User:Hhawks12

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This user is proud to be a United States citizen.

This user is currently reading Richard I by John Gillingham.

BSG	This user is a fan of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series.

This user is a history buff.

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This user is a member of Phi Alpha Theta national honor society.

This user enjoys writing.

This user enjoys heavy reading, such as Shakespeare and other dead guys.

This user enjoys the works of
the Brontë sisters.

This user enjoys the works of
Mark Twain.

This user is Waiting for Godot, who will surely be arriving on November 29.

A	This user is an Auror.

This user is a Stark.
Winter is Coming

This user is a Sworn Brother
of the Night's Watch.
I am the sword in the darkness

This user knows that battleships rule the waves, not the bloody bird farms!

Welcome!

HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE

Dear all, Welcome to my user page! I've been an official member of Wikipedia since 2009, although I have been frequenting the site for far longer. I am a fourth year undergraduate studying history and geography. Upon graduation, I hope to continue my education at one of several prestigious English universities, with the ultimate goal of earning a Ph.D in medieval or Renaissance-era studies.

Some people call me old fashioned. Perhaps I am. That's all I'll say about it.

My primary reason for contributing to Wikipedia? I want to participate in what I believe is one of the greatest examples of human ingenuity and communal cooperation. I admire each and every individual for taking time out of their personal lives to ensure unfettered access to the most consolidated body of knowledge on the internet. I am continually amazed at the quality and dedication of Wikipedia's contributors.

My editing philosophy is simple - stay away from the more "dynamic" topics, like recent history, contemporary politics, etc. These fields are constantly changing and, as such, occupy considerable interest throughout the Wikipedia community; I'm surely not needed here. I also have no interest in engaging in any sort of edit war or other such nonsense. Instead, my goal is to fill in the gaps, to get rid of all that red text linking to those obscure and sadly forgotten topics. I will try to stay within my areas of interest, although as all good editors know, this is often impossible to do.

I also seek out and correct grammar, syntax, and vandalism.

Subpages

User:Hhawks12/Sandbox

English Wikipedia picture of the day

Ocellated turkey

Interests

I love almost all history - all eras, all regions and most types. I am most interested in European history, with a focus on socio-cultural and political history.

The Hundred Years' War
History of England
- English Monarchy. Dieu et mon droit.
- Chivalry & Kingship, Lord/Peasant relations
- Political, Social and Cultural History
- Social consequences of the transition from feudalism/mercantilism to capitalism
Medieval Christianity, Medieval Theology, Heresy, and the Medieval Church institution more generally
18th & 19th-century European society and culture
Tsarist Russia/Russian Empire
Naval History

I'm also a geographer. We "study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena" - the relationship between people and space. Instead of asking what, we ask why, and we pull from culture, politics, the environment, etc. to explore questions of geopolitics, race relations, development of cultures and ideologies...the list goes on. I am most interested in two fairly specific parts:

Cartography - maps are drawn by those in power to show what they want the maps to show. As such, map symbology and semiotics can be extremely powerful tools in the right hands.
The historical relationship between people (nations) and states. Do states always represent the nation? Generally, no...but how do states maintain power, control, and legitimacy despite this?
- There is only one nation-state (by the conventional meaning) on Earth...special prize if you can guess which!

I'm not just a bookworm. I enjoy a lot of other things, including:

Astronomy
Battlestar Galactica
Film, almost all genres
Fine Wines (& spirits on occasion)
Horses
Reading
Travel. I've never been anywhere worth going to, but I want to see the world. Perhaps one day I will.
Writing

To-do List

Like the Voyager probes, I'm aimlessly drifting through the Wikipedia traverse. Basically I am just looking for something, anything, that is first, interesting, and second, in dire need of attention.

Clean up Edward of Woodstock, "The Black Prince" article
Clean up Digital Humanities article
~~SMS Danzig DE --> EN translation~~
Upload ship images for WikiProject:Ships
Create article for the Edenton-class salvage and repair ship
Create article for the Appalachian class command ship

Contributions

Articles

I have created or contributed significantly to the following articles:

Templates

Template:Xanthus_class_repair_ship

Uploads

File:HMSDiligenceAR-18F-174.jpg File:USSAuburnAGC10.jpg File:USSBaxterAPA94.jpg File:LST209&LST332.jpg File:USSBergen.jpg File:USSBlueRidgeAGC2.jpg File:USSBowieAPA137.jpg