Complete List of Annotated Bibliographies
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Steinhausen, H.C. (2002).The outcome of anorexia nervosa in the 20th century. Am J Psychiatry. 159, 1284-1293.
A study of anorexia and bulimia that took place in Germany and England found that many people have other psychiatric disorders that contribute to their eating disorders. Several cases diagnosed people as obsessive-compulsive about their weight, food intake, exercise, and purging.
Strauss, David. (2006, May). Breakdown in the Gray Room: The Images from Abu Ghraib. Retrieved January 31, 2008, from http://blackboard.lsu.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/ course.pl?course_id=_14888_1
Strauss recounted his first experience in viewing the Abu Ghraib images. Strauss went into detail about comparable torture and racial profiling incidents in U.S. history. Strauss noted the extent to which torture dehumanizes and degrades. He concluded that interrogations have not led to pertinent information.
Study: More Middle Class Uninsured. (2006, April 26). CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2008, from http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/26/national/main1548034.shtml
This CBS news article demonstrates that uninsured citizens ask for better healthcare services than what their providers can give to them. In a sense meaning – you get what you pay for, nothing more and nothing less. Citizens never use the insurance’s maximum potential because they refuse to purchase prescribed medicine (which costs less with insurance than without) and refuse to maintain an annual check-up.
Sum, A., Harrington, P., & Khatiwada,
Sum discusses the impact
that new immigrant workers have on young native-born workers. He states that
between 2000 and 2005 that 4.1 million immigrants have come to the
Summary of the Kyoto Protocol: powerful, complicated and Taking Root. (n.d.) United Nation Convention on Climate Change. Retrieved 2008, January 29 from htpp://unfccc.int/Kyoto_protocol/background/items/2879txt.php
The UNCCC did a summary of the Kyoto protocol that states that the protocol went into effect in February 2005 with a plan to lower emissions by 5% around the world, and the U.S. specifically needed to lower emissions by 7%. They also state that developing (non annex 1) countries do not have regulations in the protocol.
Table talk for monotheists. (October 11, 2007). The Economist. Retrieved February 6, 2008, from http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story id=9947140
Muslim scholars wrote a letter to Christian leaders requesting to talk in an “ethnic dialogue”, or a conversation about shared beliefs. The author feels that a relationship between the two faiths will provide the world with stability that it now lacks. The invitation has sparked a change at the Vatican regarding inter-faith relations.
Tedford, Deborah. (2008, January, 30). Olympian’s career tainted by steroid allegations. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15026895
This article explains how U.S. Olympian Marion Jones has pleaded guilty of using steroids in a federal court in White Plains, New York. Jones did this after years of denying her use with steroids. The Washington Post reported that Jones admitted her steroid use in a letter to her family and friends before the 2000 Summer Olympics (Tedford). Jones panicked when she realized that her former coach had given her a sample of a banned substance known as “the clear,” which is why, she claims, she lied to federal agents in 2003. This is not the first illegal drug use case in the Olympics. There is obviously a trend, and if the government does not step in and try to eliminate the problem, it will only get bigger.
Television link to eating disorders (2002, May, 31). BBC News, Retrieved January 24, 2008, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2018900.stm
This article discusses television’s dangerous link to eating disorders. It showed that television plays a crucial role in shaping the way people think and want to be. Sometime the wrong messages can be portrayed through television.
The Terrorism Index. (2007) from http://web0.foreignpolicy.com/issue_julyaug_2006/TI- index/index.html
This article discusses whether or not America is actually winning the war on terror. It says that the experts say we are not winning the war. The article also explains that American citizens are disappointed at how the war is turning out and how long it is taking.
Tien, Lee (September 27, 2001). Foreign intelligence surveillance act: Frequently asked questions (and answers). Retrieved January 28, 2008, from Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Web site: http://w2.eff.org/Censorship/Terrorism_militias/fisa_faq.html
This is a questionnaire that answers all types of questions about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It provides an in depth look into what FISA is comprised of. It also questions whether FISA is constitutional and whether it violates the rights of citizens.
Tour de France – doping timeline. Associated Press. (2007, July, 25). from http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tdf2007/news/story?id=2947903
This article, written by the Associated Press, includes cyclists who have used performance enhancing drugs over the past century. The Pelissier brothers first admitted their guilt of using chloroform, cocaine, aspirin, and “horse ointment” in 1924 to increase their performance. The most popular case came in 2006 when American cyclist Floyd Landis “tested positive for high levels of testosterone” (Associated Press). Organizers of the Tour de France claim that Landis’s victory is not recognized. There is an obvious performance enhancing drug use trend in cycling today, and it will not stop until the government pushes for more strict punishments for those found guilty.
Tien, Lee (September 27, 2001). Foreign intelligence surveillance act: Frequently asked questions (and answers). Retrieved January 28, 2008, from Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Web site: http://w2.eff.org/Censorship/Terrorism_militias/fisa_faq.html
This is a questionnaire that answers all types of questions about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It provides an in depth look into what FISA is comprised of. It also questions whether FISA is constitutional and whether it violates the rights of citizens.
