...What is -- and How to Write -- a Historiographical Essay (c) Muskingum College, Department of History, 2005 Defining Historiography: Historians do not always agree about how to interpret the events and people that they study; this leads to multiple explanations, which at times, are diametrically opposed to each other. As students progress into upper-level courses in the Department of History, they must move from the mastery of facts and analysis of primary sources encouraged by lower-level courses to a richer and deeper understanding of how history is written and the fact that events and ideas are open to interpretation. Within History 420 (Readings in History), students then move into another level of explanation, where they read intensively on a topic and provide their own historiographical explanations for a series of events/ideas. Therefore, historiography can be described as “the history of history.” What this means in practice is an exploration of a specific topic, and how historians have explained events or people over time, i.e. how their explanations have changed due to their own worldview and/or ideological bent, due to re-interpretation of previously-viewed sources, due to the availability of new sources, previously unexplored, and/or due to the application of different questions and/or methodologies to sources. Revision of prior interpretations of the past is an implicit and important element of historiography. It requires students to not only be able...
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...AP US History, often referred to as 'APUSH' (A as in letter A and push as in push--literally), is the CollegeBoard's second most frequently taken AP class (first is AP English Language and Composition). I took this class during my sophomore year, and I got an A in the class and a 4 on the exam, if you were curious. I was very interested in succeeding in that class and I wanted to share some advice on what helped me, and what I wish I did. The AP US History course is divided up into nine units, and there are seven themes (identity, work exchange, and technology, peopling, politics and power, America in the World, environment and geography, and ideas, beliefs, cultures) that can be, and are applied to each unit. The class is to be identical...
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...the standards and build the foundation for the services being provided. A. Does it ask all of the necessary questions to determine what the client’s presenting problem is? Please support your answer. Yes! The intake form chosen, was equip all the necessary questions to determine what the clients presenting problem is. The intake form started off by asking for the basic information such as name, DOB, primary care physician, current therapist/counselor information. And then went on to ask, what...
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...What is human service and where did it come from? To answer this question correctly, one must grasp the understanding of the meaning of human services, how to understand clients, the service delivery models, and its history. This review and analysis paper will dig deep into the main aspects of human services and its history, to fully answer the question stated above. What is human service and where did it come from? According to the National Organization for Human Services (2014), human services is broadly defined, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality...
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...I ~ i APPLIED SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS SERIES CASE Series Editors LEONARD BICKMAN, Peabody College, Vandelbilt University. Nashvine DEBRA J. ROO. Vanderbilt UnillelSity. Washington. DC I. SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS (ThIrd Edition) by FlOYD J. FOWLER, Jr. 2. SYNTHESIZING RESEARCH (ThIrd edition) by HARRIS COOPER 3. METHODS FOR POUCY RESEARCH by ANN MAJCHRZAK 4. SECONDARY RESEARCH (Second Edition) by DAVID W. STEWART and MICHAEL A. KAMINS 5. CASE sruDY RESEARCH (ThIrd edition) by ROBERT K. YIN 6. META-ANALY11C PROCEDURES FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH (Revl'" Edition) by ROBERT ROSENTHAL 7. TELEPHONE SURVEY METHODS (Second Edition) by PAUL J. LAVRAKAS 8. DIAGNOSING ORGANlZAnoNS (s.cond Edition) by MICHAEL I. HARRISON 9. GROUP TECHNIQUES FOR IDEA BUILDING (Second Edition, by CARL M. MOORE 10. NEED ANALYSI9 by JACK McKilliP II. UNKING AUDmNG AND META EVALUAnON by THOMAS A. SCHWANDT and EOINARD S. HALPERN 12. ETHICS AND VALUES IN APPUED SOCIAL RESEARCH by ALLAN J. KIMMEL 13. ON nME AND METHOD by JANICE R. KEllY and JOSEPH E. McGRATH 14. RESEARCH IN HEALTH CARE SEmNGS by KATHLEEN E. GRADY and BARBARA STRUDLER WALlSTON 15. PARnCIPANT OBSERVAnON by DANNY JORGENSEN 16. INTERPREnVE INTERACllONISM (Second Edition) by NORMAN K. DENZIN 17. ETHNOGRAPHY (Second Edition) by DAVID M. FETTERMAN 18. STANDARDIZED...
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...smart. She thought of using a questionnaire-type interview in order to gain more insights about the ideas of other people regarding smart students. The questionnaire she gave her respondents is consisting of nine (9) questions, seven (7) of which are open-ended questions while two (2) are objective questions. The first question asked was: Do you believe you are a smart student? Why? Why not? Six (6) out of ten (10) of the respondents believe that they are smart; but they have different reasons to think so. Two (2) of the respondents stated that everybody is smart in his/her own way, while the rest believe that everybody is smart. Those who responded otherwise thought that they are not actually smart. They said that they just study well and are hardworking. One even said that she is only good at memorizations. The second question asked was: How smart are you compared to others? Most of the respondents do not believe that there is a need to be compared with anybody because they do not like to be compared. They just do their best to become a successful student. One respondent even stated that on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the smartest, she thought that she must be 7. Another respondent said that she has no idea how smart other students are. The third question asked was: Do you know somebody whom you think is smart? What do you think makes him/her smart? Most of the respondents said a specific name of a person. The reasons are varied though. One respondent said that she...
