1. According to the textbook on page 44‚ a primary source is information in its original form that has not been translated or interpreted by another. The information in a primary source is firsthand and is created by those who participated or witnessed an event. Most historians consider primary sources to be sources that were created within the historical time period that the event occurred. Some examples of primary sources include first-person accounts such as diaries‚ letters‚ and eyewitness descriptions
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making value because the purpose of a secondary source determines it prospective. A secondary source that gives objective data is probably of more value in the decision making process than one that simply gives an opion. Scope- Helps you to determine how current and accurate the information is‚ Therefore the information’s that is more current should be weighted heavier in decision making than older information. This Authority – Information that is publishing by a recognized authority should
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What is terrorism? Terrorism is something that is all over the world and happens in everyday life. Governments and people of power use terrorism as a method of having control through the fear of the people. People question everyday what is and what isn’t terrorism these questions are brought up to broaden and blur the definition of terrorism. The argument is “Simply put‚ a car bomb on a city street and a jet fighter dropping a bomb on a tank are both acts of violence that produce death and terror
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Motives and Context: The primary source was an interview conducted by Henry Halem in 2000‚ who interviewed a former Kent State student named Rob Fox. Rob Fox witnessed the 1970 National Guard shootings at Kent State University in Ohio. He was a young student at the time who was really against the war in Vietnam and against Richard Nixon’s proposal of sending troops into Cambodia. This source was intended for a general audience‚ who wants to analyze and hear first-hand accounts of what really occurred in
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A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include: original documents (excerpts or translations acceptable): diaries‚ speeches. creative works: poetry‚ drama‚ novels‚ music‚ art relics or artefacts: pottery‚ furniture‚ clothing‚ buildings Examples of primary sources include: Diary of Anne Frank
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1. What are the primary information systems in this HCO? Explain the progression of systems as they become automated‚ i.e.‚ what was the first system that was automated‚ the second‚ the third etc. Why was that order chosen? Cerner was introduced to the hospital in 1994 in addition a registration system known as HealthQuest was also implemented during this time. The two systems work together in order to provide electronic health records for the hospital and affiliated facilities. In 2010‚ physician
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Primary Source Exercise 1 HISTORY 1301 Western Texas College Dr. Clifton 1.) Type of Document: Book 2.) Name of Document: A Character of the Province of Maryland 3.) Date of Document: 1666 4.) Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward indentured servitude? B. It is necessary for government stability and it offers many benefits to the person of servitude. 5.) T or F. In general‚ the author feels that an indentured servant will have a good life in Maryland
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Marketing information must be timely‚ organised‚ useful and in a simple form if it is to ease decision making. It should also be easily manipulated to satisfy the changing and ad hoc requirements of management for information. There is more to marketing information than marketing research. Indeed‚ marketing research is a subsystem of the marketing information system. A Marketing Information System (MIS) is a structure within an organisation designed to gather‚ process and store data from the organisation
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Summaries of sources and their relevance to my investigation SOURCE A: The author of this article is Chris Trueman. Although this source is secondary‚ it gives an accurate summation of the events which caused the Vietnam War‚ and therefore it is a valuable source. The article discusses some of the reasoning for both of the superpowers’ intervention in the Vietnam War‚ such as America’s need to contain the spread of communism and to prevent the ‘Domino Effect’ from occurring in Asia. Similarly‚
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No. 64‚ Rex v Wemms | John Adams | 1755-1784 | To record what he heard and saw during the trial and how he defended for the British soldiers. | Despite the fact that most eyewitnesses’ testimonies denounced Captain Thomas Pretson ordering his men to fire upon the citizens‚ he believed these people were biased and words aren’t 100% reliable. | Anonymous account of the Boston Massacre March 5 1770 | Unknown | Unknown | To briefly explain what caused the people to rise up against the soldiers and how
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