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You will conduct research on another example of injustice that has occurred or is currently taking place around the world. Pay specific attention to an issue/topic that is of importance to you. Examples of topics include: the environment, voting rights, religious rights, racial equity, women’s rights, etc. 

Task:  

Step 1:  Conduct research on an example of injustice and efforts being made to resist that injustice.   (environmental, voting rights, religious rights, racial equity, women's rights, workers' rights, etc.) 

Step 2:  Compose an annotated bibliography that includes a minimum of 3 sources in order to answer the question: In what ways has violent and/or nonviolent resistance been used to address the injustice, and to what degree has it been successful?

Step 3:  Create a contextualization paragraph where you identify the following:

  • uncheckedBriefly, when and why did your injustice begin/happen?
  • uncheckedWhat were some important factors that impacted this injustice? 
    • *Politically? Socially? Economically? Internationally? 
  • uncheckedWhat is the ultimate takeaway about this injustice before your reader heads into your text set? What should they enter the text set thinking/believing about the topic? 
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Here is an excellent resource to get you started, especially if you are not sure of your topic yet. 

***The links provided in tis resource are all to Wikipedia articles and therefore should NOT be used as sources in your annotated bibliography!***

 

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Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography is a list of sources in which each citation is followed by an annotation.

An annotation is a critical evaluative description of a source. It should include the following:

Summary What are the main arguments? What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? The length of your annotations will determine how detailed your summary is. 

Assessment Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? 

Reflection How does this source fit into your research? Was it helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How can you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic? 

 

 

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In an annotated bibliography, the annotation for a specific source comes immediately after the source citation. It is written in paragraph form.

Example:.

Barber, Benjamin R. Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the World. New York: Ballentine Books, 1996. 

In this book, Benjamin Barber discusses globalism, tribalism, democracy, and capitalism. Part I discusses the invasion of consumerism throughout the entire world, creating what he refers to as “McWorld.” Barber writes that this global overtaking has been accomplished through music, various service industries, and the media. Part II focuses on Jihad, in opposition to globalism, as people and countries struggle for their own individual and cultural identities. Part III describes the clash of ideologies with consumerism and the resulting global disorder. Capitalism and democracy are debated as working against each other. 

The book was well-organized and the material Barber covers presents globalization in a new way. For the most part, the work is objective, though the author’s personal opinions about capitalism are evident throughout. This source will be especially useful for my paper, which focuses heavily on the film industry, as there is an appendix that lists top grossing films worldwide.

 

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