Primary Source Related to The HanFord Site in Washington State (Essay Sample)

PRIMARY SOURCE RELATED TO THE HAN FORD SITE IN WASHINGTON STATE
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Primary sources of data in history are the sources that give or possess first-hand information about the topic being told or discussed. First-hand information is the information coming directly from the source and has not been interfered with or modified in a way because it does not pass through many different people. Some of the common primary sources include interviewing people who witnessed the occurrence understudy, original research, video of the happenings, photos, and audio recordings. All the primary sources are relevant based on several factors that will be discussed later.[Clavert, Frédéric. "History in the Era of Massive Data: Online Social Media as Primary Sources for Historians." Geschichte und Gesellschaft 47, no. 1 (2021): 175-194.]
Choosing a specific primary source of data is dependent on factors such show available the source of data is, reliability of the primary source, the discipline under study, the kind of language that has been used in the source, people involved, the duration of the study, and the location of the primary source. It is also very important to consider a primary source that generates interest and makes a researcher or a person studying ask questions to intrigue further understanding of the information under study. This is mainly to avoid a reader losing interest or getting bored while in the research process.
Secondary sources are also very important in the study of a primary source. As much as primary sources provide original and credible information secondary sources complement this by giving a varied understanding of the subject. In the process, a person studying can get a bigger perspective of the topic and understand it even better. Secondary sources also have references from different other people who did the research and therefore lead people to other places where they can find the same kind of information either to further their comprehension or find additional information.[Lenkić, Laura, Alberto D. Bolatto, Natascha M. Förster Schreiber, Linda J. Tacconi, Roberto Neri, Francoise Combes, Fabian Walter et al. "Plateau de Bure High-z Blue Sequence Survey 2 (PHIBSS2): Search for Secondary Sources, CO Luminosity Functions in the Field, and the Evolution of Molecular Gas Density through Cosmic Time." The Astronomical Journal 159, no. 5 (2020): 190.]
For the Hanford site also called the Manhattan project videos are the most credible primary source that can be used to research this historical place. I decided to use videos not only because they provide the source of information because other primary sources can do that as well but because of how they make the happenings appear real and inactivity. Videos rarely give errors unless the information is wrongly interpreted or the system recording the information had a malfunction the latter is very rare. Videos let the researcher decipher the information originally as it is and make their interpretation. The activities that happened at the Hanford site and led to the creation of the first atomic bomb can best be understood to a person who at least has had the visual view of the place, buildings, types of machinery in the place, the kind of the people working in a place to enable them to understand how the cleanup project is being conducted today.[Andrews, Stephen A., Madison T. Andrews, and Thomas E. Mason. "Canadian Contributions to the Manhattan Project and Early Nuclear Research." Nuclear Technology 207, no. sup1 (2021): S134-S146.]
In the 21st-century generation technology has made it very easy to access or find many primary sources of information like videos. Videos are all over the internet on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and Amazon which have documentaries. To study Hanford site, however, needs one to concentrate on a primary source that specializes in historical information of such kind as documentaries this is because other primary sources dealing with varied data only provide a little information or rather interesting part of different historical information and therefore cannot be dependent on exhaustively in research. I will therefore purchase several videos bearing the documented information of what is happening at the Hanford site as well as what is still ongoing at the place. Amazon website which is an internet source will therefore be my preferred location for my primary source.
Manhattan project dedicated to environmental cleanup of a previously hazardous and polluted environment is slowly but surely being returned to normal. Choosing video as my primary source will allow me to get a clear picture of the historical elements surrounding the project and even the currently ongoing activities. As previously mentioned Amazon has well documented and subtitled videos of the happenings at the Hanford site and the currently ongoing activities at the site. I will have to study a couple of documentaries to make sure I clearly understand all the project agendas.[Peterson, Reid A., Edgar C. Buck, Jaehun Chun, Richard C. Daniel, Daniel L. Herting, Eugene S. Ilton, Gregg J. Lumetta, and Sue B. Clark. "Review of the scientific understanding of radioactive waste at the US DOE Hanford Site." Environmental science & technology 52, no. 2 (2018): 381-396.]
My research will include but is not be limited to the rationale or the purpose for the establishment of the site, the people that were involved in coming up with the project, and how it was finally realized. Understanding that the initial purpose