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Here are some words I'm typing.

Trying out WikiCode, let's see how bold I can get. Or how fishy.

Article evaluation
I've chosen the article Secondary sources.

Reading through the article, everything seemed relevant and appropriate other than a sentence in the introduction and a passage in the "Classification" section. In the first paragraph of the introduction, there is a sentence discussing classification which feels out of place and distracting, perhaps better placed in the second paragraph. Additionally, the last passage of the "Classification" section seems somewhat arbitrary and out of place. It doesn't help to define secondary sources, but offers words for it in a different language.

The article appears to be entirely neutral. There were no passages that appeared to try to persuade me to accept one definition over another, agree with an opinion, etc. For the most part, viewpoints seemed to be given representation equal to their importance. However, the "Library and information science" section seemed not to be given enough attention considering the subject's role in sourcing. Furthermore, the "Family history" section is unclear as to what it actually is, considering that it appeared to be related to legal witnesses and thus should be placed in the "Law" section.

Examining the sources, I chose four to look into: citation 2, 5, 15, and 19. Clicking on the second source, it takes me immediately to the associated article and appears to be discussing secondary sources and information relevant to the sentence associated with the citation. The fifth source took me to a collection of published volumes, and required me to go through three links to find the related source. Once I found the source, however, it did substantiate its associated claim in the Wikipedia article. When I clicked on the fifteenth source, it took me to a WordNet search which I was unable to locate the associated source with. The nineteenth source linked me to a Google Doc containing the listed book and verified the related claim in the Wikipedia article.

There is consistent sourcing within the article, each fact having a citation attached to it. Based on the sources I reviewed in the paragraph above, it would appear that the majority of these sources are valid and non-biased. All the information appears to be up to date as well, without any information missing. Looking at this article's Talk page, there is a lot of discussion about rewrites and the definitions of a primary and secondary source within the context of history. Overall, however, there weren't many comments on the page, and it looks like the page has been inactive for about 4-5 years. As for its project placing and corresponding rating, the article is in both WikiProjects History and WikiProjects Libraries, and it retains a B-Class rating in each of them. For the most part, this topic is presented on Wikipedia in a similar fashion to how it was in class, the main difference being that it covers more disciplines (such as math and law) and provides more general definitions to encompass these areas.

Planned contributions to Harada House
Looking over the article, I can see that somewhat significant elaboration is missing. Despite being a landmark case which tested the reach of the California Alien Land Law of 1913, there is little mention of the precedent this case set for other legal property disputes under similar land laws. There is also virtually no description of the details of the case, such as its progression and the ultimate effects of its conclusion (not just that the Haradas were allowed to keep the property, but any stipulations and further restrictions it put forth for future cases). I think adding both of these mentioned above, perhaps each in their own section, is something I plan to do. More details I could add would be a description of the life of the Haradas and their move to the U.S. Some sources I plan to use for this purpose are as follows:


 * Possible sources
 * https://www.nps.gov/subjects/aapiheritage/upload/Harada_House.pdf
 * https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NHLS/Text/77000325.pdf
 * https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/asian_american_and_pacific_islander_heritage/Harada-House.htm
 * http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/04/local/me-harada4

Notes for improving article
New possible lead: The Harada house is a historic house located on 3356 Lemon Street in Riverside, California. The house, created in 1884 and built upon by the Harada family, was the focus of a critical application of the California Alien Land Law of 1913, which prevented foreigners who were ineligible for citizenship from owning property. The result of the case ended with the Haradas retaining their property, setting precedents for future cases similar in nature (expand). The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990 and is currently overseen by the Riverside Metropolitan Museum.

Missing aspects: There is not enough elaboration about the court case, which is the very reason why the house became a historic landmark. It is important to add more details about the case and its legal consequences to further expand the importance and description of the house. An description about the Haradas life is also missing, and the story is relevant to the overall nature of the house and its significance as a historic landmark.