HELP PLEASE
You are researching the similarities between the Star Wars and the Harry Potter sagas. You find a research paper on the web written on the same subject by a graduate student at NYU. This source is:
A primary source
A secondary source
You are researching the conspiracy theory of the Kennedy assassination. You find a biography about the life of Lee Harvey Oswald. This source is:
A primary source
A secondary source
You are researching reasons for legalizing marijuana. You find a source that calculates the amount of money that the government could collect from taxing the drug in the same way they tax alcohol. It was published by Mellow Gold, a company that sells cannabis seeds. This source is:
A primary source
A secondary source
You are researching differing theories about the stages of child development. You find a blog written by a professor who interviewed moms who described observations of their children at different ages. This source is:
A primary source
A secondary source
You are researching the pros and cons of music sharing over the net. You find a government report with a graph showing averages of professional musicians' incomes from the sale of recordings from 1950 through 1990. This source is:
A primary source
A secondary source
You are researching summer adventure opportunities for teens that help others. You find an article published in The Atlantic Monthly about a teen who spent her summer working with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. This source is:
Extremely reliable
Somewhat reliable
Of questionable reliability
You are researching differing theories about the stages of child development. You find a blog written from 1999-2008 by a mom that describes observations of her children at different ages. This source is:
Extremely reliable
Somewhat reliable
Of questionable reliability
Unreliable
You are researching reasons for legalizing marijuana. You find a source that calculates the amount of money that the government could collect from taxing the drug in the same way they tax alcohol. It was published by Mellow Gold, a company that sells cannabis seeds. This source is:
Extremely reliable
Somewhat reliable
Of questionable reliability
Unreliable
You are researching the evolution of the telephone. You find a forum on the web from random English teachers who login with pseudonyms to rant about how texting is ruining this generation's written communication skills. This source is:
Extremely reliable
Somewhat reliable
Of questionable reliability
Unreliable
You are researching the similarities between the Star Wars and the Harry Potter sagas. You find a research paper on the web written on the same subject by graduate student at NYU. All of his sources are traceable. This source is:
Extremely reliable
Somewhat reliable
Of questionable reliability
Unreliable
It is not really important to know anything about the author of a piece if it is published in/by a reputable source.
True
False
Speeches are always primary sources.
True
False
