“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | Genetic Engineering and Its Disadvantages |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | POV |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | Bright Hub |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | Bright Hub |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 05/31/2011 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 2/15/2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
The author believes that genetic engineering has "the potential to find effective therapies for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and in regenerative medicine." |
The author admits that genetic engineering makes crops stronger but "may actually disturb the delicate balance of biodiversity which exists in nature." |
The author believes that "This will result in destruction of economies based on these products." |
The author also believes in the "ethical and moral objections which religion has to these techniques." |
The author believes in a twisted future in which "perfect human specimens who are better than the creators than this may be disastrous." |
This site was intended to inform people about the negative affects of genetic engineering. The author clearly lists the disadvanteges that range from logical issues to ethics ones. The purpose of this site is to inform people of the dangers of genetic engineering.
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 anonymous, but the article was reviewed by Irohner. The author may or not be credible , it is impossible to determine for sure.
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 article is purely informative.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
There is a clear bias because the author does not reference the advantages of genetic engineering.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author does site references which makes his argument much stronger. The author also uses clear facts and logic.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source for its information on the disadvantages of genetic engineering.
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