Complete List of Annotated Bibliographies
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Achenbach, J, & Schultz, H (2004). Sign From Earth: The Heat is On. National Geographic, Retrieved January 24, 2008, from http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/environment/global
-warming/signs-from-earth.html.
In this article, Achenbach and Schultz, stated that warnings about global warming may seem like it is just meant to frighten us, but it is much more. Studies show that the earth is getting hotter and seemingly at an alarming rate. As a result glaciers are melting, hurricanes are more intense, the coasts are eroding as we are using up our natural resources.
Agence France Presse. (2007, May 15).
The U.S. healthcare system
lacks behind comparing to Britain, Canada, and Cuba. Great amount of money is
invested in the US healthcare, but 15% of the people are still without health
insurance. This article cites Karen Davis, the President of Commonwealth Fund,
claims the
Alberts, Sheldon (2006, March). U.S. To close notorious Abu Ghraib: An ugly chapter in the U,S, military presence in Iraq is about to come to an end. National Post, Retrieved February 6 2008, from http://www.lexisnexis.com.libezp.lib.lsu.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/
Alberts talks about the closing of Abu Ghraib prison. He also mentions that the closing of this prison symbolizes the closing of a place that allowed “disgraceful conduct” to happen. Alberts also informs the readers that, though Abu Ghraib may be closing, the prisoners are just being transferred to another prison and may not change the problem.
Anderson, A. (2003). Risk, terrorism, and the internet. Knowledge, Technology, & Policy, 16, 24-33, from EBSCO database (11694102).
Anderson explores how the
Internet has transformed the way terrorism is projected to world audiences. She
states that terrorists do not attack via Internet but use it almost entirely to
coordinate and research for their attacks.
Anrig, G., Wang, T. A., & The Century Foundation (2004, September 29). Immigration, jobs, And the American economy. Retrieved January 31, 2008, from The Century Foundation Web site: http://centuryfoundation.org/list.asp?type=PB&pubid=491
Anrig, Wang, and The Century Foundation describe whether or not immigrants reduce the wages of U.S. citizens, whether or not immigrants cost the government more than they contribute in taxes, and how much immigrants contribute to the overall economy. They state that immigrants lower the wages of low-skilled and uneducated native workers, but others are unaffected. They all present the statistics of how much immigrants contribute to the overall economy.
Arellano, A (2007). Medical tourists - on the move and on the rise. Retrieved February 10, 2008, from http://www.citizen.org/printarticle.cfm?ID=17198.
Arellano emphasizes the growing trend of medical tourism. United States citizens are now getting cheaper medical procedures done outside the country, while on vacation. She warns that although the procedures are cheap and affordable, the health risks involved are significantly higher. If people are considering becoming a “medical tourist,” she encourages them to be informed about the consequences and the care being received.
Associated Press, the, (2007, July, 21). Millions of hectares of crops destroyed in prolonged drought in Romania. International Herald Tribune, Retrieved March 23, 2008, from http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/21/europe/EU-GEN-Romania-Drought.php
A major drought has been plaguing farmers in Romania for years now. The situation has become so bad that the farmers are pleading for their governments to step in and give aid. Because of this drought, millions of acres set aside for farmland have been lost.
Automobile emissions: An overview. (1994, August). Retrieved February 10, 2008, from U.S. environmental protection agency office of mobile sources Web site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/05-autos.pdf
This article illustrates the differences between the perfect combustion process and the typical engine process to reveal the 4 exhaust pollutants; hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. After explaining the effects of these processes the article goes into detail on what the EPA has done to control motor vehicle pollution.
Automobile emissions: an overview. (2007). Retrieved February 3, 2008, from Environmental Protection Agency Web site: http://www.epa.gov/OMS/consumer/05-autos.pdf
In Automobile Emissions: An Overview (EPA 2007) the EPA breaks down the individual polluting emissions of the average automobile and speaks of the laws enacted to reduce emissions causing environmental pollution and their effects.
Automobile emissions control. (2008, January). Retrieved January 23, 2008, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_emissions_control
The objective of this article is to describe the three basic emissions categories: tailpipe, evaporative, and life cycle. Under each category there is a list of the major pollutants, as well as an explanation of how the pollutants are produced. This article also presents a means of cleaning up these emissions with air injection, exhaust gas recirculation, and catalytic converters.
