Wikipedia

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia containing a collection of articles from various authors. It is among the most popular websites globally. Most daily internet users access Wikipedia pages making the website stand out as a common source of essential information. Users can add new works or edit the contents of other users’ articles. According to Hasty et al., “Since its 2001 launch, Wikipedia has become the most popular general reference site on the Internet, ranking sixth globally based on…

argues in her article, “Wikipedia as a Site of Knowledge Production”, of how using Wikipedia as a credible source should be accepted. Many students have been told to steer away from Wikipedia, but Boyd does a superb job of discussing how the information on Wikipedia is easy to understand, it is new and frequently evolving, and it is less bias than books. Some may say that Wikipedia isn’t credible because people can always change the information at any time, but Wikipedia has taken security…

Why trust Wikipedia Wikipedia is known worldwide for its free, anonymously edited entries. But, is it reliable? The question has stood for a long time. Professors from all over have said that Wikipedia is not reliable, and some have even restricted the use of it from their students. Depending on the case, Wikipedia has good qualities and bad ones. Just about anyone can edit an entry on the website if they please. Although, Wikipedia has unpaid yet passionate editors that will decline entries…

wide range of non-fiction authors.” Wikipedia is a very well known site to be an encyclopedia. Students constantly question why Wikipedia is a bad source and teachers will often fail students for using Wikipedia as a source for information, teachers try to have students understand that Wikipedia is not a credible sourse and state that Wikipedia does not follow academic rules of authership and are not reliable sources. Marshall Poe’s “The Hive” explains that Wikipedia is not a great source, how…

The “Internal Affairs” Wikipedia page needed a lot of work and still needs a lot more information. It had little to no information on the subject. Even after adding new content to the page, there is still a lot of material that needs to be covered. The article is somewhat informative; it is adequate enough to give readers the gist of the topic. The content that was added this semester adequately described the police behavior of the internal affairs unit to a point. The article does address…

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that is written by thousands of volunteers who have open access to the articles. Just like any other wiki, anyone can join and edit articles on Wikipedia. 2. How does Wikipedia work? What is different about this operation from other encyclopedias? Anyone can become a member and create or edit a Wikipedia article. Wikipedia is run by all the volunteers who contribute to the articles and relies on these volunteers to maintain the site. This differentiates Wikipedia…

online website. After my observation at Bangor High School, I decided to look more closely to Britannica and I was pleasantly surprised how well the encyclopedia was set up. Britannica has some similarities to Wikipedia, but it seems to be better set up and more reliable. I have always used Wikipedia with my research papers and such, but I now believe that I will start using Britannica…

United States should be taken off because it will bring amazing things to america if we collaborate with Mexicans. CITATIONS: "Mexico–United States Border." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 10 June 2016. N.D. Web. 10 June 2016 "Mexico." Economy: Facts, Population, GDP, Corruption, Business, Trade, Inflation. “Crime in Mexico.” Wikipedia. N.p.: Wikimedia Foundation, 9 June 2016. Web. 10 June 2016. Goo, Sara Kehaulani, and Posts. What Americans want to do about illegal immigration. Pew…

How do we know if something has the quality of being true? We usually rely on our own experiences or the experiences of others. We rely on what we can see, smell, hear, taste or touch. We use our five senses to perceive something as real, to a certain extent, but our thoughts, our beliefs, and our personal experiences usually tend to come between reality and the actual truth. We usually ask questions or people for advice and we tend to believe what others tell us. To what extent do we have to…

A Burnout is a form of chronic stress related to ones' job. Burnout occur most frequently in nurses who work long hours in high stress areas, such as critical care, oncology, or burn units. Symptoms of burnouts include fatigue, frequent colds, headaches, and insomnia. Mental symptoms may include decreased ability to solve problems and unwillingness to face problems and change. Nurses who suffer from burnout may quit their job or change jobs outside of the nursing profession. This causes…