At this point in the book my group is reading, "Bait and Switch", I feel like it is mostly, if not all, primary research. Our author, Barbara Ehrenreich, is actually going out into the world herself and trying to find a a job in todays job market. She immerses herself and does all her research. Interesting and shocking(since we are all soon going to be college graduates looking for a job) it is so far, a good look into what to expect in the future.
In my book princess the majority of the details are primary with some secondary facts. It mainly focuses on her perspective and what she is going through. The only use of secondary sources is through her explaining the background of her religion which relates to the rules of the society she is in. The purpose of her research is to help us grasp a true image of what it is like to be in this society and the struggles her people go through .
The book I’m reading is “Katrina”. This is a hard question for me to decide right now, but if I had to choose one I would say secondary. I would say secondary because the way the author began the story by telling us everything that was going on. In some parts of the book I feel like I’m actually there. I can feel everyone's emotion from scared not knowing what’s happening with other people and their families. To worried if everyone will get saved before getting injured and if people will have a home after it’s all done. The purpose of the research is that you as the reader understand what’s going on and can feel every emotion just as everyone involved in Katrina did that day.
My group is reading the book "Princess" and it's told through her perspective which makes me want to say that any research is done through primary resources being herself. The reader gets a very behind the scenes look at what it's like to be a princess in her society and culture and the privileges and repercussions that come along with the title. The only secondary research I have noticed is when she references the Koran and when talking about her religion. I think the purpose of the research done in the fashion is to give the reader a view into her world from a very personal positon. I expect to see the majority of the book from a primary resource stand point because she did write this about her life.
In my book club we are reading “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand. The book centers around Louie Zamperini, a world class runner turned U.S. Forces bomber. Most of what she writes about has to have been done through interviews with him, his family, and his friends. She has direct quotes from him and his family, but she also has research on World War II to fit his small story into the larger picture. I think that it is a 50/50 when it comes to primary and secondary research. A lot of the book revolves on historical fact and context. That research the author could have done on her own time to provide background for herself and the readers, while Zamperini’s story she would have to direct contact with him and his family. She would also have to gone to his hometown to gather more information on him and the effect he had on his town. The purpose of this research is to give a personal edge to a historical era that we all know well. It is for fitting Zamperini’s life into the broader historical era and to connect the modern day readers to a time we weren’t present for through Zamperini’s story.
For our book club group we are reading, "Princess" which is told from the Saudi Princess' point of view therefore it is a primary research piece. Since everything is told by the princess, you can tell that it is all direct information from her. Although the author writing and she is not, it makes this aspect somewhat confusing because it is told as if the princess is the writer. The princess talks about what it is like for her as a princess in Saudi Arabia and what she remembers in her lifetime. By having the author of the book tell the story from the Princess' perspective it makes reading this book more of a first person point of view. By listening to what the Princess says you get a feel for who she is as a Princess and what life is like for her. If this story was told more based on the Secondary research, it would be quite boring and told more as an article about her rather than an inside look.
My group is reading the story of “Unbroken”, which in short is about a young man named Louie who is a gifted athlete that gets drafted into the war. There is clearly a lot of extensive research that went into this book, and as a reader I can appreciate this because every detail is covered and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on a single piece of Louie’s story. Not only have I learned about Louie, but I have also learned so much about his friends, family, dreams, beliefs, and the Second World War. The author, Laura Hillenbrand, utilizes both primary and secondary research in order to tell Louie’s story. Her primary research which includes interviews with Louie and his loved ones, helps provide personal insight to Louie’s life and the quotes provided show their personalities and thoughts. It is clear she has done a lot of secondary research in order to inform her readers about the war that is going on and Louie’s involvement in it. The facts about the war have personally helped me a lot to understand what is going on in the story, since history is not my greatest subject. The details have opened my eyes to a whole other world and has made me feel like I have a deep understanding of the events occurring.
I feel the book "Katrina" is secondary. I feel this way because the author keeps quoting former politicians and others. Whereas if it was primary the events in the story would be told right when they occurred Sean Burwell
Helena DeBuccia- The book my group and I are reading is "Bait and Switch" by Barbara Ehrenreich. From the reading we have done so far, the majority of her writing is written through primary research. She discusses her experiences of poverty through her own perspective. She begins her book by telling about herself and her experiences while finding a job and doing her research. Her book includes secondary research as well. She states facts that are relevant to her story. For example, she writes about the rise in unemployment in 2001 and that the unemployment rate was 5.9% by 2003, 20% being blue-collared people. She also discusses issues regarding over-employment involving low wages and time demands. Barbara's book is written in first-person. She is telling a story through personal experience and factual research.
