yr13_ia_2007_bsmith2_c

=Evaluation of Sources (250-400 words)=

‘Fidel Castro: Rebel, Liberator, or Director?’ was published in 1959 by Bobbs-Merrill in Indianapolis and authored by Jules Dubois.

In terms of its strengths, looking at the origin of the book, it was produced in Cuba during the time period of the revolution. With relation to the purpose, I believe it was published to inform others what exactly happened during the years Castro ruled.

Referring to its limitations this is primary source which could be view as subjective or objective **[meaningless!].** This source was not written in a time period where there was a huge manipulation of the press so we can assume that the interviews are genuine. However, during the authors interviews with Batista and Castro, there is no reason to believe that they did not manipulate their speech to put forth the view that they wanted others to believe. This means this could be both objective source or subjective [**again, all you are saying here is that "I don't know what to say"!].** When assessing the value of this source we are able read the words spoken from Batista and Castro themselves during the revolution, but we are also subjected to their own view on the matter. For a historian this source would be very objective. Since the author was in that time period, it gives a historian an idea of what he was thinking about what was happening. Also the author did not have to look back at documents to gather information for the book. This means that he did not have to rely on false information.


 * [Remy - you need to break the above paragraph into two smaller ones (a) Value of the source; (b) Limitations of the source. Within each section, gather the appropriate points. Do you know anything about the particular author, by the way? You should also use a quote or two from it to illustrate your points about it being emotional / subjective and / or balanced / objective]**

The other source I will use is Castro’s ‘History will Absolve Me’ speech was given during Castro’s time in court in 1953. The source I am using is a translated version. The purpose of it was for Castro to show exactly what he thought. This source is valuable because it shows us exactly what Castro wanted the people to hear [**which is? give quotes, examples**!]. This is how he manipulated the public. When referring to the limitations we see that we are subject to Castro’s manipulation. He stated things that he wanted to get accomplished, but did he actually [**You tell me!].** With hindsight we are able to see his manipulation **[are we? You haven't really demonstrated this point at all]**


 * This is a poor second part to this section. The points you make are vague and unsubstantiated.**