The first article I found is titled Afghanistan and Pakistan: Reorienting Military and State Security Strategies to Regional Human Security
APA format:
Janzecovak, John. (2009). Journal of Human Security. Australia: RMIT Publishing.
This article talks about reasons why the US has troops stationed in Afghanistan. It mentions what the most important reasons are for being at war and why they are so important. It also discusses President Obama's key points he wants to address in sending troops to Afghanistan. I think that this article will help me a lot with my webtext, because the author explains the reasons why the war should continue.
The author has much authority in this article, because he is straight up with his ideas and thoughts. He explains everything very well involving reasons why the war is going on and what the benefits are. It seems very accurate, because the facts match up with other things I have read. The article was written in 2009, so it is pretty current, but not completely current. The article is not very objective, because the author mostly discusses the reasons why we are at war and doesn't discuss benefits of ending the war.
The next article I found is titled Correlates of Anger and Hostility in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans.
APA format:
The American Journal of Psychiatry. (2010). Correlates of Anger and Hostility in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans. Retreived from http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/index.dtl
This article discusses different negative outcomes of being a soldier in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. It talks about different mental health problems that come from going to fight in these wars. It discusses how these soldiers are more likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder, head injuries, and alcohol abuse. It discusses mostly the health related outcomes of going to fight in these wars. I think this article will help me a lot with my webtext, because it will help me discuss the opinions of those who think that we should take our troops out of the Afghanistan war.
The authors have a lot of authority in this article, because they are also very straight up with their ideas and beliefs. The article seems to be accurate, because a lot of the information in the article I have heard about before. I'm sure if I searched other articles, they would probably discuss the same issues. This article was written in 2010, so it is very accurate. The article is not objective with the ideas discussed, because they do not discuss any positive effects of going to fight in these wars. It just discusses negative health-related issues that come from fighting in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Part B:
The only concern I have at the moment is that I'm not sure if I'm doing the APA style correctly. I didn't take English 104, because I have the English credit from a high school AP course and exam, so I never learned how to do entries in APA. I tried looking it up online, and it was a little confusing to me. So far, my research is going well and I have found many sources to use. I haven't started composing the webtext yet, I've just been gathering information and jotting things down, but I'm sure when I start composing, I will have more questions.
Good Job. You are on the right track with this. You found two good articles who seems to have a different perspective; this should allow you the ability to analyze the two sides of the argument.
ReplyDeleteYou are on track with the APA.