Rvanarsdale

rvanarsdale Student help and links History project example Hall of fame/Former projects Current project

Personal statement

Wikipedia is not merely an example of advanced human capability, but of a hive-mind mentality generated from the cooperation of countless millions of people. It catalogues and references every tangential tidbit of human knowledge and achievement in record time, keeping up-to-date by the efforts of volunteers and a single, tiny, not-for-profit organization. Fueled by donations and built by believers, Wikipedia is the pinnacle of human achievement. Until, that is, someone invents hoverboards.

My current favorite Wikipedia images

A promotional photograph from the 1940s
A U.S. nuclear test
The USS Missouri in the Korean War
Polish Victim of a Luftwaffe strike
Willamette Meteorite
A Steller's Sea Eagle
Mount Sinai

User summary

The owner of this page prefers to be known as Mr. Van Arsdale as long as his students are looking, and as "you there" when anyone else is. Strangely, after graduating from Southern with teaching certification in English and History^[1], his journey did not take him to space, though he longs to go there. Instead, he ended up in Fresno, a short but brutal bike ride away from the best-looking places on the planet: Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, and Yosemite National Park. He looks forward to returning frequently.