Reliable Primary Sources Primary sources are original records created at the time or after historical events occurred. Primary sources may include letters‚ manuscripts‚ diaries‚ journals‚ newspapers‚ speeches‚ interviews‚ memoirs‚ photographs‚ audio recordings‚ video recordings‚ research data‚ and objects or artifacts from the time in order for it to be considered reliable. These sources are raw materials that help interpret the past. Not every primary source is completely reliable‚ because they
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Appendix E Strategies for Gathering and Evaluating Sources Source | What makes the source credible or what does not make it credible? Consider the following when addressing the source: What is the author’s affiliation to any organization related to the subject of the article? Does he or she have an ulterior motive? * What is the author’s experience with the subject‚ including academic or professional credentials related to the subject of the source article? Does she or he have what it takes to understand
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A research paper is a piece of work relying heavily on other information sources. It should state your argument or perspective using other authors’ work or ideas to support your own. The compositions of a research paper is basing on your synthesizing and analyzing skills. A synthesis is a written discussion basing upon the minimum of two sources or more (Behrens‚ Rosen 71). An analysis‚ on the other hand‚ is an argument draws from a brief research on a certain topic (141). It is seemingly obvious
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Alternative Energy Sources In our homes‚ at our workplaces‚ and in our leisure‚ humans consume energy in every activity at alarming and around the clock pace. We have past the days of wind-up clocks and toys‚ foot-pedaled big wheels‚ and hand-cranked cars. Today‚ everything we operate comes fully loaded with all the ‘bells and whistles’‚ neon lights‚ and fancy remote functions. But at what price is this costing us‚ our environment‚ and our future. Alternative energy sources‚ also known as renewable
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Both Durkheim and Weber have theories about the origins/source and the social bearing of religion that differ from one another respectively. Durkheim focuses more on the effects of religion as a group activity while Weber focused on the individual and their relationship with their God. Durkheim played more emphasis on the moral role while Weber focused on the economic effects. Through the course of this essay we will be comparing and contrasting each of their theories concluding with why I feel Weber
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MICROECONOMICS 1 CONSUMER AND PRODUCER THEORY Lecturers: Marcel Kohler & Devi Tewari Rooms: Westville‚ J-Block‚ Room 367 & 362 Objectives: This course aims to develop students’ understanding and ability to explain real-world economic phenomena with the help of microeconomic principles. In this first module‚ we try to establish what drives the behaviour of consumers and producers in an economy by focussing on explanations of how they attempt to maximise their well-being‚ subject to certain constraints
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People learn languages in different ways‚ and it is important to consider various learning options to increase an individual’s potential for success. Learning a secondary language can improve quality of life Learning a new language has many benefits; career advancement‚ bridging communication gaps‚ and strengthening life skills. “What theory implies‚ quite simply‚ is that language acquisition‚ first or second‚ occurs when comprehension of real messages occurs‚ and when the acquire is not ‘on the defensive’”
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Secondary analysis is the “analysis of data by researchers who will probably not have been involved in the collection of those data‚ for purposes that in all likelihood were not envisaged by those responsible for the data collection” (Bryman & Bell‚ 2011). Secondary research‚ included online desk research and official documents‚ is the main methodology used in the business study. For this study‚ the annual report and reference document of KFC and McDonald’s‚ data in published paper‚ published
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Renewable sources of Energy Summary The potential of renewable energy sources is enormous as they can in principle meet many times the world’s energy demand. Renewable energy sources such as biomass‚ wind‚ solar‚ hydropower‚ and geothermal can provide sustainable energy services‚ based on the use of routinely available‚ indigenous resources. A transition to renewables-based energy systems is looking increasingly likely as their costs decline while the price of oil and gas continue to fluctuate
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APA STYLE MANUAL – 6th Ed. HOW TO USE Documenting Sources APA requires the use of in-text parenthetical citations‚ not footnotes. These in-text citations lead readers to complete bibliographic information included in the alphabetical list of references at the end of the paper. In-text citations can be handled in different ways. If you use the author ’s name in the sentence‚ simply include within parentheses the date of publication after the author ’s name: Barrow (1974) found . . . . However‚
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