User:Atb105/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
Article Title:


 * Winnette McIntosh Ambrose
 * Who is she: A famous baker that co-owns a very successful cupcake business called Sweet Lobby
 * Rating: Start Class


 * Article Evaluation:
 * I chose this article because I am interested in spreading more awareness about women who have historically been a marginalized group in society.
 * Lead Section: The lead section can have a bit more information on it. It is only two sentences. Maybe adding another sentence with a bit more detail on her accomplishments would be beneficial
 * Content: There are ONLY three sections for this article. All of them are very small. Judging by the fact that she has been in a few TV networks, there can certainly be more information added in this regard
 * Tone and Balance: This article seems to have a pretty neutral tone and doesnt seem biased. Granted, there isn't that much information in the article
 * Sources and References: At first glance, every sentence does NOT have a citation (only about half do). Also, there are only 4 citations and I found more sources that can be used in the article
 * Overall Impressions of Article: Overall, the article needs a lot of work to be done. She can certainly have sections written about her success on Cupcake Wars. In addition, her personal life section only has a few sentences - it can definitely have more information. In addition, I believe more information can be added to the bakery section, too. This article is relatively undeveloped and can use a lot of work


 * Sources:
 * https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/186831/trinidadian-traditions-are-having-their-moment-in-the-sun-in-dc/
 * https://www.npr.org/201 2/02/14/146806932/from-mit-to-a-bakery-the-story-of-the-sweet-lobby https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/winnette-mcintosh-ambrose-does-double-duty-at-sweet-lobby-bakery-and-nih-lab/2012/04/06/gIQAkaph0S_story.html  https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/137558/bakers-against-racism-aims-to-fight-injustice-with-the-power-of-food  https://alum.mit.edu/slice/engineer-turned-double-food-network-champion  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfOUm57UOB4

Option 2 (This is my number one choice)

 * Article title:
 * Lucille Whipper
 * The first Black woman elected to the S.C. General Assembly, lobbied for the preservation of the Avery Normal School which became the Avery Research Center for African American
 * Rating: Stub Class


 * Article Evaluation:
 * Lead Section: There is ONLY a lead section in this article. It seems to give a lot more information then the typical lead section, which makes me think there is lots of room for different subsections of the article
 * Content: The content is adequately sourced and appears to be accurate. The only issue is: There is essentially NO content. There is certainly lots of room for improvement in this article. Just one example is how the article just states the positions she held. However, it does NOT state any notable thing she did in these positions.
 * Tont and Balance: The tone of the article is very neutral and isn't biased at all.
 * Sources and References: There are only 4 sources used and I found additional sources that can be used. All sentences besides one have a citation, which is ideal but not perfect.
 * Overall Impressions: Overall, this article does not have a lot of content. It has no headings at all and just a lead section. As someone who is very interested in the Civil Rights Movement and the things that came out of it, this is an article that I am very interested in. I already see potential headings for this article: Early Life, Education, Positions held, Impact, etc


 * Sources:
 * https://avery.cofc.edu/a-life-well-lived-lucille-whipper-1928-2021/ https://www.postandcourier.com/news/former-state-lawmaker-and-educator-lucille-whipper-has-passed/article_c3ddf5c6-0838-11ec-ad8f-b7fc6ad2a4f2.html  https://findingaids.library.cofc.edu/repositories/3/resources/22  https://today.cofc.edu/2021/09/01/former-cofc-administrator-lucille-whipper-remembered-as-a-trailblazer/  https://abcnews4.com/news/local/founders-medal-bestowed-on-cofc-sc-changemakers  https://www.postandcourier.com/berkeley-independent/community-news/whipper-to-be-celebrated-by-missionary-organization/article_c6f9c1e2-1594-5912-886f-a81c86cf776b.html  https://scafricanamerican.com/honorees/sc-rep-lucille-simmons-whipper/  https://obits.postandcourier.com/us/obituaries/charleston/name/lucille-whipper-obituary?pid=200013602

Option 3

 * Article title:
 * Emergent Materialism
 * A relatively modern metaphysical and philosophical view
 * Rating: Stub Class


 * Article Evaluation:
 * This topic interests me because I am learning about it in another one of my classes. I just find a lot of philosphy interesting, too
 * Lead Section: The lead section is a good length and introduces the topic well. The only issue I see with it is that it has a citation.
 * Content: There is not a lot of content and there are certainly issues in the content that is already present. For example, part of the overview section talks about a separate philosophical view called non emergent materialism. This could possible be in a section called Conflicting Views, but certainly not in the Overview section
 * Tont and Balance: This article has a neautral and unbiased tone. I can see there are attempts to discuss the opposing view points which contributes to the articles neautrality.
 * Sources and References: There are only 4 sources used in this article and there are a few sentences that don't have citations. This would have to be fixed, but I am confident in getting information from more sources because I already found a few more additional sources without digging that much.
 * Overall Impressions: Overall, this article certainly needs some work (as expected by a stub class article). I believe a majority of the work can be done in explaining exactly what emergent materialism is. One sentence reads "Emergent materialism can be divided into emergence which denies mental causation and emergence which allows for causal effect." However, The article doesn't go into more detail about what denying mentl causation is and what causal effect is. That is certainly a starting point for anyone looking to edit the article.


 * Sources:
 * chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/ http://seansayers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/emergent_materialism.pdf https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Emergent_materialism  https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/properties-emergent/  https://dbpedia.org/page/Emergent_materialism  https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/properties-emergent/  https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-007-2445-7_6  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2753/RSP1061-1967270151

Option 4

 * Article title: Rosa Parks Museum
 * This museum primarily has artifacts related to the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955
 * Rating: Stub


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead Section: The lead section for this article is very good. It says what the Musuem has and where it is located. In addition, it elaborates a little bit on Rosa Parks (who the article is named after). At the end of the lead section, a sentence is sourced - this is a a problem because there shouldn't be sourced information in the lead section
 * Content: The content of this article is very educational but lacking in some areas. The part of the article where it talks about signifcane is probably the strongest part of the article. However, the part talking about what the Musuem actually has to offer is very limited. This would be a good place to start for an editor
 * Tont and Balance: This article has a neautral and unbiased overall.
 * Sources and References: Wikipedia tends to advise articles to be written with secondary sources. This article, however relies heavily on primary sources. This certainly must be fixed. I linked below a few sources (4 of which are secondary) that can be used when editing this article. These sources would be a good starting point. Another issue with the sourcing of this article is that about half of the sentences don't have a citation. Though the information seems to be accurate, they need to be sourced
 * Overall Impressions: Overall, this article has major problem in that it relies heavily on references from primary sources. A lot of the information comes from the Museum's website and from what I can tell, it would certainly take a lot of work getting more information from secondary sources. The bottom two source below would be a good starting spot. Some headings that can be made include Museum Offerings, Significance, and Dedication.


 * Sources

https://www.troy.edu/student-life-resources/arts-culture/rosa-parks-museum/index.html

https://alabama.travel/places-to-go/rosa-parks-museum-and-children-s-wing

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2021/11/30/rosa-parks-memorial-unveiled-wednesday-her-museum/8749080002/

https://civilrightstrail.com/attraction/rosa-parks-museum/

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/60463