My reflection of the study of the volume 3 patrol reports in Central District, Port Moresby, 1944-1946 indicates that there are several factors which could easily influence the outcome of the research in Papua New Guinea. Whether an analysis is considered objective really depends on the answer to the question: to what extent an researcher…
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Words and Representation-Central District, Port Moresby 1944-1946 Jia Li Week 4
For my aboutness statement, I first perused the primary sources, the assigned patrol reports for Central District, Port Moresby, 1944-1946. During this process, I took two types of notes respectively: a comprehensive summary of observations, key terms, key events (“key” means showing up most frequently and consistently) and aboutness statement mostly in my own words,…
Aboutness Statement (Port Moresby, Central District, 1944-1946), Jia Li, Week 3
Key notes on patrol reports with timeline 1944 6/27-7/7 objects: Revise census Compile census Inspect GAILE village Gardens. Norm routine matters 6/30: high death rate in 1943-1944, 48 deaths, 9 births 7/2: inspection continues, settle complaint about distribution of food 7/3: census 7/4: census, inspection young men married to widows who were much older Complaint…
Cultural Context: Central District, Port Moresby by Jia Li
Port Moresby in the Central District of Papua, is the administrative capital and the biggest town in Papua New Guinea. It is one of the most economically developed and most populous cities in Papua New Guinea according to the data provided by Worldatlas and many other pertinent articles. Port Moresby today has an international airport…
Sorry for the late blog. But hey, This is Jia ! Nice to meet you all (Week 1)
Hi guys, My name is Jia Li (李嘉， in Chinese). I am a senior math & CS student from Sixth College. I’ve spent most of my time in three countries so far: China, New Zealand and United States. After I finished my middle school in China at 15, I went to Auckland, New Zealand for…