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Get inspired by NHD projects submitted in previous years\u2019 contests. These example projects can provide a starting point for students to understand the fundamentals of creating a project in each of the five categories.<\/p>\n\n

Disclaimer:<\/em><\/strong> These projects are presented for illustrative purposes only and serve as an example. It may not adhere to the NHD Contest Rule Book\u2019s latest rules, guidelines, or best practices. Consult the Contest Rule Book<\/em><\/a> for accurate and up-to-date information for each contest category.<\/p>\n\n

Documentaries<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Documentary Example 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Clara Barton: Her Responsibilities as the Founder of the Red Cross<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Documentary here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Documentary Example 2<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n

The Right to Reach for the Stars: Women and the Space Act of 1958<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Documentary here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
view the process paper here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Documentary Example 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

How Did Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Help Shape the Future of Mobile, Alabama<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Documentary Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Documentary Example 4<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n

Carrier Pigeons: A Frontier in Communication<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Documentary Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
view the process paper here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Documentary Example 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Documentary Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
View the Process Paper here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Exhibits<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Exhibit Example 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Norman Borlaug: Actions Overweighing Words in Agricultural Communication<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Exhibit Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Exhibit Example 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Women’s Right to Vote: Before and After the 19th Amendment<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Exhibit Example 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Orphan Drug Act: How Debate and Diplomacy Improved Healthcare for Orphaned Disease Patients<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Papers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Paper Example 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Silent Spring: The Beginning of the Environmental Debate and the End of its Diplomacy<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Paper Example 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Freedom House Enterprise Ambulance Service: A Forgotten Turning Point in America’s EMS<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Paper Example 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

444 Days in the Dark: The Iran Hostage Crisis<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Paper Example 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Magna Carta: The King’s Compromise with Rebellious Barons<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Performances<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Performance Example 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Conflict from Compromise: The Anglo Irish Treaty<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Performance Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Performance Example 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Bobby Sands and the Irish Hunger Strike of 1981<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Performance Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Performance Example 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Northern Dream<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Performance Here<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n
View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Performance Example 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Hello Girls: Turning Points in War Communication and Women’s Equality<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Performance Here<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n
View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Performance Example 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Rights and Responsibilities in History: Remembering the Legacy of Ryan White<\/p>\n\n\n

View the Performance Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
View the Process Paper Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Websites<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Website Example 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Katherine Switzer: Running Towards Women’s Equality<\/p>\n\n\n

View Website Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Website Example 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Free to be My Own Infantry Squad<\/p>\n\n\n

View Website Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Website Example 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Wisconsin Angel: The Woman Who Redefined the Frontiers of Healthcare During the Civil War<\/p>\n\n\n

View Website Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Website Example 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Cuban Missile Crisis: The Greatest Event of a War that Never Happened<\/p>\n\n\n

View WEbsite Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Website Example 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Standing Bear: A Spark for Native American Civil Rights and its Continued Legacy<\/p>\n\n\n

View Website here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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