History 3152: British History Since the 17th Century

hey anybody...
i am just wondering if anyone knows how many points each section of the exam is worth. i am assuming that the essay will be worth the most but i just wanted to check.

Ok, I guess I'll break the ice on this thing, hoping that someone is reading it. Does anyone know the significance of what Adam Ferguson wrote. I have the following:
He says that discussing people in a state of nature is pointless because people are always found in societies.
Argues that nations are more than just a social contract and that societies can be catagorized based on the sence of personal property and economy:
Rude- savage with no sence of property
Barbaric- sence of property but little application of that sence
Industrial- sence of property and the proper application of that property (trade/exchange)

So my question is, what is the historical significance of all this? What impact did it make?

I already e-mailed this question. But does anyone know why Saint Swithin is significant? I know who he is, I just don't see his relevance to our topics.

Well, the only thing that I found on swithin is that he was a catholic bishop in the 800s who had a shrine outside in Winchester. This shrine was destroyed during the Reformation since it was a sign of the catholic faith.

I guess Adam Fergusun's significance is that his theory on civil society places Great Britain on top. If civilization means trade and commerce, and nobody does that better than Britain at this point, then they are the greatest, most advanced nation in the world. Another justification for Imperialism.

Bonnie-
If I remember correctly I think the midterm is 20% quotes 30% ids and 40% essay. I think, in any case, the essay is the most and the quotes are the least important.
Ian-
Also I found that St. Swithin is referred to several times in William Cobbett's Rural Rides beginning on page 110. Cobbett explains the significance of Saint's birthday and how some believe that the if it rains or does not on his birthday, that will determine the weather for the forty days after. He relates this to whether or not the crop will fail, which depends on if the rain continues or not. He also relates the saint to other oppressors, and on the last page he mentions him again when discussing the how the landlords deserve ruin, etc. Hope that helps a little!

The exam values will be 20% Quote ids, 40%short identifications, 40% essay.

The I.D.s are worth 40 percent, The Essays are worth 40 percent, and the "who wrote it" (Where you will identify who wrote a certain passage) is worth 20... Best of luck

Saint Swithin is mentioned By Cobbit in "Rural Rides" If it rains on July 15th it will rain 40 days which is great for crops. It is a kind of superstition similar to groundhogs day, But Cobbit mentions the superstition to make a point about the amount of rain that had already came that year. He sees Saint Swithin's Rain as unimportant, for it had rained nearly 40 days already. Read "Rural Rides" its near the front of the reading. hope this helps

Ferguson is also significant as a counterpoint to Bacon and others who believe in understanding nature and scientific discovery. His ideas are more of a basis fo imperialism and mercantilism than for an egalitarian society. St. Swithin was influential to a number of radicals and people who fought against oppression.

I also think it is important to compare what Ferguson was arguing, not only with ranking of nations, but with his disagreement with the state of nature against what was being argued by Locke and Hobbes.