Annotated Bibliography Sample and Writing Tips

Liora Birnbaum, 'The Use Of Mindfulness Training To Create an ‘Accompanying Place’ for Social Work Students’

The author accomplished a good study on social work student’s emotions about their field, how they feel overwhelmed and struggle to schedule time and adequate space to process their experiences. They need an ‘accompanying place’ where their thoughts can be observed and supported in a non evaluating way. This paper describe about a therapy named mindfulness meditation which was tested on a group of student.
This method really supported the students in their work. Finding of this work is that the students showed strong desire to Continue reading...

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De Vries, R., Wiegers, T. A., Smulders, B., & Teijlingen, E. V. (2009). The Dutch Obstetrical System: Vanguard of the Future in Maternity Care. In R. E.Davis-Floyd, L. Barclay, B.-A. Daviss & J. Tritten (Eds.), Birth models that work (pp. 31-53). Los Angeles: University of California Press, Ltd.
In this chapter De Vries (2009) explores the Dutch midwifery system; De Vries is a medical sociologist and a strong proponent of the Dutch system. De Vries (2009) illustrates the history of childbirth in the Netherlands empathizing the importance of home delivery in Dutch society. Compared to western industrialized countries, the Continue reading...

Victim Assistance Program

Victim assistance program is designed to help victims in leading them a good life by giving them the rights that they deserve as human being and part of the society. Victims should be treated with due respect in order to improve their situation. Victims should be given more opportunities and government along with the society has a moral as well as social duty towards them. Every effort should be worn out to make their life comfortable. This paper discusses the victim assistance program and further describes several significant works that are done by scholars on the subject matter.

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Earthquake and Volcano Forecasting

James, H., Kazuyoshi, N., & Donald, T. (2005). Earthquake forecasting and its verification. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, Retrieved from http://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0508476v1.pdf
This was a manuscript presented in 2005 in the University of California. According to the researchers, Earthquakes are comparatively more dangerous than hurricanes and volcanoes as floods increase gradually and the hurricanes can also be predicted. Earthquakes can occur anytime and they are hard to predict. The Authors have adopted a relatively different approach on the basis of pattern informatics method. This method quantifies temporal variations. Specific areas on seismogenic region have been identified where Continue reading...

Fall 2012

Information Skills in Electronic Age
Library 1551

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Hohenegger, B. (2006). Liquid jade: the story of tea from east to west. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Beatrice Hohenegger is a guest museum curator for a tea exhibition. 5 book versions are published in several countries, so it’s very reliable source with no advertising. It was published in 2006 by St. Martin’s Press. Tea is examined in all its social and cultural aspects using many references. Chapters include Tea History, Social Aspects and Tea Trade History. From the East to the West, tea was used in thousand Continue reading...

Annotated Bibliography : Abuse of social security disability

The author begins by pinpointing out the fact that the Social Security Administration has not reviewed the medical situations of up to 1.7 million on its disability pay rolls. She attributes this as the major reason as to why some people benefit from this funding and they aren’t disabled. This is estimated to be a cost of up to about $11. The author clearly identifies this loophole of the agency failing to carry out disability reviews as the major cause of abuse of social security disability. According to her, people use this loophole to their advantage and claim Continue reading...

Outline and Annotated Bibliography

THESIS: Throughout this study I seek to develop a process of life affirmation to explain life and death and humanities’ connection to these concepts. By looking at examples in music, poetry, art, and literature I endeavor to identify concepts that explain how human perceptions of these concepts have changed throughout the course of history.
I. What is Life Affirmation?

B. Why understanding life affirmation is important.

II. Life Affirmation and its Connection with Humanities.

A. The representation of death in art, music, poetry, and literature.

B. How the portray of death in Humanities changes over the course of history.
III. Works of Art.

A. Death and The Miser

B. How we experience life affirmation through art.
IV. Conclusion.

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Oxford: Elsevier, 1994. Print.

This source is important for my research because it talks about how parenthood is instrumental in preventing childhood obesity. Parents have the responsibility of offering care and guidance about key lesson like proper eating habits and exercise. Though this book was published in 1994, its content is relevant to this assignment.

Carver, Timperio, A., Hesketh, K., & Crawford, D. Are children and adolescents less active if parents restrict their physical activity and active transport due to perceived risk? Social Science & Medicine, 70, 1799-1805, 2010. Print.
This journal is instrumental for my research because it talks about Continue reading...

