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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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    SEMESTER 01 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES – ENN103F | UNIQUE NO. 707714 | | STUDENT NO. 53078136 | 2/27/2013 | SECTION A – SHORT QUESTIONS AND SECTION B ESSAYS | AFFIRMATIVE ACTION A LOOSING BATTLE? Section A : Short questions 1) IS THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY MORALLY DEFENSIBLE? EXPLAIN. In my opinion‚ I believe that the Affirmative Action Policy is not morally defensible as it tends to be more favorable towards a certain group of people. However according to an article

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    The Conventions of Academic Writing Shirley A. Boyd Everest Online ENC 1102 Composition II - 84 Research writing in each discipline follows certain convention – that is‚ special forms required to citing sources and designing pages. These rules make uniform the numerous articles written internationally by millions of Scholars. The society of language and literature scholars‚ the Modern Language Association has a set of guidelines generally known as MLA style. Similarly‚ the American

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    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 in

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    A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include: original documents (excerpts or translations acceptable): diaries‚ speeches. creative works: poetry‚ drama‚ novels‚ music‚ art  relics or artefacts: pottery‚ furniture‚ clothing‚ buildings Examples of primary sources include: Diary of Anne Frank

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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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    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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    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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    Academic Writing Skills Even if you have perfect English skills you will not get top grades for your assignments if you do not answer the question asked. Many students prepare pages of perfect script and are then shocked when they receive poor grades – the usual problem is that they have not answered the question set for them to do. So how do you get this task right? A good answer will always: Follow the specific directions/tasks Identify and address the subject/topic in the question Use the required

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