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At this stage of the research, notes have been taken, and the resources have been sorted and classified. Careful researchers like to analyze the resources they have and use only the best sources and those that go directly to the question being researched. In the end, all researchers have to make the final decision as to which resources are valid and how to use them in their final write up; as a matter of fact, part of the write up is a discussion of the sources used. In this case, you have gathered conflicting stories of the events. The chronology you created should have helped you sort this information, now it is time to analyze each source for its validity.
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are two basic sources for the story of the shooting of Roy Martin: oral
history and newspaper accounts. Both
present advantage and disadvantages.
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| What are the strengths of theses papers as resources?
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What are the strengths of Orrin Murray's oral history?
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| What are the weaknesses of these papers as resources?
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What are the weaknesses of Orrin Murray's oral history?
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These sources all contain contradictions. It
is important to note these contradictions to help sort out the evidence
and make judgments about it. Fill in the chart below noting any difference
in the three accounts.
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| April 12 - Says it was track practice | Says it was baseball | Says it was baseball |
| Continue noting differences in sources. |