believe I can add my perception and my creativity skills to the intern team and the Times. I am responsible, reliable, honest, bold, optimistic, outgoing, and affable. I can definitely work well with different types of people and I am someone who likes to lead and I am someone who likes to follow and support others. I also want to grow as a reporter, storyteller, and writer. I want to be able to use this experience and expand onto it later in the future.
Without history, we would not be able to see the progressive flow of literature, art, medicine, and science. Without history, we would not be able to interpret it. From thousands of years of recorded history, we have been able to see humankind develop in its knowledge and spreading of ideas. During the settlement of the English in the colonies, outbreaks of malaria, smallpox, and other diseases killed off an enormous portion of the Indian population and even some of the English. In the present day, fighting off smallpox seems like an incredibly small feat compared to just a few hundred years ago. Without the spread of the Renaissance bridging the Middle and Modern Ages through Latin roots and vernacular, the English language may not have developed to what it is now, being taught all over the world as universal
Alejandra Dubcovsky author of To understand Science, Study history acknowledges that it is important to study history because history helps us understand past experiences. It does not change and it helps us progress in many different fields. “To be sure, knowing those stories and this history does not change the results of an experiment, alter biology, or change the laws of physics. But the stories--the historical sensitivity--emphasize the contingency and the human decisions, struggles, and misgivings found even in the hardest of sciences. STEM is neither excused nor separate from its past.” (Alejandra Dubcovsky paragraph 10). Often times we do not realize how much history impacts our lives daily and is accountable for where we are today as
A historian’s role is to inform the human race of the occurrences of the past, for if we forget the past we will repeat the same mistakes in the future. The lessons of the past become the innovations of the now, and it is this very concept that denotes the power of historians. History is all subjects, it is the math, science, and art of the past this makes history the single most vital subject in all of the world, which makes the irony of the fact that history is not a highly regarded area of study quite sad.
The most thought provoking question an individual can ask you is where do you see yourself in long period of time. This question tends to evoke a great deal of wondering, for the simple fact that the average person truly does not know. However, I am not an average person and I have a sense of where I will be in the next six years. Before I tell my future endeavors I want to brief description about myself, I see myself as a determined and driven person that will stop at nothing in order to be successful. These skills tie into my goals because, in the next six-year, I want to be a filmmaker as well a strong philanthropist in my community. The reason why the Jersey City Summer Internship Program can assist me with my goal is by providing me with
The idea of history as a subjective collection of malleable information rather than a gathering of facts confused me as a child. As I grew up, I learned about the effect of culture and context on information and the way it is spread, written, and remembered, and often incorporated this belief into my classwork. The idea of something as both a product of and contributor to its culture and the way that culture shifts its interpretation slowly over time has always been particularly interesting to me. At the time, I had no clue that this way a key concept in new historical criticism, but, then again, I think everyone in our class has repeatedly said that we had not realized that we were using different forms of criticism throughout our careers
History is not unchangeable due to events in the ever-changing present. There are differences in how history is taught due to current events for example the teaching of slavery in America was very much influenced by the Civil Rights Movement. It is interesting how the “nation’s lens on the past changes.” The first example given by Hochschild is of Russian. From the 1920s to late 80s history was largely focused on the glories of communism and the failures of other systems, with the bloody purges of the Stalin era being largely erased. The Great Soviet Encyclopaedia constantly had pages replaced and destroyed. In the 60s, 70s and 80s he saw discrepancies between private and public histories. There was no discussion
I though your elevator speech was very detailed and well written. Talking about your internship experience and how it helped you gain knowledge in your Field is a great way to start an elevator speech. Since the purpose is to gain the attention of a potential recruiter. Overall I thought you did a great job.
The students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a major in Criminal Justice must serve a mandatory internship that preferably could align their former preparation with the occupational requirements that any law enforcement agency with local, state or federal jurisdiction seeks through their employee aspirants or in this case by students that are aiming to pursue a career in the law enforcement field offering the opportunity of internships in the law enforcement field to make a short introduction to the criminal justice system in order to make the necessary liaison between the student and the corresponding agency’s operational or administrative domains.