Case study #1 Britain - the building of an empire(Artifact 11-OPVL-Quakers. The Society of Friends in Victorian Britain)

Quakers. The Society of Friends in Victorian Britain
Primary source : should be document that contains information that is usually witnessed by a person or a group of organization.
 History of Quakers (Optional website for more informations)

 - George Fox


Origin
• Who created it? George Fox founded.
• Who is the author? Suzanne Keen, who is the Professor of English, is the author.
• When was it created? It was created in seventeenth century(the period of the English revolution)
• When was it published? It published in the seventeenth century.
• Where was it published? it was published in England.
• Who is publishing it?Suzanne Keen, who is the Professor of English, published this.
• Is there anything we know about the author that is pertinent to our evaluation?  I could notice that the author is resolute from the part about the George fox's determination which contains that not to make any signs of obeisance to any man even to the king.
Purpose
• Why does this document exist?Because Suzanne Keen published in seventeenth century. And, that became the primary source which  should be document that contains information that is usually witnessed by a person or a group of organization.
• Why did the author create this piece of work? What is the intent? To show what the Quakers did according the years, And, to show two victorian friends influenced the character of Quakers.
• Why did the author choose this particular format? For clear unfolding. I think the author wanted to organize according to years for more clearer unfolding.
• Who is the intended audience? Who was the author thinking would receive this? There is no mention about that. Author wrote the story of Quakers. What he did,,, according by the years.
• What does the document “say”?The document showed the positive views of Quaker worships.
• Can it tell you more than is on the surface? I think the document can tell more than that's on the surface. Because, the author showed the year of the fact properly and the circumstances.

Value
• What can we tell about the author from the piece? There is no specific information about the author except that the author is quite resolute.
• What can we tell about the time period from the piece? It showed that the period of this piece is the period of the English revolution.
• Under what circumstances was the piece created and how does the piece reflect those
circumstances? In nineteenth century, the abolition of slavery and prison reform, which made Quakers more prominent.
• What can we tell about any controversies from the piece? religious controversy.
• Does the author represent a particular ‘side’ of a controversy or event? No,.....,
• What can we tell about the author’s perspectives from the piece? I think that the novel is omniscient narrator. And, the document tells the religion
• What was going on in history at the time the piece was created and how does this piece
accurately reflect it? The English Revolution, victorian period.  During the Victorian period, One of the Quakers ascended the throne.

Limitation
• What part of the story can we NOT tell from this document? The difference between christians and Quakers.
• How could we verify the content of the piece? We can verify from the author's writing. Quotation of book, writers, name.
• Does this piece inaccurately reflect anything about the time period? No, Because the author even mentioned about the throne.
• What does the author leave out and why does he/she leave it out (if you know)? I think that the author left the minute comparison between christians and Quakers.
• What is purposely not addressed? The more information of why they refused the system of slavery.

1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to? In what ways? Originator was the Britain.

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to?And the Quakers acted variously during 19th century.

2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and or processing it?

Kind of long. Because i didn't know lots of words in here. The Quaker is unfamiliar religion to me.

3.What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact?

About the other religion of the Victorian period.

4.Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas? Why, or why not? I think so:) Because i found almost every meaning of the words in the Primary source that i chose.

5.Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 3

b)Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment 4

c)Impact on your learning 2

d)Level of creativity and originality 4

6.Any additional commencts.

Primary sources are still not that familiar to me.. I may need more Primary source to get to know the information of the history during nineteenth century in U.K