Internet Research Essay

1. In 1998, Carl P. Schmertmann, Adansi A. Amankwaa, and Robert D. Long wrote an article in an academic journal called â€Å"Three Strikes and You’re Out: Demographic Analysis of Mandatory Prison Sentencing. † Please write out the third sentence of the article. Popularly known as â€Å"Three Strikes and You’re Out† (3X), these new rules mandate long sentences without parole for those convicted of a third or higher-order felony. Source: JSTOR, Demography, Vol. 35, No. 4 (Nov. , 1998), pp. 445-463 2. The Washington Post publishes â€Å"D. C. Animal Watch,† which reports animal cases received by the Washington Humane Society and the D. C. Animal Control Division. According to the September 4, 2003, edition of â€Å"D. C. Animal Watch,† what happened at Bangor St. SE, 1400 block? A woman reported that a male acquaintance had tied her cat with a rope so it could not jump onto a baby’s bed. She said the cat was choking and she was afraid to untie the rope. When a Humane Society officer arrived, the cat had been untied. Source: The Washington Post, September 4, 2003 edition of â€Å"D. C. Animal Watch† 3. On Feb. 18, 1987, Anne C. Roark wrote an article in The Los Angeles Times about Donald Foster’s claim to have identified a poem as one of Shakespeare’s. What’s the name of the article? And, according to the article, where does Foster teach? Article name: â€Å"Bard’s Sonnets A Mystery at Long Last Resolved? † Foster taught at Vassar Source: Los Angeles Times, February, 18, 1987 4. What is the call number for Giovanni Boccaccio’s book called Decameron? (Please choose the 1986 circulating copy) FIC BOCCACCIO, G. 5. What is the call number for Milan Kundera’s book The Unbearable Lightness of Being? (Please choose the 1984 entry. ) FIC KUNDERA, M. 6. What is the call number for the Guinness World Records? (Choose the most recent edition. ) 031. 02 M257 7. How many people live in the Marshall Islands? (Your information must be current—nothing before 2003. ) You might try NVCC’s â€Å"Best of the Web,† which will link to the recently-updated CIA World Factbook. 61,815 (July 2007 est. ) Source: CIA World Fact Book, https://www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rm. html 8. Julian Bond is a faculty member in the History Department at the University of Virginia. Where and when did he receive his Bachelor’s degree? Morehouse, 1971 Source: University of Virginia website: http://www. virginia. edu/history/faculty/bond. html 9. On July 17, 2003, the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its highway fatality statistics (in the form of a press release). According to the NHTSA, how many fatalities were alcohol-related in 2002? You must locate the report itself. 41 percent of the total with 17, 419 deaths Source: Press Releases, NHTSA website: http://www. nhtsa. dot. gov/portal/site/nhtsa/template. MAXIMIZE/menuitem. f2217bee37fb302f6d7c121046108a0c/? javax. portlet. tpst=1e51531b2220b0f8ea14201046108a0c_ws_MX&javax. portlet. prp_1e51531b2220b0f8ea14201046108a0c_viewID=detail_view&itemID=979ffd08cccaff00VgnVCM1000002c567798RCRD&pressReleaseYearSelect=2003 10. According the American Kennel Club, what should a Mastiff’s temperament be like? (Copy and paste the entire description. ) A combination of grandeur and good nature, courage and docility. Dignity, rather than gaiety, is the Mastiff’s correct demeanor. Judges should not condone shyness or viciousness. Conversely, judges should also beware of putting a premium on showiness. Works Cited â€Å"Marshall Islands†. Retrieved November 2, 2007 from the Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book website: https://www. cia. gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rm. html. Roark, Anne C. (1987, February 18). Bard’s Sonnets A Mystery at Long Last Resolved?. Los Angeles Times, p. Metro Desk 1. Schmertmann, Carl P. , Amankwaa, Adansi A. and Long, Robert D. (November, 1998). Three Strikes and You’re Out: Demographic Analysis of Mandatory Prison Sentencing. Demography, 35:4, 445-463. Research Facts Find the answers to the following questions. For each item, list the answer and the source that you used to find it (no need to provide a full Works Cited entry). Then, in one or two sentences, explain how reliable you think that source is. Since you will probably use Internet-based sources, consider how objective, current, and credible each site is. For this exercise, you do not need to choose high-quality sites; you simply need to explain why you believe each site is or isn’t reliable. 1. What country has the smallest population? Vatican City, population 920 Source: World Atlas web site: http://worldatlas. com/aatlas/populations/ctypopls. htm The site is run by Graphic Maps, dba the Woolwine-Moen Group and while they claim to be as accurate as possible, they do admit there is a margin of error. Most likely, the statistics presented are accurate. 2. What country has the lowest literacy rate? What about the highest? Lowest is Burkina Faso, highest is Cameroon, United Republic. Source: SIL International website: http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/literacy/PrepareForALiteracyProgram/CountriesWithTheLowestRatesOfL.htm