Air pollution

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Gurjar, Bhola. R. Air Pollution: Health and Environmental Impacts. Florida: CRC Press, 2010. Print.
This is a reliable source of information on air pollution. The book covers the complex nature in which various stakeholders attempt to alleviate the problem of air pollution around the globalized, industrialized world.
Stephenson, John. B. Air Pollution: Air Quality, Visibility, and the Potential Impacts of Coal-Fired Power Plants on Great Basin National Park, Nevada. Pennsylvania: DIANE Publishing, 2010.Print
This is a 22 page report that addresses the problem that faces the environment around the Great National Park posed by the coal fired Continue reading...

Introduction

Mormonism is a religion believed to have been founded by Joseph Smith Jr., who claimed to have seen visions concerning the ministry. He founded the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on the belief that all other religions of Christianity were an abomination before God. Smith claimed that God and Jesus Christ appeared to him in a vision and commanded him to start the religion of Mormonism. On the other hand, Joseph Sr. is also reported to have seen a vision of angel Moroni, the hyped son of one Mormon, who visited him three times instructing him Continue reading...

Chris Altman is an English professor at the University of South Carolina. He has taken two articles about The Battle of Maldon each focusing on different themes, and combined them in order to better understand Byrhtnoð's strategy using the terrain. He introduces his argument suggesting that “Byrhtnoð arguably exploited the terrain to maximize the Viking enemy casualties caused by arrow volleys launched from the western shore” (3). The themes from the two articles are (a) the military strategy and weaponry of the Anglo-Saxons and (b) a geological analysis of the site of the battle.

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What is backpacker tourism and is it a good form of tourism for the host community?

Backpacker tourism
The term backpacker tourism refers to a form of independent low cost international travel in which the tourists carry backpack bags. They are characterized by cheap lifestyles, use of public transport and extensive interactions with the local community. Of course, it is a very important form of tourism that should be promoted because of its benefits to the host nations. The following is my annotated bibliography for this topic:

Elizabeth, S. & Demand, M. (2012) European Backpacking Tours. Travel Tips Index.

In this article, Elizabeth and Demand report on the emerging trends of backpacking tours amongst the Europeans. In their opinion, this form of tourism is gaining prominence because Continue reading...

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Jurisevic, M. (2012). Students’ Motivational Patterns to Learn. Studia Psychologica
54(3): 221-236

Jurisevic (2012) focuses on the identification of motivational structures responsible for influencing the learning patterns of students. Jurisevic (2012) identifies learning as complex pedagogical-psychological phenomenon that is undertaken using different structures. The author cites academic motivation to being a key ingredient in facilitating the learning process among students. By citing several research studies, Jurisevic (2012) confirmed that it was possible to link motivation to student’s learning and subsequently their academic achievements. In this study, the author states that improving academic achievement among students calls Continue reading...

Introduction to Social Welfare - Impoverished Aboriginal women in Canada

Introduction
In this essay, the term impoverished Aboriginal women refers to the organic political and cultural entities (women) that originate from the first women of North America. In particular, it constitutes all the poor Aboriginal women in Canada, including both the non-status and status Indians, Inuit and Métis (Turner and Francis, 2009). Conversely, social welfare, being an organized function, is a body of activities that enable families, individuals, families and groups to cope with the changing conditions and social problems. In a larger sense, it plays a basic role in deployment and mobilization Continue reading...

Bill Faulkner. (2012). Technology and Non-Verbal Communication. Retrieved from: http://www.ehow.com/about_7221499_technology-_amp_-nonverbal-communication.html

This article provides basic information about modern technology and means of communication. The purpose of this study was to analyze the roles played by technology in non-verbal communication. Moreover, the article discusses the effects of modern technology on communication where it gives the advantages and disadvantages of introduction of modern technology in the field of non-verbal communication. The data was collected using direct observations from cyber cafes and learning institutions where students access internet. The most common technology used for non-verbal communication was through social sites. Most people were seen to communicate through the internet using non-verbal methods. Continue reading...

Working with a woman in pregnancy

Lisa Denton
Gestation period: 15 weeks, G1P0

I first met Lisa in the antenatal clinic. She had come along with her partner, Chris and her mother.

