This week we discussed the development of the internet in that access to historical sources are now more easily accessible. There are several reasons this could be hurtful or beneficial. For instance, many historical documents are not completely true, and require tons of background information and verification. We discussed an example of this when Howell Cobb claimed that none of the african americans in the confederacy were armed, and Steiner claimed that he led a group of armed african americans. This disagreement between to historical sources is just the beginning when it comes to differing accounts of historical occurrences. That being said, before the development of the internet you had to have expert credentials to gain access to these documents. However, now anyone, possibly someone without the proper knowledge to fully understand a source, has access to these types of documents. Despite the possibility of misinterpretation, it is beneficial to the development of society in that everyone has the ability to learn more about the past and their personal history. This is due to the development of technology and the internet, and has done a great deal to shape the world we live in today.