REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
Question
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A document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred.
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Secondary Source
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Primary Source
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Original records, documents or objects created by participants or observers at the time historical events occurred.
Detailed explanation-2: -A primary source is most often created during the time the events you are studying occurred, such as newspaper articles from the period, correspondence, diplomatic records, original research reports and notes, diaries etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -What are primary sources? Primary sources are the raw materials of history-original documents and objects that were created at the time under study. They are different from secondary sources, accounts that retell, analyze, or interpret events, usually at a distance of time or place.
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