"Department of Homeland Security." American History. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 3 May 2009 <http://www.americanhistory.abc clio.com/Search/Display.aspxcategoryid=23&entryid=512272&searchtext=epartment+of+homeland+security&type=simple&option=all >.
This short article goes over the quick facts of the start of the Department of Homeland Security. Strictly factual, the article talks about the events leading up to the creation of the Department, and the reasons that President Bush had in deciding upon having the Department of Homeland Security branch off of the National Security Council. It provides a quick timeline of the World Trade Center Attacks and the events involved in the making of the Department. The article was clear and specific, providing the details needed to accurately gain knowledge about the origin and purpose of the Department of Homeland Security.
“peace movement." American History. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 3 May 2009 <http://www.americanhistory.abc clio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid=26&entryid=256037&searchtext=eace+movement&type=simple&option=all >.
This article is specific to peace movements in America during the 20th Century. The article was short and ran through the entire 20th century in a quick, un-specific and not detailed way. It provided a good support for background information, but was not able to provide a whole lot of information on its own. The information given was factual and to-the-point, running through the important peace movements of the 20th century in a few paragraphs. The facts provided a good basis for research, and did not hold any bias or persuasive writing at all.
"Civil Rights Act (1991)." American History. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 3 May 2009 <http://www.americanhistory.abcclio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid= 1&entryid=254043&searchtext=ivil+rights+act&type=simple&option=all.com>.
This article is simple an outline of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, with the actual document below it. The fact that it had the primary document right there proved its truth and accuracy, but the wording of the article could get hard to follow with its eloquent language. The entire article basically consisted just of the Act itself.
"National Organization for Women: A Bill of Rights for Modern Women (1967)." American History. 2009. ABC-CLIO. 3 May 2009<http://www.americanhistory.abcclio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid= 3&entryid=253536&searchtext=national+organization+for+women&type=mple&option=all >.
This decently long article provides a description of the National Organization for Women (NOW). The article goes into detail about the causes of the NOW, as well as its beliefs and purpose and its major historical acts and protests. The article talks about women’s historical endeavors to have equal rights as men in education, business, politics, and even home life. The article discusses the hows and whys as well as the who, what, where and whens. The list of sources and the fact it comes from a database help to distinguish its credibility,
"Feminism." History in Dispute, Vol. 2: American Social and Political Movements, 1945-2000. Robert J. Allison, ed. St. James Press, 1999. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/
This persuasive article shows two different viewpoints: yes, feminism has been killed, and no, feminism is still alive. The article had little in exact dates and events and details, but was really quite long and gave good insight into the ideas of feminism. A few facts were found from the article, but mostly it help ideas and persuasive phrases. The writing was definitely persuasive, but each side was represented equally, one right under the other.
Winkler, Allan M. . "Modern America: The 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's."Encyclopedia of American Social History. 1993. Print.
The three-volume set goes through American History and the social changes that develop throughout America’s development. Focusing on the section entitled: The 1960’s 1970’s, and 1980’s in Volume I gave a good idea on social reform in the post 70’s America. The Encyclopedia was written in 1993, and its information was strictly historical, not into the more recent social changes in America. The writing is factual, but in a way that runs not just in a list of events, but the importance of the changes t the specific group as well as the country as a whole. It mad connections between events and is able to give the reader a good handle on background information of people at the time. Specific groups of people were touched upon when talking about activism and reform; women’s rights, civil rights, refugee rights, and gay/lesbian rights are all expressed through specific details as well as ideas and thoughts put behind actions. The section of the Encyclopedia was able t factually cover the social changes over the last 40 years in American history.
Steffen, Alexander. WorldChanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century.
Abrams, New York: Sagmeister Inc., 2008. Print.
This empowering book is filled with 600 pages of ideas for the future. The book is separated into 7 sections: Stuff, Shelter, Cities, Community, Business, Politics, and Planet. The straightforward writing brings up issues with today’s world and provides innovative and creative solutions. It encourages people to be more conscious of the world they are living in, and persuades the reader to try and make a difference. It encourages people to stand for what they believe in, and provides ways that they can protest to make a difference. Part of what makes the book so unique is that it is completely modern and up-to-date. The issues are current, and the solutions are relatable in that it focuses on the use of the Internet. Human rights, green world, safer industries, all of these are issues that are pressing on people’s minds currently, and will remain there in the near future. The writing tries to evoke the want to be active, to make a better future.
Barringer, Mark . "The Anti-War Movement in the United States." The Oxford Companion to American Military History 1999 Web.4 May 2009. <http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/antiwar.html
The writing in this article is very interesting and thought-provoking. The article goes through many specific events and details of the various anti-war events in the 1960’s and 1970’s that can be crossed referenced by other sources, specifically the ones that the author cited. The interesting part about the article is that the author also speaks very passionately about the events that are occurring. It stays impersonally in third person and there is not noticeable bias in any direction, the author just seems to really understand the impact of the Kent State Shootings and feels the frustration and the despair from the event.
JERRY M. LEWIS , THOMAS R. HENSLEY. "THE MAY 4 SHOOTINGS AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: THE SEARCH ." 1998 Web.12 May 2009. <http://dept.kent.edu/sociology/lewis/lewihen.htm>
This article is written by a Sociology Professor at Kent State writing about the Kent State Shooting on May 4, 1970. The article shows feeling
and a little bit of bias, but the bias comes from both sides and the author was good at stating both sides. The site had many factual and helpful bits
of information as well as a good amount of interpretation. The writing showed connections between the Kent State shooting and the events that
came before and after the shooting, drawing connections between events.
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