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    Introduction The discourse is about the analyses of three primary sources The Voices of Islam and what the sources reveal about the Islamic Society in the Ancient World. The first primary source 'The Quran Seventh Century C.E. ', is a book that has the word of God 'Allah, ' which contain revelations provided by the messenger of Allah, the Prophet Muhammad. According to Strayer, the revelations were recorded in the Quran, becoming the sacred text in the Islam community and the core of their…

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    LCP: Primary Source Analysis Your analysis of the American author’s work(s) you selected will form the foundation of your research paper. Do not consult SparkNotes, Shmoop, etc. -- it’s obvious to me when you do, and I’m not interested in what lame internet sites say. I want to know what you think. To analyze anything, consider its function (purpose) and form (design), and how the function and form work together. To apply this to literary criticism: Ask yourself what purposes the author has…

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    My paper will have 5 primary sources: two works of writing, and three songs. The first work of writing will be the Declaration of Independence. It was written in 1776, mainly by Thomas Jefferson, along with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. It laid out why the colonies were declaring independence, and asserted their inalienable rights and rights to self governance. It was a turning point in both American and world history, the template for a centuries worth…

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    Primary Source Analysis A life on the high seas full of capturing other ships and exploring the world seems exciting. The reality for many 16th and 17th century pirates and privateers was anything but. Some turned to the sea life for relief from disastrous conditions. Others because they could make easy money. With the travel first to the new world, then later around the globe the riches that could be reached from the sea were innumerable—quite the reason to board a ship and sail away.…

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    vs Primary Sources The news has become a popular and fast-working source of information for recent events. Today, a majority of the general public willingly consider the works released through media as a source of reliable knowledge, while people living in the past depended on first-hand accounts for more efficient knowledge. Both sources of information were flawed, however, the current bias displayed by the media on mass shootings is comparatively more detrimental in contrast to its primary…

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    the middle class and better living standards for the people. The primary source is an speech by John Drier, a US representative to the Organization of American States; in the speech he denounces communism and that Latin America would be better off not following Guatemala where communist ideas are taking hold. When learning about WW2 in school I often wondered why Latin America didn’t really come up. After reading the secondary source I got a better understanding…

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    The Incensario stand is a beautiful sculpture that is carved and shaped with history and community. This piece is 25 11 9 inches, it is sculpted with clay which is turned into ceramics, the geography is in Guatemala and the culture is Mayan. It was painted with natural pigments but over the centuries and environment, it has faded with time. An outstanding vessel that gives insight into the type of sculptures they create. Analysis The composition of “Incensario” is bold and expressive. The…

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    In the primary source Usmah Ibn Munqidh (1095-1188) Autobiography, he talks about how things were going on during that time. First at all, Usamah, he was a muslin warrior and counter, who fought against the Crusaders with Saladin. In his autobiography, he stated his adventure, with a Frankish reverend who had arrive from their land. This frankish began called him “ my brother” and one day by sea, the frankish told him, that he would like that he send his son with him, so the boy can see and…

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    Lauren Miller Dr. Maggie Elmore History 124AC 31 October 2017 Primary Source Analysis 2 In what ways did African Americans advocate for greater inclusion and equality in US society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? If African American leaders in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries agreed on any one point, it would be thus: the problem of the times was the problem of race relations. W.E.B. DuBois called it the “problem of the color-line,” and Fredrick Douglass the “race…

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    I’m doing my Primary Source Paper on the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war was one of the most controversial wars America has ever been in. It had three other names it was known as; the second Indochina war, resistance war against America, and the American war. The war started November 1 1955 and ended on April 30 1975. It was during the cold war era that happened in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. The first Indochina war occurred from 1946-1954 and was between North and South Vietnam. The Soviet Union…

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