Text Analysis
Unit 1 Text Analysis
StructurePartITheintroduction(paras.1-5)Misconceptions about the study of history(paras.1-3)Definitionofhistory(paras.4-5)PartII The body (paras.6-11)Selectionof different factsabout the same event (para.6)Useofthesamefactsfrom differentpremises(paras.7-10)Analysis of different levels of cause and effect (para.11)Part III The conclusion: inevitability of disagreement (paras. 12-13)
Unit 1 Structure Part I The introduction (paras. 1-5 ) ⚫ Misconceptions about the study of history (paras. 1-3) ⚫ Definition of history (paras. 4-5) Part II The body (paras. 6-11) ⚫ Selection of different facts about the same event (para. 6) ⚫ Use of the same facts from different premises (paras. 7-10) ⚫ Analysis of different levels of cause and effect (para. 11) Part III The conclusion: inevitability of disagreement (paras. 12-13)
BackgroundI.AuthorsThe present text is based on the introduction toabookentitledConflictandConsensus（意见等的一致）inModernAmerican History edited by Allen F.Davis andHarold D.Woodman,professorsat Temple UniversityandPurdue Universityrespectively,who also wrote theintroductionCONFLCTANDCONSENSUSINMODERnMESROR现天子旧书间
Unit 1 The present text is based on the introduction to a book entitled Conflict and Consensus(意见等的一致） in Modern American History edited by Allen F. Davis and Harold D. Woodman, professors at Temple University and Purdue University respectively, who also wrote the introduction. I. Authors Background
2.Woodrow WilsonWoodrowWilson（1856-1924)America's28thpresident(19131921),wasaprofessoroflaw,thepresident of Princeton Universityand the governor of New Jerseybefore he was electedto the WhiteHouse."Thave studied thehistoryofAmeria;Ihaveseenhergrowgreat inthepaths oflibertyandof prognessbyfllowingaftergreatideals
Unit 1 2. Woodrow Wilson ⚫ Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), America’s 28th president(1913- 1921), was a professor of law, the president of Princeton University, and the governor of New Jersey before he was elected to the White House
3.Zimmerman NoteTheZimmermanNotewasacommuniqué（公报）authored byGermanForeignSecretary ArthurZimmermanand intercepted by AmericanIntelligence. The note had been designed to entice（诱使）Mexico into declaring war against theUnited States should the U.S. declare war onGermany. As a reward, Mexico would then receiveArizona, New Mexico, and Texas after the war
Unit 1 3. Zimmerman Note ⚫ The Zimmerman Note was a communiqué（公报） authored by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman and intercepted by American Intelligence. The note had been designed to entice （诱使）Mexico into declaring war against the United States should the U.S. declare war on Germany. As a reward, Mexico would then receive Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas after the war