Historical documents

Document analysis is a very important method in historical interpretation. In this paper I will analyze four readings and discuss the motivation, intent, and purpose of each document within a specific historical context while focusing on author bias as well as the value of the document itself. The four historical documents that will be analyzed are as followed; “Perpetua’s Diary”, “Procopius’ Secret History”, “The Women from the Suras”, and “Pact of Kumar”. The first document, “Perpetua’s…

Primary sources add a different point of view for historical events. With a first-hand account it is easier for a reader to understand more clearly from someone who was present. A secondary source states the event in a more informational way that does not depict as much of a personal emotion. Both documents are valuable and it is important to acknowledge the importance of seeing both primary and secondary documents on a subject. Without primary documents we may end up with a lack of detail and…

Two continents named after one explorer, Amerigo Vespucci. His travels are not well known compared to Columbus, but they were more integral to the discovering of America. Vespucci writes a letter to Pier Soderini, Gonfalonier of the Republic of Florence, depicting his travels to the New World on his first of four voyages. The letter describes the encounters with the natives as well as the different types of animals they saw. Involvements in battles and celebrations throughout his exploration of…

This document is a political pamphlet which is an essay. The authors are Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels. They are telling me about the industrial revolution and communism. Karl Marx had earned a doctorate degree from the University of Jena in 1841. A couple weeks later he got caught up in the atmosphere of social revolution in his hometown. Friedrich Engels was an upper middle class German in Manchester, England. He wasn’t like majority of the factory owners that he was working with. He was more…

was published also around the same time as the 60th anni-versary of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”, which appropriately suits the material and content of the document. It can be noted that “Charter 08” also shares similarities with “Charter 77” pertaining to the name the authors of the document had chosen. The document written in four sections lays out in two sections, being section two “Our Fundamental Concepts” and section three “Our Basic Positions”, definitions of a list of…

What's an Employment Screening backgrounds verify? A background examine or employment heritage screening entails watching up and compiling criminal documents, work history, education and economic documents of an man or woman. In case you are hiring men and women you would want more understanding on a candidate to make an advised decision. In some instances, history screening is mandatory for the enterprise comparable to for taxi drivers, FSA registered candidates and healthcare authorities.…

First Writing Assignment (Due via Moodle by 10:00 AM on 10/1) Your task: Write a document response paper that evaluates the usefulness and limitations of two primary sources. To complete this assignment, students will use Sources of Western Society and History of Western Society. Both books must be used. The paper should be between 900 and 1200 words in length. Class notes are also allowed, however no internet or outside sources can be used. Information taken from the notes and books must…

For a person to understand a historical document, one must put the document itself into historical context before a person can even start understanding the document itself. A historian’s job is to collect, examine, and catalog a historical piece of evidence but it becomes more difficult to do so when there is so much background to the historical narrative. The document focused on is the Declaration of independence, crafted by the Committee of Five consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John…

and historical atrocities to evoke the reaction he wants from his audience. This language comes in the form of his own words and the words written on the historical documents. Spoken words like extermination, military strategy, oppress, and Nazi Germany all creates an image in the viewer’s mind of how the past reflects the future. However, it is not only the words spoken by Umar Johnson that creates the sense of fear and urgency, but also the headlines, bolded words, and titles in historical…

1970’s. This period of protesting mainly occurred on college campuses throughout the US, as students began protesting different political matters of the time. The best way for modern minds to explore this era of student unrest is to examine preserved documents from the time of the protests themselves. While keeping preservation in mind, we will be examining the protesting of the era listed above. Before the 1960’s, student protesting was not a normal occurrence on college campuses in America.…