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millions of topics covered by those five billion pages, one might argue that Wikipedia is a legitimate research method. So what? There is five billion pages covering numerous topics. Who writes these pages? Are they credible authors and certified experts on the topics? Probably not because according to “Wikipedia: About,” “Wikipedia is written collaboratively by largely anonymous Internet volunteers who write without pay” (Wikipedia 421). Due to the fact that anyone can edit a page, its anonymous volunteer

Wikipedia, a source we all know and love. A source with extensive amounts of information, some true, and some fabricated. How are we to know what is true and what is not? All the information for anything you really ever wanted to know is right at your fingertips and easily found. I have always been taught, from teachers mostly, that Wikipedia is not a credible source. I have used Wikipedia in the past, but only to obtain general information, to be able to use this in my classes I then was required

Southern Territories. He lived with Mr. White for about a year and then returned to North Carolina. “He was convinced that Quakers and slavery could not coexist and decided that he himself would move to Indiana” (“Levi Coffin”, Wikipedia). Fig. 1. “Levi Coffin.” Wikipedia Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. 8 Dec 2011. Web. 16 Jan 2012. In 1824, Coffin married Catherine White at the Hopewell Church in Guildford County. Four years later in 1826 they moved to Newport, Indiana, which is now Fountain

Peer Production: An Agent of Good or Evil? A Comparative Essay in the Context of Wikipedia Traditionally, centralized organizations such as governments, religious institutions and universities were responsible for information production and sharing. However, over the past decade, the Internet has decentralized the process and promoted open-source software (OSS). OSS is software that is freely used, edited, and shared by anyone. As a result of OSS, users are able to generate content, also known as

Fresh Romance: Janelle Asselin was the editor of Fresh Romance. She orchestrated and organized a unique team of writers, artists, and other talented individuals in the industry that helped create the comic book magazine that she had envisioned for Rosy Press’s primary publication. By creating Fresh Romance Janelle Asselin accomplished many goals she wanted to accomplish when she entered the industry. Fresh Romance is a modern romance comic that has traditional themes, such as forbidden love, but

what it ultimately proved. John Seigenthaler’s entire career was questioned just from an entry that was posted on wikipedia stating he was President Kennedy’s assassin along with many other false statements. Seigenthaler’s entire name was torn to shreds by an unknown author who may have very well been a 16 year old high school student claiming to be a college professor with a PhD. Wikipedia gives people the power to create their own reality and interpret concrete things the way that they wish to. That

Mohamad Habehh Walking around The Metropolitan Museum of Art, there are many ancient pieces of art and old artifacts on display. One of the art pieces that caught my eye was the Head of a Ruler, from ancient Iranian or Mesopotamian times. I chose this figure because the person depicted in the copper head looked like an important figure of the time. The man is well groomed and has an emotionless face, but it also looks like he is portraying a little confidence in his expressionless face. Considering

learn many things by adopting and editing a Wikipedia page. Most composition classes would never use Wikipedia, but in this class we were able to utilize it to learn. At the beginning of the semester the class was told to pick an article and it would be theirs to edit for the rest of the semester. My article was over the musical cult-western film called The Terror of Tiny Town, which was the only film to feature an all dwarf cast. By adopting this Wikipedia page, I was presented with challenges that

To start with, the theme of the poem is that water is a necessity to life and is a precious gift. This gift is known as a “Blessing”. To begin with, there is a lack of water in which the poem takes place. Imtiaz starts the poem off strong stating right away how “The skin cracks like a pod” (1). Human skin becomes dry and cracked when it is not moisturized. A pod is useless when it is dries up and becomes fragile because of the deficiency of water. The pod links to human skin because water keeps

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