Lisa is of Caucasian origin. At 20 years old, this is her first pregnancy, and also her mother’s first grandchild. Both mother and daughter seemed excited about the pregnancy. I conducted the comprehensive medical history using the obstetrics database. She did not have a medical history. Her blood group is O positive, and antibodies are negative Rubella immune. Furthermore, she tested negative for HIV and Hepatitis, HB 100g/l, BP 98/62 and HR Continue reading...

Works Cited

Bodine, Ann. “School Uniforms, Academic Achievement, and Uses of Research.” The Journal of Educational Research 97.2 (Nov./Dec. 2003): 67-71.

This article presents information on why schools desire to use school uniforms, addresses the issue of a study that says school uniforms have a negative effect on academic achievement, and claims that more research shows that the majority of schools find that school uniforms offer positive effects in academic achievement. This article provides a study based on a National Education Longitudinal Study, is written by an expert in the field, and published in a peer-reviewed journal, so it is Continue reading...

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Fonseca, F., Gilchrist, G. & Torrens, M. (2012). Integrating addiction and mental
health networks to improve access to treatment for people with alcohol and
drug-related problems: a qualitative study. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 5(1),
5 – 14

Fonseca, Gilchrist, & Torrens (2012) focused this study on improving the process of accessing treatment among individuals with alcohol and drug related issues. The methods used in this research was presented in such a way that the patients could access critical information regarding the alcohol and drug abuse. A sample of 47 staff members was randomly selected from three entry points to alcohol and Continue reading...

Psychology

The authors are recognized and very educated health personnel trained in the field of cognitive group therapy. They both practice in the Volatile Addiction Treatment and Research Center in Istanbul. They based their research on a group of young males that were admitted for volatile substance abuse in Istanbul. They were divided into two groups. While the first group was treated using cognitive research method integrated with education, the second group was involved with the education program only. The first group had a high success rate of 38% of members who continued with the substance abuse while the second Continue reading...

Classic English Literature

This is a story about a black old woman called Phoenix Jackson who sets on a long and tough journey to the town from the rural country side to get medicine for his ailing grandson. The story is a vivid description of the challenges she encounters from her home right up to when she arrives at the hospital in town (Welty and Kirszner 62). The book “A Worn Path” presents this story in the third person where Welty is a detached observer but who shares the same sentiments as the main character. The narrative is the basis of all Continue reading...

Part I

Roberts, Pearce. "Animal Farm: Sixty Years On." History Today, vol. 55, no. 8, 2005. pp. 47-53.
Part II
a. What literary approach does the author take? (psychological, formalist, sociological, etc.)
In Robert Roberts's "Animal Farm: Sixty Years On," the author takes a sociological approach to literary criticism of George Orwell's seminal satirical novel Animal Farm.
b. What is the main idea/focus of the author of the criticism?
In essence, Roberts compares the messages and symbols in the book itself to what was intended to be their analogue, and finds that they are somewhat wanting in terms of accuracy and Continue reading...

Hall, J.D. The Long Civil Rights Movement and the Political Uses of the Past. The Journal of
American History 4 (Vol. 91, Mar. 2005): 1233-1263.

In the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, Hall (2005) examines the ways in which the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s has been used to further political and ideological causes. Through its use to portray certain ideologies and causes, the dominant narrative of the movement is said to be somewhat distorted and suppressed as an historical event. Despite the efforts of Martin Luther King, Jr. and others who fought in the Movement, resegregation of black and Latino youths is occurring, the prison-industrial complex continues to be perpetuated, and more - the Civil Rights Movement, meanwhile, is cited as evidence that these attitudes have changed and improved. Continue reading...

Technology in education has become, not an option, but a challenge to educators. This document contains an annotated listing of references that are helpful in a researcher’s study on integrating technology in the classroom. These sources provide information on effectively using technology for a wide spectrum of learners – from early childhood education to higher education. A combination of peer-reviewed journal articles and reference books gives a formidable source of theories, research and practice in the field of educational technology.

An, Y.J. & Reigeluth, C. (2011-2012). Creating technology-enhanced, learner-centred classrooms:

K-12 teachers’ beliefs, perceptions, barriers, and support needs, Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 28(2), 54-62. Retrieved Continue reading...

Cragg, W., (2005). Ethics Codes, Corporations, and the Challenge of Globalization. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing.

