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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Fall 2017

My Research Topic is: Meditation and Religion

Keywords related to my Research Topic are: Meditation, spirituality, contemplation, contemplative prayer.

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

+ ++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.)

Meditation

Link to article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation

+2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? No

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

Write a brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner. Article: Naam Japo Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naam_Japo

+It says that the article needs "additional citations for verification." It is important because reliable sources are needed for the person who is and will be reading this article.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?

Yes, it is easy to understand because it gives a quick overview of what it is and covers the main ideas in the beginning.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?”

Yes, the structure of the article is clear. There are several heads and subheading like section four has many subheadings under the heading of Religious and Spiritual Meditation. There are also diagrams and photos that correspond with what's being explained. There are also a lot of references in the bottom, 212 resources to be exact.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?

Yes, there are various aspects of this topic because this article talks about multiple religions what how they practice meditation and the history of how they came to practice meditation.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?

This article seems to be more of a neutral point of view because it informs the readers more about different religions that practice meditation rather than convincing someone to practice meditation and do it specifically this way. The tone is informative more than persuasive words.

+7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.

Yes, there is a sustainable amount of references that are from books and some even write the page numbers they got information from. On top of that, there are a lot of references so I think that the sources that were chosen have some that aren't as reliable but also a lot that is trustworthy.

8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English?

Yes, it is very understandable and it just gives basic information to introduce the topic.

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?

I don't see any because the tone of the article is very informative rather than opinionated. With that being said, the statements are neutral for what I see.

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?

The article specifically says what religion practice meditation is being spoken about. On top of that, there are subheadings so the readers know what religion is being spoken about so the reader won't be confused.

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?

No, because it covers a lot of the information about many aspects of meditation and how other religions use it. It also uses multiple religions, and the article also explains a lot.

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?

There are some topics that are sort of long but not like extremely long. It's just longer because there's something that needs a little more explaining or has more information just in general.

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?

No, there are a lot of references so it doesn't lack resources.

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?

The only problem I found was there was this one user that deleted like a lot of things and only added a little. Like it was clear that there were a lot of things this person deleted. However, that was a while ago (July 2017)

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Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History)

+The last time this was edited was October 17, 2017.

+Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)

There are no credentials to the people because everything that was written here was from anyone no matter what type of education and information they have on this topic. They are all people who are known by their username.

+Relevance (to your research topic)

This is very relevant to my topic because there is some information here that I didn't know before and can definitely use towards my research topic. +Depth

There is more than enough information in this article to help me in my research. There are also many references in the end that can help me with my topic as well.

-Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)

It's a research article. As we noted in class, it is an encyclopedia article for the general public.

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)

The purpose of this article is to inform readers about meditation.