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Rachel Klahm
ENC2135
2/20/18


Chapter six offered good advice and a check list of questions that I can use when picking sources for my research paper. Prior to reading this chapter I knew how to check if a source was reliable or not but now I have a much clearer way to double and triple check that my sources are accurate. I did not know just how many possible sources I could find while researching. For example, I didn’t know there were so many different genres of sources such as general and specialized academic. Primary, secondary and tertiary sources offer different interpretations of pieces. Primary sources are from a firsthand point of view. They are created by people who actually experienced specific events and are sharing their story and information. Secondary sources are interpretations of primary sources. Someone must take an original piece or artifact, analyze it, then interpret it in their own way. Tertiary sources deal with interpreting various secondary sources. These sources can be a little more dangerous to use than secondary or primary but as long as you check the accuracy and credibility of the source, you will be fine! This chapter taught me a lot about the various types of sources that I have at my disposal for future research papers.

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