Should physician-assisted suicide become legalized in the United States for terminally ill patients?
The first part in writing a research question is stating the topic, which is physician-assisted suicide. Next, I decided what argument to discuss for assisted-suicide (to legalize). Finally, who would benefit from legalizing assisted-suicide (the terminally ill).
Scholarly sources provide researched information that has been reviewed by fellow expects in the field of study, whereas, popular sources can be written by anyone to inform or entertain readers. Scholarly sources use research, experimentation, and statistics to generate in depth knowledge in a general field of study, which are then published in credible professional journals. Popular source articles, on the other hand, are usually published in magazines and newspapers as short articles, which portray what the public wants to read.
Scholarly sources are different from internet sources because scholarly articles are found from a print source and are backed up by research and peer review. Internet sources can provide information that maybe inaccurate, bias, or myths.
A library database is a collection of online resources that contain scholarly information to use for academic research. The database includes information found from published print sources such as magazines, newspapers, journals, and reference books.
Information from the internet must be evaluated because anyone can post information on the internet. Often web pages do not contain dates, publishers, or authors, which verify the credibility of the information.
To determine the credibility of a website, the researcher must determine authority, accuracy, currency, and objectivity. Authority defines ...
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...iversity’s online library database. Articles can be searched for based on academic journals, publication, and full text. The Google search engine was the least useful in finding information. The first website to come up was Wikipedia, which is known to generate information based on internet searches. Also, through google search, many of the websites to come up were blogs or sites where people voice their opinions on the topic.
Completing the research project has changed my view of how to search for articles based on the topic of interest. Prior to completing the research project, I never used a thesaurus to expand the keyword list to find articles using alternative, but similar words. I have used a library database over the past few years to obtain information for research projects and paper, which created the familiarization I have with the library database.
The internet is a hub of information. It is easy to access this information and resources by simple looking up a simple topic. How much of this information is actually true? In The New Yorker article “The Things People Say” author Elizabeth Kolbert explains the dangers of believing wholeheartedly the information given to us online. She uses logos to prove that the internet can be biased with information through “group polarization” and a site’s inability to upload contradictory information. She fails however with ethos in her paper because she is hypocritical.
The first source was a part of a historical website. I knew that this site was reliable for two reason, the first one was because the date was pretty recent and the author was a history major. The second reason I knew this was reliable was because it matched up with many other website I read about to research about my topic. The second source I used was on a civil war organizational website which already gives me a good idea that it is a reliable source. But this reason I picked it was because the website itself had very good information that was easy to understand on so many battles and topics in
For my annotated bibliography, I used a few search engines for my sources. The majority of my sources were found on Galileo, but one or two of my sources were found on Google. The majority of my sources are also peer-reviewed or an academic source. All of the authors of these sources have a background in special education or special education law. Each one of my sources are directly related to a particular part of my paper. I have a purpose for each source. My sources will help me educate and explain my purpose.
Throughout my childhood, the idea of having a college education was greatly stressed. As a result, it was my duty as the next generational child, to excel in my studies and achieve a life of prosperity and success. Learning became the basic foundation of my growth. Therefore, my youth was overtaken by many hours spent reading and writing what was known to be correct "Standard" English. I first found this to be a great shortcoming, but as I grew older, I began to realize the many rewards acquired by having the ability to be literate.
Throughout this semester I have learned many ways of writing through two main essays literacy narrative and comparison and contrast. These two essays have taught me how to correctly fix my comma splices, thesis statements, and capitalization. I have engaged in numerous learning material during this summer class. Many times when I thought it would be hard to work on those three developments I never gave up. I gain more positive feedback from my teacher because he pointed out most of my mistakes I made on both literacy narrative and comparison and contrast essays to help me understand what is it that I need to work on. My development as a writer became stronger.
Is the information consistent with the information found in print sources, other Web sites, newsgroups, or mailing lists? Is the evidence contained within the source sufficient, reliable, and relevant to your topic? I have seen some of the same info from this site on other sites. It does match.
To evaluate the credibility of a website and support as a credible source for inclusion in a scholarly assignment, the student chose to evaluate www.CDC.gov. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services that conducts critical science and provides important health information that protects the nation against dangerous health threats. This website was chosen by the student for a personal and professional interest in health information provided by the CDC. A Google search was performed to locate the website domain CDC.gov, resulting in web address http://www.cdc.gov/. The credibility of the website is evaluated using specific criteria and supported by empirical evidence. Using examples, the importance of evaluating internet-based information for a professional nurse is discussed.
There are certain ways to prove credibility. When writing a research paper, trying to find credible sources is something that many professor stress. The internet has so many websites and many of them look the same but some of them have false information. Trying to find the website that is suitable is hard to do. A website ending in .org can be just as reliable as a website in .com. The domain of the website doesn’t determine how trustworthy a website is. Just because there is someone wearing a suit doesn’t make them a businessman. There is a checklist of things that can be checked for when trying to figure out credibility.
Demir, Muge. "Importance Of Ethic, Credibility And Reliability In Online Journalism." European Journal Of Social Science 24.4 (2011): 537-545.
This Website is valid because it had its own sources which it got its information from.
Billeter begins her article highlighting the ways that reference has not changed. Some of the ways are people do not know how to ask questions, but they ask them because they need answers. They do not know that libraries provide free reference services not available elsewhere, but those who do know come with a wide range of expectations, knowledge, and understanding of information. (2010, p. 34)
Now that we are living in an ever changing world, technology is viewed as the most resourceful tool in keeping up with the pace. Without the use of technology, communication would be limited to using mail for delivery and encyclopedias for research. Although technology has improved the way we communicate and find information for research, the information is not always valid. Unfortunately, for those of us who use the internet for shopping, research, or reading articles of personal interest the information is not treated the same as a your magazine or book. While such literature is reviewed by an editorial staff, internet literature or information can be published by anyone. In order to reap the full benefit of having the use of technology for any purpose, there are five basic criteria’s one must keep in mind as an evaluating tool for deciding whether or not the particular website is a reliable source for information.
Recognize Misleading Content in a Media Rich Online Environment?.” Psychology & Marketing 25.7 (2008): 655-674. Business Source Complete. ESBCO. Web. 27 Oct. 2010.
The objective of this essay is to compare Internet research with other sources of information which include books, word of mouth and primary research. This paper will also look at ways of ascertaining the validity of research information for academic work.
Firstly, most people today get all their information from the internet instead of books . While the internet is great there are some problem with getting information online. One of those things is sources anyone can create a website with information. The problem is that anyone can write information on the subject and the information could be wrong. Today everyone has the option to