Annotated Bibliography

Mark Scriven

Eric Bailey. "Doctors Urge Easing of Marijuana Ban." Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) Feb. 15, 2008: n.p. SIRS Researcher. Web. 05 October, 2009.

The American College of Physicians, the largest group of internal medicine practitioners in the nation, released a 13 page position paper on their stand on the legalization of medical marijuana. Their stand on medical marijuana usage is contradicts the statement made by the Bush administration. The medical community embraces the usage of non-smoked forms of Marijuana.

Braden Keiger
English 103-38
Gold
October 5, 2009
Annotated Bibliography
Scuffi, Pierro. “A brief summary of Jamaican music.” Scaruffi.com. Pierro Scruff, 2003. Web.
2009. http://www.scaruffi.com/history/reggae.html.

This article was written by Pierro Scruffi. It does not only include reggae music in the article. It includes many various types of Jamaican music. The article gives a brief summary of the history of reggae music such as origins and founders. In my paper I may be able to use this to disprove the popular belief that reggae started in Jamaica.


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Piero Scaruffi, a cultural historian and critic, wrote this article in order to clarify the different styles and origins of music associated with Jamaica and discount the popular belief that Jamaica is the birthplace of reggae music. Through this he identifies the true origins and founders of reggae music. I will be able to utilize this article in a research paper by discussing the state of the area it was created when it was created which would show the effects of reggae on the society and the influence from society on reggae.

Annotated Bibliography Redo

Girl Scout Cookie Breakdown. 11 March 2008. FitSugar. Web. 22 Sept. 2009. .

Old Annotated Bibliography: The online article is meant to bring the unhealthiness of Girl Scout cookies to the audience’s attention. It does not outright bash Girl Scout cookies but it provides information and warns the reader to be cautious of the facts shown. The source is useful in that provides hard facts that proof that the cookies are unhealthy. The source itself is reliable because it is a major corporation, part of the Sugar Corporation that has the goal to inform the reader and caution them, not persuade them against or for the cookies.

New Annotated Bibliography: In the Sugar Corporation’s aim to promote healthy lifestyles, the author writes to uncover the unhealthy nutritional facts for Girl Scouts cookies. While it is not highlighted, there is evidence of high sugar and calorie levels to caution the reader to eat the cookies at their own risk. The author does not directly state its stance on Girl Scout Cookies but the information given implies that the company is intending to inform the audience that the cookies are not wholesome. The source will be used to support with facts that the cookies hold no nutritional value.

David's Annotated Bib. (edited)

David Brandt
Amanda Gold
English 103-38
9/28/09

Annotated Bibliography

Wirman, Channele. "U.S. Nuclear Generation of Electricity." Www.eia.doe.gov. Energy Information Administration. Web. .

The Author of this article is Channele Wirman, a member of the United States Energy Information Administration. This article relates to may topic because it shows the major benefits of nuclear reactors, electrical power generation. The website has statistics of nuclear generation in the United States. The statistics will be helpful when trying to back up my argument. I can use the statistics given by the author to show how nuclear reactors are useful because they produce clean renewable electrical energy.

Edited By: David Brandt, Keith Richey

Channele Wirman author and member of the United States Energy Information Administration, shows the major benefits of nuclear reactors and electrical power generation in her work “U.S. Nuclear Generation of Electricity”. Wirman includes statistics of nuclear generation in the United States, which will be used to reinforce my argument that nuclear power should be more widely used throughout the United States because it is a clean and renewable energy source.

Annotated Bibliography

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Edwin Scott

English 103

Gold

September 27, 2009

Annotated Bibliography

Hanson, David J. Ph.D. “We Would All be Better off if the Drinking Age were 18.” Alcohol Problems and Solutions.(1997-2007.) Web Document.

Hanson’s article offers an honest opinion on whether or not the drinking age should be lowered back to 18. He brings in very important points and reasons to back up his opinion. Dr. David Hanson agrees on the subject that the drinking age should be lowered back to 18. He finds it silly that an 18 year old is supposed to be categorized as an adult yet they cannot buy alcohol. Hanson says, “if they can fight a war then an 18 year old should be able to drink.”

This source is a somewhat reliable source. Hanson has a Ph.D. and is a professor at a well-known university. The article he has written is biased because it is written on an alcohol based website, but it is a reliable source.

