Homework Blog: Adolf Hitler and the APA

Through the research that I have done I have found that there are several books that have good information about my topic. It is easier to find books on my topic because it is a history topic and there has been more opportunity for books to have been written. I also believe that scholarly articles are a good source of information for my topic. I believe that psychology would be an area of study that has to do with my topic because the events of Adolf Hitler’s heavily affected his mindset and the way he acted. I don’t know much about different associations revolving around Psychology, but after doing some research I found that the American Psychological Association (APA) would be interested in a topic such as this. They would be interested because they can compare Hitler and events in history to events today that might affect someone’s psychological state.

Researching my topic

I think that I have pretty much decided to stick to my topic of Adolf Hitler during World War II. I know that it still needs to be narrowed down a little bit, so as of right now I am focusing on how Adolf Hitler’s youth impacted the choices that he made during World War II. While I was researching I found that by just searching Adolf Hitler, there was a good bit of information on his early childhood and early life in general. I also found that researching Nazi Germany during World War II helped provide accurate background information on the crimes that were committed by Hitler. When researching, I discovered that it also helped to research why the events in Hitler’s life would affect him. For instance, if the events had some sort of psychological affect that may have scarred him. I feel like after class I realized that I have to make sure my topic is not too broad, and that I researching really is a process! 

Research Topic ideas

One of my ideas for a research topic is how being involved with a sport or extracurricular activity affects how a student does in school. I am interested in this because I am athlete myself and I would like to know if it affects me in the same way it affects someone else. Just from personal experience I have seen that not everyone is the same, so I believe it would be cool to see from person to person. My other idea for a research topic is history related. I would like to do more research into Nazi Germany during World War II, more specifically Adolf Hitler and what made him do the things that he did. I am interested in this topic because I am a history major and this topic in general fascinates me. I am not really sure as of right now if these are the topics that I would like to stick with.

Research for my New Car!

Surprisingly enough, my parents just bought me a new car a few weeks. As I have gotten older, I have realized that buying a new car is not as simple as it may seem. A lot of thought and research goes into the process of making sure you are purchasing the right car for you.  One of the first things I looked at was the gas mileage of the car, and then I compared that to other cars. I used websites such as cars.com and cargurus.com to find the different information and prices, so that I could compare them. I used these websites to look at customer reviews for the different cars I was interested in.  I also used the Kelly Blue Book website to find out how much my car would be worth for a trade in. All of this information and research helped when I was buying the car, because it allowed me to make sure that I was getting a good deal for my car!

What I think about the library!

I would have to say that my favorite part of the library is the peacefulness. I love the fact the library is somewhere that I can go to my homework and study without having to worry about outside distractions. I think that it is really neat that at the UWG library, there are different levels of quietness on the different floors depending on what kind of work I need to accomplish. My least favorite part about the library is that there is just so much information. There are books about almost everything and at times it can get confusing. I know one thing that still confuses me is where to find books that are on course reserves for certain classes and professors. Last semester I had a few instances where I did not look in the right place for the course reserves. My biggest problem or confusion about the library is that it is just so overwhelming, and a lot of times I just do not know where to start. 

Homework 1/8: What surprised me about class today.

My name is Whitney Maples and I plan on majoring in History. I am a freshman from Forsyth, Georgia. I was surprised to learn that we would be doing so much with the internet, because I assumed we would be doing more with books in the library. I am excited to do the blog because I have never had a blog before.