Introduction

Facing history in ourselves is a course taught in the high school that makes the students figure out who they are as a person and what they are willing to do in any situation. Mr. Gallagher has taught us that in life people are divided into categories including the bystander, the rescuer, the resistance, the victim, and the perpetrator. We choose who we are after viewing many films, documentaries, and hold class discussions on ongoing topics that makes the whole class provide input. These films show the history of the Nazi movement in Europe during the holocaust and the hardships that millions of Jews had to face in order to survive. During the course of the class, there are many times that you stop and think to ask yourself, “Who are you?” and apply it. Mr. Gallagher makes it clear that the purpose of the class is to see who you are as a person after knowing what happened to people who were victims and see if you change as a person for the benefit of others.