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Reference

 * Wikipedia
 * 1 "Cyberpunk." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 27 Sep. 2013. Web. 29 Sep. 2013.
 * 2 "Korn." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 29 Sep. 2013. Web. 30 Sep. 2013
 * 3 "Edgar Allan Poe." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 18 Sep. 2013. Web. 29 Sep. 2013


 * Encyclopedia.com
 * 1 "Punk."  Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 Sep. 2013
 * 2 Shelton, Sonya; Hermann, Eve. "Korn."  Contemporary Musicians. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 Sep. 2013
 * 3 "Edgar Allan Poe."  Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 Sep. 2013

Search Process
I chose those three because they inspire me the most; cyber punk for its style of literature and style, Korn for their great sound in there music and Edgar Allan Poe for its best source for inspiration whenever I write novels. If anything, whenever I want to search for a subject I always tend to search in Wikipedia because how fast it is and good resource. However with this assignment I had to compare Wikipedia with other encyclopedia websites like Encyclopedia.com

For Encyclopedia.com, it was allot longer to find the article I wanted because when you type your subjects in the search bar it prompts to many different selections in point form thus having to constantly scroll down to find what you need. However with Wikipedia when you type your subject on the search bar, it automatically opens the article you want, it's great when your in a hurry.

The biggest difference I notice is the information given in the topics with Encyclopedia.com, you get a brief document about the subject with bland information that's seems rather untrusted; especially how the information is very dated, my topics were last changed in 2004. Wikipedia on the other hand gave a much larger document with very useful information for every topic. When I was searching Korn and Edgar Allan Poe, Wikipedia gave a deeper backstory with very interesting history and current events for each topic. What's great as well is that the topics are much more trusted compared to Encyclopedia.com because you can see that's been edited numerous times to make sure it's up to date. Thus showing that Wikipedia is far more better then Encyclopedia.com. Also, Encyclopedia.com doesn't seem to have all the information a person would want to look for. For example I wanted to search for Cyper Punk fiction but the only closest article they had was the Punk fashion; this shows that Encyclopedia.com is not as reliable.

In brief, if I wanted to search a topic on the internet, I would still use Wikipedia because there's allot more information, more reliable and much more trusted then Encyclopedia.com

Introduction
Edgar Allan Poe is a famous author that both Wikipedia and Encyclopedia.com have on their websites. In Wikipedia, the article of Poe is very descriptive with detailed information about his history from early childhood, adulthood, writing career and death. It is detailed because there is allot of headings to describe a certain part of his life. Also, there is a list of his works in point form such as tales, poetry and other works that links to other websites. Wikipedia has a descriptive article of Poe's history with interesting facts. On the other hand, Encyclopedia.com is more brief and easier for research studies.

The article of Edgar Allan Poe in Encyclopedia.com is smaller then the article from Wikipedia. Encyclopedia.com only has seven headings with topics about Poe's life and is more brief to read through. It does not have any footnotes or links in the content, though there are links such as YouTube videos and related topics that are shown on the right or left side of the article. Also at the bottom of the article, it shows the MLA, Chicago and APA citation thus making the article useful for students who are doing research. Encyclopedia.com is a suitable and secure website to find quick information, however, comparing it to Wikipedia's article, there is a large contrast between the two such as content and information, reference and security.

Content
The content between both encyclopedia are slightly different. In Encyclopedia.com, there are only headings for Poe's main points of his life such as A New Family, Marriage and the Search for a Place, Illness and Crisis and World of His Work; It can be confusing for some readers because there are many topics in one heading. For example in the heading A New Family, the first two paragraphs describes his life with his foster parents, however in the third and fourth paragraph it describes his life in the army from 1827 to 1830. Thus showing that a new heading should have been added for his military life. On the other hand there is a slight contrast in content to the article in Wikipedia including more headings and information.

In Wikipedia, there are more headings that divide Poe's history including his military life that Encyclopedia.com did not include. Also, the article in Wikipedia shows more information such has his publishing career that describes in detail about his works in literature. Moreover Wikipedia shows the mystery of Poe's death such as his illness and myths of his death. Further to this, there is a section called Griswold's Memoire that describes a biographical article written by a rival of Poe named Rufus Wilmot Griswold, a man that wanted to destroy Poe's reputation after his death. The section Griswold's Memoire states that Griswold writes in the biographical article that Poe was a drunk and a madman. It became popular because it was the only biography of Poe. Further to this, Wikipedia includes other headings like Literary Style and themes, Legacy and In Popular culture that adds more depth in the article. Hence Showing that Wikipedia's article is a large contrast to Encyclopedia.com

Encyclopedia.com is simple to look through such as only having five headings describing Poe's life, despite the fact that Wikipedia adds more depth to the article with more headings making the article easy to look through and interesting facts that many readers might not know. Additionally, the lists of references between the two are different because Wikipedia has more references although Encyclopedia.com has more relevant and reliable references.

