Essay 1

Adam Chan

Eng 111

Professor Barnoy

January 31, 2012

                       

Informational sources and how I gain them

            When I was in elementary school I was taught that books were the way to find information on subjects but as I gained a computer and internet and the ability to use I was easier just to type the information and gain knowledge that way. Only time I ever had to use a book was for book reports and even then I googled the topic on the internet. Then after a while it seemed much simpler to just googled any questions I needed for everyday life or homework to the point where any other sources didn't seem necessary at all. This probably affected me to the point where I was disinterested in books or any other sources of information because why look up information in books when going through the internet for information was much faster and simplified? Though right now I understand they can be great for correct information as not everything on the internet is completely correct without multiple sources. Even though I realized that now, my preference in the internet information search seems liked the best choice since most information I do look up appears to be correct and often more informational then looking up in articles or books. The way I got my sources had a significant part in my life.

            Another type of information of how I used to go through is social through friends. Back then when I wanted to find out something about someone I would ask them or someone who knew them but now with facebook and online messenger I wouldn't really need to do that at all. The effects to do was that I was less incline to want to talk to people as much and that I think was much worse than talking to other people. It probably led others people that type of way also. Even information about school was shared that way for example how good a teacher was and if you should take a class or not depending on the information that is shared.  These experiences on the way I got my information I guess made me addicted to it. Anything I would want to know most of the time would be there ready for me to grasp its knowledge. Overall I think the way a person gain their source of information determine a lot on how a person really is.

            The next part of this essay I would like to talk about is how differences sources are defined to me. One is Newspaper articles they offer some source of information but it is usually not enough without other type of sources because of how short it would be and usually is reliable. Another source is scholarly article while they usually seem to offer more it just would not be enough and these type of articles are harder to come by but very reliable source. The last one that stand out to me is web articles nearly all type of magazine and newspaper offer them on their very own websites now, while their reliability can differ on certain websites there are still many which off reliable sources if you know where to look and check multiple web sources online. These different sources help point out which type of information you would need for example a brief essay a newspaper source or scholarly magazine would suffice. But when I need as much information as possible usually nothing can go wrong without the web articles. This source is the most informative and yet can be the most wrong if you do not know how to search correctly. While my opinion may be different on the sources I defined they are how I feel about them.

            The sources I found are exactly  what I expected when I got to them.  I expected the online articles to have more information while the newspaper I got to mention only a certain part of the topic I was looking for. I was correct to this expectation since the web articles had the most to offer on different parts on my topic while the newspaper was more brief. These two type of sources are very easy to get making it the best sources alone in my opinion. The intended uses for newspaper is daily readers who need a glimpse on what is happening and web articles it seems is to provide a bigger knowledge on anything you would like to know about it. For example the bills for internet restriction was so strong that facebook and Google went through tremendous effort to lobby (Mike Swift) or People fought against internet restrictions and won out against the bills(Scheibel). I think each source is very good depending on what you are looking for.

            In my final evaluation both my sources are very reliable. My web article sources are from a educational site while my other information is from a newspaper. I judge that these information is correct due to multiple sources newspaper and many front page web articles. One quote "withdrawal of the overly broad SOPA"( Scheibel) is referred in many other sources such as proquest where "SOPA defeat a victory for tech" (Chris)a site for educational purposes referred to. These two similarity help proves the reliability of the source and whether it may be used or not. These aspects on what each information gives help verify the reliability of the sources and I think one source alone should never be enough when doing a research paper.

Work Cited

Web

Mike Swift.  (2012, January 24). Google, Facebook jack up spending in D.C. Oakland Tribune,***[insert pages]***.  Retrieved January 26, 2012, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2568989471).

Chris O'Brien.  (2012, January 24). O'Brien: SOPA defeat a victory for tech, but influence will remain muted. Oakland Tribune,***[insert pages]***.  Retrieved January 26, 2012, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2568989461).

We Are All Citizens United. (2012, January 25). The Wall Street Journal Asia,p. 13.  Retrieved January 26, 2012, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2568908161).

Newspaper

Scheibel, John B. "Internet Piracy vs Freedom." Editorial. The Washington Post 27 Jan. 2012: 22. Print.