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Question

Choose an event at your school that could have two or more interpretations. Write either an accurate or a biased account of the event. As a historian, would you use your classmate's account as a reliable primary source? Why or why not? Give examples to support your decision.

I just need to answer the questions starting from "As a historian,"

Answer 1

Generally, in historical research, eyewitness or verbal accounts are considered secondary research sources due to bias. A primary research source is written documentation (watch log, legal document, receipts, bill of sales, or infraction reports....you get the idea). This is because what people put on paper can come back to haunt them by colleagues or peers that check it out, so people are much more likely to record actual events as they happened. When they relate events verbally, there is natural tendencies to omit, exaggerate, or lie.

Answer 2

As an historian I would not use my classmate's account as a reliable primary sourace because my classmate is a lying sack of ****

This is evidenced by...

That thing that happened at recess time...

That other thing last week...

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My classmate has completely omitted certain facts from his/her account of the event...

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And besides, everyone knows that history is written by the victors (W Churchill). His name isn't Victor at all. It's Tim.

Answer 3

OK.

As a historian... and now you have to think of the rest, because here is what school is about: The teacher teaches you how to do a lesson, and you have HOMEWORK to LEARN the lesson. I finally figured it out after all these years too late.

Answer 4

Try to incorporate this. Yes it is a cliche, "The Winners Write The History".

Answer 5

What about a fight? Who hit whom first. Maybe your classmate is dating one of the fighters.
Or Homecoming, or someone being called to the principle's office, or someone being accused of cheating - maybe your classmate was in on it...