REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Secondary sources are made by someone who did not experience an event first-hand. Examples include textbooks, biographies, encyclopedia entries, concert reviews and magazine articles in which the reporter had to do research. A secondary source often uses one or more primary sources to create an overall picture of what life was like at a certain time or place. For example, the author of a book about the American Revolution would probably study letters, journal entries and artifacts from that time. Secondary sources are useful because they can give a lot of information at once. In essence, someone has already done a lot of research for you.Which of the following is NOT true of secondary sources?
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They were created by a witness to the event being discussed.
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They can give a lot of information at one time.
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They create an overall picture of history.
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They often use one or more primary sources.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of Secondary Sources: Textbooks, edited works, books and articles that interpret or review research works, histories, biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, reviews of law and legislation, political analyses and commentaries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Books. Scholarly journal articles (depends on discipline) Magazine articles. Encyclopedia entries. Reviews.
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