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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
 * HIV/AIDS in North America
 * Article Evaluation

The article is a stub that gives a few statistics on the adult prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in several different North and Central American countries. However, the article needs to be heavily expanded due to every entry being only a few words long. It needs to provide more information such as a brief summary of the history of the disease in that country, common transmission methods in that country, and that country's current stance on the disease. The layout is also pretty rudimentary and unprofessional when compared with another similar article such as HIV/AIDS in Asia which seems more informative and has a better layout. Every section of the article also seems like it was copy-pasted from the section above it, and the only thing that was changed was the actual numerical value in the statistic.

Sources

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html

https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/overview/geographicdistribution.html

https://www.avert.org/global-hiv-and-aids-statistics

Option 2

 * Article title
 * HIV-positive people


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article lacks references in several spots such as in the whole "Testing and Rights" section, or the first halves of both "Organizations" and "Testimony and Relationship Issues" as well as when referencing Barbara Ogur without citing anything, mentioning who she is, or what her work was. The issues banner at the top of the site also describes the style of the article as similar to that of a personal essay, and this can be seen due to the opinionated sentences that are sprinkled throughout. Take for example the phrases "Stigma attached with the disease makes it particularly harder for children living with HIV and their caregivers." and "For women who are HIV-positive and also in relationships, sexual expression and communication may become an issue of conflict" which seemed to be claimed by the author since no further backing is provided, only their consequences are discussed. In addition, someone in the talk tab claims that the PLWHA term is used incorrectly.


 * Sources
 * http://www.who.int/features/qa/71/en/index.html
 * https://ilga.org/: international organisation militating against all legal discriminations of travel and residence in the world against people infected by HIV or in AIDS diseases.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * AIDS Memorial Grove


 * Article Evaluation
 * Despite being a stub, the article provides an extensive coverage of the recent history of this memorial. However, it does not mention much else about it. The article could definitely benefit from a more thorough description of the actual memorial, and perhaps more pictures to accompany these descriptions. In addition, an individual in the "Talk' tab claims that the article does not properly encapsulate a certain bill called the "Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996" and how its passing allowed for the memorial to be built. In addition, there seem to be a few citations needed in the "History of the Grove" section such as in the quote "A beautiful grove where people could find solitude and hope while remembering loved ones… a place to provide a positive focus for our grief." which is found in the subsection "1988."


 * Sources
 * https://aidsmemorial.org/
 * https://goldengatepark.com/aids-memorial-grove.html

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