[b]Full Legal Name:[/b] Melinda Anne Reynolds
[b]Date of Birth:[/b] January 3, 1985 (Age 29)
[b]Gender:[/b] Female 
[b]Race:[/b] White/Caucasian
[b]Country of Origin:[/b] United States
[b]Fluent Languages:[/b] English, German

[i]Professional[/i]
[b]Education:[/b] Ph.D 
[b]Previous Employment (Past 10 years):[/b] Student, until three years ago when I graduated with a Ph.D and was hired by a university.
[b]Weapon Training:[/b] A very basic understanding of small-caliber firearms, as I shoot recreationally. My father introduced me to the sport of competitive shooting when I was still in high school.
[b]Other Notable Talents:[/b] I consider myself to be a well-spoken individual. I hope this does not come across as malicious, but I do have a way of making people listen to me. Perhaps it is my soft nature, or the way I can make a person feel as though I can truly relate to them, but I am quite persuasive when I need to be. Simply put, I am likable. That has served me well in the past. Something that may come as less of a surprise is my seemingly endless supply of historical facts. I generally use them to impress students and colleagues, but I can see how they might be useful in this line of work.

[i]Personality Evaluation[/i]
[b]List Three (3) Likes:[/b] People, jokes, historically-accurate romance novels.
[b]List Three (3) Dislikes:[/b] Ignorance, cruelty (in any form), anything superficial.
[b]Tell Us About Yourself:[/b] Truth be told, my childhood was quite average. My family consisted of my father, my mother, and myself. I would consider us upper-middle class, as money was never a problem, but I was still taught the value of hard work. My parents, my father especially, also emphasized the importance of helping others, a lesson that has had an enormous impact on the way that I choose to live my life. I did a bit of everything in high school, from theatre to track and field. I thought being well-rounded would help me get into an ivy-league school, though I did not know what it was that I would study there.

Everything changed when my father died suddenly in 2002. He was struck by a drunk driver on his way home from the office. My mother, an only-only child like my father and I, had no one to grieve with but her own elderly parents. I volunteered to take a year off after graduation, but my mother insisted I go to college immediately, as it would have been what my father wanted. Despite my acceptance to Yale, I chose instead to attend Michigan State University. It was closer to home, and it was my father’s alma mater. There, I drifted for a while, my major undecided. It was not until my second semester that I took my first history class, HST 201. It introduced me to the subject in a way my high school classes never had. I fell in love immediately, and decided that I wanted to help other students find joy in history the way that I did. I enrolled in the College of Education, and even in my senior year, I thought that I would be a high school teacher. But my love for researching finally won out, and I chose to pursue an advanced degree. I completed my degree a few years ago, and I wrote my dissertation on the rehabilitation of boys orphaned during the Holocaust. It was quite a change from my usual love of American history, but I was captivated by the stories the survivors told.

Recently, I found out about Dr. Frank’s work through a friend. Truth be told, I do not think I would find great enjoyment in traveling just for the fun of it. Granted, it would be incredibly interesting, but I would have a difficult time studying it. As a historian, it is essential that I see the big picture. I need to be able to “zoom in and zoom out” on certain aspects of a period. I fear being completely immersed in the history would make this nearly impossible, as I would spend more time running from raptors or avoiding being convicted as a witch than making observations. However, I would be honored to join the team, as the dangers of changing the past are incredibly apparent to me. Should my application be accepted, I would not be opposed to taking a leave of absence from the university. I hope that this has answered all of your questions.

[b]The Test[/b]
1. Who were the leaders of the countries involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
[i]John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, and Nikita Khrushchev[/i]
2. True or False? The Musketeers were the elite forces of the Spanish Military in the 1700s.
[i]False. “Musketeer” can refer to any infantry soldier with a musket. Certainly, the Spanish used them, but I would said the French Musketeers are the most renowned.[/i]
3. What is another word for tired? 
[i]Exhausted.[/i]
4. Solve for X. 4x-2=6 
[i]4x-2=6
+2 +2
4x=8
/4 /4
x=2
I think that is correct. I apologize if it is not - it has been a long while since I have taken a math class.[/i]
5. What is the standard issue weapon of American troops during World War II?
[i]M1 Garand[/i]
6. Where did the Battle of Normandy take place? 
[i]Normandy. Are you looking for a more specific answer?[/i]
7. What is the name of the noble warriors of Japan? 
[i]Samurai.[/i]