User:Alyssacgoins/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Weimar Culture
 * This article contains relevant content - the subtitles include Science, Education and The Arts. These are all relevant components of culture. Additionally, the information under each subtitle is detailed and on-topic. The article has a note that warns readers that it needs more citations, however. I think this would be a good role for me to step into with this article.
 * "Carpe Mundum; German youth culture of the Weimar Republic." Reference & Research Book News, vol. 23, no. 1, Feb. 2008. Gale Academic OneFile, https://link-gale-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/apps/doc/A174602482/AONE?u=mlin_b_bumml&sid=AONE&xid=1be7ecd0. Accessed 3 Mar. 2020.
 * "Carpe Mundum; German youth culture of the Weimar Republic." Reference & Research Book News, vol. 23, no. 1, Feb. 2008. Gale Academic OneFile, https://link-gale-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/apps/doc/A174602482/AONE?u=mlin_b_bumml&sid=AONE&xid=1be7ecd0. Accessed 3 Mar. 2020.
 * "Carpe Mundum; German youth culture of the Weimar Republic." Reference & Research Book News, vol. 23, no. 1, Feb. 2008. Gale Academic OneFile, https://link-gale-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/apps/doc/A174602482/AONE?u=mlin_b_bumml&sid=AONE&xid=1be7ecd0. Accessed 3 Mar. 2020.

Option 2

 * Crisis
 * This article was very complete. There was a section under the title that explained the word "crisis", and gave a brief background of the word. This was useful for quick reading. Most subtitles are filled with information, but I noticed that the "Economic" section of the page did not have enough information. This is a gap that I could fill in.
 * “Either-Or: The Narrative Of ‘Crisis” in Weimar Germany and in Historiography” - Rüdinger Graf
 * “Either-Or: The Narrative Of ‘Crisis” in Weimar Germany and in Historiography” - Rüdinger Graf
 * “Either-Or: The Narrative Of ‘Crisis” in Weimar Germany and in Historiography” - Rüdinger Graf

Option 3

 * World War I in Literature
 * Although all the information provided is relevant to the topic, I found two major problems with this article. The first problem is the lack of perspective. Wikipedia notes at the top of the page that there is a lack of perspective beyond English-speaking sources, which is problematic in the context of a world war. Additionally, I noticed there are not enough citations, which brings into question the legitimacy of the information.
 * Further works from WWI author Siegfried Sassoon: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2934
 * Further works from WWI author Siegfried Sassoon: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2934
 * Further works from WWI author Siegfried Sassoon: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/2934

Option 4

 * World War I Reparations
 * This article is the most legitimate of all of the articles I have examined thus far. This article contains a large amount of information; it consists of names, dates, conferences and treaties. The information all provides context for the topic at large. I took a glance at the citations - there are quite a few of them. There are many journals and other academic citations listed.
 * Webpage for the International Center for Transitional Justice (as a way of further defining reparations) https://www.ictj.org/our-work/transitional-justice-issues/reparations
 * Webpage for the International Center for Transitional Justice (as a way of further defining reparations) https://www.ictj.org/our-work/transitional-justice-issues/reparations
 * Webpage for the International Center for Transitional Justice (as a way of further defining reparations) https://www.ictj.org/our-work/transitional-justice-issues/reparations

Option 5

 * Treaty of Versailles
 * This article provides extensive information on the topic. The article provides an initial overview of the topic before getting into the events leading up to, and occurring in response to the treaty. Key details I notice here are the prevalence of citations throughout the article, and the neutral tone of the article.
 * As a way of examining the effects of the Versailles Treaty:
 * Krotz, Ulrich. "Three eras and possible futures: a long-term view on the Franco-German relationship a century after the First World War," International Affairs (March 2014)
 * As a way of examining the effects of the Versailles Treaty:
 * Krotz, Ulrich. "Three eras and possible futures: a long-term view on the Franco-German relationship a century after the First World War," International Affairs (March 2014)