Primary sources reflect the first-hand experience of witnesses or people involved in an event. Secondary sources provide analysis or interpretation of documents created by others. Here are examples for various subject areas:
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| Art | original work of art |
critical analysis of the work of art
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| Business | a company's annual report |
book or article about a company's management practices and strategy
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| History | Vietnam war diary |
a book of historical analysis on the United States Army in Vietnam
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| Law | Texas statutes |
a book or article on Texas law
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| Literature | a poem |
critical analysis of a poem
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| Political Science | Houston voting statistics |
an artice about Houston voters
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| Sciences and Social Sciences |
report of an original experiment |
an article describing several experiments on the same topic
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| Theater | video of a performance | a review of the performance |
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