Q. Silver

Analyzing Internet Sources

2.11.03

Sources # 1- Molecular Expressions:Powers of Ten- http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html

This tutorial web site was both educational and fun. I visited the photo galleries that exhibited cocktails, birthstones, and DNA. I enjoyed the "Powers of Ten" demonstration of our Solar System down to the molecular structure of a leaf. The site is partnered with the educational web sites of Olympus and Nikon, and is endorsed by Florida State University. The last modifications made to the site were done on January 28, 2003.

Source # 2- Semiconductor Physics Web Site- http://britneyspears.ac/physics/basics.htm

The presence of Britney Spears was both amusing and unsettling since I can't say I care too much for her music, however, the site seemed legitimate. The author of the web site is a student at Essex University in the UK, and the site has links to the school. However, the school does not endorse the site. The information given in the site can be confirmed by comparing to reliable sources of information on semiconductors such as educational books or other web sites like Discovery.com.

Source # 3- The Allen Parker Slave Narrative              http://core.ecu.edu/hist/cecelskid/

This site was very informative. I enjoy reading slave narratives, especially when I can understand the dialect. The author of the narrative was very detailed in his recollection of his experience as a slave, and several words throughout the story were links to facts that elaborated or reinforced Mr. Parker's stories. The site was put together by students at East Carolina University; who were attending Professor David Cecelski's seminar on The Slave Narrative in American History. It contains the full narrative of former slave Allen Parker, which was published in 1895.

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