Staff Shortages in the Medical Profession Paper details: he annotated bibliography is an assignment to be completed in preparation for Essay 2 - the research paper. Once you have completed your research proposal and settled on a topic for your research paper, it's time to begin conducting research for your paper. The annotated bibliography helps you keep track of the material you find. It will also allow your instructor to gauge your progress, assess if your sources are appropriate, and determine if you have a basic understanding of MLA documentation. For this assignment, you will need to submit information about two (2) of your sources - but it is recommended that, for your own purposes, you keep a record for each source you encounter. Pay special attention to the source guidelines for Essay 2 - for instance, only ONE source may come from a website. As such, in order to earn full credit for this assignment, make sure you do not submit details for two website sources: your submission will be deemed incomplete if so. Your other sources CAN be accessed electronically, but they would need to come from formal academic sources such as database articles, ebooks, etc. accessed via the library portal - or they can be hard copy sources such as the local newspaper, books, etc. At the top of your page, after your MLA heading, please post your topic and focusing question (refer to Unit 3 content notes as needed). Then proceed with the following information for each entry (2 total): a bibliographic entry for the source according to MLA format a brief note about how you located the source: did you find this source in person at the library, electronically, or otherwise? what terms did you use to locate the source, etc. information about the source's author: who is the author? how is the author credible? You may need to do additional research on the author or organization responsible for the source to find out more about him/her/them/it, their credentials, etc. [This information will prove helpful because in your research paper's text, when introducing a source, it is good form to use a signal phrase that introduces the author to add credibility to your argument (as in, "According to John Doe, who is a professor at Harvard University, ...)] a brief summary of what the source says (main ideas) a reflection: how do you think you will use this source? How will this source help you support your own argument? How did it shape your own opinion, if at all? What are the source's strengths and weaknesses? Here is a sample entry: "Ten Facts to Know About Torture." Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 June 2013. This article appears in the tassc.org website. The article can be found under the tab “about torture”. I found the article by using the search engine Google; I typed “torture facts.” After reading several articles from the search, this website seemed perfect for my research. TASSC, Torture Abolition and Survivor Support Coalition, “was founded in 1998. It is the only organization in the United States founded by and for torture survivors. The mission of TASSC is to end the practice of torture wherever it occurs and to empower survivors, their families and communities wherever they are,” according to the "What Is TASSC"? page on their website. These are survivors who became advocates for the coalition. They work very closely to the UN and human rights groups worldwide. The coalition is “a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and operates independently of any ideology, government or economic interest”. I think the resource is credible based on their ties and the amount of information presented on their website. The article explains ten different facts related to torture. The article shares information such as how torture is still being used in 90% of the countries, that it occurs mainly in places of detention, the legal definition of torture, types of torture used nowadays, the reason behind, who commits acts of torture, the effects, the rehabilitation available for victims, and how we can get involved to help these victims. I will use the source to show that torture is not only used to get information from prisoners but to degrade and destroy the prisoners’ self-esteem. This website has a lot of facts, not opinions and shares many personal experiences of people who were tortured. The article's strengths are that it is concise and the information presented is very valuable and current.
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Theories of Personality: Development of Personality's Order Description Use: Temperament and the Development of Personality. Mary K. Rothbart Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Vol 103(1) Feb 1994 Research Reaction Paper In order to help you relate theories of personality to current research in the field, you will complete a research reaction paper. For this reaction paper, you will select an empirical research article from the Empirical Articles found in the Student View Files folder in Files. Your research reaction paper should include a summary and discussion of the research article including the following areas: 1.topic area 2.hypotheses 3.method 4.major results and findings Finally, reaction papers should include a thoughtful commentary by the student. Specifically, not only should you provide a general summary, but you should include a critique of the research question and design, as well as a discussion of how the research relates to other theories of personality. In addition, you should include a commentary about the relationship of the research findings to your own life and personality development. Your comments, critique, and discussion should form the majority of the paper. Use the following guidelines and section headers to organize your paper: 1.Summary (the entire summary section as described below should only take two to three pages): 1.Topic area: In one or two sentences, identify the general topic area of your paper. 2.Hypothesis: You may use the verbatim hypothesis directly from the study you are critiquing. The hypothesis is generally only a couple of sentences long. 3.Method: Provide a summary of the research method utilized in your study; this summary should be several sentences in length. Identify the type of research, the subject population, number of subjects, methods or tests used and other relevant information. 4.Results and Discussion: Summarize (in less than 10 sentences) the findings of the research study. You do not have to go into great detail, just report the conclusions drawn by the study. 2.Critique (should take approximately two to three pages): 1.This is your opportunity to critically evaluate the research study. You will want to discuss the appropriateness of the research methods utilized, the applicability of the subject population, the utility of the assessment measures, conclusions drawn, etc. 2.Basically, you are evaluating the quality of the research design and the conclusions. Your task it to demonstrate that you are a critical consumer of psychological information. 3.Relationship of the study to personality theory (approximately two to three pages): 1.Discuss the relationship of this study to theories identified in class. Often, the research study will not directly address its relationship to theory; it is your task to draw these types of conclusions. 2.Critically evaluate what the results of this study contribute to the field of personality theory. 4.Relationship of the study to your own life and personality development (approximately two pages): 1.Discuss the relevance of the study to your own life and personality; highlight areas that it either particularly applies or is not relevant. Please call 732-984-8460 to get the information you may need on my personality or contact me via email. Paper Criteria •10 pages (not including a title and reference page) •all papers must be typed and use correct grammar/spelling/punctuation •APA format (i.e., cite your reference using APA guidelines, double-space, 12-point font, 1-inch margins) - see Landmarks Citation Machine (Links to an external site.)for assistance in converting your references into APA style
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