Trelfa, D (March 1999). Individual Differences and the
Trelfa shows that the
United States has an upper hand in the education system compared to third world
countries. She describes that the system is well developed in a way that the
Truman, H (1952-1953). Public Papers of Harry S. Truman. Veto of the Immigration & Nationality Act. 1, 9. Retrieved on January 24, 2008, from http://www.lib.lsu.edu/apps/onoffcampus.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=21213376&site=ehost-live&scope=site-
The article is a statement
from the former president of the United States, Harry Truman. President Truman
explains in the article his reasons behind vetoing the act. Some of the reasons
he brings up are the need to adjust to modern times and the fact that the
previous act was very discriminatory against the immigrants from nations in
U.K anti-obesity campaign goes big. (2008, February 10), International Herald Tribune. Retrieved February 4, 2008, from www.iht.com
The newspaper article explains the methods that the British government will use to campaign against obesity. Their goal, like others, is to lower the number of obese people in their country. They have reached out to certain companies in an attempt to enlighten the minds of others on the issue. The government is putting forth effort to make the obesity crisis known in order to implement change effectively.
University of Exeter (2007, July 27). Rising surface ozone reduces plant growth and adds to global warming. ScienceDaily. Retrieved January 29, 2008, from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070725143612.htm
Cited in this article, Professor Cox states that the effects of plants on the ozone layer could also have an effect on the climates in the lower part of the atmosphere. Plant growth has an impact on near surface ozone which in turn determines the effect of global warming. Certain policies could revolve around reducing plant growth in certain areas which would slow down global warming.
U.S. Image Up Slightly, But Still Negative (2005) U.S. Image Up Slightly, But Still Negative Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=247
In this 2005 article, America is shown to have a generally negative reputation around the world. The US was viewed less favorably than Japan, France, Germany, and China in Europe. Another area of interest was the prevailing opinion in the Middle East and Europe that “the United States does not take their countries’ interests into account when making foreign policy.”
Vatican City (2008, February 15). Retrieved February 18, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_city
This article simply gives a background of the history and parts of Vatican City.
Vaknin, Sam. Dr., (1999). The Psychology of Torture. In Malignant Self Love. Retrieved January 31, 2007, from http://samvak.tripod.com/torturepsychology.html
Vaknin explained the concept of torture and the effect torture has on the mind and body. She also spoke at length on the fact that torture is damaging to both the victim and the persecutor. Vaknin attempted to explain why people torture and attributed it to a lack of empathy, deviance, and obsession with power.
Vatis, M (2006). The next battlefield: The reality of virtual threats. Harvard International Review, 28, 56-61, from EBSCO database (25245810).
Vatis describes the
differences in cyberthreats in his article. He distinguishes the different
threats from cyberterrorism and cybercrime, to espionage between nations over
the Internet. It closes with a section on how the
Vedantam, Shankar (2005, February 16). Kyoto Treaty Takes Effect Today . Washington Post, p. A04. From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dun/articles/A27318-2005feb15.html
Vendantam argued that the protocol may just be symbolic by uniting countries. He thinks that the objective that the treaty has would probably happen even if the protocol never came into effect. He does however believe that something needs to be done.
Vetter, Stefan (2007 December). Understanding Human Behavior in Times of War. Military Medicine, 172, Retrieved February 6 2008, from http://web.ebscohost.com.libezp.lib.lsu.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=107&sid=668b4ab2-df11-4b2c-a131-0785504951d9%40sessionmgr102
Vetter, a Member of the Swiss Armed Forces explains why a human might torture another human. He explains that it is human nature. He also tells of experiments that have taken place to study torture and informs readers that torture has always been used. Vetter also explains the psychology behind torture and how the public has responded to it.
Vetter (2007). Understanding Human Behavior in Times of War. Center for Disaster and Military Psychiatry. University of Zunich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
During times of elevated stress, such as war, the human being is more inclined to perform acts of violence than during most other times in their lives. This may explain the twisted behavior of some military personnel when dealing with a POW. A soldier is perhaps more inclined to perform these acts with little or no regard for the other person’s well-being.
View of US's global role 'worse'. (1/23/2007). BBC News, Retrieved February 11, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6286755.stm
This article features the results of an extensive public opinion poll on U.S. foreign policy dealing with the war in Iraq, as well as other issues.An average of 73% of people globally disapprove of the war in Iraq and “68% of respondents across the 25 countries answered that it ‘provokes more conflict than it prevents’”.
View of US’s global role ‘worse’ (2007, January) View of US’s global role ‘worse’ Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/6286755.stm
A survey conducted by The World Service showed a negative opinion of Washington’s dealings with Iraq. 26,381 people were surveyed in 25 countries including: Brazil, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Indian, Turkey, and the United States, among others. The war in Iraq, Detainees in Guantanamo, Israeli-Hezbollah war, Iran’s nuclear program, Global warming, and North Korea’s nuclear program were all areas which showed an overall disapproval rating comprising a majority of the results.
