Reading Response #5
After reading Cole's essay, "Enemy Nations and Freedoms" (481-489), do an internet or database search (
see library tutorial here) for an article that raises similar issues related to civil liberties and national security. Consider finding an article or opinion piece with which you disagree. You will bring it to class and prepare a one page response that addresses the following:
1. How you found the article. The search engine or article index database you used. The search terms you employed. Was it on the top of the page? The second page?
2. Describe and evaluate the source? Who published this piece? A newspaper? A magazine? An academic journal? An organization? What do you know about this source? Who are its readers? Does it have an agenda or purpose beyond the objective presentation of news? Do you consider it a reliable source? Is this something you would use in an essay? Why or why not.