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    the same thing so trying to distinguish between them could create confusion. A and D are better because they are more clear cut. Purpose- This determine management decision making value because the purpose of a secondary source determines it prospective. A secondary source that gives objective data is probably of more value in the decision making process than one that simply gives an opion. Scope- Helps you to determine how current and accurate the information is‚ Therefore the information’s

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    A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include: original documents (excerpts or translations acceptable): diaries‚ speeches. creative works: poetry‚ drama‚ novels‚ music‚ art  relics or artefacts: pottery‚ furniture‚ clothing‚ buildings Examples of primary sources include: Diary of Anne Frank

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    Primary Sources come in all types of forms‚ from newspaper‚ poem articles letter and artwork. Primary sources have a vast amount of uses for being used for evidence. Notwithstanding one form is that of artwork. When looking at a primary source like this artwork you have critical questions in your mind when trying to figure out the artwork of artifacts you are looking at. When a person thinks critical you allow deeper though to appear in your head. A person mind is a powerful thing to have and artworks

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    RESEARCH PAPER: The Analysis-criticizing Method of Written Sources (Through surveying Kautilya’s Arthashastra) BY NGUYEN THI THANH MAI Department of South Asian Studies Faculty of Oriental Studies University of Social Sciences and Humanities Vietnam National University December‚ 2012 Abstract Historians have used different kinds of sources to reconstruct the narratives of the past or to create a complete and accurate picture of what happened in the past on such aspects as politics‚ economy

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    1. What is a primary source versus a secondary source? Please describe each and provide an example of each kind of source that we have used in the class so far. A primary source is a first-hand eyewitness account of an event or time period. Most of the time it is written or made during‚ or close to‚ the event or time period. It could be a creative writing‚ a primary source‚ a historical or legal document‚ work of art‚ music records‚ but original‚ not interpretive. A secondary source is a second-hand

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    Primary/Secondary Sources Summarization Project Jeremiah Shivers The book “Night” is the first book of a trilogy (three-part series) written by Elie Wiesel. This book is about his first hand experience in Nazi German concentration camps with his father. It takes place between the beginning of the Holocaust and the end of World War II. Primary and Secondary Sources‚ like books or documents. They help us find out what happened in the past. Depending on how it is being used makes an object

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    Sharecropper’s Story of Forced Labor Primary and Secondary Sources A primary source is a resource generated by a participant in or an observer of an historical event. Primary sources include speeches‚ letters‚ diaries‚ and newspaper stories. Memoirs and autobiographies written well after the event also are considered to be primary sources. Primary sources are not limited to written records; images and material objects also serve as primary sources. For example‚ American Indian rock art‚

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    Primary source analysis by Charalambos Poulikidis Main topis is “9/11” Primary Source Analysis of “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer The book “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” was writer by Jonathan Safran Foer. He is a young author‚ born in 1977‚ Washington‚ D.C. Foer graduated from Princeton in 1999 with a degree in Philosophy and he is best known for his two novels‚ the “Everything Is Illuminated”‚ which took National Jewish Book and Guardian First Book Award

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    A primary source gives people insight on matters from someone who witnessed the event first hand. Primary sources were important to understanding the slavery debate because they reveal the beliefs of the author during the time of slavery‚ in this source‚ the author (a white male) shows that ‚depending on your class‚ occupation‚ personal experiences‚ and region you can have a totally different opinion than another person. The primary source reveals that even during this time people knew that slavery

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    Primary Sources from the 17th Century: Weakness and Strengths Not very many accounts have survived from the early Northern Colonies; thus‚ the accounts that have survived are held with great esteem. However‚ primary sources are not always the best things for an historian and students to study if they are wishing to receive a completely accurate and unbiased outline of history. In many cases primary sources‚ such as Words of the Bewitched‚ and Observations of New England Indians‚ are riddled with

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