1. Lately our class has been discussing the writers purpose, objective vs. subjective and the importantance of a primary source. We're learning to read things critically. An example of one of subjects we having been going over is a primary source. A primary source come straight from the person or event that is taking place. Such as Martin Luther King Jr. If i wanted to know a fact about Martin. I would search for something he wrote or he did. Like the I Have a Dream Speech, he wrote this speech, those are his words therefore its a primary source.!
2. From The General History of Virginia:
"within ten days, scarce ten amongst us could either go or well stand, such extreme weakness and sickness oppressed us." This is important because this describes their actions and what they were going through, this makes it objective because this is what really happened and his feelings aren't getting in the way of his report on the facts.!
"Captain Smith, who, by his own example, good words, and fair promises, set some to mow, others to bind thatch, some to built great houses, others to thatch them, himself always bearing the greatest task for his own share, so that in short time he provided most of them lodgings, neglecting any for himself...." This is subjective because he is saying he help build everybody's house but didnt build any for his own. Meaning he's trying to make himself sound better, letting his thoughts get in the way of the real story.!
From Journal of the First Voyage to America:
"I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terroer at our approach, as the house was completely furnished". This is an example of subjective because he lets his feelings interfer of what is the main purpose. He feels that no one was inside the house because the home owners knew Christopher and the rest were coming. Maybe it was just at that moment they weren't home.
"Presently we saw several of the hawk's bells and glass beads, with which he was delighted. We asked him in return, for water, andafter I had gone on board the ship, the natives came downto the shore with calabashes full, and showed great pleasure in presenting us with it." This is objective because this is a fact. They traded some things to get want they needed which was water.
3. I fell that it doesn't matter what is being said as long as the reader is critically and understands the text then it doesn't matter. "The melody of the birds was so exquisite that one was never willing to part from the spot, and the flocks of parrots obscured the heavens." He saw a lot a birds he never seen before and he feels that if someone else were to come to this place they wouldn't want to leave because of the birds. We know that eventually we wouldn't want to sit around the birds all day and they would just fly off anyway.!
4. Over this unit we have read 2 primary sources about Chirstopher Columbouis and John Smith. I now understand what it is to just read a passage and critically read a passage. I have also learned the difference between telling the story and streching the truth a little which is called objective and subjective. Now I know what to look for in the storys i read in the future because Mr. Siegmund taught me yo.!!! KNOW THAT!!!
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