understanding of a primary source is as follows. A primary source is a source that is the most reliable source available. A primary source is coming directly from the person and or group that experienced first-hand what is written in the primary source. A primary source is from the time period when said event happened in. The importance in studying primary sources is because the more original a source is generally is the more reliable source. It is important to study primary sources to get more accurate
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Primary Source Essay Assignment In my point of view‚ history portrays the past. While reading a American history book‚ people would only focus on the essential events that trigger their emotions; however‚ they should recognize the American history are dominated by three elements- race‚ class‚ and gender. In the rest of the assignment‚ I would use several primary sources documents to analyze how gender had made a big impact in the American history. It would signify the hardships that women endured
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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES What is Primary Sources? * Primary sources are original materials. Generally‚ primary sources are not accounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. * Information for which the writer has no personal knowledge is not primary‚ although it may be used by historians in the absence of a primary source. * Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses or recorders
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Perez History 102 “Letters to King Jao of Portugal‚” was written by the king of Kongo‚ King Affonso‚ who’s real name was Nzinga Mbemba. King Affonso writes this letter directed to the king of Portugal‚ King Jao‚ to inform him about his concerns of his people. The letter is dated 1526 and takes place in the Kingdom of Kongo‚ which by during this time slave trade is going on (705). Throughout the letter of King Affonso seems to beg King Jao for help rather than being demanding‚ “again we beg of your
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HIST 100 Primary Source Analysis Part I: Paragraph Assignment—Authority & Order in the Classical West (20 points) Introduction & Purpose The first‚ and some would say principal‚ job of the historian is to discover both the meaning and the significance of historical evidence. This assignment will help you to continue to engage with a key problem facing historians of the early West: how to evaluate primary source evidence that can be both upfront and in some ways full of deceit. You will be
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Population; A Human Source Or Burden Zawar Hussain The world population milestone that is sparking a global discussion on today’s most pressing environmental‚ health and justice issues‚ Pakistan’s population has continued to grow at break-neck speed. This has put immense pressure on the resources Pakistan has or can generate. Some would argue that every birth produces a consumer. Increasing population is actually a blessing in Islam‚ Christianity and Judaism. So in religious sense its good
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INTRODUCTION - POPULATION GROWTH The world experienced dramatic population growth during the twentieth century‚ with the number of inhabitants doubling from 3 to 6 billion between 1960 and 2000. India‚ too‚ saw very rapid population growth during this period – from 448 million to 1.04 billion – and to 1.21 billion in 2010. The effects of past and projected future demographic change on economic growth in India is the main focus of this chapter. Figure 1 plots world population from 1950 to
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PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION GROWTH Based on the current trend‚ there will be a total to about 9.2 billion people on the earth by mid-century‚ fuelled by the birth of 220000 children a day and falling mortality rates (Population Institute‚ 2014). This estimate raises questions about the future of humanity and the planet we inhabit. The debate about an optimal size for human population is one that has waged over the years. The question is fundamentally about sustainability; whether the resources that
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Many people (including national leaders) worry that population growth depletes resources and can trigger social or economic catastrophe if it is not contained. As discussed in the preceding section‚ most of the projected population growth during this century will take place in developing nations. These countries have faced many challenges in recent decades‚ including low levels of education‚ poor health standards‚ poverty‚ scarce housing‚ natural resource depletion‚ wars‚ and economic and political
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suggests that demographic dynamics is the change in population in terms of size composition‚ age structure‚ and urbanization. This includes the causes and consequences of migration‚ fertility and mortality. These dynamics are different from the past since each and every country experiences changes in terms of living condition‚ number of people born and people who died in that particular time. This essay will discuss the current size of the population‚ how does it effect the economic development‚ the
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