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    that shared knowledge can sequentially shape an individuals’ personal knowledge. Shared knowledge in history is based on the analysis of events that occurred throughout different time periods through the use of accounts and sources such as primary sources and secondary sources. On the other hand, personal knowledge in history can be seen as the way we, as individuals, interpret the event in terms of our own personal

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    PART 1: PREWRITING Activity A: Analyze a Task 1. David’s primary purpose in sending a message is to inform the reader that the car company will not honour the customer’s claim. The writer’s priority is to inform the reader that the company would like to honour the claim, but point out that it could not happen because the warranty is expired. 2. David’s secondary purpose in sending a message is to promote goodwill on behalf of the company. He does not want to make the company look bad in the eyes

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    could be made that these two concepts are somehow correlated. The primary source documents such as “The Monroe Doctrine Declares the Western Hemisphere Closed to European Intervention, 1823,” and essays such as, “Expansionist Ambition, Not Republican Ideals,” will support the structure of this essay, showing that there is a reflection of Manifest Destiny ideology in the Monroe Doctrine. Using various primary and secondary sources from Major Problems in American Foreign Relations, this short essay

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    objective is by citing earlier identifications of genre, conventions, and occasions for writing made in my assignment two. Second, students must produce writing that draws considerably on concepts from primary or secondary sources. For this objective I cited my assignment two which includes primary source material and argues a rationalization for change within a journal. Thirdly, students should show a flexible writing process that adapts to the different writing situations and tasks. I cite again assignment

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    efforts came to be to protect human rights and future wars from occurring. The unit would involve students examining primary sources, secondary sources, artwork, and photographs of the time. This unit would address two subject areas, English and Social Studies. Students would be reading novels about the Holocaust and individuals

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    Historians are faced with the challenge of working with the small amount of historical evidence that they have. Between primary and secondary sources, indecipherable languages, damaged artifacts, and biased accounts of history, they have quite the task in front of them. The state of the evidence we have to learn from allows us an interesting look into peoples thoughts, feelings and experiences, but also forces us to interpret to the best of our ability, and make educated guesses on what life was

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    character in Death of a Salesman, and Troy Maxson, father and main character in Fences, impose the belief that chasing pleasure and enjoyment in your life instead of working for a steady career will result in failure upon their children. In the primary source, Death of a Salesman, Willy speaks of his son Biff saying, “How can he find himself on a farm? Is that a life? A farmhand? In the beginning, when he was young, I thought, well, a young man, it’s good for him to tramp around, take a lot of different

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    of beliefs successfully, he had to acquire many credible sources for the readers to trust him. Located in the back of the book, Amin Maalouf has placed a sources section in order for readers to trust his credibility. The two types of sources that can be found throughout The Crusades Through Arab Eyes are primary and secondary sources. Primary sources are works such as; quotes, government documents, letters, and records. While Secondary sources are those such as; books,

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    its allies able to justify such a horrific counterinsurgency program, especially so soon after the liberation of Nazi concentration camps? Historiography Perhaps the two most notorious modern historians who have published comprehensive secondary sources regarding Mau Mau are Caroline Elkins and David Anderson. Each has published a book about the rebellion and each book will be vital to my research regarding the Pipeline. Elkins’ book, Britain’s Gulag in Kenya, goes into great detail about the Pipeline;

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    During my time at Teachers College, I have expanded my knowledge of writing and teaching lessons in a way that engages my students while meeting their needs. Many times I have been challenged to think beyond the traditional lesson and consider ways to make the lesson innovative and engaging while meeting standards and student needs. Some lessons took longer and were tougher than others to plan, and there were times when it was harder to make something students found dull into something exciting.

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