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6 I was the valedictorian tonight. I do know what I'm going to be. I have graduated from Meloncamp High School about 115th out of class of 126. Thing is, I've seen the fear in the eyes of four score and seven more of those classmates of mine that don't have a rat's chance of knowing what they are going to be. I do. I'm going to be a writer. Mr. J taught me more than English. He taught me what Pops taught me before his passing...love.
7 So here's my Valedictory: "Good evening, everyone. Thanks for coming out to sit on hard, uncomfortable stadium concrete on an unseasonably warm evening and wearing clothes and shoes you can't wait to get home to get out of. Here's what I have. Time is NOT money. Time is convenience. And when one gives up Time, he does pay for it. Yes. But if he trades Time for Opportunity, then he gets credit. So, in conclusion, Time is NOT money, but it CAN be spent. How will you spend yours?! Thank you, good night."
Assume the speaker is speaking autobiographically. If you wanted to research the graduates of Meloncamp High School, this passage would be considered a
A) a primary source information
B) a secondary source information
C) a fictitious reference source
D) a dramatic soliloquy reference source

Answer 1

I think it would be A because a primary resource is one that comes from that time period or event.

Answer 2

If you wanted to research the graduates of Meloncamp High School, this passage would be considered a primary source information. (Option A)

Primary sources are documents that have direct evidence regarding an event in history. Primary sources are original documents that were created or written at the same time the historical event was taking place.

In this case, the writer was witnessing her own graduation and she gives evidence about her and her classmates' future which is the topic you would be researching.