User:Mdeek/sandbox

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My top three personal interests:

Reading books by Patricia McCormick (author),

Exercise, such as Pilates,

Travelling around Europe

My top three academic interests:

Gerontology and theories looking at engagement in old age, such as Disengagement theory,

Clinical Psychology and disorders such as, Dissociative identity disorder,

Child Psychology, particularly the research behind Childhood amnesia

Education
Byblos is home to the professional schools of the Lebanese American University. The LAU Byblos Campus houses the Medical School, the Engineering School, the School of Architecture and Design, the only US-accredited Pharmacy School in the Middle East,[citation needed], the School of Business, and the School of Arts and Sciences. The Campus is situated on a hill overlooking the city and the Mediterranean Sea. - Original sentence

Byblos is home to the professional schools of the Lebanese American University (LAU). The LAU Byblos Campus houses the Medical School, the Engineering School, the School of Architecture and Design, the only US-accredited Pharmacy School in the Middle East,[citation needed], the School of Business, and the School of Arts and Sciences. The Campus is situated on a hill overlooking the city and the Mediterranean Sea. - Corrected sentence

Activist Article - Action Plan
Question 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilates

The basis of this activist article will be to improve an existing article about Pilates. Evidently, this particular article already exists but according to Wikipedia it 'may relay excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject'. The revised article will focus on utilising more appropriate citations.

Question 2:

This article was highlighted as being problematic from 2015. That is surprising considering how popular Pilates has become over the years, and the many benefits that coincide with it. I believe it is important to reconsider some of the information on the page and use reliable data to back up claims.

Question 3:


 * Ensuring I use an objective approach when adding content
 * Citing legitimate and independent reliable sources (i.e., might be able to use academic literature here from google scholar)
 * Also work on the pre-existing data, for instance, making minor corrections first (such as typos)

Question 4:


 * Ensuring the lead section is easy to understand
 * Structure is clear
 * Making sure viewpoints are well balanced - objective and not biased
 * Coverage is neutral (as above)
 * Reliable resources are used as references

Some resources I may use (starting with google scholar):


 * Latey, P., 2001. The Pilates method: history and philosophy. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 5(4), pp.275-282.
 * Wells, C., Kolt, G.S. and Bialocerkowski, A., 2012. Defining Pilates exercise: a systematic review. Complementary therapies in medicine, 20(4), pp.253-262.

'''EXCELLENT APPROACH TO THE TASK. I SHARE YOUR SURPRISE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PILATES PAGE. JUST SHOWS YOU HOW THE CONTENT OF WIKIPEDIA IS SKEWED TOWARDS THE INTERESTS OF THOSE WHO DECIDE TO EDIT IN WIKIPEDIA!!!!'''