history....let the games begin! today, we talk mostly about class with a tid bit of history will seem to be a ton of work, but won't actually be that much i don't want to write papers :/ advice: not used in profession but can be used for profession in a different way John Kvach sp is 19th century american history, old south, UoT grad 824-2570 john.kvach@uah.edu how to write concisely (fucking sweet) may help win bar bets :D i'm glad that this guy doesn't seem to be a douche 1754, by ben franklin, join or die banner was created during the french and indian war as a rally to band together with the british to defeat french and indians going to focus not so much on dead white men join or die is a continuing theme reading...fuck, i need to make time for this primary sources: written during X event secondary sources: written significantly after X event and usually based on primary sources angel system....online bullshit, better fucking work with linux attendance mandatory (3 unexcused gets you failed) participation grade usually doesn't mean shit find a newspaper article with some historical significance, write a paragraph avoid the word "was", avoid passive sentences not she was kidnapped, they kidnapped her past tense no block quotes don't use negatives (not, no, etc) third person no slang/cliches/contractions 2 page book review on random book of my choosing turn work in on time using turnitin.com...failboat powerpoints for every class keywords on powerpoints MAKE SURE TO GET THIS SETUP FOR PASS/FAIL (where much win can be had) talking in class is good, do it! get on angel site