I thought this lab was really interesting and insightful. I think it demonstrated how important context is when reading about politics and history. The three articles I read I drew that they were all shining a positive light on MERC. It seemed like the protests against it were “ambushes” as they put it. That wording hints that these people were protesting unnecessarily and without proper reason. When combining information with other groups, I noticed that MERC wasn’t actually a positive company. It was through context and discussion that I was able to uncover the truth behind MERC. Comparing information with my classmates helped me discover some of the valid reasons on why the people were protesting MERC. Going forward, I think a lesson we can learn from this is that when it comes to history and politics, the most important and helpful thing you can do to better understanding a topic is to talk and to converse with others of the same and differing opinion to yours.