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A. Understanding the Prologue: The Strange Death of Silas Deane of the textbook After the Fact is key to your future (essay) evaluation of the authors’ work in the chapters of the book. This assignment is additional reading comprehension assessment of your understanding of the Prologue:The Strange Death of Silas Deane of After the Fact. This activity highlights comprehension of very important conceptsneeded to grasp what the authors are trying accomplish in each chapter. This is crucial for our Essay Writing which will critique (assess, evaluate, analyze) the authors’ execution of their apprentice approach in the textbook.
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What does Thomas Jefferson MEAN when he wrote to his friend James Madison saying,
“Silas Deane is coming over to finish his days in America, not having one sou to subsist on elsewhere. He is a wretched monument of the consequences of a departure from right.”
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The authors of After the Fact use Silas Deane’s story to ILLUSTRATE / SHOW several main points ABOUT HISTORY and or PUTTING HISTORY TOGETHER
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1. Discuss your struggles (difficulties) with part (A.) of the assignment (finding and deciding on answers in the reading for instance)
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2. Discuss aha! or breakthrough moments you had while trying to complete the assignment or find answers in the reading
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3. Discuss skills you used in this assignment that you think you can use, apply to or connect to Essay writing
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