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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Winter 2018

My Research Topic is: How do the songs of Kendrick Lamar reflect social issues?

Key words related to my Research Topic are: Hip hop and social issues, rap

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 a topic, e.g., Nortec IF that was what I am researching) 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.) +2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.
 * Music and politics
 * No there was no warning banner at the top of the article I chose.

Write an 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. +3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? +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?”
 * Article: Matthew Hiltzik, the warning banner on this article explains that a major contributor is well connected to the subject of the article and that in order to discuss the article talk page, you +have to have a neutral point of view and the article has also been discussed to be removed from the Wikipedia page.
 * Yes, the lead section of the article is easy to understand and it does easily summarize key points of the article.
 * Yes, the structure of the article is clear, there are many different categories and there are headings introducing each section.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?
 * Yes, it is balanced well, my topic and the article I picked are very much related.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?
 * Yes, it does provide a neutral point of view and reads like an encyclopedia.

+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.
 * The article provides scholarly and trustworthy information and also untrustworthy sources.

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.

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?
 * No
 * +c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?
 * +No, each category is based on a specific person or group.d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?
 * +No, it does not omit aspects of the topic.e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?
 * +Yes, some sections were entirely longer than the others.
 * +f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?
 * No, it does not.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?
 * +No, most of the conversations were of people helping each other with grammar and other errors.

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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 update of this article was December 29, 2017.


 * Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)
 * Some of the authors have used previous knowledge and experiences to write this article.

+Relevance (to your research topic)
 * This article is relevant to my article because it explains how music and social issues connect around the world.

+Depth -Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.) +Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)
 * This article is very informative and has sources that are not scholarly.
 * Scholarly Journal Research Article
 * The purpose of this article was to further educate individuals on how social issues and music across the world connect.