Our book club is reading through "Katrina" is mostly secondary research. The beginning of the had a few primary sources, where details of what the victims went through were unfolding in media res, like police officers pointing their guns at people seeking refuge on higher ground. Mostly though, there were details like how the president's cabinet was mostly on vacation during a crisis, and how the president made eight stops before visiting New Orleans were provided via secondary research. These were all based on reports of the events. I feel like the secondary focus provides a wider scope of detail for the book.
Our book club reading is "Princess" where the story is mostly primary research. The narrator shares her account of the story, and the story is only told through her loin tot view. It is not evident whether she is a reliable resource or not. As a result, the account of the story is only told through her. The purpose of this research is to get a personal account of the princess's story and life.
I believe that "Katrina: After the Flood" is a secondary source account of action. Although Gary gets information from primary sources, he then puts things in his own words, making it a secondary source.
In my groups book, Unbroken, it is clear that Hillenbrand makes good use of primary and secondary sources. One point we as a group have come to a conclusion on is that what makes Unbroken as good as it has been thus far is Hillenbrand's appropriate use of these sources in places they should be. She does a good job not only taking events Louie's experiences, but also taking historical facts which pertain to everyone who was involved in the war. I believe the purpose for the primary sources is to, of course, tell the story of a brave man who was drafted and fought as hard as he could for his country, while the secondary sources are used to describe the general facts and settings that World War II created because with the incorporation of these general facts into the book to go along with Louie's story, we are now being exposed to how horrible many conditions and events were that occured during World War II. This makes us understand even more the magnitude and difficulty that Louie and the other characters are dealing with on a daily basis, which only makes the entire story more inspiring and interesting.
At this point in the book my group is reading, "Bait and Switch", I feel like it is mostly, if not all, primary research. Our author, Barbara Ehrenreich, is actually going out into the world herself and trying to find a a job in todays job market. She immerses herself and does all her research. Interesting and shocking(since we are all soon going to be college graduates looking for a job) it is so far, a good look into what to expect in the future.
ReplyDeleteIn my book princess the majority of the details are primary with some secondary facts. It mainly focuses on her perspective and what she is going through. The only use of secondary sources is through her explaining the background of her religion which relates to the rules of the society she is in. The purpose of her research is to help us grasp a true image of what it is like to be in this society and the struggles her people go through .
ReplyDeleteThe book I’m reading is “Katrina”. This is a hard question for me to decide right now, but if I had to choose one I would say secondary. I would say secondary because the way the author began the story by telling us everything that was going on. In some parts of the book I feel like I’m actually there. I can feel everyone's emotion from scared not knowing what’s happening with other people and their families. To worried if everyone will get saved before getting injured and if people will have a home after it’s all done. The purpose of the research is that you as the reader understand what’s going on and can feel every emotion just as everyone involved in Katrina did that day.
ReplyDeleteMy group is reading the book "Princess" and it's told through her perspective which makes me want to say that any research is done through primary resources being herself. The reader gets a very behind the scenes look at what it's like to be a princess in her society and culture and the privileges and repercussions that come along with the title. The only secondary research I have noticed is when she references the Koran and when talking about her religion. I think the purpose of the research done in the fashion is to give the reader a view into her world from a very personal positon. I expect to see the majority of the book from a primary resource stand point because she did write this about her life.
ReplyDeleteIn my book club we are reading “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand. The book centers around Louie Zamperini, a world class runner turned U.S. Forces bomber. Most of what she writes about has to have been done through interviews with him, his family, and his friends. She has direct quotes from him and his family, but she also has research on World War II to fit his small story into the larger picture. I think that it is a 50/50 when it comes to primary and secondary research. A lot of the book revolves on historical fact and context. That research the author could have done on her own time to provide background for herself and the readers, while Zamperini’s story she would have to direct contact with him and his family. She would also have to gone to his hometown to gather more information on him and the effect he had on his town. The purpose of this research is to give a personal edge to a historical era that we all know well. It is for fitting Zamperini’s life into the broader historical era and to connect the modern day readers to a time we weren’t present for through Zamperini’s story.
