A Composition on Child Abuse
English Composition II 112
11 November 2013
Evaluating Sources
After looking carefully through the Columbia College library data base, I found a source that interested me. The source is called “Prisoners of childhood? Child Abuse and the Development of Heroes and Monsters in Ender’s Game” by Gross, Melissa. The subject of this source is about child abuse in literature and psychology in literature. Gross is a valid source because she has a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Gross has over twenty references that are used in her article. The article appears to be well-written and objective.
An online source I found is Sparknotes.com. The site has a summary of each chapter of the book and an analysis of each character. Although it only had one source citation listed, it is owned by Barnes and Noble. The site was originally created by four Harvard students and was bought by Barnes and Noble in 2001. I didn’t detect any bias in the source. The summary is well-written, and the section on symbolism in the book presents different views. Since I have read the book recently, I could tell the source was accurately written because the information presented on the site matched what happened in the book. It is a reliable source.
Works Cited
Editors, Sparknotes, ed. Online Analysis. Sparknotes.com. Barnes and Noble, Oct 17, 2012. Web. Nov 11, 2012.
Gross, Melissa. “Prisoners of Childhood? Child Abuse and the Development of Heroes and Monsters in Ender’s Game.” (2006): n. pag. Columbia College library. Web. 11 November 2012.
11 November 2013
Evaluating Sources
After looking carefully through the Columbia College library data base, I found a source that interested me. The source is called “Prisoners of childhood? Child Abuse and the Development of Heroes and Monsters in Ender’s Game” by Gross, Melissa. The subject of this source is about child abuse in literature and psychology in literature. Gross is a valid source because she has a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. Gross has over twenty references that are used in her article. The article appears to be well-written and objective.
An online source I found is Sparknotes.com. The site has a summary of each chapter of the book and an analysis of each character. Although it only had one source citation listed, it is owned by Barnes and Noble. The site was originally created by four Harvard students and was bought by Barnes and Noble in 2001. I didn’t detect any bias in the source. The summary is well-written, and the section on symbolism in the book presents different views. Since I have read the book recently, I could tell the source was accurately written because the information presented on the site matched what happened in the book. It is a reliable source.
Works Cited
Editors, Sparknotes, ed. Online Analysis. Sparknotes.com. Barnes and Noble, Oct 17, 2012. Web. Nov 11, 2012.
Gross, Melissa. “Prisoners of Childhood? Child Abuse and the Development of Heroes and Monsters in Ender’s Game.” (2006): n. pag. Columbia College library. Web. 11 November 2012.
Cited: Editors, Sparknotes, ed. Online Analysis. Sparknotes.com. Barnes and Noble, Oct 17, 2012. Web. Nov 11, 2012. Gross, Melissa. “Prisoners of Childhood? Child Abuse and the Development of Heroes and Monsters in Ender’s Game.” (2006): n. pag. Columbia College library. Web. 11 November 2012.