There are many factors that can determine why a historian arrives at a certain viewpoint. These are factors not limited to: The zeitgeist in which the source was written‚ the information available to them (e.g. where the US or Soviet archives open to the historian)‚ the focus of the source‚ the historical methods employed‚ the assumptions they make‚ their political convictions and their agenda (the purpose of the source). Evaluating these different areas can help explain the various discrepancies
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losing his entire world. Gatsby basically altered the course of his life by attaching symbolic significance to something that is‚ in and of itself‚ meaningless. For Gatsby‚ it was Daisy and her green light. He was destroyed by his affection for a woman who loved Tom Buchanan. Gatsby has longed to re-create his past with Daisy and was now forced to talk to Nick about it in a desperate attempt to keep it alive. Even after the confrontation with Tom‚ Gatsby was unable to accept that his dream was
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"Explain how freedoms for African Americans were socially‚ politically‚ and economically limited from 1865 to 1900?" Posterior to the Civil War‚ African Americans weren’t respected equally within society. Black codes were established‚ which meant cheap labor and an organized economy. African Americans weren’t allowed to vote‚ carry weapons‚ or travel without permits which angered some citizens. Literacy tests‚ the grandfather clause‚ and poll taxes were used to prevent African Americans from voting
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Midterm essay Antebellum America was a period in American history where the nation was divided in two. The North‚ dependent on factories and manufacturing‚ lived an industrial lifestyle. Cities were overpopulated with people and living conditions were not the best‚ but the ambition to make money in the North brought people there. The South was not industrialized like the North; instead‚ it relied on an agricultural lifestyle with wide fields and acres of lands. It produced and exported cotton
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Case 14-2 – Marketing an Industrial Product in Latin America 1) The Sales Manager‚ in this case‚ had already predetermined the outcome of his stay and the time frame this would occur in without taking the country and its cultural norms into the equation. Cultural norms ‘are sometimes referred to as the way things are done around here’ (Human Resource Institute‚ 2006) and despite getting a way to conduct himself as well as guidance to follow the lead of the commercial attaché‚ the sales manager
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around the Civil war took place in the 1800s. This was known by many as The Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of the shift towards factories‚ industries‚ and machine produced goods. The Industrial Revolution called for new tools‚ technologies‚ as well as changed ways of transportation and communication. All of these new inventions would improve how work was able to get done and the way Northeastern society functioned as well. However‚ the first Industrial Revolution
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The Cheerleading Captain plays a very important role on the team. The captain’s experience‚ attitude‚ and ability to effectively communicate information effects the team’s success. I believe that I would make a great captain because I possess all of these skills. I am an experienced cheerleader. I have been on the Varsity team for two years. You have taught me what it takes to be on a winning team. It takes hard work‚ perseverance‚ never quitting‚ and a lot of practice. This is invaluable
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in American Society It is not very often that a new invention comes about and touches every aspect of our lives. Such a device that changes the way we work‚ live‚ and play is a special one‚ indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists in nearly every business in the U.S. and in one out of every two households. This incredible invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century‚ but its ancestors have been around for 2000 years. However‚ only
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“O Captain! My Captain!” Critical Essay The poem “O Captain! My Captain!” written by Walt Whitman is a heart wrenching portrayal of a sailors loss at sea as he trembles in the sight of his dear fallen captain. One might ask; who is this captain? What has he accomplished? And why does the sailor feel so strongly for him? Whitman’s themes of masculinity and patriotism in this poem play well with these questions and show the authors true feelings behind his “Captain”. To properly analyze such a
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Many revolutions have classified time periods in history‚ yet none have been as ruthless as the American industrial revolution. The American nation was switching its interests from its agrarian roots to a more modernized attraction to technology and industry. A group of men stepped forth from the masses to lay claim to the many facets of this changing world. They became leaders of their own fields of business‚ providing the driving force behind economic and industrial change. The leaders of this
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