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...topic for my paper is the interaction between the Metis people and the bison. I will examine the correlation between the declining bison numbers and hunting patterns, techniques, and traditions between regions. I will primarily be looking at the Red River and Ile-à-la-Crosse settlements, as well as the plains Metis. In order to rule out other possible influences on the bison I will be sure to examine settlers influence, as well as that of the bison trading economy. My principle research questions for this paper are “to what extent was the Metis’ hunting of the buffalo relate to subsistence, culture/tradition, or other purposes,” “to what extent did the Metis attribute to the depletion of the bison in different regions,” “Who did the Metis’ hunting more-so resemble, the Natives or the European settlers and did this differ between regions,” and “to what extent did different hunting techniques attribute to the depletion of the bison.” I am still, however, trying to decide which order the questions can be best answered in, as to...
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...SYLLABUS –American History Before 1877 HIST1301.719 HIST1301.722 You must read this document CAREFULLY. ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE IS LISTED HERE. Section 1 – Getting started There is not an in-person orientation for this course. Please read the following syllabus thoroughly and e-mail me with any questions you have. I will communicate with the class through e-mails and post information on the ANNOUNCEMENT page - please check the announcements often. San Jacinto College has implemented STUDENT E-MAIL. Other than our course Blackboard account, all separate announcements, extra credit and assignments will be communicated to you through this e-mail regardless of what personal e-mail you have used or listed through the college. You must get in the habit of checking and using this e-mail account for all of your college needs. After you have checked in with me and received a reply from me with your syllabus and course information I will communicate to you via SJC student e-mail. Here is the link on how to set up, check and use your new e-mail address. Read it and let me know if you have any questions. http://www.sjcd.edu/email.html Section 2 – Information about the American History course. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study...
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...FormGrading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below. | Date Taken: | 12/11/2014 | Time Spent: | 1 h , 13 min , 15 secs | Points Received: | 10 / 10 (100%) | | Question Type: | # Of Questions: | # Correct: | Multiple Choice | 10 | 10 | | | Grade Details - All Questions | Question 1. | Question : | Who led the American forces in battle during World War I? | | | Student Answer: | x| Pershing | | | | George | | | | MacArthur | | | | Patton | | Instructor Explanation: | The answer can be found in Chapter Two of A History of the United States Since 1865. | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | Question 2. | Question : | While in many ways the end of the war brought welcome relief, in others it created several new and significant problems. Which disease in 1919 killed more people in 24 weeks than did AIDS in a period of 24 years? | | | Student Answer: | | Polio | | | | Malaria | | | | Tuberculosis | | | x| Spanish flu | | Instructor Explanation: | The answer can be found in Chapter Two of A History of the United States Since 1865. | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 | | Comments: | | | | Question 3. | Question : | Which future U.S. President served in the First Volunteer Calvary in the Spanish-American War...
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...Chapter 15 Quiz * Due Mar 26 at 6pm * Points 10 * Questions 10 * Available Mar 19 at 12am - Mar 26 at 6pm 8 days * Time Limit None Attempt History | Attempt | Time | Score | LATEST | Attempt 1 | 36 minutes | 7 out of 10 | Score for this quiz: 7 out of 10 Submitted Mar 19 at 11:58pm This attempt took 36 minutes. Question 1 1 / 1 pts Parameters for stored procedures and functions can be of any valid SQL Server data type except Parameters for stored procedures and functions can be of any valid SQL Server data type except date/time Correct! table xml numeric Question 2 0 / 1 pts Skip to question text. Code a statement that calls the following stored procedure and passes the values ‘2011-12-01’ and 122 to its input parameters. Pass the parameters by name in the reverse order that they’re declared in the procedure. CREATE PROC spInvoiceTotal1 @DateVar smalldatetime, @VendorID int AS SELECT SUM(InvoiceTotal) FROM Invoices WHERE VendorID = @VendorID AND InvoiceDate >= @DateVar; ______________________________________________________________________________ You Answered Correct Answers EXEC spInvoiceTotal1 @VendorID = 122, @DateVar = '2011-12-01'; EXEC spInvoiceTotal1 @VendorID = 122, @DateVar = '2011-12-01' Question 3 0 / 1 pts Before you can pass a table to a stored procedure or a function as a parameter, you must use the ______________________ statement to...
