Title | Text Analysis Instructions Prep Work 2021 |
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Author | Eva Kneipp |
Course | American Diplomatic History |
Institution | University of Memphis |
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Analysis of two primary sources, Johannes Hanner and Elizabeth Sprigs, explains the meaning of letters sent...
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Ans wert hreeques t i ons:
1.Whydo e sEl i z abe t hSpr i gsc ompar ehe rc ondi t i onunf av or abl yt o t hato fbl ac ks ? El i z abe t hSpr i gsc amet oAme r i c aasanEng l i s hi nde nt ur e ds e r v ant .Thus ,me ani ngs he wo ul donl ywor kunpai df o rac e r t ai nt i mepe r i od,t he ngi ve nhe rf r e e do ms .Ho we v e r ,af t e r e x e c ut i nghe rc o nt r ac to fs e r v i t ude ,s hewast r e at e dashar s hass l ave swe r et r e at e d.Spr i gs was ,“ t o i l i ng . . . i nt heHo r s e ’ sdr udge r y …t i e dupandwhi pp’ d, ”dur i nghe rs e r v i t ude ,whi c h washo ws l av e swe r et r e at e d.I nt hi st i mepe r i od,s l av e swe r es e e nast hel o we s tc l as sof pe o pl e .Sl ave swe r es e e nase x pe ndabl eani mal sr at he rt hanahumanbe i ng,l e adi ngt ot he s e ve r er e gi me nt ake nupons l av e s .I nde nt ur e ds e r vant swe r eno ts uppo s e dt obet r e at e das s l ave s ,s i nc et he ywe r emai nl ywhi t eEngl i s hpe opl e .He nc e ,Spr i gsc o mpar e dhe runf avo r abl e c o ndi t i o nst ot hato fbl ac ks l ave s . 2.Whatdoe sJohanne sHanne rhav ei nmi ndwhe nhec al l sAme r i c aa “ f r e ec ount r y” ? Owni ngl and,ac c e s s i bl ef o odandc l o t he s ,e ar nmone y ,al way ss o me t hi ngt odo ,e c ono mi c f r e e dom Jo hanne sHanne rwasamal e ,Swi s s Ge r mane mi gr antwhoc amet oAme r i c aasaf r e e pe r s o n.Hanne rde s c r i be sAme r i c aasaf r e ec o unt r ys i nc et he r ei s ,“ nos hor t ag eoff o o d… I wo r kf o rt woday sIe ar nmor ebr e adt hani ne i g htday s . ”Mo r e o v e r ,t hel andi nAme r i c adoe s no t ,“ r e qui r epay me nto ft i t he s , ”whi c hal l ude smo r et oHanne r ’ sde s c r i pt i ono fAme r i c aasa f r e ec ount r y .Hanne r ’ si de asoff r e e do mi nc l udemai nl ye c ono mi cval ue s ,bo as t i ngabo utt he payo ft hec ount r yandnor e qui r e me nto ft axe sonl and.Johanne sHanne rdi dnots e e k r e l i gi o usnorpo l i t i c alf r e e do m whe ne mi gr at i ngt oAme r i c a.Hanne r ’ si de o l o gyo fa“ f r e e c o unt r y”i se c o nomi cf r e e do m,whi c hi swhather e c e i ve dwhe nhear r i v e di nt hec o unt r y . 3.Whatf ac t or smi g hte xpl ai nt hedi ffe r e nte xpe r i e nc e so ft he s et wo e mi gr ant st oBr i t i s hNor t hAme r i c a? Success ,soci als t at us,genderi ndi fference,cl ot hi ng di fference Thee xpe r i e nc ei nBr i t i s hNo r t hAme r i c avar i e df o rmanydi ffe r e ntpe opl ef oramul t i t udeo f r e as ons .El i z abe t hSpr i gsc amet oNo r t hAme r i c aasani ndent ur e ds er vant ,me ani ngl i t t l e f r e edom t ohero wnwhenar r i vi ng.Spr i gswas ,“ t i edupandwhi pp’ dt ot hatDe gr eet hat y ou’ dno ts e r veanAni mal , ”dur i nghe rs e r vi t ude .JohannesHanne r ,ho we ve r ,ar r i ve di nt he c o unt r yasaf r eeman,endo wi nghi m wi t hmuc hmo r ef r e edomst hanSpr i gs .Hanne r e xpl ai nedt hec ount r yas ,“ al wayse nought odo … Br e adi spl ent i f ul …buymanyt hi ngss o r e as onabl y…”Eve ni fSpr i gsc amet ot hec ount r yasaf r e ewo man,s hewoul dno tbeal l o wed t hef r e e dom t oo wnl andass hei sawo man.Hanne rwasgi f t e dt her i ght so fo wni ngl and andwo r ki ngf orpay ,l eadi ngt ohi so pt i mi s t i cat t i t udet o war dt hec ount r y .Spr i gswasan
unpai ds e r vantwhowast r e at edasas l ave ,pr o duc i ngherabys male xpe r i e nc ei nt he c o unt r y . Ans wert het hreepos t edques t i onsonebyone.Donotcreat eones i ngl enarrat i ve. Thefinalproductshoul dl ookl i ket hi s: 1.Q1 2.Q2:JohannesHannerseesAmeri caasaf reecount ryt hroughhi sownset ofeyes. 3.Q3
Purpos eoft hewor k: Youneedt ol earnhow t o: o o o o o o o o
l e ar nho wt oanal yz epr i mar ys o ur c e s ,me ani ngde t e r mi ni ngt hes our c e’ saut hor andhi s / he rPOV,t heaudi enceandt hepurpos eoft hes o ur c e saffe c thi sat t i t ude . de mo ns t r at et heus eandappl i c at i o nofpr i o rkno wl e dgeofCo l oni alhi s t o r y ac c ur at e l yus es uc hc at e go r i esas“ e c o nomi c ”and“ s o c i al ” e xpl ai nt hr eef ac t or st hati mpac t e dt hedi ffe r ente mi gr ante xpe r i e nc e si nCo l oni al Ame r i c a. s el ectandi ncorporat erel evante xampl es ,f ac t s ,andde t ai l sf r o mt hes o ur c e . o Makes pec i ficr e f er e nc e st ot het e xt si no r dert os uppor tyo urc onc l us i o n. pr o v et hatyouhavereadt hes ourceandar eabl et oart i cul at ec l e arans wer s . us egoo dv oc abul ar y ,pr opergr ammar ,andc o r r ec ts ent e nc es t r uc t ur e . pays pec i alat t ent i o nt ot hec o nt e ntandapt ne s sofyo uri de as ,t hequal i t yand ac c ur ac yo fyo uranal ys i s ,pr os e ,andt ho ught .
