“Specific Page Title or Article Title” | "Animal Cruelty crackdown in Los Angeles has results" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) | Jack Leonard |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) | Los Angeles Times |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) | Los Angeles Times |
Date Page was Last Revised | 8 February 2009 |
Date You Read It | 2 February 2012 |
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FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): |
While finding an opposing viewpoint on my topic of animal cruelty, this article states that one specific man, "takes his anger out on the couple's small puppy"(Leonard). This helps demonstrate why people abuse their animals. |
The abuse today has become so severe that authorities found the puppy, "shivering in a sink with cold water running over her" and also her,"jaw had been broken, her eye sockets had been fractuered and several of her ribs had been cracked"(Leonard). |
Today, "the task force investigates nearly 300 reports of animal abuse and neglect each year"(Leonard).This will be a brief statement as part of my introduction page. |
In society today, Los Angeles, "has adopted one of the more progressive approaches in the nation dealing with crimes against animals"(Leonard). |
In Los Angeles there have been double the amount of cases of animal cruelty than last year, "the district attorney's office filed animal cruelty charges in 116 cases"(Leonard). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
This article from LA Times states many different cases of animal cruelty and why these people hurt their animals; they simply take their anger out on their pets. Los Angeles has stepped up in taking this issue more seriously and making laws against animal cruelty. Each year there are many arrests for cockfighting and for deadly violence against animals. Many people don't believe that they can be arrested and even go to prison for animal abuse.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
Los Angeles Times is one of the biggest news companies in our city. The purpose of the site is to inform people about animal abuse and to show cases of what has really happened. Also, the article informs our community about what is going on and why these individuals choose to commit animal cruelty. The site is funded most likely by the city or Los Angeles county.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
This article is simply informative. It lets us know what is going on in society and what the consequences are of this crime.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The bias of the article is favoring the government who enforce the laws against animal cruelty because they want to put a stop to this ongoing issue.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author references the LAPD in his article because they deal hands on with animal cruelty and arrest the people committing these horrible crimes.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source when writing my introduction page and my opposing view page as part of my essay. The article informed me on why people hurt animals and how they do so. It is also informative on facts that can be used in my introduction.
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