Source Analysis

A poor or unreliable source

Poor Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution

 

Summary: What is it? (110 words)

This source is Wikipedia and it tells us what the American Revolution is. This source shows much general information about the American Revolution, for example some acts like tea act, Summary and King George III. Also it has information about three other participants which ware France, Spain, African and also Native American.  There are a picture and maps to make it clearly to understand. There are a lot of bibliographies and it is divided by Reference works, Surveys of the era, specialized studies, and Primary sources. Some bibliography have a phone number, so we can call if it necessary. Also there are dates which can know when it is researched.

Origin: Who produced it? Where is it from?

Wikipedia is produced by many people, so I cannot say who produced it, but last time the page modified on 7 May 2013 at 23:02.

 

Purpose: Why was it written or produced?

I think this was produced because the people who wrote it wanted to tell the people about the American Revolution, and think about it.

Value: What does the source tell us? Is it reliable?

The source tells us the general information of the American Revolution. Revolution was a political change during the 18th century (1775-83) with thirteen coloniesin North America and British. The United States had been occupied by Nation Americans, so they fought to break from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America.

I think this source is not reliable, because anyone with the internet access can contribute to write information in Wikipedia and it is not reviewed by experts. The articles would edited by anyone and a person may go on Wikipedia and post an article that is full of false information. So when I use this source, I cared about it.

Limitations: What doesn't it tell us? What else do we need to know?

It did not tell us how that time people thinking about the Revolution, and how they react in detail. Also there is not having interesting facts. This source just written about what happened in the Revolution, and how they react. So it was little bit bored documents.