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COM 220 Complete course DQ’s Weeks 1-9
Week 2 DQ 1
Post your response to the following: Where do you normally find information for topics that
interest you? How do you know when sources are reliable? Explain your answers.
I usually do not use the internet for gathering information; although I have started to use it for
essay papers. The only sites I have visited were the NRA-ILA, US Department of Justice, and the
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. These sites were needed to do a report on gun
control and I must say they were very interesting. They are filled with statistics from around the
globe on crimes committed with firearms. The only other thing I use the internet for is to watch
the local news and to pay my monthly bills.
In my opinion the local web sites that deal with broadcasng the news and even the local
news paper are fairly reliable. They do give a general idea of what has happened in the past day,
however they all dier in the story somewhat. That is why I try to get the news from various
local sites and then I get a beer picture of what actually happened. For my bills geng paid it
was a tedious job !nding the best sites available, the ones without hidden charges and
contracts that needed to be signed. With the sites we are using now I can fully rely on the bill
geng paid.
Week 2 DQ 2
Post your response to the following: Review the following Internet and University Library
sources. Then, determine which sources are reliable and which are not. Explain your
answers.
o Blog: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?
bid=1&pid=1622">http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=1622
o Wiki site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment#Public_opinion">http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
ki/Capital_punishment#Public_opinion
o Web site:
http://www1bpt.bridgeport.edu/~darmri/capital.html">http://www1bpt.bridgeport.edu/~darmri
/capital.html
o University Library article: To access the article, read the Week Two Electronic Reserve
Reading at http://www.apollolibrary.com/Library/ERR/goerr.aspx?
frmCourse=1598&frmWeek=2">http://www.apollolibrary.com/Library/ERR/goerr.aspx?
frmCourse=1598&frmWeek=2, located on the aXcess page.
The !rst site I visited was the naon blog site. In my personal opinion this site is not too reliable
since it is in all actuality a blog. However, I checked the site and it seems to be a straight forward
site, they have a%liates associated with them, they have a copyright and it seems they will
revise arcles submied to them if needed. I personally however would not use informaon
from a blog. The next site I looked at was the Wikipedia site. I would have to say this site is

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without a doubt not a reliable source. Since the site is open to change by anyone who feels the
need, the informaon inside might be corrupted, misleading and or biased. The next to last site
I looked into was bridgeport.edu. This site I feel was and is completely reliable considering for
one, it comes from an educaonal site and two, at the end of the arcle it has a secon where
the works of the arcle were cited from. Lastly the site from the University Library I think is
completely reliable. At the end of the arcle it states that one my not use the informaon in the
arcle without the wrien authorizaon of the copyright holder. Also being that it is the
property of an acclaimed University says that the paper holds accuracy in its statements.
Week 4 DQ 1
Discussion Question 1
 Due Date: Day 2 [Main forum]
 Read A Nation Apart at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862596,00.html
 Post your response to the following: Identify the thesis statement in the article A Nation
Apart. What strategies does the author use to formulate his argument? What makes the
arguments so viable and compelling?
The thesis statement in this article is: “The news from China in recent weeks
has been dire. Violent strikes and protests are reported almost daily. Millions
of workers are out of jobs. Economic indicators presage more gloom, with
electricity production for industry falling 4% in October, the $rst time it has
declined in a decade.”
The author uses a variety of techniques to strengthen his argument. He uses
opposing arguments and statistics to draw a reader. By stating exactly where
he retrieved his information from and from who shows that he worked hard
to bring the people something credible and worth reading. What makes this
argument as compelling as it is would have to be the fact that we are going
through what China is going through right now. It makes one want to read
and $nd out if exactly how bad the global economy is declining, and if the
economists feel it will change in the near future.
Week 4 DQ 2
Post your response to the following: How does the author of A Nation Apart organize
information to build his argument? Does he include any counterarguments? Why or why not?
What kinds of statistics, graphs, or illustrations does the author include? In what ways do
these visuals strengthen the authors arguments?
The author of this overseas economic news article organized his information in the best possible way to
attract readers from the US. By jumping back and forth from a US professor to a “clique of Chinese
specialists” brings intrigue to this article and makes want one to read more. He then continues to jump
from American economists to Chinese economists in the hopes to engage the arguments even further,
which is exactly what he does; opposing arguments are a good way to bring attention to the facts related
in an article and allows one to come to an opinion of what is happening. By adding these arguments and
counter arguments in the article it helps one to see the overall stasis in which China is now in. However,
these arguments would be of little value if the author could not back them up with valuable information,
which of course he does. By adding statistics of China’s economic history it gives light to how they react
to times of hardship and how they hope to overcome a failing economy. The failure of adding graphs or
illustrations to this article makes it a little harder to understand and in my opinion I feel there should have

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COM 220 Complete course DQ's Weeks 1-9 Week 2 DQ 1 Post your response to the following: Where do you normally find information for topics that interest you? How do you know when sources are reliable? Explain your answers. I usually do not use the internet for gathering information; although I have started to use it for essay papers. The only sites I have visited were the NRA-ILA, US Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. These sites were needed to do a report on gun control and I must say they were very interesting. They are filled with statistics from around the globe on crimes committed with firearms. The only other thing I use the internet for is to watch the local news and to pay my monthly bills. In my opinion the local web sites that deal with broadcasting the news and even the local news paper are fairly reliable. They do give a general idea of what has happened in the past day, however they all differ in the story somewhat. That is why I try to get the news from various local sites and then I get a better picture of what actually happened. For my bills getting paid it was a tedious job finding the best sites available, the one ...
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