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I really like how this book includes it own references in the book. I like how it includes the different sources it shows you how to cite. I think this book has many great helpful hints and many different go to guides. I love the ending of this book and how it shows the different citations in depth as well as the different kind of sources.

I really like ideas about take notes while researching. I think this is honestly easily way to deal with this. This will also make it easier to include research while writing your papers as well. That way you can keep up to date as you write. This is important and you should do this as you do research at the Archives and the American Heritage Center.

The chapter discusses plagiarism. This reminds me a lot of Dr. Clark's lecture that she gives for every single one of her classes. It is extremely helpful and kind of scary. But most definitely necessary.

In this passage, it talks about passive and active voice. I think that this important to remember and reference to while writing because it is something that we all struggle with identifying. Try to find a definition for both in your own words to help understand and become more aware of it in your writing.

On this page it talks about the importance of respecting the subject you are studying. I think this is important to remember since both projects touch on identity. It is important to make sure you do not misrepresent or give them false identity within your papers. This can be a very touchy subject especially with terms like victimization. Keep this section in mind when representing your subjects.

It talks about how the way the historian views the event effects how they write about it. I thought this was interesting and thought that it should be kept in mind as going on ward in your research. How would someone else justify and review your projects? Would someone say the girl scouts death was over exaggerated? What were the justifications that the those people (particularly children) were put into the camps?

On this page, it talks about how we should be very skeptical of primary sources as well. I thought that this was very important because sometimes people can be lead to believe that primary sources are better and therefore more true. However, they can be very bias and while it is a first hand account, it can be difficult to base how things were or are on just this one account.