Thesis Statement: Overpopulation is bad for us.
Mortality Rate
Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths per unit of time.
Time spent for looking in the internet: 3 mins.
Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia. Mortality Rate. Nov 12 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality_rate
Mortality rate is the probability of death in the first year of life.
Time spent in the library: 6 mins.
Lauren Bahr and Bernard Johnston. [Population]Library. Collier’s Encyclopedia. Nov 12 2008.
Effects of methamphetamine(shabu)
It took me less than a minute to find a site that was useful to my SP
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant and sympathomimetic drug. It is a member of the family of phenylethylamines. The dextrorotary dextromethamphetamine can be prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, though unmethylated amphetamine is more commonly prescribed.
Wikipedia.”Methamphetamine”. 12 Nov 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine
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It took me less than 2 mins. to search in the library
Methamphetamine is a powerful drug nicknamed “speed”. It quickly produces feelings of joy, strength, and alertness. Methamphetamine gives a user the capacity to work and talk for long periods of time.
Fetzer, Scott. “Methamphetamine” .The World Book Encyclopedia.12 Nov 2008
Internet article:How prevalent is TV in the lives of very young children?
More than four in 10 (43%) of children under the age of 2 watch TV every day and nearly one in five (18%) watch videos or DVDs every day.
PBS parents. “TV and Kids under Age 3″. 12 Nov 2008. http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/article-faq.html
library:none
Time taken:2 min. in the internet and time taken:15 min. in the library
When I used the internet to find a site that could be useful for my synthesis paper, it only took a few seconds to a minute. I found information on my topic from so many sites, and they were easily accessible such as this site.
Wikipedia. Ethanol Fuel.[Online] 12 Nov 2008.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel
On the other hand, searching for it in the library took me about 15-20 minutes, and the book that i had found does not really talk about my topic.
World Book. U.S.A. World Book Inc. Corn. 5 Nov 2008. 1984
Here are sites that i have found useful to my synthesis paper in the internet :
Proceedings of The National Academy of Science. Environmental, economic. and energetic costs and benefits of biodiesel and ethanol biofuels.[Online] 12 Nov 2008. http://www.pnas.org/content/103/30/11206.full.pdf+html?sid=0d7db4ca-04d1-4a7d-b437-0972bd3693fe
Proceedings of The National Academy of Science. Net energy of cellulosic ethanol from switchgrass.[Online] Aug 2008. http://www.pnas.org/content/105/2/464.full.pdf+html?sid=d46d44a7-5721-4863-aa97-44f1229873fc
Thesis Statement: Climate change is caused by nature itself.
Internet: Solar variations is said to be one of the most common cause of climate change.
Time: 1 minute
Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia. Climate change[ONLINE]. 12 Nov 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change
Library: The climate is affected by the sunspot activities occuring in the sun.
Time: 5 minutes.
Bahr, Lauren S., Bernard Johnston, Climate[LIBRARY], Collier’s Encyclopedia, 12 Nov 2008.
Violent video games influence hostile behaviour of adolescents
Internet: 3 mins.
A video game is a game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device. However, with the popular use of the term
“video game”, it now implies any type of display device. wikipedia. Video game. 12 Nov. 08.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game
Library: 20 mins.
Video game- electronic games played by manipulating images that are displayed on a video screen
Unresearched area: measuring instruments Internet: Murthy, V Krishna. Assessment of Traffic Noise Pollution in Banepa, a Semi-Urban Town of Nepal. 14 August, 2008. www.ku.edu.np/kuset/fourth_issue/orginal/2%20vkm-edited.pdf Paraphrase: The loudness was measured with the aid of a portable precision digital sound level meter (Model-CEL-231, made in England). Time Taken: 5 minutes Library: unable to find
Thesis statement:How many people are infected by AIDS?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS have claimed the lives of more than 22 million persons worldwide, including more than 500,000 persons in the United States.
K.A. Fenton; R.O. Valdiserri. Twenty-Five Years of HIV/AIDS — United States, 1981-2006 [Online]:11/19 2008 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/534047
Time taken:5 minutes. unable to get the information from library.
Preservatives As is said that except the food grown in your own garden, all food products have preservatives. Every manufacturer adds preservative to the food during processing. The purpose is generally to avoid spoilage during the transportation time.Food Additives.Preservatives. online.12 Nov 08.
http://www.foodadditivesworld.com/preservatives.html
Thesis statement: What are the 3 major causes of extinction?
What is extinction?
Extinction is the process in which groups of organisms die out. If over an extended period of time the birth rate of a species is less than the death rate, then extinction will eventually occur.
Library
Time: 15 mins
One of them is global warming
Global warming
Statement: Changes in both temperature and weather especially precipitation are big factors of climate change that could easily affect sepcies and could lead to their extinction.
Sensitivity to weather makes other species vulnerable to climate change. Two kinds of climate change could cause extinctions, long-term trends in climatic means and increased climatic variability.
Internet
Time: 5 minutes
” Climate change hasetens population extinctions” PNAS [Internet] 28, Aug 2008, http://www.pnas.org/content/99/9/6070.full?sid=33e5c7de-eed0-4ef8-838a-d203d9c4b288
Internet
Thesis Statement: Organic Farming is the solution to the sustainability problem.Organic systems produce 80% more than conventional farming in developing countries . People claimed that organically managed soil has a higher quality and higher water retention. Organic Foods are required in a number in a number of alternative treatments, including several cancer therapies.
Worthington, Virgina. “Nutritional quality of Organic foods versus Conventional Foods” 10 August 2008. http://ioia.net/images/pdf/orgvalue.pdf
Time: 1 minute
Wikipedia.”Organic Farming.” 2 August 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_farming.html
LibraryTime: 20 minutes
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Thesis statement: Sewage sludge is a better fertilizer than chemical fertilizers.
Internet: Nutrient value of sludge may change because it may come from different places and this is based to such factors like processes, origin, types, and quantites of wastewater treatment.
Time: 1 min
Mitchell, Charles. “using sewage sludge as fertilizer.” 14 Aug 2008.
www.aces.edu/crd/publications/ANR-721.html
Library: Even treated sewage can still harm the water in some ways. In the process of converting organic waste into inorganic compounds, some of the compounds may serve as food for algae and cause large growths of these simple aquatic plants.
Time: 7 mins
“Sewage Waste”. The world book Encyclopedia, 1984. 12 Nov 2008.
INTERNET ARTICLE
Format of citation:
Author or originator. Title of item. [Online or Internet] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL
Example:
Classroom Connect. “Citing Internet Sources.” [Online] 01 June 2008. http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/howto/citeresources.jhtml
ONLINE IMAGES
Format of citation:
Author or originator. Description or title of image. [Online image] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL
Example:
ericsaints. “Soccer Moon1.” [Online image] 12 November 2008. http://hedcen.com/ericsaints/files/2008/11/soccer-moon1-wp.JPG