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What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?

A. Primary and secondary sources are the same things.
B. Primary sources are the notes a reporter takes during an interview; secondary sources are the notes a student takes while doing research.
C. Primary sources are first-hand accounts of an event or experience; secondary sources are the interpretations or analysis of those first-hand accounts, events, or experiences.
D. Primary sources are the news reporters who first report on a breaking story; secondary sources are the eyewitnesses of the event.

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

A Primary source is a first-hand account and a Secondary source are reports or analysis' of the first-hand account

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