Introduction

I came into the Facing History Course with minimal prior knowledge of the course and with low expectations. To my amazement this course turned out to be much more interesting than I could have imagined. I choose this course because I have always been very interested in history, and this class seemed more rewarding than a normal history class due to all the films that we got to watch. In particular, I learned the most about World War II. In past years, I have studied World War II in multiple classes, but never did I learn as much as I did in this course. The large amount of films that we watched in this class really gave me an in-depth look at how Hitler was able to rise to power and what his motives were, and also how he was able to get away with what he did. Also, this course really opened up my eyes to the true horrors of the holocaust. This was the first time that I had ever really watched such gruesome and real footage of various concentration and extermination camps, and I really could barley even believe that what happened actually occurred. Overall I would highly recommend this course; it truly is a course unlike any course I ever have taken. I came into this course expecting to just watch a lot of various boring films that would have little impact on myself, but to my surprise it was the exact opposite of boring, as each film had me on the edge of my seat.