User:Taliafrankel/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1
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 * Kniefall von Warschau
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article describes a historical event in Warsaw, Poland, in which Will Brandt, the West German Chancellor at the time knelt in front of a holocaust memorial, showing a sign of respect and regret for the actions of Germany in WWII. The content in this article is relevant and relatively unbiased, although some of the language used could be edited to sound more academic rather than personal. I feel there could certainly be more citations to more reliable sources, especially if the article was revised to have more in-depth information on the event and its importance. The addition of more information, more sources, and more photos could help to improve this article and its relevance.
 * Sources
 * https://www.britannica.com/biography/Willy-Brandt
 * - More info on Willy Brandt and his Nobel Prize
 * https://www.dhm.de/blog/2016/12/07/392/
 * - More information on the event itself
 * https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/i-stood-on-the-edge-of-germanys-historical-abyss-the-day-west-german-chancellor-willy-brandt-stunned-the-world-as-he-atoned-for-his-countrys-past-18178
 * - Polish news article on the event ===
 * https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/i-stood-on-the-edge-of-germanys-historical-abyss-the-day-west-german-chancellor-willy-brandt-stunned-the-world-as-he-atoned-for-his-countrys-past-18178
 * - Polish news article on the event ===

Option 2
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 * United States declaration of war on Japan
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article specifically discusses the act of the United States declaring war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. While the information in this article is relevant and concise, I feel like for such a historical event it's missing a lot of background on the origins of the conflict. There also should be more citations to back up claims made in the article. I'm not sure to what extent the information in the article should be expanded on. There is certainly more information I feel should be added, but the declaration of war on Japan also had major repercussions for minority, specifically Asian, identities in the U.S. and this could be a point to include in the article.
 * Sources
 * https://www.britannica.com/summary/Pearl-Harbor-attack#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cdate%20which%20will%20live,Congress%20declared%20war%20on%20Japan.
 * - More info on the Pearl Harbor attack
 * https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-states-declares-war-on-japan
 * - Brief overview from the History Channel (mentions Japanese internment camps)
 * https://web-s-ebscohost-com.du.idm.oclc.org/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook?sid=579d6704-0249-42f6-8399-3b9ad05c13d3%40redis&vid=0&format=EB
 * This book details the events leading up to the United State's involvement in WWII. Although focused more on Germany, chapter 9 discusses the repercussions of Pearl Harbor and the Japanese involvement. ===
 * https://web-s-ebscohost-com.du.idm.oclc.org/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook?sid=579d6704-0249-42f6-8399-3b9ad05c13d3%40redis&vid=0&format=EB
 * This book details the events leading up to the United State's involvement in WWII. Although focused more on Germany, chapter 9 discusses the repercussions of Pearl Harbor and the Japanese involvement. ===

Option 3
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 * 2010 State of the Union Address
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article, describing former president Obama's 2010 State of the Union Address, was descriptive and seemed well cited on its claims. The language in this article seems very neutral, although I think there could be more information on the public's reactions and responses. In comparison to the Trump inauguration speech article I have previously read, this article seems much less biased. The article itself does not discuss any equity gaps, although the speech itself does.
 * Sources
 * https://www.proquest.com/docview/743881848?accountid=14608&parentSessionId=ESN%2FE7w%2F%2BX0fJRe4Z32Psk7DbaQD7sMq%2FIi%2BZBbeW6A%3D&pq-origsite=primo
 * - In-depth description of the 2010 State of the Union
 * https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-state-union-address
 * - Full speech
 * https://www.proquest.com/docview/2792975975?accountid=14608&parentSessionId=FUfZ1PZXeYs%2FYcQy13OndvD5Zh0YpWJEIILUioN95dc%3D&pq-origsite=primo
 * - Article on the impact of the 2010 State of the Union Address ===
 * https://www.proquest.com/docview/2792975975?accountid=14608&parentSessionId=FUfZ1PZXeYs%2FYcQy13OndvD5Zh0YpWJEIILUioN95dc%3D&pq-origsite=primo
 * - Article on the impact of the 2010 State of the Union Address ===