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The subject I have chosen for my history project is on Mata Hari; a dancer sentenced to death by the French during WWI for espionage, who later became synonymous with the paradigms of the female spy. Initially I had only vague ideas about what I was intending to do my project on. Previous to my research on WWI I was not aware of Mata Hari and as I learned more of her I became fascinated …

…native Netherlands will provide an alternative and interesting perspective. Further reading is required to gain a more in depth understanding of her context and of the varying perceptions of this personality, as well as the backgrounds of the authors. I also need to note to take greater notice of the various sources I study, in relation to their reliability and whether histrionics is evident, especially with my personality who has so few relating concrete facts.