Frank Garcia

Mrs. Hensel
English III
23 September 2014
Annotated Bibliography: Difference Between ISIS & al-Qaeda
Tognotti, Chris. Whats The Difference Between ISIS & al-Qaeda? Well Its Complicated.
Bustle.com. N.p., 22 Aug. 2014. Web. 24 Sept. 2014.
This article explains the differences between the two terrorists groups, al-Qaeda and ISIS. The
main point in this article is to inform the reader that al-Qaeda are not similar to each other. This
article is mainly about what separates ISIS and al-Qaeda from each other. In this article it also
explains a bit about how these two terrorists groups are similar.
This is a useful source, because not only does it tell the differences between the two terrorists
groups, but it also tells how they came to be. This article is different from my other source
because in the other source it only tells the differences. This source is somewhat both, because is
factual, but it also has some of the writers opinions.
This source was extremely helpful, because it helps shape my paper on how al-Qaeda and ISIS
are different. It helps shape my argument by stating some of the differences that there are
between these two terrorists groups. At first, I had thought that these two groups were the same,
but now I see that that they are now two completely different groups.
Wong, Kristina. "Five Ways ISIS, Al Qaeda Differ." TheHill.com. Capitol Hill Publishing Corp,
20 Sept. 2014. Web. 25 Sept. 2014.
The main point of this article is to show the difference between two of the most infamous groups
in America: al-Qaeda and ISIS. In this article tells the five main reasons ISIS and al-Qaeda are
different. Some of the reasons these two terrorists groups are different are funding, brutality, and
structure. This source explains all five reasons in detail.
This was a useful source, because it states some of the main differences between the two Islamic
groups. This article goes over specifically goes over each one of those five reasons in detail. This
source is objective, because it doesnt show opinion on the two group, but it is very factual.
This article is a great source for a research project because it provides information on how these
two Islamic terrorists groups are different. It helps shape my research project by naming reasons
how al-Qaeda and ISIS are different then specifying those reasons. At first I had thought that
ISIS and al-Qaeda were different groups but did the same thing. Now I see that one of the
terrorist groups is more dangerous than the other.