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Article Evaluation
Here for my week 11 work I have been given the duty of evaluating an article. The article I have decided to direct my attention to is a wikipedia article about Amis ' novel ''The Information. The Information'' is a book that centers on an arguably despicable and pathetic character who goes throughout the novel having nothing, but envy and hatred towards his rival trying to find ways to bring him down quickly escalating to violence. The article manages to cover this quickly as the article does a fairly good job at covering everything around the book including the story, theme, reception, and even the circumstances surrounding the publication. This article despite being short manages to cover the overall basics surrounding the book, but could certainly use much more information. This article could certainly use a story summary as it does include a synopsis, but that simply isn't enough as it says what the story is about and does so in an interesting way, but doesn't explain much more about the story and doesn't even mention any other characters outside of our focus and his rival. Speaking of characters this article could certainly use a section that talks about the characters giving them a slight description and maybe how they play a role in the story. The source despite missing some details does a good job overall and even has a reliable work cited page with many useful sources.

Article Selection
Here I decided to take a look at 3 articles for my wikipedia project. My first article choice is an article on John Hinckley Jr. the man best known for making an assassin attempt on Ronald Reagan's life. I actually used Hinkley as a strong example for my argument, using his unstable mind as a solid point against television being associated with violence. This wikipedia article seems to do a fairly good job at proving my point, but it appears to be missing some important details, one being his affect on gun control and how he completely changed background checks after his assassination attempt. The big one the article appears to be missing though is Hinckley's long and complicated history of mental health issues which was the solid foundation of my argument. If I chose this argument to work on and edit I will have to certainly add these key details which will add to Hinckley's already twisted motive. Outside of that though the article seems fairly unbiased and thorough. Another article I looked at was called Category: Mass Media which does an overview of media and the different types and forms of it that exist. Despite showing no bias there is no page discussing society's outlook on media often pointing it in a negative way and while the article does a good job at showing no bias it also does poorly simply from ignoring the problem rather than addressing it and giving both sides. This will allow people to pick the side they feel the most comfortable with. My final article was on name Category: Violence. This article is filled with details about different forms of violence which once again being very similar to the media article shows no bias, but this article like the others before it is missing one key detail! It is missing any information on potential motivations behind violence, no scientific studies on why people act out or no information on mental health or media and the role they may play. All three of these articles are very well done and relate to my argument, but also seem to be missing key information that will allow people to come to their own conclusion when conducting information.

New Article (A.K.A. Article selection 2.0)
I have decided to choose a new article for my project opting for the article: Neuroscience of Music. This article talks about music and how it effects the brain. I was interested in this article s I have noticed while going through it it comes off as biased and surprisingly doesn't mention some valuable information like how music affects memory in the brain.

Sources For Project
For this project I am going to be working on the article Category: Violence. For this article I am going to list potential motivations behind violence explaining medias potential role, mental health and violence, and even using a real life example.

Source #1: Tran, Mark. “Diagnosed Depression Linked to Violent Crime, Says Oxford University Study.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 25 Feb. 2015

Source 1 talks about mental health and its relate to violence especially as it becomes more relevant I todays day and age.

Source #2: John Hinckley Jr.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 28 Apr. 2017

This source about John Hinkley Jr. talks about mental health and media exposure which both appear to have negative affects on this man pushing him to nearly take the life of Ronald Reagen.

Source #3: Busching, Robert, et al. “Violent Media Content and Effects.” Oxford Research Encyclopedias, 8 June 2017

This source talks about media and its unintended consequences and affects it can have on the viewer.

Source #4: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWNTMmktoCQ TEDxTalks. “The Real Roots of Youth Violence | Craig Pinkney | TEDxBrum]

This source is a Ted Talk that gives a brutal and real explanation of how Todays Youth may grow into violence, feeling left behind and alone by a cruel society.

References 2.0

 * 1) ^ Hegarty, Jacqueline. “Potential Negative Impact of Music.” Arlene Taylor - Realizations Incorporated - Arlene R Taylor PhD, Realizations Inc, arlenetaylor.org/music-and-the-brain/7410-potential-negative-impact.

Motivations Behind Violence
In a world filled with violence, one of the hardest things to understand is the cause and potential motivations behind it. There are many factors at play including money, war, and religion, but the ones we are going to be taking a look at today are random acts of violence. There are many possible explanations behind violence and why people act on it including media, mental illness, and even society.

Media
Media is seeping with violence in music, video games, the internet, and even what we see on Tv. There is much controversy on wether media brings more good or bad to the table, but throughout the years there has been much evidence that supports both sides. In an article posted by Robert Bushching named "“Violent Media Content and Effects.” the author goes over media and the studies that have been conducted to show the potential aggressive behavior it arises in people, including some cases that last well over several years. The author manages to conclude what the viewer believes as socially acceptable and overall makes the viewer much more aggressive.

Mental Health
Mental Health is a whirling subject where the victimizer can at times be the victim as well suffering from a disillusioned reality. In an article posted by Mark Tran named “Diagnosed Depression Linked to Violent Crime, Says Oxford University Study.” shows that after a study of 47,000 people it has been concluded with depression are 3 times more likely to commit a violent crime. This number is frighteningly high especially when other mental illnesses like people with antisocial personality disorder where their ability to feel empathy is sadly out of the window.

Negative Impacts
It has been found that music is capable of having negative and harmful impacts on the mind. Artificial neurosis can ensue from consistent exposure to disharmony music or song that does not follow the basic rules of music. This exposure can result with negative impacts on the autonomic nervous system and can cause disproportions to some of the body's rhythms. [1]

Mice Music Study
A study on 36 mice was conducted dividing them into 3 groups and subjecting them to two kinds of music. One disregarding the rules of music while the other was harmonic and did follow rules of music. The third group was a control group that had no music. The environments for all three were the same except for the music. After 4 months the mice were put to the test being trained in a maze for 3 weeks, then given 3 weeks rest were then put to retry the maze. The mice that had harmonic music or had no music at all scored equally well while the mice that had the un-harmonic music could not remember how to run the maze scoring very poorly. These mice were then examined to show hyperactive, aggressive, and even cannibalistic behaviors. Four mice from each group had their brains dissected and examined. The mice with the un-harmonic music had tangled and damaged neurons while the mice from the other two groups were normal.