Annotated Bibliography

Christian Wilson
Ms. Gold
English 103 Section 32
09 Oct. 2009
Stem Cell Research Annotated Bibliography
NIH Stem Cell Information Home Page. In Stem Cell Information [World Wide Web site].
Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, 2009 [cited Monday, September 28, 2009] Available at
<http://stemcells.nih.gov/index>The National Institutes of Health for the US Department of Health is the department that decides and controls all medicine and medical procedures for the country. The site above and the information therein discuss many aspects of stem cells, such as what they are, what they are used for, and addresses ethical issues. Also included is a registry of private labs already investigating embryonic stem cells, as well as upcoming and current research on stem cells. The US Department of Health provides unbiased information about stem cells, and deals with the ethical controversy surrounding human embryonic stem cell research. The National Institutes of Health is a government agency, and that therefore lends itself to being a credible source.

"AAAS Policy Brief: Stem Cell Research." AAAS-Center for Science, Technology and Congress.
21 Aug 2009. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Web. 9 Oct 2009.
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science is a non-profit organization that teaches people all over the world about science and technology for the betterment of the human race. Because they aim to advance scientific understanding, they address a number of key issues in their articles on stem cell research so that people may understand how they work. They also provide a wide range of sourced material, such as articles from experts and newsletters leading to other academic sources for reading. By giving links to other sources, thereby widening the horizon for which a person can find credible information, the AAAS is a credible source to use.

"International Society for Stem Cell Research." International Society for Stem Cell Research. 23
Sep 2009. International Society for Stem Cell Research, Web. 9 Oct 2009.
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The International Society for Stem Cell Research is a non-profit unaffiliated organization meant to educate people about stem cells and clear up any misinformation about them. Their site is devoted to providing information regarding stem cells, and as such, has their newsletter, The Pulse, provide up-to-date information regarding stem cells, all with links and citations to other experts.

"Stem Cells." The President’s Council on Bioethics. Jul 2005. The President’s Council on
Bioethics, Web. 9 Oct 2009. .
Despite being a little out of date, this website for former president Bush has a large number of scholarly and unbiased information. It in itself is only an index, but on its pages are lists of papers by doctors, scientists, and scholars with completely scientific papers. This council would advise the president on how to deal with bioethical information, and had to be well read on the subject before advising someone as important as the president, making this a good resource.

Gearhart, John. "Human Embryonic Germ Cells: June 2001 – July 2003." The President’s
Council on Bioethics John Gearhart Human Embryonic Germ Cells: June 2001 – July
2003. Jul 2003. The President’s Council on Bioethics, Web. 9 Oct 2009.
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Dr. John Gearhart wrote this paper on stem cell research in July 2003, and it has since been used by the President’s Council on Bioethics. It is heavily cited and full of very advanced concepts and meanings, which, when translated into something most people can actually understand, help them to better understand the issue. It is unbiased information about embryonic stem cells.

Annotated Bibbly (5 Sources)

Sarah Truckenbrodt
Ms. Gold
ENGL 103
2 Oct. 2009
Annotated Bibliography

Bigfoot
“Bigfoot.” Ancient Mysteries A&E. 1994.
A&E produced this documentary using the work and research of Dr. Grover Krantz and Dr. Peter Byrns of the Bigfoot Research Project out of Mt. Hood, Oregon. Dr. Krantz and Dr. Byrns provide rather convincing evidence such as footprints, hair samples, video clips, photographs, and audio bytes that these researchers have accumulated. A&E interviews an anthropologist and crytpozoologist who have done extensive research in this field and believe in the possibility of a bigfoot. They propose that it is actually a descendant of Gigantopithecus blacki. A&E also interviews anthropologist John Crane who is a skeptic and provided evidence against such an existence. This provides a sense of impartiality as the documentary allows both sides of the case to have their point of view presented. This work also served to provide me with many experts and their research which should prove useful as a springboard for further research endeavors.

Lozier, J.D., P. Aniello, and M.J. Hickerson. “Predicting the Distribution of Sasquatch in Western North America: Anything Goes with Ecological Niche Modeling.” Journal of Biogeography 36 (2009): 1623-7. EBSCO.web. 7 Oct. 2009.
J.D. Lozier of the University of Illinois Department of Entomology composed this guest editorial for the Journal of Biogeography in 2009. It is an review and analysis of the method of modeling called Ecological niche models (ENMs) that is used “for predicting the geographical ranges of species.” As an example, he uses bigfoot evidence to predict the creatures geographical distribution and possible migratory patterns. He uses sightings, footprints, and auditory evidence and enters it into a program called Maxent. The program gives a distribution that has a small percent error. The article is not attempting to prove or disprove the existence of Bigfoot. But it is light-heartedly using the Bigfoot to prove that ENMs are possibly unreliable. The article was not enormously useful as far as research but it did help to verify some of the information I had already found.

