Summaries of sources and their relevance to my investigation SOURCE A: The author of this article is Chris Trueman. Although this source is secondary‚ it gives an accurate summation of the events which caused the Vietnam War‚ and therefore it is a valuable source. The article discusses some of the reasoning for both of the superpowers’ intervention in the Vietnam War‚ such as America’s need to contain the spread of communism and to prevent the ‘Domino Effect’ from occurring in Asia. Similarly‚
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1. Motives and Context: The primary source was an interview conducted by Henry Halem in 2000‚ who interviewed a former Kent State student named Rob Fox. Rob Fox witnessed the 1970 National Guard shootings at Kent State University in Ohio. He was a young student at the time who was really against the war in Vietnam and against Richard Nixon’s proposal of sending troops into Cambodia. This source was intended for a general audience‚ who wants to analyze and hear first-hand accounts of what really occurred
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Writing from Sources When writing an academic paper it is difficult to use one’s own experiences as knowledgeable support‚ thus one must rely on resources from others. These sources are typically found in the written form‚ books‚ periodicals‚ journals‚ or even on the Web. If the source used is not valid the essay will not be credible. Consequently‚ it is imperative that each source is evaluated to determine its credibility (Spatt‚ 2011). This paper will induce that Wikipedia is not a credible
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The primary source is a poem advocating for imperialism. Poems use writing techniques to emphasize their message‚ such as figurative language. The way the author uses these techniques can portray the values and problems within a society‚ by emphasizing what the author thinks his audience will want. The poem describes the relationship between white men and their captives. According to the poem‚ this relationship is the “white man’s burden”. The white men have to capture the people to protect them
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Even though these sources happen in different years‚ they still have something in common. They described the Indians. The way they lived‚ how they dressed‚ their beliefs. Columbus even force Indians to go with him and learn he’s language. In primary source four Bartolome de Las Casas stated “God has created all these numberless people to be quiet the simplest‚ with malice or duplicity‚ most obedient‚ most faithful to their natural lords‚ and to the Christians‚ whom they serve..” this emphasizes
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Chapter 13 and 14 Primary Source Project Your Name University HIS 141-U.S. History to 1877 Date Introduction Throughout history‚ slavery has been a shameful blot in the morality of humanity. This heinous act has been outlawed everywhere on the earth but as Ronald Reagan once said: “freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” (Reagan 12). It is of utmost importance to research how dreadful slavery was‚ giving each American the knowledge to prevent it from ever being put
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1. According to the textbook on page 44‚ a primary source is information in its original form that has not been translated or interpreted by another. The information in a primary source is firsthand and is created by those who participated or witnessed an event. Most historians consider primary sources to be sources that were created within the historical time period that the event occurred. Some examples of primary sources include first-person accounts such as diaries‚ letters‚ and eyewitness descriptions
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Primary Sources come in all types of forms‚ from newspaper‚ poem articles letter and artwork. Primary sources have a vast amount of uses for being used for evidence. Notwithstanding one form is that of artwork. When looking at a primary source like this artwork you have critical questions in your mind when trying to figure out the artwork of artifacts you are looking at. When a person thinks critical you allow deeper though to appear in your head. A person mind is a powerful thing to have and artworks
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Adrian Suskauer HIST 451 Pierce 3/16/15 Primary Source Bibliography John and Hazel Robinson. Collection of Papers and Photographs. Ca. 1973-2000. Privately held by John and Hazel Robinson‚ Asheville‚ North Carolina. This collection will comprise the bulk if not the entirety of the primary sources to be used in my thesis. The collection is varied and includes material from roughly thirty years of activity‚ and as such must be reduced to particular categories of pertinent documents. The inception
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Primary Source Exercise 1 HISTORY 1301 Western Texas College Dr. Clifton 1.) Type of Document: Book 2.) Name of Document: A Character of the Province of Maryland 3.) Date of Document: 1666 4.) Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward indentured servitude? B. It is necessary for government stability and it offers many benefits to the person of servitude. 5.) T or F. In general‚ the author feels that an indentured servant will have a good life in Maryland
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