Process Paper
Jack Ford
I chose to do Joseph Stalin for my National History Day Project this year due to the fact that i just find his life and what he did extremely interesting, and i also have a big interest in WWII, s while researching I was able to learn more about that as well. I feel not enough people know about Joseph Stalin, and I feel more people should give a bit of time to research him, to know about a big person in the worlds past.
I conducted my research throw-out a month process, I went to my local library and researched books and the internet. The internet did not help me; I found a lot contradicting information that sidetracked me, but after I organized myself and reviewed my work I was able to scratch out false information. I then was able to start my website.
I selected my category because I decided making a website would be a fun way to express my project. I was never much of a technical person, so making a website was a new experience for me. At first I wasn’t very good at it, and it was getting difficult to carry on. But then I did research on weebly then it was a little easier to navigate. I decided to split my website into important sections, so you wouldn’t have to just keep scrolling down to read and you can go directly to each section.
My topic relates to the topic of "Leadership and Legacy" because Me and my partner truly described Joseph Stalin and how he got to leadership, what he did in leadership, and his legacy.
Process Paper
Aidan Sferlazzo
I chose Joseph Stalin for my National history day project because i have always had an interest in WWII and I thought that doing a project on Joseph Stalin would give me a new perspective on the subject. While researching Joseph Stalin I learned that the role he played was extremely important to the world.
I mainly did my research on the internet however i did some books very helpful. What helped the most though were definitely online archives and databases. Using the archives I gained information about every part of his life. And by using the archives filled with primary sources I could see what made him so important, his speeches to the citizens of his nation and letter to other world leaders showed me why Joseph Stalin was such an important leader in his time.
I chose creating a website because i thought it would be very convenient to work on with a partner. we didn't have to move around and meet up as much and we could still create a project that can teach people how important Stalin's role was in history. I also like the website choice because it was a very organized and neat way to display our project.
Our topic really fits the topic of "Leadership and Legacy" because we showed how Joseph Stalin rose up to lead he country, led the country through wars and how Stalin changed the Soviet Union forever.