The situation has not improved within the last twenty-four hours. It is more alarming, if anything. The dastardly work of the Anarchists last night has maddened the police and the deadly retaliation of the officers has inflamed the followers of the red flag. Both sides are desperate. There were more bloody collisions today, and there will be more tomorrow. Dynamite is known to be secreted in the houses of the Socialists. From The New York Sun, May 6, 1886 What type of research source is this excerpt?

A) neutral

B) fictional

C) primary

D) secondary

C) primary

Explanation:

Research source is primary because A primary source provides direct or primary facial evidence about an event, object, person, or work of art. Primary sources include historical and legal documents, eyewitness accounts, results of experiment, statistical data, creative writing pieces, audio and video recording, speech and artwork. Interview, survey, fieldwork, and Internet communication through email, blog and newsgroup are also primary source. In the natural and social science, the primary source are often empirical studies - research conducted by an experiment or by direct observation. The results of empirical studies are usually found in scholarly articles or papers presented in conference.