“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | Right and Wrong Racism |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Richard McCulloch |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | Racial Compact |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | N/A |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | N/A |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 7 February 2012 |
http://www.racialcompact.com/rightwrongracism.html |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
Some people feel that certain races are superior to others and they believe it is the correct thing to believe, "the belief that one race is superior to another, as the belief in racial superiority -- whether factually right or wrong -- is a factual belief. This factual belief is often improperly criticized on ethical rather than factual grounds" |
Some feel racism is okay because if people love the must hate because there is good and bad to everything, " positive and negative poles of the same emotion, for as it is normal to love that which represents one's values, so it is also normal to hate" |
Others view racism as an appropriate thing if its about them,"s friendly cooperation among races in matters of joint concern and mutual benefit. It also supports the right of each race to its own secure, separate and exclusive territory, country or homeland as required for its continued life and independence" They feel it is needed to separate themselves from other races. |
Racism is viewed as a negative act but can it be used to show love for ones self, " So is valuing and loving one's race, being loyal to its interests and desiring its continued existence and control over its own destiny" this depends on the person some like everyone to be viewed as the same and not worry about skin color. |
If people can allow two different races getting married some feel they have the right to their own individual racist hatred towards marriage," relationships between individuals have been raised above it by the morality that respects and affirms individual rights" |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
The article depicts the two sides of racism what situations make it okay while others are not justifiable. The author explains that if we are going to believe racism is bad and want to avoid confrontation for our ideas we cant confront others for wanting to be racist. There are also several instances where people consider an act racism and is not.
EX: POV brings together information from a Cambridge conference in which professors of literature examine Twilight's effect on teenagers. Many of the sources cited talk about the negative affect on women that the books have had. The writer then turns around and asks the reader to take a poll, which is noted as not being scientific, to see what the general populance thinks on this issue.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The source seems credible because the author rights so many articles on racism and seems to take pride in what he posts onto his site.
EX for Author: POV is simply a penname for an anonymous author. It stands for Point of View, and the majority of the articles written on the news cite are simply there to ask the opinion of the reader, and rehash someone else's research.
EX for Site: CBC News is one of the main news associations in Canada, and the purpose seems to be to bring the news to the people. The articles are meant to inspire discussion, not so much force an opinion.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author has nothing to gain from telling people the right and wrong aspects of racism.
EX: Other than keeping a job with the Canadian News, it seems the variety of articles displays a lack of attachment.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The author is not bias at all because he explains both sides of the story and displays why both are correct in their own ways.
EX: There is a slight bias in the fact that only the negative effects of Twilight are mentioned, not the positive.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? The author does not cite any sources to make it any more or less credible.
EX: The author uses Cambridge professors in his/her argument, making it stronger, as they are professors of literature.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source to explain why people who are racist feel like others who are not racist don't look at both sides of the argument yet they want them (racist people) to hear both sides.
EX: I plan to use this source to support my opinion that Twilight has a negative effect on teenagers, and also use it as a jumping off point for other sources, as it has a link to an MSNBC article about this issue.
