Students often receive research assignments requiring the use of credible resources but what does it mean for a source to be credible? Why is it important to use these sources and how can you tell if a source is credible? When we describe a source as credible we are basically saying that the information is of high quality and trustworthiness, essentially that we can believe what the source is telling us. When you use high quality sources to back up your points (typically opinionated), you demonstrate
specific topic. Since its formation, there have been many arguments stating that Wikipedia should not be used as an academic source at a tertiary level. Such arguments include the fact that Wikipedia is open for adjustment by anyone with access to the internet; and another being that falsified data may have been used in creation of the article. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that is open to public alteration, which therefore brings into question the credibility of the articles within. A study
social media/online profile. People should treat their profiles as their “hidden” resumes because their profiles tell more about the potential employee than the interview. It is also bad to be invisible on the internet because employers will wonder why they are not active on the internet. “We often manage our identity to get others-both those we know and strangers- to act the ways we want” (Adler and Proctor, 2010, p. 11). People manage identities to gain compliance with others. In this case
1. Yalda T. Uhls was the person who contributed to the article. He was psychology doctoral students and he had experienced in this topic because he knows symptoms of this type of behavior. They had researched how cyber bullying impacts people psychologically. Their experiences make them credible and trustworthy because other medical people would agree with them. Yalda T. Uhls was aware of how cyber bullying could affects someone's emotions and health. 2. The purpose of this article was that cyber
Over the past decade, a visible social movement has been induced by the "uprising" of media websites. However, it has undoubtedly peaked during the last couple of years. With the steady establishment of new social networks, there are varying viewpoints regarding the amount of time many people spend fixed to a screen. This brings a question to mind: is society isolating itself from face-to-face contact and resorting to online friends? Possibly. But is such an action always critical and destructive
The use of smartphones is more relevant in society than ever before. The internet and apps are cheaper than standard-mail (O’keefe). An app would make the delivery and ordering mail or packages easier. More people are using the internet and email (Stone). An app could have the user's email, package details, and other features to make postal service easier and faster for the consumer. Without extensive changes
A 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study determined that fifteen percent of high school students were bullied via some sort of electronic device (Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services). Two years later, in 2015, seven in ten young people are experiencing cyber bullying (The Complicated Web of Teen Lives – 2015 Bullying Report). There are thousands of cyber bullying statistics out there for the world to see, but many people would actually be surprised
Two thirds of America's teens don’t know how to change a flat tire. A song by Clay Walker called “ The Chain of love” tells the scenario of a man helping a woman by chaining a flat tire and the good deed coming around to help his family. The man is a nice fellow to stop and help a stranger when some people are selfish and keep on driving by; he only ask that the chain in love end with her. In today's society there are many people who will not hold a door or help change a flat tire, but there are
Have you ever heard this saying “attention is expensive that’s why it’s easier not to pay.” I was taking a course last fall with a few friends. The class we had sign-up for had a lecture that didn’t allow internet devices and was very keen on his rules. After he explained his reasons and gave the class a challenge, he said that the people who discarded the devices will get higher grades verse does who keep using they phones. I decided not to use my devices but my friends differed and claimed that
For this Written Assignment I will be writing about Bartenieff Fundamentals, using “Making Connections: Total Body Integration through Bartenieff Fundamentals” by author Peggy Hackney book as research. Bartenieff Fundamentals is basic body training that involves patterning connections in the body. The patterning connections in the body follows the principle of efficient movements, function within a context, while encouraging personal expression and full psychophysical involvement (Hackney).