Shermer, Michael "Skeptic: Show Me the Body." Scientific American 288.5 (2003): 37. Scientific American Archive Online. EBSCO. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.
Michael Shermer is the publisher of Skeptic magazine and the general editor of The Scientific Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience. In his brief article “Show me the Body,” he discusses how evidence is not proof until there is a body to be studied scientifically. He focuses on not just the bigfoot, but other mythical creature such as the loch ness monster and the komodo dragon. He believes that if such things did exist we would have found them already. It is important to listen to the scientists and the skeptics.


Holloway, Marguerite "Bigfoot Anatomy." Scientific American Dec (2007): 50,53. Scientific American Archive Online. EBSCO. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.
In the study of cryptozoology many anthropologists and other scientists are scorned and criticized for their study of beings that are not proven in science. Marguerite Holloway writes this article in defense of these abused anthropologists, focusing on Jeffrey Meldrum. Jeffrey Muldrum wrote the book Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science which was ridiculed and critiqued through other scientists journals and books such as David Daegling’s Bigfoot Exposed. Holloway defends these scientists and believes that someone has to do it and that everything is unknown until it is discovered.

Regal, Brian "Entering Dubious Realms: Grover Krantz, Science, and Sasquatch." Annals of Science 66.1 (2009): 83-102. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.
Brian Regal wrote this article for the Annals of Science in 2009 to break down the work of Dr. Grover Krantz and prove that Krantz failed to prove that the creature exists. Krantz is said to be a leader in bigfoot research and cryptozoology. Regal goes through all aspects of Krantz’ most popular research and breaks it down for possible weaknesses and he tries to disprove it. The article was interesting but did not give me much new information on my topic.

Review of Student Source Use Online

Review of Student Source Use Online

Student one copies exact text without citing a single one of the documents. He needs to basically start his paper over after he learns how to get his own ideas.

Student two doesn’t identify sources within the text so it is hard to tell how much of his paper comes from each source. To fix his paper he should cite his sources more effectively and come up with his own conclusions about the sources.

Student three cites the sources correctly by paraphrasing the source material and directly quoting the sources minimal times. He is missing an opinion in his writing though.

Student four cited the sources correctly but like student three, he doesn’t write his opinion within the context of his paper.

Student five cites his sources and shows his opinion on the topic.

Self Test: Plagiarism

Sarah Truckenbrodt
ENGL 103
9 Oct. 2009
Self Test: Plagiarism

YOUR COMMENTS ON STUDENT TEXT 1


Yes this text is guilty of plagiarism. There are direct quotes, word for word, that are not cited at all. In order to correct it direct quotes need to be quoted and cited and another persons ideas need to be cited properly.


A TEACHER'S COMMENTS ON STUDENT TEXT 1


This is the worst possible kind of plagiarism. It 'steals' large chunks of text from both the source texts without any acknowledgement. In fact, very little of this text is written by the student writer. It is mostly copied from the sources although the order has sometimes been changed. In addition, some of the pieces of copied text are used in a way that does not make clear the original view of the author. For example, the second sentence (beginning "The fame of...") is taken from source text B where it is used to express a negative view of the spread of Mickey Mouse's fame. However, the way it has been incorporated here (i.e. out of context) it tends to reinforce the positive view expressed by source text A.


OUTCOME

The writer of this text would at least be asked to re-write the assignment. If it was a repeat offence the writer might be asked to leave the course.

Annotated Bibliography

Mast 1

Aaron Mast

Ms. Gold

English 103

8 October 2009

Annotated Bibliography

The Making and Unmaking of a Child Soldier
Beah, Ishmael. Editorial. The Making, and Unmaking, of a Child Soldier. The New York Times, 14 Jan. 2007. Web. 6 Sept. 2009.

The author, Ismael Beah, is an actual survivor from being a child soldier in Africa so you know he is a primary source. It was published September 6th 2009 so it is fairly up to date and has little chance of being irrelevant due to the fact that it is outdated. The publisher is The New York Times which is a nationally accredited and re veered newspaper. The rhetorical stance in this piece is based on his own experiences so there is no unfair biased. The audience for this work is people who are aware of current events who read the newspapers daily. This is very relevant to my paper because it is directly related to my topic of child soldiers; it is an actual child soldier talking about his experience of being a child soldier.

Ex-Child Soldier Raps about Hellish Life
Dougherty, Jill. Editorial. Ex-child soldier raps about hellish life. CNN, 11
Oct. 2007. Web. 6 Sept. 2009. .

