the most important quality for any author or researcher is the ability to use sources well. Whether you are composing an economic survey, a scientific study, or even a personal account, being able to coherently and clearly represent outside sources in your work is crucial. The difficulty, however, lies not in acknowledging this fact, but in actually learning to effectively integrate texts into your writing. Using a source cannot be limited to stamping out another author’s exact viewpoints and…
and caused circa 45,000 deaths due to the bombings and destruction. This additionally led to thousands of people left homeless and two million homes were destroyed, but the majority in London. This essay will analyse and evaluate a wide range of sources using my own historical knowledge showing how peoples' lives were affected in World War Two. Evacuation affected millions of British civilians and started on 1st September civilians and didn’t officially end until 1st march 1946. This was…
systems management, eventually becoming chief information officer (CIO)” (McCoy 3). From all the sources I have came across this stuck out the most because no other source stated these facts. This source was has the best information out of all my sources. While I have been doing my degree in database I never knew what my title would be and assumed I would be a database administrator. Thankfully I found this source and it states you have to work your way up. I will not be going down the…
Learning through Writing As my first year of college comes to an end I can see how much I have improved throughout the year, especially in my writing. Throughout this year I have seen how my writing go from struggling on the start of it, to being able to start off quickly using different methods to finish a full, well written paper. I can see the difference this first year has made with all the techniques I’ve learned. These new techniques I have learned throughout 5A and 5B have become really…
Document 1. Another strength in Document 2 is its author’s use of reliable sources. The author of Document 2 cites sources such as the Geneva Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions. The author uses data backed up by reliable sources. The data taken about the displaced families is very accurate because it came from a government census. In contrast, Document 1 does not cite any sources at all. Document 1’s lack of sources weakens the argument making Document 2’s argument much stronger. The…
People believe in many sources. It could be a religious source or a magical source. I believe that there is one, true person who listens to me in my time of need. But, that was not always the case for me. There was a time where I needed help and it was not given to me. Three years ago, my grandmother had gotten really sick. She was in and out of the hospital and it got to the point where she had to go on life support. My mother explained to me that a machine was basically breathing for her.…
Termites in your home Introduction I. I will tell an experience that I had about a termite. II. To inform. III. After listening to my speech, my audience will better understand the causes, signs, and treatments for termites in their home. IV. Termites can damage your properties in a blink of an eye. V. Today I will be discussing the causes, signs and treatments for termites in your home. Transition: The first step is to know reasons for termites in your home. Body I. There are different…
The evacuation of children to the countryside was a major occurrence during World War II. Children were sent to live with a stranger in Wales, Cornwall, or Devon. For some, moving to a new place was a way to start fresh and abandon their old life for a period of time. There were many reasons for the evacuation of children, but the major reason was to protect them from the air raids that began in September 1939. “The first wave of mass evacuations that occurred between September 1st- 3rd, 1939…
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…
About Theodora Colborn Dr. Theodora Colborn was a toxicologist who founded the quote, “endocrine disruptor.” This term means how chemicals can destroy and affect health of the endocrine system. Colburn earned her Ph.D when she was 58 from the University of Wisconsin (Grossman, Vandenberg, Thayer, & Birnbaum, 2015, pg. A54). Before going back to school, Colborn was a sheep farmer and a grandmother (Motavalli, 1997, pg. 2). Thirty-five years ago, she did research on species of the Great Lakes who…