March 10th 2012: Orange County National History Day (OCNHD)

I was a judge at this year's National History Day for the county competition at the Orange County Department of Education. My category was the Senior Individual Documentary Division and I must say, the students are very hard core and were very passionate throughout the entire process of creating their entry.

The theme for this year was "Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History"

REVOLUTION "occurs when people use force or violence to change their ruler or political system." It can also mean "a complete change change in ways of thinking, methods of working, etc."

REACTION is "something a person or group of people feels or does as a result of something that they experience or hear about."

REFORM is a significant improvement.

Source: Longman Dictionary of American English