Module Four Activity Bias
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HIS 100 Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources
Locate an additional primary source relevant to your historical event. Use it and the primary source you identified in a previous module to answer the questions below. Replace the bracketed text with your responses.
Source One
Conduct source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.
Attempt to write the APA style citation for your first primary source and include a link to it. You will not be penalized for incorrect format.
Earth Day ’70: What it meant | About EPA | US EPA
. (n.d.). https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/earth-day-70-what-it-meant.html
Respond to the following questions:
Who authored or created the primary source?
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Gaylord Nelson authored the source.
What was the author’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?
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US Senator Nelson represented Wisconsin at the time the source was created.
When was the primary source created?
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This source was created in April 1980.
Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?
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This source was released by the US Environmental Protection Agency and published in the EPA Journal.
Who was the intended audience for the primary source?
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Students and environmentalist are the intended audience of this source as well as Americans would benefit from learning the lesson of Earth Day.
Why was the primary source created?
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This source was created to celebrate Earth Day and the changes that came from it.
Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?
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Gaylord Nelson’s perspective is presented in this source.
Source Two
Conduct a source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.
Attempt to write the APA style citation for your second primary source and include a link to it. You will not be penalized for incorrect format.
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Waxman, O. B. (2019, April 19). Meet ‘Mr. Earth Day,’ the man who helped organize the annual observance. Time
. https://time.com/5570269/earth-day-origins/
Respond to the following questions:
Who authored or created the primary source?
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Olivia B. Waxman authored this source on account of Denis Hayes also known as Mr. Earth Day
What was the author’s or creator’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?
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Denis Hayes was a Harvard student who dropped out to become a major organizer of Earth Day.
When was the primary source created?
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This source was created in April 2019.
Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?
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TIME published this source.
Who was the intended audience for the primary source?
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This source is easy to read with common language and aimed at everyday people.
Why was the primary source created?
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This source was created to tell the story of the founding of Earth Day.
Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?
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Denis Haye’s perspective is presented in this source.
Both Sources
Analyze the primary sources relevant to your historical event for the presence of bias.
While the founder of Earth Day himself, Nelson maintains an unbiased approach and backs up his statements with data and research. The TIME article is a first hand account of Denis Haye’s experience of the creation of Earth Day and the events that led up to it. Compare how your historical event is represented in your primary sources.
The creation of Earth Day is presented in both my primary sources with both admiration and hopefulness. One account is nearly 50 years older than the other and provides a more current view of Earth Day.
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