REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Primary
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Secondary
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Amanuscriptof Barack Obama’s first speech as President. This is a primary source because it was a written speech by Barak Obamaduring his presidential days. An ancient Egyptian mummy you saw at a museum. This is a primary source because any ancient artifacts are primary sources.
Detailed explanation-2: -A few of these sources are stelae, tomb biographies, letters, papyri, and pyramid texts. Egypt’s dry climate has preserved almost everything that was buried in the deserts. Because tombs were constructed in the deserts, their structures and contents often survive for thousands of years.
Detailed explanation-3: -Libraries, museums, and other academic and cultural institutions create and host troves of digitized primary source content. These digitalized primary sources can include, art works, sculptures, fashion and clothing, pictures, posters and letters.
Detailed explanation-4: -Primary sources are the raw materials of history and include items such as diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, official records, autobiographies.