Badkhen, Anna (2006, March, 30). Famine in East Africa: Littlest victims of drought, poverty. San Francisco Chronicle, Retrieved March 24, 2008, from http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/03/30/MNGLEI0INB1.DTL
Badkhen tells the story of Habiba Mohammed’s daughter dying of malnutrition in a hospital. She says that 500,000 children are at risk of severe malnutrition. Badkhen explains that parents who bring their children into hospitals for malnutrition are too poor to pay for the treatments.
The Baghdad boom. (2004, March 27). Economist. Retrieved January 21, 2008, from Academic Search Complete database.
In this article, The Economist reported on the status of Britain’s security contractors in the Iraq War during 2004. The article pointed out how private military companies were the third-largest contributor in the Iraq War in 2004. The article discussed how the war has boosted Britain’s military companies’ revenue greatly. Also, the article noted the growing concern over the lack of regulation towards these companies.
Barone, Michael (September 16, 2007). The overlawyered war. Retrieved January 28, 2008, from US News and World Report Web site: http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/mbarone/2007/09/16/
the-criminalizing-of-warfare-has-brought-the-overlawyered-war.html
This article spoke about the fight against terrorism. The author suggests that many of the attempts of government officials to provide security from terrorist attacks on the United States are futile. The legal system makes it difficult to provide security due to the fact that the officials are afraid of breaking any laws or being counter-attacked by lawyers.
Bash, D., & Koppel, A. (2007). Senate immigration bill suffers crushing defeat. CNN. Retrieved January 31, 2008, from http://www.CNN.com
Bash and Koppel report on the failure of President Bush’s immigration bill. They quote the president expressing his disappointment as well as a few Senators explaining why they voted the bill down. They believe it won’t be brought up again until the 2008 election.
BBC Action Network Team. (2007, May 22). How the
Healthcare system works in
The NHS (National Health Service) was set up in 1948 where it provides free healthcare to all the people of the United Kingdom. Taxes are used to cover these expenses. There are about 300 primary care trust in Britain whose goals was to make sure that every citizen in the U.S. can gain excess to a doctor.
Beaulieu, D. 10 Ideas for Waste Recycling and Reduction. About.com. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from www.about.com
In this brief article, Beaulieu presents simple recycling tips that would allow many people to live “earth-friendly lives,” help save the planet, improve their gardens, and save money. Although this source provides tips to the common person and is informative, it’s relevancy to the overall research is low.
Belli, Pedro (1971,
October). The economic implications of malnutrition: This dismal science
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Belli expects that people afflicted with malnutrition will have lower and lower IQ scores the longer they are feeling the effects of malnutrition. He also says that malnutrition affects pre-born babies still in their mothers’ uteruses. Belli has correlated malnutrition with stunted growth.
Bender, B. (2006, January 8). Economists say cost of war could top $2 trillion. The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 29, 2008, from http://www.boston.com/
After factoring in long-term healthcare for wounded US veterans, rebuilding the military, and other unforeseen things in the future, the total cost of the war with Iraq could become more than $2 trillion. Four times the cost of earlier predictions, this factors in the things mentioned above, as well as expenses taxpayers incur after troops withdraw. Estimations of $25 billion have been added due to the increase in oil prices due to the war. The expenses of the wounded veterans alone are estimated at around $650 billion in the future.
Bendyna, M. E., & Perl, P. (2002). Erceptions of Anti-Catholic Bias and Political Party Identification among U.S. Catholics [Electronic version]. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion , 653-658. from JSTOR.
Paul Perl and Mary Bendyna discuss the different party affiliation tied to religious belief. In this paper they yield solid factual evidence that religion influences politics on a personal, and in turn a national/global level. Because of prejudices among religious groups and religious affiliations among world leaders, Perl and Bendyna prove that religion truly affect world government and civilization
Bernasek, A. (2006, October 25). Economic View: War cut Iraq’s national income 40%. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved January 29, 2008, from http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/24/business/iraqcon.php
Thus far, most people only focus on the price in cash America is paying to fund the war in Iraq, but what is even more costly is the price the Iraqi’s are paying. The UN estimated 100 Iraqis were dying each day, but British observers believe the toll could be five times that size. If this is true, 2 percent of the population has been killed since the start of the war in 2003. As for an economical stand, it’s estimated that Iraq has lost at least 40 percent of its national income due to the war. Before the war, Iraq was very effective at selling oil and they were producing more and more, growing the economy quickly. As of August 2006, Iraq had still not returned to it prewar economic prosperity.
