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In the beginning of the semester it was difficult for me to understand what exactly we needed to put into the blogs. It was difficult to know exactly what points to bring up. This class definitely helped me to understand what the text is trying to explain.  This class allowed me to analyze what the text was trying to explain with a different view point then i had ever before. As http://courses.shroutdocs.org/hist300a-spring2017/author/zhoeffken/ explains in their blog, the author, Cronon, is trying to explain what is so important about Chicago.

I believe this class not only gave me the skill to analyze material better, but it also allowed me to have a better historical mindset on why things are the way they are. Another example is when, http://courses.shroutdocs.org/hist300a-spring2017/author/rebekahbenninger1/, explains how the city of Galveston was destroyed then how the citizens decided to build a massive wall to protect the city, as well as lifting the whole town above sea level. The reason being, is because the city had so much invested into it, that millions of dollars would be lost if people didn’t move back. We saw this in Cronons book, when several investors, also known as Boosters moved into Chicago and saw massive potential in the city.

In essence, this class has taught me how to analyze material better, as well as use other material to correspond with previous material, which will eventually be beneficial in my future History papers.