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Re: Claims, Evidence, and Qualifications from 2-14

Posted by RS on February 14, 2002 at 12:55:47:

In Reply to: Claims, Evidence, and Qualifications from 2-14 posted by Zoe Ann Stoltz on February 14, 2002 at 11:13:41:

As Zoe Ann says, this is working from the evidence up to a claim. One could continue to develop a claim about the amount of land and livestock to be economically independent in a prosperous area. In terms of the social structure, men at this level of rural society were what we've called "farmers," as compared to "small holders," and "daylaborers." These farmers were not only economically well off, they formed a village elite and were employers of other villagers, such as the hired farmhands mentioned in the document who were paid by the year, both women and men. This information in the Besnard description comes to life when used information from Cavanaugh and linked to the picture of the three men sharing wine, with the farmer in the middle, the small holders on the left, and the daylaborer on the right with head bowed and bare foot.

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: As Zoe Ann says, this is working from the evidence up to a claim. One could continue to develop a claim about the amount of land and livestock to be economically independent in a prosperous area. In terms of the social structure, men at this level of rural society were what we've called "farmers," as compared to "small holders," and "daylaborers." These farmers were not only economically well off, they formed a village elite and were employers of other villagers, such as the hired farmhands mentioned in the document who were paid by the year, both women and men. This information in the Besnard description comes to life when used information from Cavanaugh and linked to the picture of the three men sharing wine, with the farmer in the middle, the small holders on the left, and the daylaborer on the right with head bowed and bare foot.

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