“I believe King John is the person who led to the creation of Halloween.” This is what Joe said in front of the entire class right after Dr. Smeltzer asked the class to write about the things that they can think of about Halloween on the whiteboard. While other students’ whiteboards are full of words like “sexy girls” and “handsome boys,” Joe was the only one brave enough to stand up and speak of his answer loudly and proudly. Just then, the entire class was full of laughter, but Joe stood up again and said: “Seriously, guys, I was pretty sure this story was true!” This is Joe, a person who is not only obsessed with historical contexts but is also eager to question all facts with strong confidence.
 
Joe’s answered why he always connects the historical context with the teacher’s questions: “I think historical context can enhance students’ understanding of a piece of knowledge.” With no hesitation, Joe kept talking, “By examining history, we can learn how the past work and they are very important to students” At school, Joe always held his confidence and a mind full of historical knowledge from all periods and regions. When he answered questions, his hand would wave down with every syllable coming out of his powerful voice. Whatever the topic about which he spoke, he acted like a president or a monarch who owned a lot of power and was ready to fight a battle. Although Joe had some shortages, for instance, his pronunciation was not perfect and he sometimes made mistakes, he would always feel that he can influence all students to think like a historian and discuss their point of view in class.
 
Joe also actively engaged with the art of the past. He started to play a classical instrument called the French horn when he was young, and the instrument later became a foundation of his music tastes. “The reason why I play French horn when I was young is that this instrument looks overly complicated and fancy.” Joe was reminiscing about his past, when suddenly, his tone changed, and he began to smile at me and squint. This kind of simile appeared with a sense of pride but at the same time remaining humble. Looking at his smile, I could see that he had a whole speech of his own and couldn’t wait to share it with me. Then, he started: “I like classical music simply because it can make me more patriotic, and they are much more meaningful in comparison to today’s music. Recent hip-pop music is just a joke.”There existed a huge contrast between Joe and other teenagers who were preoccupied with South-Korean hip-pop music. Joe believed that the most important thing in singing was to immerse the singer’s emotion in the song. If a song has no emotion or meaning to express, the soul of the song would not exist.
 
Once, Eddy describes Joe as: “A genius of connecting history to daily questions,” and this comment is correct. Whenever Joe stood in front of the teacher and waved his hands to show his classmates his profound thoughts on a problem, we could feel the excitement of him spreading his thoughts. Of course, geniuses cannot be replicated, but we can approach geniuses infinitely in various ways, just as some people can review the entire history of mankind through a single question.