Writing Sample

This is my best essay I currently have. It took 4 complete revisions and 10 pages of fixing grammatical errors  before achieving this form. It still needs some work because nothing is ever perfect, but its solid.     Brad Tripp Writing Sample 1

Play Dead (Reaction Paper 9)

Oh boy did this week readings provide a reaction. The Confederates in the Attic written by Tony Horwitz tells the story how people felt in the south today about the civil war and segregation. Their interpretation is completely different than that of the Yankee. Another interpretation is how National Parks Services differ from southern US

Who Promotes History? (Reaction paper 8)

This question applies to everyone because we all spread history about our families to new family members. Often times, people see rich white aristocrats tell history because their belongs were not demolished and the fact that most rich white males are congressmen.  Other histories are pushed aside to make room for main stream history about

Academia Or the People?(Reaction paper 7)

Making public history can be extremely difficult, especially when writing public history. The reason being, it’s different from academic writing that most college students and professors are used to. For example, George Orwell says in Thomas Cauvin book that you should “never use a long word when a shorter one will do.” Page 117. Public

Railroad Power! (Reaction Paper 6)

Most historians know that railroads play a huge role in American society at the turn of the 20 century. Railroads help the economy, establish globalization, and start towns. Railroads also bring people, which allows them to search for the American Dream. Today we will be exploring the opportunities that railroads bring to the city of

Your Drunk Go Home (Jail Records of Spokane 1898-1900)

For this post I had the pleasure of looking at 1 specific jail record. A Jail record describes when, why, a person is arrested and also by what officer arrested them. Around this time Drunkenness was relatively common for citizens of Spokane. My authentic photo copy page had Drunkenness on all 38 arrests. The arrests

Collections At Large (Reaction Paper 5)

In this world, people are often attracted to nostalgia from the good ol’ days. This nostalgia attraction created a want for keeping old items such as diaries, newspapers, photos, emails, and more. Eventually, people kept on collecting more and more items that led to full on collections that filled entire buildings. Upon filling buildings worth

Digitize Me History (Reaction Paper 4)

Digital history is a relatively new field that requires a person to learn sets of new skills that have not been available. Using internet sources and other online newspaper archives can give historians reference points to identify their collections. Yet, how can  historians use radio stations, Global Information Systems (GIS), movies and online databases effectively?

No Smashing (Reaction Paper 3)

In this summary we will be examining how we define preservation in terms of a historian. What must one do in order to preserve a historical site from being destroyed by big corporations such as General Motors? We will also discuss the challenges of preservation officers face in the past and future. One organization that

Sparks in Action (Reaction 2)

This article written by Randy Kennedy is well welcomed in my book. The practicality of using mp3 podcasts in museums exhibits is a swell idea. This idea was founded from students attending Mary Mount Manhattan College illegally. This practiced was frown upon by the Modern Art Museum, but this caught fire with the public. The