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Grace Chambers
Evaluations of Sources
Two articles from the World Wide Web
Article One and Two (Both articles had same information and story bases)
APA Cite: Silverman, R. (n.d.). Millions of young girls forced into marriage. Retrieved
March 15, 2013, from National Geographic website:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/
130313-child-brides-marriage-women-sinclair-photography/
APA Cite: Gorney, C. (2011, June). Child brides. Retrieved from National Geographic
website: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/child-brides/gorney-text
1. The primary audience for this source is ignorant Americans about the subject of arranged
marriages. This information meets the expectations of the particular audience because it answers
question that the viewers want to know. The answers given to the audience are enough details for
the viewers to understand the each question entirely. This source does fit my particular need as a
researcher.
2. The content provides detailed information that will be vital to my research paper.
3. All the information from the authors are women who have seen the ceremonies and effects
from the arranged marriage personally.
4. The notes and works cited tell you that the article is current and contains useful research.
5. The source is up-to-date which shows that relevancy is accurate information.
6. The author does have the experience necessary because they traveled to the countries and
joined in the celebrations.
7. The press plays in this area of portraying the answer in detailed and correctly.
8. The impact it has on other scholarship is actual seeing the marriages.
9. This article will always make people aware of that the issue is around still.
10. I would rate this article a 5 because they give me personal experienced information that will
be useful to my paper.
Two articles From Academic Databases
Article One
APA Cite: Felton, J. (2008, July 1). Child soldiers. CQ Global Researcher, 2, 183-211. Retrieved
from http://library.cqpress.com/

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1. The primary audience for this source is people interested in politics and hot topics. This meets
the expectations of that particular audience because it has proof through charts, pictures, and
maps. This source does not fit my particular need because it contains hardly any information on
arranged marriages.
2. This applies to the other options the young girls have which is a child solider.
3. There was proof of persistent violators of child rights.
4. The notes tell me that the source is justified properly and can be backed up if the information
was questioned.
5. The source is not up-to-date and effects the relevancy because this issue may not be as much
of a problem now.
6. The author does have the experience and credentials necessary to be considered an authority
on the subject because was verified by a website through the Myers Library.
7. The press tell us the opinion from different perspectives of the other speakers.
8. This has made people aware of the situation and work being done to stop child soldiers.
9. This may be used to compare future maps and tables made in the future for the child soldier
issue.
10. I rate this a 4 only because I will only being using some of the information in this article.
Article Two
APA Cite: Kiener, R. (2011, April 1). Honor killings. CQ Global Researcher, 5, 183-208.
Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/
1. The primary audience for this source is people interested in the study and need justification for
arranged marriages being wrong. This articles gives stories of real women that were killed for
supposed honored or traditional reasons. This source does fit my particular needs as a researcher.
2. This article applies to my project because it gives me proof that women are of no value in
other countries.
3. There is no bias claims because all the claims are supported with stories or charts.
4. This a current article with true stories that tells this is believable source to use in my paper.
5. The source is five years old which will meet the expectation for my current paper.
6. The author does have the experience and credentials necessary to be considered an authority
on the subject because the site is official.
7. The press gives the stories that verify the research.
8. This source may be put with other scholarship that need proof.

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9. For future research the stories will be used to show the difference of now and then.
10. I would rate this a 5 because of personal stories, its up to date, and the charts.
Book
APA Cite: Raisbeck, B. (2007). Daughters of india.
1. The primary audience for this source is researchers studying about India. This book presents
reasons of the weddings and effects on the women. This does fit my particular needs as a
researcher.
2. This content gives me more proof that the arranged marriages are for others selfish gain.
3. There is no unsupported claims because the author gives example to back up what she is
saying.
4. The notes tell me that author knew what she was writing about.
5. The source is not up-to-date which tells me this situation may or may not be as relevant as it
was in 2007.
6. The author does have the experience necessary to be considered an authority on the subject
because she has written many other books.
7. The press gives her the publicity she needs for people to know about the books.
8. This book will further help scholarships understand Indias issues and not judge.
9. The source will may affect others opinions on the subject of India mistreatment of women.
10. I would rate this book a 3 because there are only books and no credidentials.