HY1020 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY STAGE 2

Running Head: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 1

Annotated Bibliography 2

Annotated Bibliography

Christopher Phibbs

April 20, 2015

HY1020

Professor Courey

Columbia Southern University

TOPIC:

Religion has had a major influence on Western Civilization. How did Islam as a religion influence western civilization and what really transpired?

Hi Chris, Such an interesting topic and the focus of much scholarly work. It is too broad as is to be a research topic and it’s possible that because of this, it will be tough to detect the “argument” in some of the sources which might report known facts. There’s always a bias but there can be less to say because there’s no real discussion of evidence in these kinds of sources. You may want to adjust. Can you go narrower?

Western Civilization Annotated Bibliography

Sheets, K. B. (2009). “Wiki in the History Classroom: Can Joint-Authoring Technology Help Students Understand the Nature of the Historian’s Craft?”. Perspectives on History. Pp. 47. Retrieved on 19th April 2015 from [ http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2009/0905/0905for11.cfm].

In this particular article, the author intends to significantly demonstrate how the integration of Wiki can and may be extensively helpful in order for us to properly understand how the Western Civilization came to exist. This article also addresses or rather gives one a clear insight into how the various global cultures were responsible for the development of the Western Civilization; it ought to be noted that this particular article is immensely helpful to both students as well as researchers who intend and/or delve in the history of Western Civilization.

It’s not yet clear, Chris, why this article is helpful to learning about your topic rather than teaching people how people produce history on your topic. I recommend choosing another and if you have trouble, please be in touch. A person about to do research on your topic really wouldn’t find this helpful because this person would not have access and /or mine the resulting wikis.

Abu-Fadil, M. (2009). The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. Retrieved on 19th April 2015 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/magda-abufadil/the-house-of-wisdom-how-t_b_163012.html

This current article reflects the authors need to show how the treasure trove of information about how the Arabs in general have tremendously made noteworthy contributions to the philosophy as well as the sciences which helped to catapult the West from the Crusading and Medieval fundamentalism into the now real sense of civilization. This article is practically helpful to various historians, student’s, researchers and not to mention historic enthusiasts.

This is a review article and not the actual book. Please provide the citation to the actual book. Christopher, I recommend that you present the author’s argument more nearly. A person looking into this book would not look at it as one would a textbook, to know what Arab’s accomplished. The argument as Abu-Fadil sees it is that throughout their histories, Christians have misrepresented Islam and that our current political agenda are unlikely to succeed because these misperceptions. Try to discern the author’s intent in writing and then offer, as you do, the kinds of topics discussed. We want to know the “bias” or argument (interpretation plus the kinds of evidence used to write about the argument). When you say that it’s helpful, say why, ok? Go narrow so that I understand why I should go to this source in particular.

Watkins, W. M. (2007). What Islam Did For Us: Understanding Islam’s Contribution to Western Civilization. Retrieved on 19th April 2015 from www.MuslimHeritage.com

This is not a peer-reviewed article as described in the assignment. The articles need to come from professional association journals or university published journals.

In this particular peer reviewed article, the author emphasizes about Islam’s enormous contributions to the Western Civilization in a myriad groundbreaking domain, for instance, science, medicine, education, architecture as well as social organization. The author also presents some significant examination and also presentations of the common roots of Christianity, Judaism and not to mention Islam; he also goes further ahead to reveal Islam’s colossal yet important contribution to Western Civilization. This article is best suited for both history researchers and students as it provides a well deserved insight into how and what Islam has done for the Western civilization.

This is actually a review of a book. You can use the book instead of the one above but not the review article itself. This is not a peer-reviewed journal article but a review produced by the editors of the site. Instead, see if you can find an article actually published by Watkins. If you can’t find a peer-reviewed article that is not a review, please let me know.

Spielvogel, J. (2011). Western Civilization: Alternate Volume: Since 1300. New York: Cengage Learning .

It ought to be known that this exacting book, the author meticulously provides an insight into how the past dramatically changes the present; he also demonstrates how students ought to learn about the present by critically exploring the past. He constantly engages in chronological a narrative which in more ways than one weaves the economic, political, intellectual, military, as well as religious aspects of history which curved the Western Civilization. This book is quite helpful to students as it vividly delves into the development of the Western Civilization.

This is a textbook so it’s not one of the genre listed. Please replace with one of the genre listed.

Thorton, B. (2002). Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization. USA: Encounter Books.

In this particular book, the author provides an insight into how the Greek ways also helped to shape up the Western Civilization especially in architecture, social norms and not to forget, the field of physics which have predominantly shape up the latter. The author also goes ahead to demonstrate the magnitude by which the Greek influences mostly shaped up the field of science especially physics. This scrupulous book is quite helpful to both researchers and student’s as it provides insight as to how the Greek ways also facilitated the development of Western Civilization.

Is this the “opposing view?” Were there no books that opposed the view that Islam contributed to Western Civ? I believe there are several arguing that Islam is in fact militaristic and against the values that define Western Civilization. I think this would more nearly fit what we’re looking to develop – your critical eye to how author’s use sources to back different arguments.

References

Abu-Fadil, M. (2009). The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. Retrieved on 19th April 2015 from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/magda-abufadil/the-house-of-wisdom-how-t_b_163012.html

Sheets, K. B. (2009). “Wiki in the History Classroom: Can Joint-Authoring Technology Help Students Understand the Nature of the Historian’s Craft?”. Perspectives on History. Pp. 47. Retrieved on 19th April 2015 from [http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2009/0905/0905for11.cfm].

Spielvogel, J. (2011). Western Civilization: Alternate Volume: Since 1300. New York: Cengage Learning.

Thorton, B. (2002). Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization. Encounter Books.

Watkins, W. M. (2007). What Islam Did For Us: Understanding Islam’s Contribution to Western Civilization. Retrieved on 19th April 2015 from www.MuslimHeritage.com