Berry, S. (2007, June 26). Funding the fight against
aids. Retrieved February 11, 2008, from
Berry looks at the
different ways of how AIDS prevention is being funded. He cites country
governments as a primary source of funds, most of the funds are handled by the
countries own org., the main one being the
Berstecher, D. & Carr-Hill, R. (1990). Primary Education
and Economic Recession in the
This states that many children in third world countries are faced with chores at ages eight and nine and do not have the time to get an education outside of their homes. Third world countries have been trying to improve their educational systems to provide children with the education they need.
Bethesda, MD (2007). Anabolic Steroids. Retrieved January 23, 2008, from NIDA for Teens Web site: http://teens.drugabuse.gov
Some people take steroids for medical purposes. Unless doctors prescribe them, they are illegal. When people use drugs over and over again, they are known as “abusers.” Stacking is when users take steroids twice as often to get bigger faster. Some users do it by way of pyramid, starting off with a low dosage, building up to peak about half-way through cycle, and then decreasing dosage back.
Billy, Joseph (2004). Protecting America against terrorist attack. Retrieved January 23, 2008, from Federal Bureau of Investigation Web site: http://www.fbi.gov/page2/dec04/ttf120114.htm
Billy explains the goals and responsibilities of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces. He claims they are working every minute of every day to keep American families and communities safe from terrorist attack, and that the 3,723 members “are our nation’s front line on terrorism.” Billy also discussed their contributions thus far.
Bleiwas, D. & Kelly, T. (December 2004). Obsolete Computers, "Gold Mine," or
High-Tech
Bleiwas and Kelly discussed the development of new technology among computers and how this has affected current landfills. They provide statistics on how many old computer parts are actually recycled and how many merely increase the landfills. This source was a little old, but still relevant because as technology increases, the number of computers found in landfills could become a serious problem.
Block, Deborah. (2006, June 2). World bank: developing countries need more aid for healthcare. Voice of America. Retrieved February 8 2008, from http://www.voanews.com/english/archive
Block focuses on the health care need that is growing in third world countries. This article cites R. Laxminarayan, a public health expert, who suggests that a change in the mindset of African governments and donors would be beneficial. Block concludes that how the money is used is more important than how much is received.
Boston, R. (206, June). The religious Right and American Freedom. Retrieved January 24, 2008, from Americans United for Separation of Church and State Web site: http//www.au.org/siteNews2?page=NewsArticle&id=8255&abbr-cs_
This article describes the religious right groups as people who access the public through media. Boston, further explains that there is more religious broadcasting through television and radio than in previous years. Also, this article emphasizes how the religious right seems to want Americans to live under the laws of the bible than our constitution.
Boyd, B. (2007, March 16).
Taking the Rap for Bloody Bling. Retrieved February 13, 2008,
Brian Boyd reveals a method used by rap artist Kanye West in order to educate and inform the general public about conflict diamonds. The song “Diamonds from Sierra Leone,” by West, was written as a way to alert people of the happenings in Sierra Leone. The song, along with it’s video, was a plea for young people to buy only non-conflict diamonds, and West single handedly brought awareness of conflict diamonds to a hip-hop culture obsessed with diamonds.
Braden, C. S. ( February 1945). [Review of the book Religious Liberty in Latin America]. Journal of Bible and Religion, 13(1), 52-53. Retrieved January 23, 2008, from JSTOR Archives.
Braden stated that the
Roman Catholic religion was more acceptable in Latin America because churches
had been established in the region since the colonization of The New World.
Natives wanted to cut of the sending of Protestant missionaries to
Bridis, Ted (2005). FBI stops using Carnivore wiretap software. USA Today.Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/
2005-01-19-carnivore-obsolete_x.htm
In this article, Bridis reports that the FBI abandoned its Internet surveillance program, known as Carnivore, and switched to commercial software to track computer traffic during criminal and terrorist investigations. According to Bridis, the FBI rarely used the surveillance software which they once clamed was “far better than a commercially-available sniffer.”
