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Dictionary.com gives the definition of a historian, my topic. This is a reputable source because dictionary.com is a well known website that provides definitions for every word while getting reference from a variety of dictionaries.

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Dictionary.com gives the definition of a historian, my topic. This is a reputable source because dictionary.com is a well known website that provides definitions for every word while getting reference from a variety of dictionaries.

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This information relates to my topic because my topic is historians and this web site has a paragraph of valid information about historians. . One of the main points from this website is that historians research, analyze, and interpret the past while using many sources of information in their research. This is a reputable source because it is a website that ends in .gov, and it is associated with the U.S Departement of Labour.

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This page is all about Niccolo Machiavelli who was born on May 3, 1469. His main interests were politics, military theory and history. This information relates to my topic because he was a famous historian and western philosopher during the early modern period (1501-1750) when Shakespeare lived, and eventually became a man who lived his life for politics and patriotism. This is a reputable source because at the bottom of the pages, it shows a lot of places where the writer got his information (from websites to encyclopaedias). Also the URL for this page links too many different pages including http://globallearning.pwnet.org.  

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This website is filled with useful information of Francis Bacon. The information relates to my topic because Francis Bacon is a well known historian, philosopher, statesman and author during Shakespeare’s time.   This website seems like it has valid information and it is supported by many different references to all kinds of books and websites including Oxford’s National Biography and Cambridge University. It also has 184 pages that are linked to this website. One external link that has been used for lots if not most of the info on this page is http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/francis-bacon/ which is a certified education website for Sanford.

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In dept information on historians and their sources are found on this website. It says that historians use a wide variety of sources to answer questions about the past and that’s how it relates my topic. This is a valid website because it is government related (.gov) and provides lesson plans for teachers in America.  It also links to many different educational (.edu) websites.


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