Primary Source Analysis

“Letters to King Jao of Portugal,” was written by the king of Kongo, King Affonso, who’s real name was Nzinga Mbemba. King Affonso writes this letter directed to the king of Portugal, King Jao, to inform him about his concerns of his people. The letter is dated 1526 and takes place in the Kingdom of Kongo, which by during this time slave trade is going on (705). Throughout the letter of King Affonso seems to beg King Jao for help rather than being demanding, “again we beg of your Highness to agree with it”(707), remarks King Affonso.

In writing a research paper, the hunt for creditable sources to use can be difficult. However, if one knows how to evaluate a source and deem it acceptable for college-level work, then it will make it easier to find sources to use. Many professors will reject sources if they are not academically acceptable, like advertisement websites and celebrity magazines, so it is important to look for sources produced by professional. Also, check the professional’s credentials, degrees, and knowledge. To determine if a source is creditable one must evaluate a source using a certain set of guidelines, in doing so a student can become good at sorting out the acceptable from the unacceptable. In evaluating a source, one needs to have three things for a general evaluation, which is author qualifications, accessibility to the source, and the information that is going to help one from it.

Secondary sources describe, discuss, interpret, comment upon, analyze, evaluate, summarize, and process primary source, while primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art. The organization my portfolio is based on, is extremely big with five different segments. However, since my main focus will be in the parks and resorts, I will obtain both primary and secondary resources to complete my research. I will obtain autobiographies of Walt Disney to provide a brief history on the first development of resorts and parks. Any interviews, and research data that was already obtain by research. In addition, I will retrieve literature reviews on article, as well as, articles from the Belhaven data

What type of primary source is this? How is this type of primary source different from or unique when compared to other types of primary sources?

Smith used both primary sources and secondary sources. "According to the Ithaca College Library, a primary source provides direct or firsthand evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art and a secondary source describe, discuss, interpret, comment upon, analyze, evaluate, summarize, and process primary sources." Dr. Smith found his primary sources by researching historical documents, learn who existed in Prague, Oklahoma, and by going to Prague himself. To find his secondary sources, Dr. Smith looked at books about the history of Prague, Oklahoma, articles from newspapers and magazines, and by giving interviews. In Dr. Smith's book, it had more secondary sources than primary sources, so most of the information that was in Dr. Smith's book was from a secondary

Primary source: Primary sources can be used to bring history and culture to life and are defined of brining direct evidence to time. A primary source can be anything from documents, objects, eyewitnesses and participants to an event.

Through the primary source, the only point of view that is being provided is the one of Christopher Columbus. The primary source can be useful in understanding the event in history because it can influence a deeper understanding of history. The strength of the secondary source can be the insight of the interpretation on the primary source. This can be providing answers/solutions that are not answered in the primary source. A weakness

What type of primary source is this? How is this type of primary source different from or unique when compared to other types of primary sources?

Primary sources, in other words, are “firsthand” accounts. These accounts are based on original data and knowledge (i.e. the Fifteenth Amendment.) Primary sources impersonate real life experiences; however, these experiences were documented when the event happened. When a reader is looking for sources, primary sources are unlike secondary sources, they are the real deal, not someone’s interpretation, commentary or what they think may have happened. Princeton.edu states “Some types of primary sources include:

Without the secondary source, there wouldn’t be statistics or justification on the origin of the attack and its aftermath. Both sources are crucial to my research and investigation because they provide different aspects and viewpoints of the attack by the authors or eyewitnesses, and gives the readers a clear understand of what happened and the chaotic impact on America and its

A primary source, as the name implies, is a primary or original document or physical object that was written or created. Primary sources are commonly used when studying history as they are raw and original and they are from the points of view of people who have direct experience of the past however there is the secondary source as well and it’s a sources that generalizes, analyses, interprets, synthesizes, evaluates, cites, comments on or discusses the original sources or situation under study. Such as books, magazines, and textbooks.

Primary sources are useful because they are the reports and interpretations of the historians that are closer to the event. Therefore, some of the primary sources that will be most helpful when researching to what extent did the military play a role in the decision to drop the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. First, I would use the interviews and memos that lead up to the event; I will read some of the interviews that were conducted from sources like Robert Oppenheimer, Stanislaus Ulam, and Kathleen Maxwell, these people are important, because they are the individuals who actually worked on the bomb. I will pull the interviews from the Voices of the Manhattan Project. Then I would like to get into the actual decision and meetings in Potsdam, which will be pulled from a few memos,

In the comic book “Understanding Rhetoric” the viewer is guided through some key points in conducting research. These key points include primary sources, secondary sources ,source searching, paraphrasing etc. From pages 181-201 these key points are explained in it’s relation to conducting research. Like any great researcher one must prepare themselves for research. Understanding the difference between a primary and secondary source is important because it allows you to know which source is most appropriate to support a particular claim or argument. A primary source is an original or first hand account that provides an inside view. While in contrast, a secondary source provides a second hand information that has been digested, analyzed, reworded, or interpreted. The book recommends to devise a well thought out approach accompanied by tactics that allow you to organize these research findings. Such as storing research findings in accessible places, labeling, creating folders,etc. This will allow one to keep organization in a time consuming process.

While writing and synthesizing this article about the impacts of war on the human mind, I used three sources that were provided that supported my thesis as well as three additional sources that I found to have developed my position further. Each source chosen provides a unique insight to the effects of war, and also takes a side on the position I have created. The three sources provided that I chose to use were The Things They Carried, American Sniper, and Nick Niday; the three additional sources were the DSM-V, “PsychCentral,” and David Pridham.

The secondary sources, extracts from a webpage available for the general public and a historical book titled Australians at War, have been carefully scrutinized for any bias and have been rated highly reliable and accurate as the sources support each other. In paragraph 4, sources used to provide evidence are either primary sources, or secondary sources supported by primary sources. For example, the book entitled ANZAC TREASURES had included a multitude of primary sources and perspectives such as photographs and letters. Therefore, because all of the sources aforementioned corroborate with each other, these sources can be deemed reliable and relatively