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What is advantage oral history has over written history?

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It's advantages is how the WWI and WWII has been fought and it was a total chaos in the history.
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Oral history can engage and entertain listeners by using music, rhythm, and poetry. They aren't considered primary sources because they can be changed as time goes on, depending on the storyteller.
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