Primary sources

do. Historians often use primary sources to gain knowledge on their subject of choice. With Primary source you have firsthand accounts of the time. Such as The speech “At the Front” by Newton Baker. Is him speaking about his…

not many people are interested in history. Before taking this class I thought history was a boring subject that I would not need later in life. Through this class I have learned that it is important to know what you are talking about, to look at sources carefully, and that history can be important to me in my future career. Through this class I have learned that it is important to gain as much information as possible to a subject that you are arguing about. This was an important lesson to learn…

1. In one to two paragraphs, summarize the secondary source for which you completed the Secondary Source Analysis Worksheet in learning block 2-4. Focus on the secondary source’s thesis, arguments, use of primary sources, potential biases, reliability, and usefulness to a beginning researcher. In the article, the Search for Middle Ground written by J. Samuel Walker, the author J. Samuel Walker addresses a chronically and fueled debate between many well-known scholars about Truman’s decision to…

what the responses to those events were. And studying history is more than just textbooks. Classically, history relied on primary sources with secondary sources to describe them. In the past 100 years, the study of history has expanded, and historians began to specialize in using other forms of media as well, such as broadcasts and movies. These newer forms of media…

Presentism is the the ideal of judging past events based on modern-day morals and values. Author Douglas L. Wilson discusses presentism as a concept that is best used on historical figures due to the drastic changes in social structures and societal expectations. Wilson defends Jefferson, saying that because of certain societal and social notions, Jefferson could not have been expected to free his slaves, and would have actually been doing more harm than good if he had freed them. Wilson…

finding the easiest available. There is a level of complexity to finding appropriate and reliable sources that will be accepted by any professor. Primary sources, although are sometimes harder to find, are a great place to get information because of the simple fact that they are guaranteed to be reliable and relevant. Secondary sources are easier to find and less stressful to find sometimes. These sources sometimes have to be sifted through ensure they are relevant but they are still…

Primary Source Analysis Worksheet Student Name, Date, Module #: Natalya Belyanina, Module 3, 09/22/2015 Primary Source Title: Letters from African American Soldiers in the Philippines (1899-1900). Directions: Answer the following questions (5Ws and 1H) 1. When and where was the source written? The letters were written in the Philippines in 1899-1900. 2. Who wrote the source and what do you know about them? The letters were written by African-American soldiers serving in the Philippines…

These secondary sources explore crime history, gender roles, racial histories and relationships, religious interaction and histories, and biographies. Examples of journal articles are Laurel Ulrich Thatcher 's " Wheels, Looms, and Gender Division of Labor in the Eighteenth…

Hultén, Peter, and Vladimir Vanyushyn. "Promotion and Shoppers ' Impulse Purchases: The Example of Clothes." The Journal of Consumer Marketing 31.2 (2014): 94-102. ProQuest. Web. 18 Mar. 2015. The author of this source is Peter Hultén and Vladimir Vanyushyn. Peter Hultén is a Senior Lecturer at USBE, Umeå School of Business and Economics. Vladimir Vanyushyn is a Lecturer in Marketing at USBE, Umeå School of Business and Economics. Peter has published papers on shoppers ' impulse purchase…

lives in a new place. An immigrant is someone who moves to another country permanently. Some issues they struggle with most are the cultural differences, the language barrier and trying to make a living. Those points and more are explored through the sources used to write this essay. The purpose of this essay is to explore all the difficulties and challenges that immigrants face and to see if there are ways to help them be overcome. Suarez-Orozco, C., Suarez-Orozco, M. M., & Todorova, I.…