References in the article
There are many references used in Wikipedia and Encyclopedia.com regardless of the fact that both are very different on how they show it. In Wikipedia, there are many references such as Lists of Works like poetry, tales and essays that include the link to the article. There is also a list of references of books and other website articles that include the MLA. Further to this are many sources for readers to look further into, including further readings and external links. Hence there is allot of resources that shows that the article is current and relevant. Consequently for some readers it might be overwhelming to have that many resources to search into; therefore Encyclopedia.com has an advantages with having a smaller resource.

Even though the reference section in Encyclopedia.com is not in point form, it is more reliable for students who are doing research because it is smaller then Wikipedia's article. There is only ten lines of relevant books on Edgar Allan Poe, thus making it easy for students to find a book for their research. Moreover Encyclopedia.com is a secured website hence the resources given are more reliable compared to Wikipedia that can be edited by anyone.

Both Wikipedia and Encyclopedia.com have good references to use; despite the fact that Encyclopedia.com has a better advantage because of the websites security and a smaller amount of resources. This makes it easy for students who are doing a research and looking for a reliable sources.

Opinion
Wikipedia is a good article in my opinion. As a Wikipedia user for a couple of years, I've barely seen any articles that had the wrong information, especially larger articles like Edgar Allan Poe. Poe's article had allot of interesting and comprehensive amount of information. Further to this is that in the tools section on the left of the article, there is a link called Related Changes that shows the changes done in the article. In Poe's article there are dozens of changes being made from Wikipedia users, either being good changes by applying a green plus sign or a bad one by having a red minus sign; hence showing that there are many changes being made in the article. Thus proving that the Wikipedia article has great information regarding Edgar Allan Poe, despite the fact that there might be false information in the article.

On the other hand, the article on Edgar Allan Poe in Encyclopedia.com is reliable in my opinion. There might be only a few headings and several paragraphs on Poe's history, but it's secure and users can't change the article whenever they please. However based on the MLA, the article has not changed since 2004, in consequence the article might not be as accurate. On the other hand the article gives good resources of books if the reader is not satisfied with information the article gives. Therefore Encyclopedia.com is a more reliable article then Wikipedia.

Even though Wikipedia might not be as reliable compared to Encyclopedia.com. Wikipedia gives more of a full biography of Poe with more information such as the genre and culture he has created. There is even a description on his scientific studies called Eureka: A Prose Poem on physics and cosmology in the Legacy section. Additionally, Wikipedia has pictures regarding the topic it is on; for example in the military career section, there is a picture of Fort Independence, thus giving a visual look of a location where Edgar Allan Poe was. Therefore even though Wikipedia might not be as secured compared to Encyclopedia.com, it can still provide useful information that the other article does not have like pictures.

In conclusion, both articles have a good and bad side; Wikipedia being very descriptive in its topic, but with people constantly editing the article, it can loose its reliability. Encyclopedia.com is a small article and it only has few headings, however it is more secure and useful for research because of its resources. In my opinion both articles are good, though I would not rely on one website because it might lack information that another article would have. For this reason, it is always best to have more then two articles for any research.

Additional resources
Charles CestreThomas Ollive MabbottJacques, Barzun. "Poe, Edgar Allan." Britannica Biographies (2012): 1. Canadian Reference Centre. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

Cole, Diane. "Investigate Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe. (Cover Story)." U.S. News & World Report 145.14 (2008): 53-54. Canadian Reference Centre. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

"Edgar Allan Poe." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2013): 1. Canadian Reference Centre. Web. 10 Nov. 2013

"Edgar Allan Poe." ''Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition.'' Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2013. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

Faivre, Antoine. "Borrowings And Misreading: Edgar Allan Poe's "Mesmeric" Tales And The Strange Case Of Their Reception." Aries 7.1 (2007): 21-62. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

Fernández-Santiago, Miriam. "Edgar Allan Poe's Narrative Use Of Literary Doubling." Mediterranean Journal Of Social Sciences 4.1 (2013): 71-82. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

Giammarco, Erica. "Edgar Allan Poe: A Psychological Profile." Personality & Individual Differences 54.1 (2013): 3-6. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

Hanţiu, Ecaterina. "Gardening And The Art Of Happiness In Edgar Allan Poe's Domain Of Arnheim." Scientific Journal Of Humanistic Studies 3.4 (2011): 144-148. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

Ki Yoon, Jang. "Edgar Allan Poe And The Author-Fiction: "The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket.." Texas Studies In Literature & Language 52.4 (2010): 355-380. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.

McMillan, Matthew, David Biasing, and Heather M. Whitney. "Radial Forcing And Edgar Allan Poe's Lengthening Pendulum." American Journal Of Physics 81.9 (2013): 682-687. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Nov. 2013.