The document is relevant to my research work for a number of reasons. The first is that the issues that it is well summarized and covers all important aspect of challenges that are faced by many organizations. The research that I am undertaking is how to manage the aspect of the disaster. In the recent times where there are a lot of disasters, it is important to address this issue when managing change and complexity. There are many aspects of disasters and their management Continue reading...

Personal responsibility essay

 The case below is a generalized view point of the author on the subject Information utilization. The points discussed here include how the resources used have been reliable and relevant to the author and how the information might strengthen or weaken the credibility of the essay.

Appropriate information utilization is an important aspect of any studies conducted offline or online. It is important to facilitate efficient and cognitive learning among students in order to impart knowledge, values and skills so that correct skills and knowledge can be utilized wisely at work place as well.
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The delivery of special education in today’s world presents a challenging environment for policy makers as well as implementers of education. Characterized by diversity and several emerging issues, special education has to be approached from an integrated perspective in order to achieve the best outcomes. The issues involved include inclusion, diversity of disability as well as diversity in teacher education, modes of carrying out assessment, identification of disabilities, instruction and intervention methodologies. Other issues include teacher and administrator preparation to meet various challenges. The texts for the annotated bibliography are drawn across these issues. Many of them are Continue reading...

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011). Homelessness. in AIHW Child Protection
Australia 2010-11. pp. 237-272.

This resource explores the connection between domestic violence and paths to homelessness - it also provides statistics of homeless in Australia whose homelessness can be attributed to domestic violence. The domestic violence pathway is discussed using substantial academic research and statistics, and the need for specialist support services for women escaping family violence is mentioned, in order to curb homelessness for these victims.

Bagshaw, D., Chung, D., Couch, M., Lilburn, S., and Wadham, B. (2000). Reshaping responses
to domestic violence - final report. Continue reading...

IT Organizational and Key Manager Assessment and Analysis

Dube, L., Bernier, C., & Roy, V. (2009). Taking on the challenge of IT management in a global business context: The Alcan case – Part A. International Journal of Case Studies in Management. 7(2), 1-10.
This journal explores the IT governance model or methods at Alcan. The document is based on the perspective of Robert Ouellette, hired as the Vice-President of CIT at Alcan. An overview is given to the corporate IT functions. The overview covers the hierarchy in IT governance and Alcan’s strategies at that time. It continues to describing how the IT department relates with the other Continue reading...

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Griffin, J. M. 2009. A Smart Energy Policy: An Economist’s Rx for Balancing Cheap, Clean, and Secure Energy. Yale University Press.
Energy and environmental policy is just one area among many in which the stranglehold of lobbyists and wealthy elites over the political system is obvious, and this has done much to fuel the populist backlash in recent years. In 2000-08, the energy and natural resource sector spent $304 million on federal elections, 72% of which went to Republican candidates. Of this $141 million came from the oil and gas industry, and overall these industries were the fifth Continue reading...

ENGINEERING AN IMAGE

Engineering an Image: Smoking and the Youth Market
Thesis statement -

Tobacco companies have traditionally played on the desire of young people to project an image in order to create a continual supply of customers. Advertising for cigarettes and other tobacco products has, over the years, sought to ingrain in young people (and others) a sense that smoking reflects desirable qualities, ranging from sophisticated and chic (i.e. Virginia Slims) to manly and independent (Marlboro). This manipulation of an important aspect of human development – the search for identity – is ruthless and exploitative, and is emblematic of a dark streak in Continue reading...

How it is produced, maintained and challenged by particular people in a hospital.

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Anderson, Cameron & Brown, Courtney E. (2010). The functions and dysfunctions of hierarchy. Research in Organizational Behavior. Retrieved from www.ScienceDirect.com with doi: 10.1016/j.riob.2010.08.002. (Published online but not yet in print)

This paper used a literature review methodology to address the hierarchy in power of many organizations with respect to functionalist organization. It offers a better understanding of five variables that determine the effectiveness of moderation on the strength of hierarchal-powerful obstacles: (a) the type of a group’s work, (b) if the choice of group leader is appropriate, (c) how a leader’s psychology changes with the Continue reading...

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This is a scientific report on the magazine that documents social issues. It gives the reader an analytical approach in the survey of suicide as social issue. For this research, it was instrumental in giving us on insight on data and previous research.

Goleman, Daniel. Working With Emotional Intelligence. N.p.: Random House Digital, Inc, 2011. Print.

