Finding the Best Online Primary Sources

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This research assignment proved to be one to remember. It took a lot more time than I initially thought it would take, but I managed to gain a great understanding an appreciation for these the electronic recourses. Before this assignment, I would use the internet as the sole source of gathering necessary information to incorporate in my paper, but now that I feel stronger about using other sources such as Google books and open library, I know that my papers will be more informative as well as more interesting. With the access to many primary sources I feel more confident that the information I gather will be precise and correct unlike some internet sources that sometimes tend to be misleading. With the combination of all these online databases and resources I know that I can write a successful research paper detailing the history behind gold and how it came to be seen as valuable.
The sources that I choose, would allow me to create a story of what people saw the value of gold to be. It would also allow me to use details and even firsthand accounts of the transferability of gold along with the consequences of having it. In writing this account, I would first describe the discovered of gold, how it became valuable and then lead into how gold shaped the British Empire. My main focus would be on the growth of the empire and the conquering of land because wealth as a major driving factor for the British Empire. I would also used some analogies such as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer to persuade the reader that Great Britain only pursued colonies that would have sometime to offer such as land, natural resources, good agriculture, food, labor, and most importantly gold.
We have learned that throughout history, Great Brita...

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...ld be about. Along with giving vital information that will help prove my argument there is a tremendous amount of information about robberies that occurred or even the deaths of many people as a result of gold. One of the reasons why I choose gold as a commodity was because I thought that more information I have the easier it would be, but found that when there is a lot of information there is also a lot more to comb through, resulting in a lot more effort to complete the paper. The main problem was finding relevant information, but when you have so much that task become ten times more difficult. I can successfully write a research paper on my commodity, but would need to reserve a lot of energy to staying on task making. Maybe a commodity with less information would equate to an easier research paper as you can prove your point and stick to it with little effort.

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