Do the Fun Stuff First & Napoleon and The Battle of Waterloo

Perhaps this is just me but when I learn something it sticks in my head better if the subject is interesting to me. When I first saw the that this was a long term project I groaned. I have never been exceptionally good at projects that aren't due the next day. I have before in the past saved a book report to the weekend before it was due, once even the night before it was to be turned in. When I looked over the green sheet one thing hit my eye as the hardest in the packet: The do-make, usually  the do-make is the thing whole projects circle around. I knew, from the very beginning that I wanted to create a website, I had been doing one in art class so I knew the basics. I dreaded memorizing Wikipedia and Biographies to re-phrase it in my own words. I have always heard the name “Napoleon” but I never knew really who it was. When I looked into him I remembered hearing about him and his final battle, so I chose them as my topic(s). The Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon Bonaparte seemed incredibly interesting, so I decided to choose them as my topic.

When I first logged on to Wordpress (a  great blog creator). I was hooked by the number of options for making my blog look outstanding. Then when I pondered on how to go about writing my first post it hit me. Why don’t I past the link into the browser instead of repeating the work I read into different words? That shortcut made it so much easier to enjoy and comprehend the biographies I read. I learned much more than I would have regularly while I sat their re-phrasing it. The battle of Waterloo was amazingly interesting and the movies and game I saw were entertaining to play as well as informative. In one short cartoony movie(Napoleon’s life)I learned the just of Napoleons life. In another game I learned how the tactics of Waterloo took place, and how if chosen differently could have been won by Napoleon(http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bonaparte_napoleon.shtml). Napoleon was born 1769. At age nine his parents sent him to military school. He joined the winning side of the french revolution, and soon after became captain, then general, and last commander of the french army. He conquered most of Europe until he was handed over to the English by the French and sent tp St. Helena were he remained until his death in 1821 at the age 51. Napoleons final battle, The Battle of Waterloo, versus Wellington and Blucher  was fought in Belgium on the year 1815. The winner was Wellington and Blucher which ended the Napoleonic era.

I recommend at least starting the stuff you find the most interesting and the most fun before you do the boring Shepperd software or the the incomprehensible lit packet. It helps you feel more at ease in this project and makes it feel almost fun, and a pleasure to spend your time on. Make it fun for the first part so you can ease into the other less enjoyable parts. It will go by fast and you will have the bulk of the assignment finished.   (My Website)