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History Assignment: The West and the World
Historical Primary Source Analysis
For each primary source, the historian asks these, and other, questions:
1. What type of source is it? (newspaper article, map, letter, film, etc.)
2. When was it created?
3. Where was it created?
4. Who created it?
5. Why do you think the author created this source?
6. Who is the intended audience for this source?
7. How might the intended audience shape the perspective of this source?
8. Under what specific historical circumstances was this source created?
9. What does this source specifically tell us?
10. What things does the source NOT tell us?
11. What biases or other cultural factors might have shaped the message of this source?
12. How might this source confirm or contradict issues raised in other primary or secondary sources?
13. How do the ideas and values in the source differ from the ideas and values of our time?
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Investigate how victims are handled
: Use the theories and ideas in victimology to identify and explain their actions, as well as the criminal justice process and prosecution.
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Which of the arguments provided by the scholars
: Which of the arguments provided by these scholars do you think best explain how these atrocities could occur? Which do you find least convincing?
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What is the current dividend yield of stock
: The earnings per share for this firm is $5.75. What is the current dividend yield of this stock? Show all work for credit.
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What is the book value per share
: The closing price of the stock is $45.75 per share, and there are 200,000 shares outstanding. It has paid common dividends of $250,000.
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What things does the source not tell us
: What things does the source NOT tell us? How might this source confirm or contradict issues raised in other primary or secondary sources?
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Monthly payment on the loan
: Anthony borrowed $30,500 to buy a new car. The stated interest rate is 4.8 percent per year, but he is required to make monthly payments for five years
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What is the operating cash flow for a sensitivity analysis
: What is the operating cash flow for a sensitivity analysis using total fixed costs of $32,000?
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What is the future value of her investments
: Josie invested $5,000 at the end of each year over the past nine years at an interest rate of 6% per year, compounded annually. What is the future value of her
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Percent probability range of returns
: A stock has produced annual returns of 12 percent, 10 percent, -5 percent, and 4 percent over the past four years, respectively.
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