Broder, J., & Rohde, D. (2007, October 24). State Dept. use of contractors leaps in 4 years. The New York Times, pp. A1. Retrieved January 31, 2008, from LexisNexis.
In this article, Broder and Rohde wrote about the increasing business of certain contractors. They cite statistics about how the amount of money the State Department pays to private security and law enforcement contractors has increase from $1 billion to nearly $4 billion in the span of 2003 to 2007. Broder and Rohde also discuss how the lack of oversight has left millions of dollars unaccounted for.
Brodesky, J. (2008).
Brodesky talks about the U.S. government suing landowners along the Mexican border for the right to survey their land. The government hopes to determine where it would be best to build a fence along the border to help prevent illegal immigration.
Bureau of African Affairs.
(2007, October 1). Retrieved January 30, 2008, from
This official U.S. Department of State document describes background information on Sierra Leone. The Economy Division outlines Sierra Leone’s reliance on mineral exports as its principal exchange earner. Also noted is the smuggling of these diamonds to finance illicit activities.
Buchanan, R. (2007, April 24).
Buchanan claimed that the Catholic Church in Latin America was so influential that
Bush, George W. (October 9, 2006). Remarks at a Reception for Gubernatorial Candidate Bob Beauprez and the Colorado Republican Party in Englewood, Colorado.. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 42, Retrieved January 23, 2008, from http://www.lib.lsu.edu/apps/onoffcampus.php?
url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
direct=true&db=mth&AN=22902315&site=ehost-live&scope=site
In this speech, President George W. Bush speaks about the need for more security in the attempt to prevent terrorist attacks. It calls for congress to do more and denounces those who disapprove of this. This speech says that the need for more security is great, especially with the risk of attack becoming greater and greater with the increase in technology.
Californian Opinion Staff, The, (2006).A threat to our kids, on steroids. Retrieved January 28, 2008, from North County Times Web site: http://nctimes.com
This article is based on
the International arrest of 120 people who were involved in selling and using
steroids. 11.4 million doses of drugs were seized. The article also stated the
percentage of high school students who have taken steroids at least once in
their lifetime, and also showed what percentage thought it was easy to obtain
them. It said that most of the steroids were manufactured outside of the
Camarota, S. A. (2007).Immigrants in the
Camarota presents statistics about the population of immigrants in the United States. He states that the immigrant population reached a record high of 37.9 million in 2007. He uses his statistics to determine that, “the primary reason for the high rates of immigrant poverty, lack of health insurance, and welfare use is their low education levels, not their legal status or an unwillingness to work.”
Canterbury, J. & Mathis, P. (March 2004). The Bottomline on Buying Recycled. Inside Supply Management, 6-7. Retrieved January 30, 2008, from Librarian’s Index of Databases.
In this article, the authors defined the benefits to manufacturers of buying recycled production supplies. Canterbury and Mathis explained that if companies took advantage of recycled supplies they could help the environment and possibly increase business. Despite the age of this article, this topic is important today because manufacturers could increase environmental awareness by using recycled production supplies.
Carlson, P. (2004, Feb 10). The profitable connections of Halliburton; The New Yorker examines how Cheney’s old firm cashed in on war. The Washington Post, Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http;//www.lexisnexis.com
In this article, Carlson, a staff writer for the Washington Post, examines the beginnings of the relationship between the U.S. and Halliburton. He stated that Cheney, while as secretary of defense, decided to start privatizing certain military services. Since then, he further states, Halliburton has taken advantage of their situation.
Cash, C. (2007, September 17). Consultant urges action to spur renewables or 'US won't be a player' in huge green sector. Retrieved January 22, 2008, from Electric Utility Week Website: http://www.lexisnexis.com.libezp.lib.lsu.edu/us/inacademic/results/
docview.do?risb=21_t2945861584
Cash says tax credit should be given to companies trying to use renewable resources instead of oil or coal. Cash also says other countries are way ahead of the United States and a change must occur quickly. There is a desperate need to begin working on becoming more environmentally friendly.
