You ask:
My instructor says I have to use at least one (1) primary source in my paper and at least two (2) secondary sources. What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
We answer:
- A primary source is a document or physical object written or created during a time period of study and provides an insider or first-hand view of an era, event, person, object, and/or idea, including original scientific research and/or data.
- Secondary sources are documents that comment on or analyze and synthesize primary sources and/or original scientific research and/or data.
