Since I've had track every Friday except for the past weekend, I was able to finally attend common time. We learned about primary and secondary sources and I found this to be extremely helpful. I remember learning about primary and secondary sources in high school but was glad to be refreshed.
The man presenting before us informed us how primary sources came directly from the source and is a first hand piece of information/fact. On the other hand, a secondary source does not come directly from the source and is interpreted and created by a different source. For example, a secondary source could be a bibliography of a famous president. The president did not write the book, however it contains factual information of the president. If it was a handwritten diary that President Lincoln wrote, that would be considered a primary source.
Thus, finding a primary source contains a plethora of information and is the most reliable source, while secondary sources contain an abundance of information however they may contain some bias.
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