Introduction

My name is Jesse Blackwell and I am currently a Senior at Westborough High School. Here at WHS I am taking the course Facing History and Ourselves which is taught by Mr. Gallagher. Both this course and Mr. Gallagher are both very unique. This course is about many different things, however it only has an impact on those who listen with an un bias ear. This class teaches about the Holocaust. Not only does it describe what horrible events took place but also works to show how it took place. Hitler alone could not have killed the millions upon millions that he did all by himself. But Hitler and countless bystanders did. This class points out in history how the selfishness and the fear of "getting involved" allowed such a horrible thing to take place. Mr. Gallagher teaches his students to not just be another bystander in history but when you feel something is wrong you take action. But do not stop there, follow up with that action and do not stop until you have made a difference. Although this course includes such information about life, I did not know this when I signed up. My reasons for signing up were quite simple actually. I had Mr. Gallagher before as a teacher and respect him and find his classes interesting, I enjoy watching movies and I wanted to learn more about the Holocaust. I wanted to become more informed about the Holocaust because some of my family members lost their lives in this horrible event so I wished to know what they endured.