College Composition / Unit 21 CMP 0504 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Primary Sources
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The idea
Primary sources are firsthand accounts, produced by people drawing on direct experience or observation.
In practice
Diaries, eyewitness accounts, interviews, original documents, speeches, news coverage written at the time, observations and experiments are primary sources.
Where people slip
Primary sources are close to events but may reflect one person's limited view.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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