"Specific Page Title or Article Title” | "Animal Cruelty Must Stop" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) | Jenny Leigh |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) | Teen Ink |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) | Teen Ink |
Date Page was Last Revised | |
Date You Read It | 3 February 2012 |
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FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): |
There are many reasons why people abuse animals but many, "find some sort of fulfillment or power in torturing a victim they know can't fight back"(Leigh). |
There are many ways in improving animal cruelty, specifically, "the simplest action is for people to take care of their own pets and learn the facts so they can educate others on proper animal care"(Leigh). |
There are many states that have no consequence for commiting this crime which include, "Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, North Dakota, and South Dakota"(Leigh). |
To help this problem all states should work in, "increasing public awareness of these crimes"(Leigh). |
Animal abusers may have, "psychological issues and may commit more acts of violence- possiblty against humans"(Leigh). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
In the world we are living in today, there are many forms of animal abuse taking place. Our community must do something about this issue to try and prevent this from continuing and possibly even prevent it from happening. There are two types of animal abuse, acticve and passive. Active cruelty is actually hurting an animal through an act of violence. Passive cruelty is simply not caring for your animal. This article informed me that there are many states in the U.S. that have no laws against animal cruelty, which was shocking. People are getting away with murder. Animal abusers are said to be more likely to become violent towards humans and may even have some sort of psychological problem. Our community needs to come together in protecting our pets and informing others of what they can do to help.
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?
The author is Jenny Leigh and her article was also published in Teen Ink's monthly print magazine. It seems to be a credible author for that reason and also because she has been a member of this specific site for over 35 months. Also, the website is credible because it has been up and running since 1989 to give teens the opportunity to inform and to learn about world issues.
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?
The author does have something to gain from writing this article because since the article had been printed in a magazine, she most likely received a profit. Although, I do believe Jenny wrote this article to inform others of what animal cruelty is and how we can try to prevent it.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The author's bias would be to protect animals, instead of the people being accused of the crimes against animal cruelty. The author wants to put a stop to animal cruelty and is against the states that have no laws against this crime.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author does cite references, such as a study that was taken in 1997 done by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Northeastern University. She also references certain cases that have taken place and quotes Margaret Mead as the last sentence of her article.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source in helping me write my introduction and discussing the two different types of animal cruelty. Also, the article discusses the causes of why people commit these crimes and how we can improve our society to prevent animal cruelty. This will also help me with my page of opposing views because it states that people commit animal cruelty to feel a sense of power.
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