Primary sources

Primary Source Analysis: Shooting an Elephant George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” was first published in 1936 in a literary magazine. Though it was written ten years before the United States emerged as a super power and surpassed Britain on the world stage, this essay could be viewed as an article that questioned the validity of the British Empire, as well at it’s hold on it’s citizens and the world it seemed to rule. The story is told in a first person narrative by a man who worked for the…

The primary source is a visual document, a cartoon. Cartoons are unique because they can be subject to exaggerations and distortions, which lend meaning to the overall image. While the exaggerations and distortions make the cartoon appear less realistic, cartoons tend to portray a part of society in a negative or positive light. It is important to keep this in mind when analyzing a cartoon because anything that seems off, or weird can be an important detail that lends itself to the purpose of…

Mackenzie Kaminski Week 1 Primary Source Response 8/29/17 1. As seen in the Mississippi Black Codes, The Vagrancy Law is mentioned in a section of the excerpt. One is deemed a ‘vagrant’ who is without a job, or a stable home that wonders to place to place begging for help or money. Also, known as beggars, jugglers, runaways, and common railers. A vagrant could also be defined as someone who misuses the money they earn, for example, a street beggar asking for money to use for daily needs such as…

In considering the two types of sources—primary and secondary—I think that each has their strengths. However, I think that primary sources are ultimately the best way to learn about the past, because they are more memorable, more interesting, and easier to empathize with. The first advantage to primary sources is that they are more memorable. The point of history, of course, is to learn about the past, and so this is an important concern. If you don’t remember, you don’t learn. Anyhow,…

In my essay, I will argue that the primary source Memorandum on Colonizing New France shows that New France had difficulties settling, and how the French used manipulative tactics on the First Nation’s to convert them to Christianity. The source was written in the year of 1663, however the writer of the primary source is not identified but we know it was translated by CJJ, which shows the original source was not in modern day English. Since the source was translated we may have some…

The primary source I’ve chosen is the giving tree by Shel Silverstein, this book is about two opposites a boy and a tree. Every day the boy would come to the tree and play on her branches, climb her trunk, and eat her apples. then as the boy got older he stopped coming as much and would only come when he wanted something from the tree. first, it was her apple to sell in town to make money, then it was her branches to build a house, so he could get a wife and have kids. Then finally her trunk to…

Great Roman Minds Primary Source Paper. Juvenal’s Satires are poems written by the Roman poet Juvenal. In it, Juvenal defends his use of satire, a form of writing that criticizes people and society through humor and exaggeration. He starts by explaining that satire is necessary because people are often blind to their own faults and need to be shaken awake. He argues that satire serves as a mirror, reflecting society's flaws and prompting self-reflection. Through satire, he believes he can…

In the primary source, “Plan for the Erection of Government, c. 1768,” Don Jose de Galvez writes about why he believes the Spanish government should take notice and action upon Alta California. Galvez, mentions in his letter to the Marques de Croix that other foreign nations were taking interest in Alta California and they only way to protect the Spanish from “the dangers that threaten” them. This primary document made me understand more as to why the Spanish finally took action into colonizing…

passed off as troublemakers compared to others who saw the acts of segregation an act of cruelty. The trick to get pass bias is to interpreting the document to discover what is fact and what is fiction. It would deem best for one to gather multiple primary source documents such as first hand accounts. The civil rights movement known as the Freedom Riders was portrayed in both poor and elaborate ways in the news making it a prime case to be interpreted and to find the truth. Bias are the…

Primary Source Analysis Austrian-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia and Serbian response I was convinced that Serbia would not accept many of the terms in Austria-Hungary’s ultimatum, specifically 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9 because those demands compromise Serbia’s freedom and independence from Austria-Hungary. Terms 2, 7, and 10 are reasonable because they are standard requests of a country investigating the death of their monarch. Terms 1 and 3 interfere with a free press. Austria-Hungary is defining…