Topic 1: A history of the slave trade in Washington DC
One topic that I would consider researching for my final project is the complete history of the slave trade in Washington DC. Although it is a sad topic to research, I have always found the concept of slavery to be interesting to learn about in school. I believe that it is important to recognize where in history we were wrong, so that we never again repeat the past. Enslaving the african american population was horrible and I think it is important to recognize that learning about and researching the history of where it stemmed from and why is the way to ensure that it will never happen again. The way I would go about researching this topic, is first visiting the george mason university library and database website link. From there I would attempt to search for both primary and secondary sources using the tools such as “inPrimo,” databases, and the actual library catalogue to find the best research to use in my final project.
Topic 2: A history of the Metro, and how it has become one of the most dependable ways to travel in and out of DC
Another topic that I would consider researching for my final project is the history of how the metro came to be built and why it has become such a reliable way of travel in and out of the city. I find it interesting how technology has evolved through history and in researching this topic, it would be my hope that I would finally understand how dependent this society is on technology to survive throughout the day. When doing research for this topic, I would first visit the University library website that I linked above. After reaching the home page of this website, I would then proceed to first research the history of how the metro was built using the “inPrimo” links as well as the database and catalogue links. After researching the history of it being built, I would then begin to look into the peoples reliability on technology and then the reliability of the metro itself.
Topic 3: Terrorist attacks on the District of Columbia
The third topic I would consider researching for my final project would be, the history of all terrorist attacks that have occurred in the District of Columbia. Throughout the last decade, terrorist attacks have become a very large issue in major cities, such as our nation’s capital. Although some attacks are made on the larger scale, some are not as prominent and I think it would be interesting to research all of the attacks that have ever been made on the Washington DC area. To go about this, I would again visit the University Library website from the link that I posted above. From there, I would then research at first the larger scale terrorist attacks such as the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, and then from there I wold begin researching smaller scale attacks such as those in Union Station as well as other places in the city. To do this research I would engage the help from the university provided databases and the library catalogue to help me find both primary and secondary sources.
Here is an image of what the George Mason University Library resource website looks like:
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