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ReplyDeleteFor our book club group we are reading, "Princess" which is told from the Saudi Princess' point of view therefore it is a primary research piece. Since everything is told by the princess, you can tell that it is all direct information from her. Although the author writing and she is not, it makes this aspect somewhat confusing because it is told as if the princess is the writer. The princess talks about what it is like for her as a princess in Saudi Arabia and what she remembers in her lifetime. By having the author of the book tell the story from the Princess' perspective it makes reading this book more of a first person point of view. By listening to what the Princess says you get a feel for who she is as a Princess and what life is like for her. If this story was told more based on the Secondary research, it would be quite boring and told more as an article about her rather than an inside look.
ReplyDeleteMy group is reading the story of “Unbroken”, which in short is about a young man named Louie who is a gifted athlete that gets drafted into the war. There is clearly a lot of extensive research that went into this book, and as a reader I can appreciate this because every detail is covered and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on a single piece of Louie’s story. Not only have I learned about Louie, but I have also learned so much about his friends, family, dreams, beliefs, and the Second World War. The author, Laura Hillenbrand, utilizes both primary and secondary research in order to tell Louie’s story. Her primary research which includes interviews with Louie and his loved ones, helps provide personal insight to Louie’s life and the quotes provided show their personalities and thoughts. It is clear she has done a lot of secondary research in order to inform her readers about the war that is going on and Louie’s involvement in it. The facts about the war have personally helped me a lot to understand what is going on in the story, since history is not my greatest subject. The details have opened my eyes to a whole other world and has made me feel like I have a deep understanding of the events occurring.
ReplyDeleteI feel the book "Katrina" is secondary. I feel this way because the author keeps quoting former politicians and others. Whereas if it was primary the events in the story would be told right when they occurred
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ReplyDeleteHelena DeBuccia- The book my group and I are reading is "Bait and Switch" by Barbara Ehrenreich. From the reading we have done so far, the majority of her writing is written through primary research. She discusses her experiences of poverty through her own perspective. She begins her book by telling about herself and her experiences while finding a job and doing her research. Her book includes secondary research as well. She states facts that are relevant to her story. For example, she writes about the rise in unemployment in 2001 and that the unemployment rate was 5.9% by 2003, 20% being blue-collared people. She also discusses issues regarding over-employment involving low wages and time demands. Barbara's book is written in first-person. She is telling a story through personal experience and factual research.
ReplyDeleteOur book club is reading through "Katrina" is mostly secondary research. The beginning of the had a few primary sources, where details of what the victims went through were unfolding in media res, like police officers pointing their guns at people seeking refuge on higher ground. Mostly though, there were details like how the president's cabinet was mostly on vacation during a crisis, and how the president made eight stops before visiting New Orleans were provided via secondary research. These were all based on reports of the events. I feel like the secondary focus provides a wider scope of detail for the book.
ReplyDeleteOur book club reading is "Princess" where the story is mostly primary research. The narrator shares her account of the story, and the story is only told through her loin tot view. It is not evident whether she is a reliable resource or not. As a result, the account of the story is only told through her. The purpose of this research is to get a personal account of the princess's story and life.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that "Katrina: After the Flood" is a secondary source account of action. Although Gary gets information from primary sources, he then puts things in his own words, making it a secondary source.
In my groups book, Unbroken, it is clear that Hillenbrand makes good use of primary and secondary sources. One point we as a group have come to a conclusion on is that what makes Unbroken as good as it has been thus far is Hillenbrand's appropriate use of these sources in places they should be. She does a good job not only taking events Louie's experiences, but also taking historical facts which pertain to everyone who was involved in the war. I believe the purpose for the primary sources is to, of course, tell the story of a brave man who was drafted and fought as hard as he could for his country, while the secondary sources are used to describe the general facts and settings that World War II created because with the incorporation of these general facts into the book to go along with Louie's story, we are now being exposed to how horrible many conditions and events were that occured during World War II. This makes us understand even more the magnitude and difficulty that Louie and the other characters are dealing with on a daily basis, which only makes the entire story more inspiring and interesting.
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