Analysis Of The New World Encyclopedia

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The domain of the source is “.gov” which means the US Government is in control of the website. An assumption can be made that all the information is legitimate, because it is under the supervision of the government. The author of the article is Mae Bowen, however there is no background knowledge of the author. The author has a bias tone towards the topic, which is the Civil Rights Act. The tone the author presents about the topic is positive. The tone is appropriate because the Civil Rights Act was a great achievement. The article also has quotes from the late president Lyndon B. Johnson himself, about the topic. The addition of quotes makes the information seem more accurate. It also makes it more bias. There is also a quote from Obama about …show more content…
All the information is supported by evidence, and the citations of those resources are provided. The information is completed by the writers and editors of the publisher. The authors are unknown, however they work for the New World Encyclopedia. The New World Encyclopedia is an organization who rewrites and verifies the information from a Wikipedia page. There is a license which allows the organization to do that. The source even has a list of citations for themselves in various formats, to allow researchers to easily cite their page. Although the organization is not very reputable but they prove themselves credible by citing their evidence. The information was last revised in 2014. The page has not been revised for two years, which indicates the information does not require further revision. All the information is relevant to the topic of research. The topic is the Great Society. The author is biased, and only display the benefits of the programs of the Great Society and does not list any information opposed to it. The information is presented to convince the success of President Lyndon B. Robert. Everything the source provides is factual and contains no opinions. The source meets all the research requirements and it relates to the topic of study. The source allows research to be easy, and completed to full …show more content…
The agency thought the best way to cure poverty was to help the poor better themselves through education, job training, and community development. A variety of War on Poverty programs was created. The Job Corps, and Neighborhood Youth Corps were both programs to help the poor youth with their development of skills to help further their career path. Upward Bound was a financial program which helped high school students pay for college, and provided legal services to the poor. The permanent program, Food Stamps was also created to help poor families purchase food, and it still exists today. In addition, the child nutrition act passed in 1966 was implemented to help meet the nutritional needs of children from low income

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