User:Robynviv/sandbox

Wikipedia Citations
Kiwi
 * "Kiwi." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 Sep. 2014. Web. 23 Sep. 2014.

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
 * "Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 31 Aug. 2014. Web. 28 Sep. 2014.

Pompeii
 * "Pompeii." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 28 Sep. 2014. Web. 28 Sep. 2014.

Encyclopedia Citations
"Kiwi." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 23 Sep. 2014. .

"Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 28 Sep. 2014. .

"Pompeii." Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014. Web. 28 Sep. 2014. .

Search Process and Thoughts
I found that my article selection took more time than I thought it would, just because I had so many options. So to narrow it down I made myself a list of criteria to pick my three articles. One has to be about something close to me, one has to be about something I already have some knowledge on, and the third has to be something that fascinates me that I want to know more about. All of them have to have other sources that can be used for additional information and comparison.

My first topic is the kiwi (bird). My grandfather grew up in New Zealand before moving to Canada with my Grandmother, and kiwis are a national symbol. Information has come out recently regarding the DNA of kiwis and their genetic similarities to other flightless birds in the region, which brought the topic to mind. The article I found in the Encyclopedia Britannica is not lengthy, and is mostly about the birds’ behaviour, while the Wikipedia article has information about all aspects of the kiwi, from the etymology of the word to conservation efforts.

My second topic is Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. As a student at Carleton University, I was working towards a major in History and a minor in American Sign Language, and though I found a lengthy Wikipedia article on ASL, I struggled to find a single article about the topic “American Sign Language” in another encyclopedia. After that realization I decided to narrow my search to the history of ASL. I chose Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet as my topic because I remember my ASL professor’s lectures on Deaf Culture, and who was a graduate of Gallaudet University in DC. There was also an article on him in the Encyclopedia Britannica, which was helpful. Neither article is particularly lengthy, but the topic plays to both my love of history and American Sign Language.

My third topic is Pompeii. This topic also particularly represents my love of ancient history and archaeology, and by far has the most information in the articles when compared to my other two topics. Neither article was particularly hard to find. Both articles have comparable information though they are organized differently; the Wikipedia article also links to more detailed and specific topics such as “Conservation issues of Pompeii and Herculaneum.”