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...Careers in Accounting Jenifer Smyder ACC100 – Accounting I Dr. Kazem Khan Strayer University December 2, 2014 NOTE: This is your title page for the research paper in APA style. YOUR RUNNING HEAD IN ALL CAPS (a shortened version of your title no more than 50 characters). Be sure to type the words, Running head: and then place your shortened version of your title in all caps. Subheadings in the paper will derive from your brainstorming/prewriting research questions that are formed into phrases. Subheadings (for level one) are centered and bold. Always capitalize the important words in all subheadings including the title of the paper. You will more than likely have 5 to 7 subheadings. The entire paper must be double-spaced using size 12 font Times New Roman style. Abstract Your abstract starts here. Summarize your project in 150-250 words. Tell what stance you are taking on the topic and how you will provide evidence. Tell how you will argue the point. Avoid using contractions and 1st and 2nd person pronouns throughout the entire paper. First and second person pronouns include the following: I, me, my, myself, mine, we, us, our, ours, ourselves, you, your, yours, yourself, and yourselves. (NOTE: Although APA requires this page to be single spaced, and not indented, your professor may have other requirements). The word, Abstract is centered in bold. Title of Paper Here Your...
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...Course Syllabus |[pic] | American Experience I (HSS 255) Instructor: Yakita Burns Office Hours: (Wed) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Office: 228 HHS Phone: 201-8488 Course: AMH 1041 Credits: 3hrs Reference # 155106 Class Time: 1:25 - 2:15 p.m. (MWF) E-mail: burnsy@tcc.fl.edu Session: Fall 2015 Course Description: American Experience I (3) FA SP SU Prerequisites: Documented exemption, appropriate placement scores or completion of developmental education reading and writing. AMH 1041 examines the historical experiences and events that have shaped America's social and economic development in order to foster a better understanding of America's culturally diverse society. Prerequisite(s): satisfactory completion of Developmental Writing II (ENC0025 ) and Developmental Reading II (REA0017 ), or appropriate placement scores. Examines the historical experiences and events that shaped America’s social and economic development, in order to foster a better understanding of America’s culturally diverse society. Lecture: 3 hours. Close Close Prerequisite(s): satisfactory completion of Developmental Writing II (ENC0025 ) and Developmental Reading II (REA0017 ), or appropriate placement scores. Examines the historical experiences and events that shaped America’s social and economic development, in order to foster a better understanding of America’s culturally diverse society. Lecture: 3 hours. Close Close Prerequisite(s):...
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...TExES I Texas Examinations of Educator Standards Preparation Manual 133 History 8–12 Copyright © 2006 by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). All rights reserved. The Texas Education Agency logo and TEA are registered trademarks of the Texas Education Agency. Texas Examinations of Educator Standards, TExES, and the TExES logo are trademarks of the Texas Education Agency. This publication has been produced for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) by ETS. ETS is under contract to the Texas Education Agency to administer the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) program and the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET) program. The TExES program and the Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET) program are administered under the authority of the Texas Education Agency; regulations and standards governing the program are subject to change at the discretion of the Texas Education Agency. The Texas Education Agency and ETS do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in the administration of the testing program or the provision of related services. PREFACE The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) has developed new standards for Texas educators that delineate what the beginning educator should know and be able to do. These standards, which are based on the state-required curriculum for students—the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—form the basis for new Texas Examinations...
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...The writing of the long song “How can I be proud of my Jamaican roots, when my ancestors had been slaves”? This question asked by a woman with Jamaican roots followed British novelist Andrea Levy for a long time. She wondered how anyone could be ashamed of his or her legacy and thus the foundation of her book, The Long Song, was laid. However, writing the book was a more difficult task than presumed. Levy considered many things at the preliminary stage of the book as she knew that she didn’t want to write yet another historical novel about slavery. This is the reason why she chose to write the “behind the scenes”-essay, The Writing of The Long Song. Herein she elaborates and discusses the process of writing her book and raises important questions that deal with extremely relevant themes such as family pride and the filtering of history. Levy opens her essay with a flashback to the conference she attended several years earlier in London where the main theme was the legacy of slavery. She remembers a woman asking the panel how she could be proud of her Jamaican roots when her ancestors had been slaves (p. 7, ll. 5-7). Levy doesn’t remember the panel’s answer to the woman but the question stayed with her for a long time and it ended up being her motivation for writing the book The Long Song. Levy is of Jamaican heritage herself and in contrary to the young woman, she proudly acknowledges her slave ancestry: “If our ancestors survived the slave ships they were strong. If they...
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...Mitchell, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course OBST 510-D10 Introduction to the Old Testament by Stephen Corbett November 10, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Bible and Myth 2 The Bible in Its World The Bible and Myth: A Problem of Definition Continuity: The Basis of Mythical Thinking Transcendence: Basis of Biblical Thinking The Bible verses Myth The Bible and History 9 The Bible and History: A Problem of Definition Is the Bible Truly Historical? The Problem of History (1) Does it Matter Whether the Bible Is Historical? The Problem of History (2) Origins of the Biblical Worldview: Alternatives Conclusion 15 Introduction “The Bible Among the Myths” begins with the author, John N. Oswalt, establishing his credibility on the topic discussed. Following his studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and Brandeis University, Oswald went on to teach courses at multiple seminaries on the subject of the Old Testament. Due to his years of teaching, he followed the current thought in the scholarly world in reference to the Bible and the subject of myth. In a sixty year gap, scholarly thought went from a popular view of the Israelite thought being completely separate and unconnected to the ancient near eastern thought to currently seeing Israelite religion as simply one more of the complex West Semitic religions. Scholars...
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