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We must evaluate the author, audience, intent, and context in order to accurately interpret a primary source document.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The quoted material must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the original author.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
For example, an article written during the 1840s condemning the practice of enslavement may interpret events occurring then, but it is a primary source document of its time.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
It appears no one bothered to look back at the original source document.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2019
The photograph "The Rainbow Natural Bridge, Utah", facing page 8, is missing from the source document even though presented in the List of Illustrations.
From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling
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