Visual Rhetoric
ENG 111 Ann Bib Prewriting Questions
Answer the following questions about each type of source:
Credible Web Source
What is the title of the article? HIV INFECTION AND AIDS AMONG YOUNG WOMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA
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Is there an author? YES If so, who? ADAMSON S .MUULA
Who is the sponsor of the source? Ncbi(National Centre for Biotechnology Information)
Do some research about the author/sponsor. Is the author/sponsor credible? YES, How do you know? ADAMSON S MUULA is a professor of public Health and epidemiology at college of medicine, University of Malawi, professor Muula has authored/co-authored more than 200 peer reviewed publications in journals among others. With this knowledge his work is credible
How do you think this source will help you answer your research questions? yes it will answer my questions as I was looking to understand the group that is mostly affected with the disease and the reasons behind the numbers
Scholarly Journal Article
What is the title of the article? HIV incidence in young girls in Kwa zulu Natal,South Africa -Public health imperative for their inclusion in HIV Biomedical intervention trials.
Who is the author (or first author, if there is more than one)? Quarraisha Abdool Karim
What scholarly organization (usually a university) is the author affiliated with? Columbia Mailman school of public Health
What journal is the article published in? In PDF
Do some research about the journal. Is the journal credible? How do you know? Yes,Quarraisha Abdool Karim Being a scientific director of CAPRISA ,which is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose main interests are in understanding the evolving of HIV epidemic in South Africa ,antiretroviral Therapy among other issues surrounding HIV AIDs makes her article credible as she has a good understanding about the disease. Recently Quarraisha received a Honorary degree for role in HIV prevention Research.
How do you think this source will help you answer your research questions? The source has well detailed information about the measures South Africa has taken or taking to reduce the number of new infections among young women or are mostly affected that I need to write my research papers and it answers all my questions about the HIV disease in South Africa
Substantive News Article
What is the title of the article? South Africa fears millions more HIV infections.
Who is the author? BARRY BEARAK
What news organization (newspaper/magazine) published the article. The New York Times
Do some research about the author. Is the author trained as a journalist? Barry Bearak is an American journalist and educator who has worked as a reporter and correspondent for the Miami Herald, The Los Angeles Times and the New York Times
Do some research about the news organization. Is it well respected? Yes, explain how you know. The New york Times is one of the most widely read newspaper in the United States and has been a fixture of America print news for over 150 years.