Illegal drug websites analysis
Illegal drug websites analysis
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Essay Assignment
These days, many people use the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">internet for their sources of in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information on drugs. However, many in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">internet sites don’t always have the most objective or valid in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information. Some websites may have a
particular agenda (such as promotin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the legalization of drugs, or supportin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a stronger War on Drugs), and therefore use selective bias in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in their in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information. Others may be written by non-experts
who are simply givin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing their opin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inion without substantiatin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing their claims. In some cases it may be hard to tell if the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information you are readin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing was written by an expert on substance abuse issues
who works in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in a drug research center, or a high school student writin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing a blog in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in their parent’s basement.
For your assignment you need to select one illegal drug (i.e., marijuana, cocain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine, heroin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in, ecstasy, etc.), and compare and contrast two different websites that give in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information about that drug. You
first need to compare the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information on each site. Then you need to critically analyze the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information on each site in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in terms of its validity and objectivity. In order to do that you should address
the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing poin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ints in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your comparison.
What is the purpose and affiliation of the organization or author of the website?
What are the author’s credentials?
Is the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information current? When was the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information last updated?
Does the source contain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in bias without evidence to back up the claims?
Fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inally, you need to discuss which website you fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ind more credible and why. One good way to justify your choice is to cross-reference the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information on the websites with another type of source that
is known to be credible – such as a peer reviewed journal article that you found on an academic database at the John Jay Library. Generally, peer reviewed articles are considered more credible
because they have been checked for validity issues prior to bein" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing published. Therefore, if your websites contain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information that can also be found in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in a peer-reviewed research article, it gives it
more credibility. In other words, for this assignment, you not only have to compare the two websites, but should also fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ind a few academic articles to cross reference the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information with.
* Paper should be around 5-8 double spaced pages
* 1-in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in all around, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include page numbers
* Use a 12 poin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">int font
Make sure to reference any direct quotes and to in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include a reference list at the end of the paper listin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the websites and journal articles you used.