nature of sources and evidence in this case study * Alexandria is known to be one of the great centres of learning in both science and literature under the Ptolematic kings. The Royal Library of Alexandria was once home to the largest collection of books in antiquity‚ appealing to a range of scholars including mathematicians‚ philosophers and scientists looking to study and teach. It can be said for certain that the library was once there‚ but no longer is at present day. The Royal Library formed
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Even though these sources happen in different years‚ they still have something in common. They described the Indians. The way they lived‚ how they dressed‚ their beliefs. Columbus even force Indians to go with him and learn he’s language. In primary source four Bartolome de Las Casas stated “God has created all these numberless people to be quiet the simplest‚ with malice or duplicity‚ most obedient‚ most faithful to their natural lords‚ and to the Christians‚ whom they serve..” this emphasizes
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This source was written and published in 2014‚ The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War‚ by best selling author‚ Steven Pressfield. Pressfield was a 24 year old secular American Jew in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve during the June 1967 Six Day War. The impressive military victory by Israeli made a lasting impression on the young man‚ which later inspired his book reflecting upon the war. The purpose of this book is to reflect upon and tell the story of one of the most astonishing military
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Document or Source Author John Tosh outlines in his book ‘The Pursuit of History’ two approaches to evaluating a document or source. These are namely an External Criticism and an Internal Criticism (Tosh‚ 1984. 58) The Oxford School Dictionary defined a criticism as the expression of disapproval of something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes. (Oxfords School Dictionary‚ 2003. 109) By applying this these criticisms to any historical source or potential source a historian
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Identify the sources and purposes of criminal law. Kristi Adams April 9th‚ 2014 If you had to choose between • • (1) killing one person to save the lives of five others and (2) doing nothing‚ even though you knew that five people would die right before your eyes if you did nothing—what would you do? What would be the right thing to do? • You are the driver of a light rail car when the brakes fail. • You can steer the rail car. • Ahead on the track are five workers
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The Definition of Conventional Sources of Energy By Don Shepard‚ eHow Contributor I want to do this! What’s This? Your Dictionary.com defines conventional as "not unusual or extreme; ordinary." This fits well with conventional energy sources in terms of being not unusual‚ however‚ the impact on society by these sources has been anything but ordinary and have actually been quite extreme. Conventional energy sources have demonstrated both extremely positive and negative consequences. These negative
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Summaries of sources and their relevance to my investigation SOURCE A: The author of this article is Chris Trueman. Although this source is secondary‚ it gives an accurate summation of the events which caused the Vietnam War‚ and therefore it is a valuable source. The article discusses some of the reasoning for both of the superpowers’ intervention in the Vietnam War‚ such as America’s need to contain the spread of communism and to prevent the ‘Domino Effect’ from occurring in Asia. Similarly‚
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environment. Therefore‚ scientists have been searching for new ways of providing energy. They hoped to find inexpensive and eco-friendly sources. Some of those solutions include hydroelectric energy‚ hydrogen fuel cells‚ and nuclear fusion. Hydroelectric energy is a reliable and easy to obtain source of energy. In order to produce energy‚ all that is required is flowing water. Since much of the world is covered by rivers‚ oceans‚ lakes‚ and many other bodies of water‚ hydroelectric energy is a
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Comparison of the Two Deuteronomistic History Sources of King David The two sources that are credited with telling the story of King David are known as the Deuteronomistic History source and another source that is thought to be priestly in origin. The Deuteronomistic History source begins the story of King David in 1 Samuel 16:12 and continues through 2 Samuel until it concludes at 1 Kings 2:11. The other(priestly) source begins King David’s
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Three revenue sources in public budgeting Property Tax: Property tax can be defined as a levy that the government issues on a person’s property. The value assessed to the property is taxed. Revenue of local governments like cities and counties are derived from property taxes. The revenue is used for administration in government and expenses concerning law enforcement‚ paramedics etc.; and also to fund courts in local governments and helps for the payment of services which include civic centers
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