Daniel Goleman’s book is a masterpiece about human relations. It records approaches that can help individuals develop self-awareness that is pivotal for growth and character development. With the good understanding of emotional intelligence, one would not have the problem of suicide. I feel that this book is a helpful book towards creating an understanding of Continue reading...

Introduction

Transmission and containment of hepatitis A, B and C is vital dealing with the menace. However, for one to be able to deal comprehensively with the challenges, it is necessary for one to understand the causative agents as well as environments that may aid in propagation of the virus. It is also necessary to demystify myths from the truth as regards to causation of hepatitis A, B & C, in addition to HIV. For example, according to Stein and Nyamathi (2010), unprotected sexual behavior, prison history and needle sharing are to blame for the propagation of Hepatitis virus.
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Works Cited

“California Court Voids Electronic Vote.” New Scientist 195.1613 (2007): 25, CQ Researcher. Web 13 July 2012.

This is a report on a decision by a California superior court justice that could be very important as a precedent setting decision. The court justice called for a recount on a vote on medical marijuana. The difference between yes and no votes was only 191 votes with the most votes going against allowing medical marijuana. The court justice called for the revote to be done during the next general election because the data had already been erased from the voting machines.

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Douglas, Fredrick. The Narrative of the life of an American Slave. (1845) Boston, Anti-Slave
Office n.45 Print.

In this book Douglas gives graphic details of his life as a slave. The first thing that Douglas address in his book was the lack of the instruction of family among the slaves. There was no bonding with children and parents or wives and husbands. He describes how the children, including him, were treated. They were never full and it was the strongest and the biggest who gets most of the corn meal mush as it was thrown out in a trough. Continue reading...

Action on Smoking and Health. “Stopping smoking: the benefits and aids to quitting.” ASH Fact Sheet, 2009. Web. July 2, 2012. http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_116.pdf
This article is mainly about how to stop smoking. It begins by highlighting the growing desire to stop smoking among large majority of smokers. In a tabular form, the beneficial health changes that occur when one stops smoking against the time is given. The withdrawal symptoms (physical and mental changes that occur after interruption or termination of smoking) are also given. Various approaches, both medication and psychological, that improve quitting smoking are highlighted. Though the chances of Continue reading...

Abstract
The majority of the articles included deal with the subject of organizational change. Several of them explore organizational change from a theoretical viewpoint and offer ideas for research, while other articles offer more practical information for management with examples of change, elements affecting change, and concrete examples of organizations’ implementation of change. Several of the articles focus on leadership. Again, some approach from a theoretical perspective, while others offer concrete examples of styles of leadership that can be utilized on a practical level. Altogether, the articles provide a diverse picture of theories and practices behind leadership and organizational Continue reading...

Campos, David. Sex, Youth, and Sex Education: A Reference Handbook. California: ABC- CLIO. 2002. Print.

Campos, an outspoken educator and associate professor of education at the University of the Incarnate Word claims that abstinence is not all about avoiding sex but rather about a voluntary non involvement in sex and other sexual activities. It is a decision that he thinks should come from an individual person and therefore a person needs not to be coerced into not being party in sexual activities. According to him, abstinence and sex education is a very important aspect of growth which needs not Continue reading...

Barker, Deborah. “The Awakening of Female Artistry.” Kate Chopin Reconsidered. Ed. Lynda S. Boren and Sara deSaussure Davis. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1992, 61-79

In this book, the author attempts to analyze the paintings that are done by Edna and how the paintings affects the sensuality of Edna based on the social issues such as religious restrictions women bear in the society. The essay puts more emphasis on Edna; however, Barker also brings to the reader the way Edna is consciously aware of the struggles that embodies her gender. The central outcome of barkers work in the Continue reading...

Annotated Bibliography on Protestant Ethic and the Enlightenment in America by Benjamin Franklin

Beeman, Richard "Benjamin Franklin and the American Enlightenment” The Intellectual World of Benjamin Franklin. Eds. Dilys Winegrad. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania. 1990. 15-28. Print.
This is a volume of works that consists of essays written by different authors that contributes to the body of knowledge of Benjamin Franklin. The book speaks of the deep philosophical thought of Benjamin Franklin and explains further why the man still holds high appeal in the minds of Americans today. It is a scholarly piece of work where the authors have written personal essays or responses to the overall topic. The article written by Continue reading...