Intro

      The course Facing History and Ourselves is a course in which students learn about morality and ethics by studying events in history, such as the Armenian genocide and the holocaust. Students will look at the issues present during the holocaust, such as prejudice, racism, discrimination, and violence. Students will question the reasoning and motivation behind the discrimination seen in the holocaust. Students will see how far people are willing to go to listen to authority; and show at what point you go against the majority. This course uses film, articles, and speakers to teach the students about the different events in the holocaust. The reason I took this couse is because I was very interested in the time period, and I liked how the course focused on one specific event in history. I was very curious to learn in more depth about the holocaust, because before this course I hadn't really spent a lot of time learning about it. It was also interesting because the course made you evaluate yourself as a person as well. Ireally learned a lot in this course and it made me question the ethics and morals of people during the holocaust. It was scary to think that the people committing these crimes were people just like us. The course really made me question the point where people are willing to stand up for what is right and be able to go against the authority.