Wadhams, Caroline (2006). Renewing America's Commitment in Afghanistan. from http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2006/11/afghanistan.html
This article talks about the course of action that should be taken to strengthen our forces in Afghanistan. The author discusses why it is important to maintain control of the terrorists in Afghanistan and keep the Afghani government intact.
Wakefield, Julie. (2004) Fighting Obesity through the built environment. Environmental Healthperspectives, 112. Retrieved February 4, 2008, from JSTOR Archive.
Wakefield trusts that several changes in the world need to occur in order to aid the obesity epidemic. There are many factors from which this problem stems and they exist throughout the world in communities, homes, and schools. More physical activity is desperately needed, along with extensive environmental changes. He also notes that if these actions are not taken then the rate of obesity will continue to climb.
What is the Religious Right. (2005, February 3). Faithful Progressive. Retrieved January 30 2008, from http://www.faithfullprogresive.blogspot.com/2005/02/what-is-religious-right.html
Many Christians that are pro religious right take the bible in a literal sense. They do not believe the bible should be interpreted symbolically. They believe that it is the absolute moral truth, that is inspired by God, with no error.
Why Turks Feel Threatened by the US (2007, September) Why Turks Feel Threatened by the US Retrieved January 30, 2008, from
http://www.worldopinion.org/pipa/articles/brmiddleeastnafricara/393.php?lb=brme&pnt=393&nid=&id
According to the PEW Global Attitudes Project surveys, Turkey is identified as the Middle Eastern country with “the largest percentage of people naming the United States as the country that poses the greatest threat.” The article goes on to mention that Turkish citizens also view Americans negatively. Turkish favor of America has slipped dramatically since the invasion of Iraq.
Williams, A. (2007, November 11). Catering to Illegals. Retrieved January 28, 2008, from EBSCOHOST.
Williams claims that illegal immigrants hurt our overall society; however, he argues that they will assist in improving our economy in the long run. His point stems from the idea that immigrants provide problems for our government. As a result of their undocumented status in the U.S., they present problems in determining poverty levels, population numbers, and healthcare. Despite these barriers, Williams identifies how immigrants allow Americans to achieve goals they would not have had the opportunity to achieve without their presence.
Willis, G. (2004, November 4). The Day the Enlightenment Went Out. New York Times Co. News Center. Retrieved January 20, 2008, from http://commondreams.org/views04/1104-25.htm
In this article, Willis explains how Americans believe that we are never wrong. We are the enlightened nation. However, when we look at our enemies, we seem to resemble them. Americans have been known to torture people and claim that our God is the only god.
Witte, G. (2006 Sept 19). Ex-workers testify about Halliburton; Responsibility questioned at Hill Hearing. Washington Post, Retrieved March 31, 2008, from http://www.lexisnexis.com
In this article Witte, a staff writer for the Washington Post, discusses the trial against Halliburton for alleged neglect for the safety of truck drivers in Iraq. Testimonies from former truck drivers are driving the case forward.
World Health Organization (N.D), Recommendations for Preventing Excess Weight Gain and Obesity. January 30, 2008. http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/trs916/en/gsfao_obesity.pdf
A leading cause for obesity is consuming high dense energy micronutrient rich foods. Fast food, in particular, and consuming more food outside the home is a perfect example of this type of food. Marketing such foods on television and allowing children to watch more television rather than engaging in regular physical activity, is another contributing factor to obesity.
A Year after Iraq: Mistrust of America in Europe Ever Higher, Muslim Anger Persists.(2004). Retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=206
This article, published in 2004, discusses the global opinion of the United States approximately one year after the US invasion of Iraq. The article discusses the “doubts about the motives behind the US-led war on terrorism.” The article reports that Osama Bin Laden “is viewed favorably by large percentages” in countries such as Pakistan and Jordan.
Zaretsky, A.M. (1997, October). A Burden to America? Immigration and the Economy. Retrieved January 29, 2008, from http://stlouisfed.org/publications/re/
Zaretsky described how Americans blame immigrants for their own economic issues, when in fact they tend to help our economic stance over time. He details how the number of immigrants coming into the U.S. each year is increasing. Despite this fact, however, immigration rates are lower now than they were a century ago. He provides his own view of how immigration should affect wages, how immigrants display different skills, affect our educational system, and whether or not they are actually a fiscal burden to us or not.
Zinn, Christopher (2006 February). New pictures reveal extent of abuse at Abu Ghraib jail. The Independent, Retrieved February 6 2008, from http://www.lexisnexis.com.libezp.lib.lsu.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/
Zinn talks about the release of the photographs from Abu Ghraib prison. He tells of what the pictures depicted and predicts how the world will react to the pictures. Zinn believes this will only harm the positive things that the American and British troops are doing in Iraq.
