Open-source software

With a smartphone – a person holds the knowledge of the world in one hand. The internet overflows with information and is valuable when exploring something new. However, regulating such a vast ocean of information is a near impossible task, and this blurs the line between fact and fiction. Wikipedia allows anyone to openly contribute to any subject, which in turn can lead to a lack of, or worse yet, false information. The validity and organization of an article is of supreme importance on…

presents a claim that shows the decline of interest in the arts, specifically literature, in the newer generation of Americans. Within the piece, Gioia provides accurate statistics, a quote from a notable professional, and reports from trustworthy sources. Gioia makes an attempt to shift America’s attention to the downfall of participation in the arts. He seems to direct his argument mainly at the modern group of individuals. Starting off with introductory paragraph, Gioia begins to list…

just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting.” Two days later, Trump posted a picture of one poll that supports his claim. Still, Trump’s claim is bullshit because he arbitrarily claims sources are “fake” so he can ignore their evidence, doesn’t care to examine the poll he cites, and is ultimately trying to influence how his followers view the media. Because every American can’t be surveyed, it’s impossible to determine the absolute…

This source was selected as it affords an overall perspective on this politically charged and socially sensitive affair as well as revealing the implications it had for Western global national security networks. The source is not merely a heresy document, but a legal occurring event recorded in the annals of parliament. It presents a compelling overview of these controversial events and parties involved. By appealing to the Cabinet for Australian citizenship to be granted to the Petrov’s, it…

When a speaker is using a source in his speech, it's because he is looking to enhance the credibility of his speech. If it sounds too good to be true, it's because it probably is. When a speaker want's to take his speech to the next level but doesn't want the audience to think he is plagiarizing; using an outside source is an option the speaker has at his disposal. Also, when a speaker uses a source, he is allowing the audience to track down the information he is providing. The audience can…

Wikipedia is known for being a rich source for information on thousands of topic. Due to its open source format, pages consist of information from a medley of sources. With that, some information is lost from each specific source, as not all the contents of each source can be included on a page. For my investigation, I looked at Wikipedia’s page for Cattle. I have always been interested in the animal, as cows are my favorite, but I never took the time to actually learn about it. When I was…

Video Treatment In treating Your Video Right: How to Create and Use a Video Treatment, by Janis Lonnquist, the author proposes that in order to create a useful treatment and have it complete it’s purpose, you must complete certain steps in order to achieve an ultimate goal. Some steps that must be completed are getting research on the theme, establishing the theme, knowing how to approach the theme creative wise, and actually completing the treatment. To first start off a treatment, the…

because I have had no reason to believe that a peer-reviewed journal article or an educational or governmental source would lack credibility. Through this journey in my doctoral research and writing class, I have discovered that everything I read may not be fully credible. The discovery is troubling and now I need to learn how to decipher credible and non-credible information and sources. I want all areas of my journey to have credibility and I want my academic discourse community to find my…

Thus, by stating that the policy is flawed and causes problems he is negating the credibility of Wikipedia as a source. Therefore, furthering the notion that Messer-Kruse will not accept Wikipedia as a valid form of research. Moreover, the author concludes his article with a paragraph that sarcastically mentions how maybe in the future his research will finally be…

need reliable sources to support our main idea. And also we need the website that has real information. When I do my research paper, I personally like to go Grossmont online library databases to find my sources because I feel more trustful and it seems to be a reliable source. However, Google is the most popular website that people use to find any information. A bunch of results show up after searching. And this is how we check a website if it comes from a reliable and appropriate source. First,…