Ryan Manley's 1102 Blog

This morning, my group and I had a chance to meet up at the Kennesaw Museum of History and Holocaust Education. It was not my first time at the facility. A couple years ago, I had the opportunity to do a summer workshop camp with other Cobb County Students. Throughout the week at that workshop, I learned a lot about the holocaust, met holocaust survivors, and had a chance to meet the exhibit coordinator and see the work that goes into creating the museum. It was great being able to return to the museum. Although it is small, it does an incredible job of achieving its purpose- informing the public on how the Holocaust happened, what happened during it, and the effects the Holocaust had on the world. It looks at World War II from not just a global view, or view from the U.S, but also a local Georgian view on our participation in World War II.             The museum uses many kinds of materials to educate its guests on the Holocaus...

  “Research, as creative writers practice it, is really a combination of treasure hunting, investigative reporting, talking to interesting people, playing detective, and solving mysteries.” “Enthusiasts visit archives to find out more about their hobbies. For example people who are interested in travel or engineering might use shipbuilding, Post Office or railway collections.” I think this quote demonstrates a unique way of looking at research. I think that when most students think of research, they automatically move to an academic mindset or a mindset of doing extensive work. I think Gerard, however, is looking at research differently, making it seem more intriguing and exciting to those pursuing it. I think rather than looking at research as an extraneous task, Gerard makes it seem more like a more exciting, detective-like mystery puzzle or game. I think it makes me look at research more as something I would be interested in doing, rather than a chore. I believe the What A...