“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | "The EXIT Euthanasia Blog" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Unknown |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | EXIT |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | WordPress |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 9 January 2012 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 2 February 2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) |
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 or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
The site explains that is purpose is to provide "reliable information" on how to end one's life when "faced" with "unbearable and unrelievable suffering" (Unknown). |
The article states that "helium" is the "most popular method" for those considering "rational suicide" and for those who are unable to "suffer" any longer (Unknown). |
The website cites Dr. Jack Kevorkian when saying that he does not "persuade to suicide" but he feels that it is unjust to allow people to "wither away" if they do not choose to (Kevorkian). |
The website sites Julijonas Urbonas, a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art in London, when it talks about his design for a "euthanasia coaster" which enables its riders to "experience euphoria followed by a painless death" (Urbonas). |
Urbonas goes on to explain that those who ride the coaster are "subjected to a series of intense motion elements" that contribute to the experience such as "from euphoria to thrill and tunnel vision, to loss of consciousness" and eventually "death" (Urbonas). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
This blog talks about recent articles related to assisted suicide and it also provides legal resources. The site provides up to date news on laws and events. However, it does not supply any opinions on the topic.
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 site's purpose is to educate those individuals wanting to learn more and keep informed on the up to date news involved with assisted suicide.
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?
This site is simply informative as the majority is made up of articles.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
There is not really a bias but it is connected to the last website that is biased.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
He cites articles and it does not take away from his credibility, it just informs the audience.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source by talking about recent events and trials having to do with euthanasia.
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