User:Ariannahunt

About Me
Hey there fellow user, thanks for coming to my Wikipedia page! My name is Arianna Hunt and I am a senior in high school and a student at Everett Community College. In the fall I will be going to Eastern Washington University to major in Athletic Training. My main hobby is working in the training room at my high school as part of a practicum to gain experience for my future career path. Aside from being a prodigal workaholic, I enjoy spending time with my dogs, hanging out with friends, going on hikes, working out, and experimenting with photography. A fun fact about me is that I have a twin brother who is quite literally my polar opposite.

My Wikipedia Interests
As far as future uses of Wikipedia, I will probably only access this page for as long as the demands of this class continue; however, if I were to continue my use of this page, I would probably use it to add information about the places I've traveled to helping people. Sort of a travel guide or blog with personal insight to different places around the world where there are people serving each other in ways that people don't think about or know about. Or maybe I would write and add information about the sports injuries I've seen and what's it's like to be on the scene as a medical professional (or almost medical professional). For instance, many Americans watch football, but not many Americans know that there have been studies proving that NFL players have suffered long term damage to the brain, known as CTE, and that all deceased players were found to have the disease, resulting in a premature death.

Article Evaluation
In the small town of Monroe, there's not much to do. We have a movie theater, some grocery stores, lots of restaurants, even a little arcade tucked away in a small storefront. Most importantly, we have the great Pacific Northwest in our backyard to explore and enjoy. Because of our wonderful location in the Cascades, we are able to have a splendid array of geological wonders and a vast landscape that is miraculously untouched (for the most part). Unfortunately we are struck with pollution even in a park that is heavily regulated. The park experiences traffic from all sorts of people, even the ones who don't respect it the way they should, leaving behind garbage, vandalism, and destruction of the environment. For this article evaluation I chose a spot close to home that I have visited and hiked countless times. I visited the Lord Hill Regional Park article on Wikipedia, and found three aspects of it worth commenting on: the completeness of the article, the viewpoints of the article, and the citations used within the article.

When looking at the article, it is quite clear to the reader that not very much has been said about it. There is some information about the history of the park, and where it's located, but other than that, there is no other supporting information. The article is missing some key information. There are two entrances to the park, only one of which is mentioned. The article doesn't describe the different trail heads or landmarks of the park. While the article does briefly state that their is wildlife native to the area, it doesn't go into any further explanation of what kind of fauna populate the area, or the flora. The article would be more complete with pictures to fit the description, or perhaps a map of the trails to better depict the area of the park. I think it would make the park more desirable if there were also comments about how hikers or other people on the trails explain what it's like.

This could in part be due to the viewpoint of the article. The nature of the article is more political in a sense, there isn't a homey feel to it that natives to the area would understand by leaving here. It's a very professional, short, and to the point article that gives the bare minimum so that the web knows the park exists. The article mostly talks about the history of the park, so the reader can infer that whoever made the article was most likely a park officer or perhaps the overseer of the park. The article only provides a very one-sided view of the park.

As the article is short, so is the list of sources. The majority of the sources are just websites that the information was retrieved from. The main one being the Snohomish County page, which included a lot more information about the park than the Wikipedia article. The website has much more detailed information about the park that a person looking for a place to hike would actually see and want to visit. The other source on Bald Hill just has geographic information that not many would understand. The Hike of the Week source is also a really great resource for hikers looking into fun places to explore. It gives a lot of good details that hikers would be interested rather than historical information that people usually aren't interested in. However, the last source, the one in relation to the helpers group, is not a working website and should either be taken down, or updated.

As far as articles go, this one in particular could use some sprucing up. A common seeker would not be appeased by the information provided in the article, nor would they have all the information they needed to make an accurate assessment of the park. It could use some more information to ensure the interest of it's readers. Alongside this, having a user perspective could help gain traffic and interest, making the site more desirable. Primary accounts of the park would add another level character to the article. The sources in the article are relevant and helpful, however the last source should be removed to improve the relevancy of the information presented within the article.