Historical Significance In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Many people often ask the question of why should we study history and does what happened hundreds of years ago really matter today. To answer these people, we study history to learn from past mistakes and to appreciate to struggles and triumphs that got us where we are today. In order to learn, we must determine what historical significance is. Something is considered historically significant if it had a long lasting impact on many over time, but the term historical significant can also be used in a more narrow sense. For example I would consider my ancestors historically significant because they helped shaped who I am by influencing me, but not everyone will agree with that because we all don’t have the same ancestors. Historical significance

Being born premature, moving to Texas, being color blind, earning my Eagle Scout award, and getting my first car are all historically significant to me and shaped me into the man I am today.
Boy Scouts of America has drastically impacted my life in so many ways I could have never ever imagined. I never thought when I was in Cub Scouts as a Webelo I would ever become an Eagle Scout, but with the continued support from my family and friends I was able to achieve something that less than five percent of people who join scouts ever accomplish (National Eagle Scout Association, n.d.). The photo I have chosen helps explain the historical significance of my boy scouting career and my journey to my Eagle Scout. This photo is specifically significant to me because to shows how far I came in my scouting journey and what you can accomplish with hard work and determination. I used to be extremely shy and would get nervous to talk in front of large groups, until I was elected by my troop to serve as the Senior Patrol Leader (SPL), the highest leadership position a scout can hold. As the SPL I was in charge of things such as planning weekly meetings, monthly campouts, and award ceremonies. The SPL serves as the voice for the rest of the troop by

Being SPL helped me so much during the planning process when I had to speak with several people to coordinate supplies, design plans, and schedule the project, not to mention organizing the 30 plus people who came to me help me complete my project.My Eagle Scout project benefited Interfaith of The Woodlands, a non-profit social service agency providing family and senior programs to people living in and near south Montgomery County. I did my project at a branch of Interfaith called Veggie Village, where this picture was taken. Veggie Village is a community garden that donates a portion of the fruit and vegetables they grow to the food pantry and several senior living communities. I wanted to add three additional hose bibs in the garden and I also wanted to add grab bars to a plot that a senior living center uses to make it safer and easier for them to garden. In order to add the bib I needed to tap into the existing underground water lines and run pipe to where I wanted the new bib to be installed at. In the picture you can see the raised garden bed where I added the grab bar and just a few of the volunteers and me who helped me accomplish my project. I