This article is the base of the research topic of lowering the drinking age back to 18. It is the epitome of the idea and argument that people have been trying to make since it was raised to 21. It explains probably the most important fact that people bring up. The idea that if you can fight for your country, that you should be able to buy alcohol, is the biggest idea that people bring up. It is very relevant to the topic of lowering the drinking age.

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Hanson, David J. Ph.D. “We Would All be Better off if the Drinking Age were 18.” Alcohol Problems and Solutions. (1997-2007.) Web Document.

Professor and Ph. D. David Hanson’s article offers an honest opinion on whether or not the drinking age should be lowered back to 18. Dr. David Hanson agrees on the subject that the drinking age should be lowered back to 18. He finds it silly that an 18 year old is supposed to be categorized as an adult yet they cannot buy alcohol. The article he has written is biased because it is written on an alcohol based website, but it is a reliable source. It is the epitome of the idea and argument that people have been trying to make since it was raised to 21. It explains probably the most important fact that people bring up, the idea that if you can fight for your country, that you should be able to buy alcohol, is the biggest idea that people bring up

Another Annotated Bibliography

Mullin, Robert Bruce. A Short World History of Christianity. New York: Westminster
John Knox, 2008. Print.

Robert Bruce Mullin, both author and accomplished professor at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, writes about the history of the Christian church including its downfalls. The source will highlight the beginnings of Christianity, Roman militarization, traditions formed, and the Catholic Reformation. All of these historical examples support evidence of hypocritical actions and mistakes taken by the church.

Annotated Bibliography

Braden Keiger
English 103-38
Gold
October 5, 2009
Annotated Bibliography
Scuffi, Pierro. “A brief summary of Jamaican music.” Scaruffi.com. Pierro Scruff, 2003. Web.
2009. http://www.scaruffi.com/history/reggae.html.

This article was written by Pierro Scruffi. It does not only include reggae music in the article. It includes many various types of Jamaican music. The article gives a brief summary of the history of reggae music such as origins and founders. In my paper I may be able to use this to disprove the popular belief that reggae started in Jamaica.

Johnathan Kent

English 103

10/05/2009

Annotated Bibliography

One of the sources that I am going to be using for my research paper is this website, posted by the Universtiy of Michigan. The author, Kayla Bosye, is a very credible source because she has many degrees and she is and RN. This website gives me a lot of numerical data and good explinations of how obesity is started. It gives me many guides to other resources and offers other websites for more information. The article goes through and defines obesity and talk about some of the percentages of the population that are obese. Then it talks about medical concerns, how child obesity gets started, preventing obesity in your child, and offers books that help with child obesity.

Source-

Boyse, Kayla. "Obesity and Overweight." University of Michigan. May 2008. University of Michigan, Web. 28 Sep 2009. .

Practice Annoted Bibliography

Alec Patterson
Professor Gold
English 103
27 September 2009
Active Euthanasia: An Annotated Bibliography
Young, Robert. Medically Assisted Death. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Robert Young looks at the form of active euthanasia, or “physician-assisted suicide,” in this 12 chapter book. Young does a good job remaining neutral in this stance, and even dissects all of the possibilities of euthanasia in different parts. He even looks at the possibility of non-voluntary euthanasia in a separate chapter (11), a chapter that I will read closely in search of counter arguments for the “fear of non-voluntary euthanasia” position that seems to be one of the major positions against active euthanasia. The book includes court cases and other citations that will come in handy. There have been developments in the use of active euthanasia even since 2007, developments this book cannot help with.

Chris Lieu           

Amanda Gold

English 103

09/28/2009

Annotative Bibliography

Simmi Aujla, and Jennifer Levitz. "U.S. News: Legal Prostitution Under Pressure in Rhode             Island. " Wall Street Journal  5  Sep. 2009, Eastern edition: ProQuest National             Newspapers Core, ProQuest. Web.  28 Sep. 2009.           

           

            The main point in this article was the author displaying the fact that Rhode Island wanted to get illegalize prostitution. The writers’ stance was credible. It didn’t display any opinions, only facts. They also didn’t appear to pick any sides. This will offer a key argument in my research essay. It talks about a woman who says she does it to support her family. She doesn’t like to do it, but it is out of necessity.