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Michigan History Final Exam LCC

Michigan History Final Exam LCC

Q Section I: Short Essay (500-1000 words, 50 Points) This section is designed to provoke analysis and critical thinking. For this section, read carefully again the two accounts written by Sarah Emma Edmonds on pages 100-103 in The Great Water. Keep in mind these are two accounts of the same event written by the same person. Make sure to include parenthetical citations in your response – no citations may result in a zero. The best way to respond to the questions would be to address each in their own paragraphs. I don’t expect an introduction or conclusion – simply begin right away by addressing the prompt. 1. You have just read two accounts about how Sarah Emma Edmonds broke her leg, both of which were written by her. Which account of Edmonds’s injury is more reliable and what details from our readings led you to that conclusion? How does the historical theme of “Society” help us better understand this story?

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Upon reading the two accounts written by Sarah Emma Edmonds about how her leg was broken it is actually difficult to differentiate which one is more reliable. The first one is short and crisp and it somewhat written in the story-telling mode. The second one is much more professional in tone and that is so because it is addressed to her lawyer. In the first account she seems to hurry and share her suffering. Here the main focus area is how she played possum and saved herself from the prying eyes of her enemies. Yes, there is a detailed description of the wound received and how she managed to camouflage herself and play the dead. This description is visual and it is almost easy to imagine what she went through. This description is like a friend sharing an exciting and dangerous adventure story. The first description keeps you hooked till the end and you want to know that she survived (Thick)