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2019 HSC Source Skills!
2019 HSC Source Skills!
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What is the historical value of newspapers?
They all have political agendas
Offers only a limited perspective.
Details might be suppressed by the government
Can provide an indication of the nature of a society
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What is the value of political cartoons?
Limited scope- highlights one specific aspect of a period
Produced by an artist with a definite point of view
Can capture the spirit of a time, opinions and sentiments
Artist not generally concerned with providing facts
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What is the value of Oral History?
Memory loss, emotional trauma.
First-hand knowledge of historical events.
Experiences might have been deliberatelyforgotten
The person being interviewed may have aged significantly
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What is the value of historical film footage?
Can show aspects of the culture-i.e. dress
The camera person ultimately holds the creative power
May lack scenes which are graphic and interesting
Certain details can be accentuated or focused on
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What is the value of a private letter as a source?
It will be biased
It may defend the author’s opinions or actions/inactions
It provides a glimpse into the effects of historical events
Details might have become blurred with the passing of time
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What is the historical value of photographs?
Behind every photograph of film is a creator
Certain details can be excluded or downplayed
Can impress upon the viewer his/her own conceptions
Can capture moments in history in vivid detail
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What is the value of historical statistics?
Can be manipulated
Always produced for a specific purpose.
They generally are free of the influence of personal biases
May not be representative of the general population
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What is the value of government records?
Could have been manipulated
Only what the government allows the public to know.
They maintain the image of the government concerned
Provides a glimpse into the inner workings of a government
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What is the value of a historical poem?
Perspective into the spirit and culture of the time
Flavored by biases of creator
Not solely concerned with providing a factual account-
A certain degree ofimagination
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What is the historical value of paintings?
Artist may not be concerned with historical accuracy
Provide a visually stimulating piece of historical evidence
Artist may have a definite point of view
Creative pieces of work or expressing own opinions
