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    These laws are put in place and have consequences. Criminal laws are punishable, with determination of guilt. Actions taken against criminals can also be looked at as a deterrent for others to not partake in similar or the same actions. The four primary sources of law are the U.S. Constitution, statutes passed by Congress and/or state legislations,…

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    There are many primary sources you can choose to read or see to better understand the European history from the years 1300-1700. The three I chose are very good because they all talk about the history but from different views and occurrences. The first source I would refer to is the Italian Renaissance Reader. From 1300-1700 was when the Renaissance occurred and this book gives you an idea of who all the best writers, scholars, painters, poets, architects, and power family names were. Each…

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    with national headlines, but this issue can be solved by avoiding using single news sources and finding legitimate news sources. On the campus of a university, many unique students who have diverse views, beliefs, and preferences can be found. Exercising the right to have an opinion is important, but many students neglect this right because they fail to keep themselves informed. It is common for a…

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    How useful is Source A to a historian studying how battles were fought during World War One. In your response refer to the reliability of the source Source A, written by Private James Mitchell of 7 Church Lane, East Grinstead is a primary source written on the 17th of October, 1914. The source is from a soldier that is in war writing to his dad. The source is moderality useful to an historian studying: how battles were fought during World War One because it tells people what the soldiers were…

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    However, after reading the article multiple times, I now understand that the author was making a more nuanced argument compared to other articles I’ve read. The author name drops a lot of different sources, but in the end, the main objective of the source is to establish The Quiet American as a historical source. To accomplish that, the author has to establish the relationship between the events in The Quiet American and Greene’s own life. This is also the reason why the author spends a lot of…

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    Bailyn, Bernard. The Peopling of British North America: An Introduction. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Thesis: In his preface, Bailyn describes his texts as a "preliminary effort to open up the questions and identify major themes of a very large area of history which we still only vaguely understand (xii). In chapter one he goes onto define the actual idea behind the title: " It brings together the major aspects of life in the American colonies- social structure and settlement patterns,…

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    framework for organizing historical information as well as having a guide for developing historical understanding. Therefore, this essay offers an exploration of the concepts of history forming a crucial basis for the conceptual understanding of the sources and evidence based on the unbiased history (Heidegger, 2011, p 45). Concepts of History As a point of fact, history is based…

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    at secondary sources one must take a different view than when analyzing a primary source. There are several credentials that must be met for a truly reliable secondary source. First, who is the author, are there any authors, or was a university or nonprofit responsible for the source? Second, who published the source, is it a website, a journal or a book? Third, who is this source geared toward and what does it want its audience to know or understand? Fourth, what makes this source so credible…

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    years, and I would think that back then there would be some sources that could help college students like the sources there are today. There may have not been blogs back then, but there were sources such as college catalogues. Talking to people at the colleges or universities could also help incoming freshmen obtain advice. College is such a large community so if you ever need advice or motivation, and you did not want to use the sources previously listed then you could just talk to another…

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    Creating an eminent unit plan can be shown through the Australian curriculum. By following the strands, sub strands and elaborations, unit plans can fulfil the learning needs for all students in this particular subject. The unit plan that has been created for the year four level follows the rationale set by the Australian curriculum outstandingly well. Also included in a successful unit plan is the resemblance of the requirements of the stated rationale. Creating a unit plan for the year four…

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