Techni calrequi rement s
Cr eat eawor ddoc ument ,doubl e s pac eyo urdo c ume nt ,us ef ont12. Typeyo urname ,per i o d,anddat ei nt heuppe rl e f tc or nero ft hepage . Br i ngt os c hoo lf o rpe e re di t i ngandt he npubl i s hi nas s i gnme nt s _Sc hoo l o gy_f r o nt page
PrepWork_ TextAnal ys i s _donotpubl i s hbuthavei nmi ndwhenans weri ng ques t i ons Anal ys i s SourceWhatki ndo fa pr i mar ys our c ei st hi s ?
El i zabet hSpri gs Pr i vat el e t t e r ,Mar yl and 1756
Johannes Hanner Pr i vat el e t t e r ,Pe nns yl vani a 1769
Whe n,whe r ewasi twr i t t e n Agi r ldes c r i beshe rs or r y l i f ei nMar yl andasan Summari zeWhati st he nde nt ur e ds er vant mai ni de ao ft hi sdo c ume nt ? i Whatc o nt e nti st hemos t i mpor t ant ?
Hi s t ori calSi t uat i on ( Cont ext )Whatwasg oi ng o nwhe nt heaut ho rwr o t e t hi sdo c ume ntt hatmi g ht hav eaffe c t e dt heme s s age ? Ho w do e st hi she l py o u be t t e runde r s t andt he do c ume nt ?
Ge r mani mmi gr ant , e xpl ai nsho w Pe nns yl vani a i st hebe s tpoo rman’ s c o unt r y ,want sf ami l yt o c o met oAmer i c a
mmi gr anti nflux, To bac c oboo mi nMar yl and, I l abo rnee de d,Mar yl andhas t ur ne dt os l av er y ,s t i l l c o l o ni al
Toherf at he r ,Apo l o gi z i ng , gui l tt r i p I nt endedAudi ence I de nt i f yt hepe r s onorgr o up t heaut ho re x pe c t st oi nf or m o ri nflue nc e .Ho w do e st hi s i mpac tt heaut hor ’ s me s s ag e ?
Hi sf ami l y ,adv er t i s e ment
Purpos eWhyi she /s he Want sr e l i e f ,c l o t he s , ho s i e r y ,c omf o r t ,f o od wr i t i ngandf o rwhat pur po s e ?Ho w do e si t s Emphas i so nmi s t r e at me nt , pur po s eaffe c ti t sr e l i abi l i t yt hi nkss he’ ss uper i o r o rus e f ul ne s s ? be c aus es he’ sEngl i s hand whi t e
Pe r s uadef ami l yt oc omet o Ame r i c a,mi ghtbe e xagger at i ngt heent i c i ng Ame r i c a
Poi ntofVi ew Whoi s wr i t i ng ?Ge nde r ?Whati s hi s /he rpl ac ei ns o c i e t y ? Ho w di dt heaut ho r ’ s bac kgr o und( r ac e ,ge nde r , s o c i o e c ono mi cc l as s )i mpac t t he i rwr i t t e npe r s pe c t i v e ?
Li mi t at i onsAr et he r eany
El i z abe t hSpr i gs–whi t e wo mani ndent ur e ds er vant f r o m Engl and,e xt r eme l y po o r / vi r t ual l yas l av e ,no r i ght s
Jo hannesHanne r–Mal e , s wi s s Ge r mani mmi gr ant ,
Conc e nt r at e so nl yon
Nos hor t ageoff oo d,l and
de t e c t abl ebi as e si nt het e xt ? ne gat i ves i deo fMar yl and, r e at e dwo r s et hant he Whatdoe st hedoc ume ntno t t s ay( i . e . ,doe si ts e l e c t i ve l y s l ave s i nc l udeand/o re x c l ude i nf o r mat i on) ?
gr ant s ,f r e epe r s o nno tan i nde nt ur e ds er vant ,buy c l o t he sc he ap,do esno ts ho w t hebads i deo fAme r i c a, s uc hass l av e sors er vant s
Let ’ sj ots omei de as: Whydo e sEl i z abe t hSpr i gsc ompar ehe rc ondi t i onunf av or abl yt ot hatofbl ac ks ? Whatdoe sJohanne sHanne rhav ei nmi ndwhe nhec al l sAme r i c aa“ f r e ec ount r y” ? Whatf ac t or smi g hte xpl ai nt hedi ffe r e nte xpe r i e nc e so ft he s et woe mi gr ant st oBr i t i s hNo r t h Ame r i c a?...