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Bibliography
1) Web source
Author’s name, if available (if not, use the associated institution or organization) | Xu, Christine |
Title of article | |
Publication information | |
Name of site or online journal | Climate Institute |
Publication or sponsor of the site | Climate Institute |
Date of publication or of site’s last update | 2010 |
Date you accessed the site | 5 November 2011 |
URL |
2) I think this source is credible and persuasive because the web site seems to be from an organized group that is dedicated to raise awareness on many environmental issues and has a lot of information that makes the web site interesting to read.
3) This source seems to be very credible due to the amount of information it has and their dedication as a group or organization to let individuals know about this issue.
Print source
2) a. Book
2) a. Book
Author’s names | Brandt, Loren; Rawski, Thomas G. |
Title of the book | China’s Great Economic Transformation |
Publication information | |
Place of publication | |
Name of publisher | |
Date of publication | 2008 |
Medium of publication | Print |
Brandt, Loren; Rawski, Thomas G. China’s Great Economic Transformation.
1) I believe I should use this source because it gave my paper some facts about pollution.
2) I think my audience will find this source persuasive because of the interesting facts that it has about pollution.
3) I don’t believe that the credibility of this source is in suspect because it seems to have facts that are backed up with research instead of just opinions.
3) b. Database Source, Academic Journal
Author’s name | Van Rooij, Benjamin |
Title of article | “The People vs. Pollution: understanding citizen action against pollution in |
Publication Information | |
Name of journal | Journal of Contemporary |
Volume number and issue number | 19.63 |
Date of publication (and addition for newspapers) | January 2010 |
Page numbers of the article | 55-77, 23 |
Medium of publication | Web |
Van Rooij, “The People vs. Pollution: understanding citizen action against pollution in China China
1) I think that I should use this source for my research paper because it gives information on the Chinese government in relation to pollution and also give examples of what citizens are doing to create better living conditions.
2) I believe that my audience will find this source persuasive because it has a lot of good information informs people about the strong efforts of the Chinese citizens to have better air and water quality.
3) I believe this source is credible because it has information that is backed up by research and other sources that the author used.
4) b. Database Source, Academic Journal
Author’s name | Golding, Wyatt F. |
Title of article | “Incentives For Change: |
Publication Information | |
Name of journal | |
Volume number and issue number | 20.2 |
Date of publication (and addition for newspapers) | March 2011 |
Page numbers of the article | 399-428, 30 |
Medium of publication | Web |
Golding, Wyatt F., “Incentives For Change: China Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal 20.2 (March 2011): 399-428.30. EBSCOhost Discover. Web. 6 November 2011
1) I think that I should use this source because it adds information about why the government has not done much about this issue and also has facts about water pollution and how much the government needs to spend due to damage cause by pollution.
2) I believe that my audience will find this source persuasive because it has information that is very interesting to read and seems to be backed up by a lot of research.
3) I think that this source is credible due to the amount of research that seems to have been put into this article.
5) Web source
Author’s name, if available (if not, use the associated institution or organization) | Raybin, Aaron |
Title of article | “ |
Publication information | |
Name of site or online journal | Air Dye |
Publication or sponsor of the site | Word Press and Fluid Blue theme |
Date of publication or of site’s last update | 25 January 2010 |
Date you accessed the site | 9 November 2011 |
URL |
Raybin, Aaron. “China
1) I believe that I should use this source because it will help me back up by thesis is in research paper and it talks about the role that companies play when it comes to pollution.
2) I think that my audience might find this source credible because it seems to come from an organization or group that knows a lot about pollution in China
3) One thing that might be an issue when considering the credibility of this source would be that the website seems to come from a blog rather than an actual website.
6) Web source
Author’s name, if available (if not, use the associated institution or organization) | Joseph Kahn |
Title of article | “ In |
Publication information | |
Name of site or online journal | The New York Times |
Publication or sponsor of the site | The New York Times |
Date of publication or of site’s last update | 15 October 2007 |
Date you accessed the site | 9 November 2011 |
URL |
Kahn, Joseph. “In China , a Lake ’s Champion Imperils Himself” The New York Times The New York Times, 15 October 2007.Web. November 9 2011
1) I think I should use this source in my research project because it talks about political leaders in China
2) My audience, I believe, will find my source persuasive because it comes from a very famous newspaper that always seems to inform people about current events that are happening in the world.
3) I think this source is very credible due to the fact that the newspaper where I got the article from is very well known by many.
7) b. Journal
Author’s name | John Muir |
Title of article | “ The National Parks and |
Publication Information | |
Name of journal | Sierra Club Bulletin |
Volume number and issue number | |
Date of publication (and addition for newspapers) | 1896 |
Page numbers of the article | |
Medium of publication | Print |
Muir, John. “The National Parks and Forest Reservations” Sierra Club Bulletin (1896): Print.
1) I believe I should use this source because it will help me give an example of the feelings of many of the citizens in China but through another activist that tried to conserve nature in the United States
2) I feel that my audience will think that this source is credible because it comes from a famous activist who created many national parks in the U.S.
3) I don’t believe this source’s credibility is in any suspect because of the fact that there are no facts that would be questionable, only the opinion of a well known environmental activist.
8) b. Journal
Author’s name | William Langeweische |
Title of article | “The Shipbreakers” |
Publication Information | |
Name of journal | The |
Volume number and issue number | |
Date of publication (and addition for newspapers) | August 2000 |
Page numbers of the article | |
Medium of publication | Print |
Langeweische, William “The Shipbreakers” The Atlantic (August 2000): Print
1) I think I should use this source because it helps give an example of how pollution can affect individuals.
2) I think the fact that the author of this source is a writer for a newspaper and has actually gone the locations in his article and saw first hand what happens due to pollution makes this source very persuasive.
3) The only credibility issue there might be with this source is that the author might be a little bias.
9) b. Journal
Author’s name | Nagle, John Copeland |
Title of article | “How Much Should |
Publication Information | |
Name of journal | |
Volume number and issue number | 12.3 |
Date of publication (and addition for newspapers) | 2011 |
Page numbers of the article | 596-632, 37 |
Medium of publication | Print |
10) b. Journal
Author’s name | Liu, Fan; Bryson, Ken A. |
Title of article | “Sydney Tar Ponds Remediation: Experience to |
Publication Information | |
Name of journal | Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society |
Volume number and issue number | 29.5 |
Date of publication (and addition for newspapers) | 2009 |
Page numbers of the article | 397-407 |
Medium of publication | Print |
11) Web source
Author’s name, if available (if not, use the associated institution or organization) | Larson, Christina; Wade, Samuel |
Title of article | “ |
Publication information | |
Name of site or online journal | |
Publication or sponsor of the site | |
Date of publication or of site’s last update | 2 August 2011 |
Date you accessed the site | 9 November 2011 |
URL |
12) Web source
| Author’s name, if available (if not, use the associated institution or organization) | Pearce, Fred |
| Title of article | “As |
| Publication information | |
| Name of site or online journal | YALE Environment 360 |
| Publication or sponsor of the site | |
| Date of publication or of site’s last update | 18 March 2010 |
| Date you accessed the site | 27 November 2011 |
| URL |
2) I believe my audience will find my source credible and persuasive because it is from an author that seems to know a lot about the environment and has written other works. It also a website from
3) No, because it is from an author that is well informed on issues of the environment and is also a website associated with