The author of this article is the foreign affairs correspondent for CNN. Based in the network's Washington, D.C., bureau, Dougherty previously served as U.S. affairs editor for CNN International, a role in which she covered political, cultural and business stories in the United States for CNN's international network. She is a trusted reporter and writer for foreign issues for example African Child Soldiers. This article was published October 11th, 2007 so it is only two years old and should still be relevant. The publisher CNN is a world renowned news broadcaster and is very accredited and trusted. The rhetorical stance of this source is sympathizing with child soldiers and how they can still be normal people in society even through all of the trauma of being a soldier. The audience is the everyday American who reads the news and is interested in current events and today’s issues. This source is very relevant to my project because it gives another perspective to what it is like to be a child soldier and supports stance of child soldiers should not be charged with war crimes but should be rehabilitated instead.

Child Soldiers: Psychosocial Implications of the Graca Machel/ UN Study
Mendelsohn, Michaela, and Gill Straker "Child Soldiers: Psychosocial Implications of the Graça Machel / UN Study." Peace & Conflict 4.4 (1998): 399. SocINDEX with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.

The authors of this study are well known clinical psychologists who have Ph D’s in psychology, one who graduated from Harvard University the other who graduated from Sydney University both of which are very prestigious universities and degrees. The article was published in 1998 and still has relevance today because the same thing is going on today that was back in 1998. The publisher of this article is Lawrence Erlbaum Associates and publishes articles based on peace, nonviolent conflict resolution, reconciliation, & the causes, consequences & prevention of war & other conflict. The rhetorical stance is towards the rehabilitation of children forced into being soldiers and not punishing them. The audience of this article would be the psychological community and political mover and shakers who can enact policies and make real change. This source is very relevant to my topic because it takes my stance for the rehabilitation of child soldiers and lends support for the idea.

Rehabilitation Programs for African Child Soldiers
Hill, Karl, and Harvey Langholtz "Rehabilitation programs for African child soldiers." Peace Review 15.3 (2003): 279. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.

Karl Hill one of the authors earned his Ph.D. in Social-Developmental Psychology from Brandeis University (1991), and taught psychology at Wellesley College. The other author Harvey Langholtz is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the College of William and Mary. He is a Special Senior Fellow of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. From 1991 to 1993 he was a U.S. Delegate to the United Nations, including service with the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. Both authors are well educated in psychology and are a trusted source for this topic. This article was published September of 2003 and is still relevant today because the same issues back then are present today involving this topic. The publisher is Peace Review and focuses on current issues and controversies that underlie the promotion of a more peaceful world. The rhetorical stance is in the children’s best interest for rehabilitation. The audience is for people who can help out children in these situations and people who want to be educated as to the means of child soldier rehabilitation. This is a very relevant article to my topic because it goes over how rehabilitation is actually carried out and the actual psychological effects the children suffer from being soldiers.

Court Convicts over Child Soldiers
"Court convicts over child soldiers." New Internationalist 404 (2007): 25. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 8 Oct. 2009.

This is a newspaper article about the conviction of war crimes for child soldier recruiting and is important to my paper because it shows that the real people who should be convicted is the recruiters themselves. The author is unnamed and the publisher is the New Internationalist. This article takes the stance against use of child soldiers by reporting about the conviction of child soldier recruiters. The audience is the everyday person who stays up to date on current issues. This is relevant to my topic because it shows the right people getting punished, not the children.

Self Test - Aaron Mast

Mast 1

Aaron Mast

Ms. Gold

English 103

8 October 2009

Self Test Plagiarism

Student 1- Copies major chunks of the text without citing anything. He can fix this by re writing his paper with consideration to the sources paraphrasing them and citing as needed.

Student 2- Does not identify how much of his paper is from each citation and he draws no conclusions. To fix his paper he should cite his sources more effectively and come up with his own conclusions about the sources.

Student 3- Cites the sources correctly, paraphrasing them and only a few times directly quoting them. He shows how the two articles contrast but does not show an opinion or conclusion he made by himself.

Student 4- Cites the sources correctly and does well the only thing they could do to improve their paper is to make a conclusion on what they think themselves based on the two sources.

Student 5- Cites the sources correctly making sure to show where direct quotations are used. The student also effectively shows his stance on this issue based on the two sources.

Envision Online Self Test

Johnathan Jenkins
Student 1:
In the first paragraph alone, plagiarism is committed in that information given in sources A and B are copied directly word-for-word. Student 1 just goes back and forth between the sources and copies what he/she reads. He/she needs to go back and re-word what is written. He/she may also cite the sources in the paper. Student 1 should at least write the paper again.