Annotated Bibliography: The Effects of Nuclear Weapons
History Channel.” Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. N.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2016
Summarize: On August 6, 1945, America dropped the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima Japan. It destroyed 90 percent of the city and killed 80,000 people. Another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people. Japan surrendered shortly after the bombs have dropped.
Assess: This source is useful because it gives an example of what happened in the past due to a bomb being dropped. This article comes from History.com, this source is somewhat credible because it is a historical channel, but it is not an organization or an educational website. This source is objective it is …show more content…
When compared to the other source, this source explains some of the same information, but this one goes into specific detail on to what happens during a blast. This source is also extremely credible because it comes from the Encyclopedia Britannica, and this source will only give a researcher facts on their topic.
Reflect: This source is the main bread and butter of my topic: the effects of nuclear weapons, because it explains what exactly happens during the blast and the repercussions from a blast. It has not changed my opinion on the topic because it reaffirms what I already know, that nuclear weapons have the potential to destroy the world. This source can be used for the main information and quotes on to specifics like the energy radiated and what happens during a nuclear …show more content…
There have been efforts in place to prevent these weapons from being used, the first being by the UN General Assembly in 1946. This created a commission that deals with nuclear weapons in a way to prevent them from being a danger to people and nature.
Assess: The United Nations is a reputable source because it goes over what nuclear weapons are. It also goes over what nuclear weapons are used for, and the efforts in place to keep nuclear weapons from being misused by the wrong people. The information is Objective, and it comes from a vetted source, the United Nations. There is no evidence of opinions in this article it is strictly factual. The article presents factual information such as, there is twenty-two thousand nuclear weapons in the world. There has also been two-thousand tests conducted since 1946 on these weapons.
Reflect: In a research paper about effects nuclear weapons, this article is highly useful and would be a good source to use because it is strictly factual and comes from a vetted source. I can use this source to explain what nuclear weapons are, and what efforts are in place to keep them from being misused. I can also use this source to cite facts like how many weapons are in the
History Channel.” Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. N.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2016
Summarize: On August 6, 1945, America dropped the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima Japan. It destroyed 90 percent of the city and killed 80,000 people. Another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing 40,000 people. Japan surrendered shortly after the bombs have dropped.
Assess: This source is useful because it gives an example of what happened in the past due to a bomb being dropped. This article comes from History.com, this source is somewhat credible because it is a historical channel, but it is not an organization or an educational website. This source is objective it is …show more content…
When compared to the other source, this source explains some of the same information, but this one goes into specific detail on to what happens during a blast. This source is also extremely credible because it comes from the Encyclopedia Britannica, and this source will only give a researcher facts on their topic.
Reflect: This source is the main bread and butter of my topic: the effects of nuclear weapons, because it explains what exactly happens during the blast and the repercussions from a blast. It has not changed my opinion on the topic because it reaffirms what I already know, that nuclear weapons have the potential to destroy the world. This source can be used for the main information and quotes on to specifics like the energy radiated and what happens during a nuclear …show more content…
There have been efforts in place to prevent these weapons from being used, the first being by the UN General Assembly in 1946. This created a commission that deals with nuclear weapons in a way to prevent them from being a danger to people and nature.
Assess: The United Nations is a reputable source because it goes over what nuclear weapons are. It also goes over what nuclear weapons are used for, and the efforts in place to keep nuclear weapons from being misused by the wrong people. The information is Objective, and it comes from a vetted source, the United Nations. There is no evidence of opinions in this article it is strictly factual. The article presents factual information such as, there is twenty-two thousand nuclear weapons in the world. There has also been two-thousand tests conducted since 1946 on these weapons.
Reflect: In a research paper about effects nuclear weapons, this article is highly useful and would be a good source to use because it is strictly factual and comes from a vetted source. I can use this source to explain what nuclear weapons are, and what efforts are in place to keep them from being misused. I can also use this source to cite facts like how many weapons are in the