1. Identify your own strengths and develop areas for personal growth.

Joining history society this year was a decision that I took based on my passion for the subject; history is something that I want to pursue in the future as a major, so it was something that I definitely see as a strength of mine as well. I think that being a part of this society will also help in personal growth; no one can be perfect at something, and I think that there are a still a lot of ways in which I can develop as an aspiring historian to really achieve the level at which I have wanted to read and write history for a long time. Doing presentations while also listening to teachers talking about how to deduce the significance of certain historical events are lessons that will stay with me along the course of my tenure as a historian.

5. Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively.

Being able to work in a setting of peers from different grades as well as different backgrounds allows me to use my critical thinking skills, which I have worked on tremendously during the duration of my History course, to understand the importance of alternate perspectives when reading and writing history. I think that having a wide spectrum of perspectives in a course such as History is something that is useful in moulding my own perspectives, while also influencing other perspectives. Working collaboratively in a setting such as a History society means that everyone always has their own unique perspective on things, and amalgamating these perspectives together to form a solid, cohesive argument will be much more concise and strong than a single argument.