Annotated Bibliography 

1. “Two ‘ethical’ Ways to Harvest Stem Cells.” New Scientist. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article focuses on two “ethical” ways to obtain stem cells. The two procedures both obtain stem cells without harming any organisms. The first of the two use mice. Stem cells were removed from the embryo and isolated to undergo mitosis and multiply. The remaining cells formed the mice offspring with no complications. The second technique used mice, but it was not already pregnant. By fertilizing an egg outside the womb, they were given the opportunity to block a specific gene with a virus to hinder it from becoming a fetus. As a result, the only thing left of use were stem cells.

How I used it: To refute the idea that stem cells have to come from aborted fetuses, I utilized this article. Since majority of people who oppose stem cell research believe they can only be obtained through a dead fetus, this article is key to the entire argument. First, the article address

2. “The Cases For and Against Stem Cell Research.” Fox News. FOX News Network, 09 Aug. 2001. Web. 2 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article mainly focused on what is and what is not considered a  human, from all different aspects. From many scientists views, a fertilized egg is not nearly a human, but to religious groups and other anti-stem cell activists this is not the case. This helped the reader understand both sides of the argument.

How I used it: Since this article showed both sides of the argument, I used it in order to know which angles should be used to refute the idea of a one or two week old fertilized egg being a human being. After using this article, I was able to use the information found here for other possible ideas to refute the argument before it was even argued.

3. “The Bible Tells Us When A Fetus Becomes A Living Being.” The Christian Left Blog. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.

Background:  In this article, the religious argument is refuted. The idea that the christian faith states that once an egg is fertilized it is a human, was proven completely false. The article goes on and on about when life actually starts according to the Bible. It uses scriptures from the holy book itself to back the rebuttal.

How I used it: I used this article basically to remove all credibility of this argument from the table. The Bible is considered the word of God himself, so it cannot and should not be misinterpreted. By stating something that is not in the book, but also is contradictory to what it says, diminishes the credibility of the people arguing this case.

4. Knapp, Julie. “Your Developing Baby, Week by Week.” Parents. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article goes week by week explaining the entire process of a baby being created. It explains when the egg is fertilized, when it begins meiosis, and when it can begin to be considered a human, for the most part.

How I used it: This article was a good reference point for showing when a fertilized egg can be considered a human being with rights. The question after using this article is no longer when is it considered a human, but rather what is a human. Around week 4 it spoke about the neural tube ad how it would become the spinal-cord. Since humans are considered superior to other animals due to our complex nervous system and intelligence, without the neural tube forming, it could not be considered a human being. Thus before this point, it is only a zygote with a possibility of becoming a human.

5. “What Is an Ectopic Pregnancy? – The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust.” The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2016.

Background: Ectopic pregnancies are pregnancies where the fertilized egg becomes trapped inside of the Fallopian tube. These zygotes are unable to reach the womb and implant themselves where they become stuck. As a result, the egg attempts to grow here and can be detrimental to the mother.

How I used it: I used this article to add to my argument that a fertilized egg should not be considered a human being with human rights. Too many things can go wrong to start placing labels on things that are not guaranteed to become humans.

6. “When Does Human Life Begin?” Council for Secular Humanism. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article refutes the idea that a fertilized egg is going to developed into a human being. It discusses a few different barriers that can inhibit a fertilized egg from further development. These range from errors in genetic code to simply a miscarriage.

How I used it: I used this article in order to argue that fertilized eggs do not always become human beings. There are many barriers to becoming a human and a fertilized egg is far from being a human.

7. Conger, Krista. “Earlier, More Accurate Prediction of Embryo Survival Enabled by Research.” News Center. N.p., 03 Oct. 1970. Web. 01 Dec. 2016.

Background: In this article, the idea of an embryo dying is explored further than that of the articles above. It speaks of how an egg that has been fertilized can have the genetic code correct, make it to the womb, and still fail to implant. This failure is due to the failure of a test that the uterus gives to the egg. Scientists are not too sure why this occurs, but it occurs very often.

How I used it: I used this article within my essay in order to back the idea that all fertilized eggs are not going to become a human being. In fact, most fertilized eggs fail to make it completely through the developmental phase.

8. Rettner, Rachael. “Fate of a Fertilized Egg: Why Some Embryos Don’t Implant.” Live Science. N.p., 06 Feb. 2014. Web. 01 Dec. 2016.

Background: This article discussed how a fertilized egg may die various different ways. From failing to have the correct genetic code to undergo development, to implanting itself into another place besides the womb, this article covered many angles of how a fertilized egg can fail. It also discussed how scientists are actually able to predict about 93% of the time if a zygote will develop into a human being or not.

How I used it: I used this article to back the information in my other articles. Within science, if only one source is used to support a notion, it is not very well supported. By finding and utilizing this articles data, I was able to support my support.

9. Caplan, Arthur. “When Does Human Life Begin?” Council for Secular Humanism. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Dec. 2016.

Background: This article explains how a zygote may or may not become a human being. It connects social aspects of this argument with scientific facts in order to support the claim.

How I used it: I used this article in order to point me in the right direction. I actually did not think to use the idea that a zygote may not become a human being for my causal argument until reading this article. I owe this article a lot when it comes to ideas, but not so much information.

10. New Testament, King James Version. New York: American Bible Society, n.d. Print.

Background: The bible is the holy book for the faith Christianity. Many of the arguments from the anti-abortion/ stem cell research groups use the bible to support their argument.

How I used it: Since religious views cannot and should not be marred by scientific evidence, I used the bible to refute the words of the bible. Being an active christian and avid reader of the bible, I know the bible has a few ideas that refute each other. I utilized this flaw in their argument against them. I showed where the bible and science agree and used that as the base to back my argument.

1.Bayot, Asher. “Founding Member Of ‘God’s Not Dead’ Band Newsboys Comes Out As An Atheist.” The Inquisitr News. N.p., 24 Jan. 2015. Web. 07 Dec. 2016.

Background: This article reported the story that George Perdikis, a founding member of the Christian rock band Newsboys, has revealed that he is an atheist. Perdikis explains his decision and voices his opinion on Christian bands in general.

How I used it: In my rebuttal essay, I wanted to show that Christian Rock performers are not immune to scandals. Highlights the fact that the opposition is crazy to try and hold Rock to an unattainable purity standard, as even the Rock bands that perform Christian music are not entirely pure.

2. Cole, Rachel, David Fiske, Rachel Seligman, and Clifford Brown. “Solomon Northup | American farmer and writer” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2016.

Background: A general background on the life of Solomon Northup, who was a well respected free Black man before being kidnapped and forced into slavery for twelve years.

How I used it: To parallel the argument that Rock ‘n’ Roll was being judged by its “cover” instead of what it really represents, I used Solomon Northup’s story to show how an educated Black man could be unfairly judged by his skin and be placed in a position that he didn’t deserve.

3. Krejcir, Richard J., Ph.D. “Statistics and Reasons for Church Decline” Churchleadership.org. N.p., 2007. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Background: The article highlights the apparent decline in church attendance throughout multiple years. The author uses specific percentages to show how much of a drop happens between each year that he chooses. He also provides certain reasons as to why the church attendance may be declining.

How I used it: In my Causal essay, the remote cause as to why preachers were denouncing Rock ‘n’ roll was the declining of church attendance. I used a brief excerpt from the article to show specific statistics that supported this cause.

4.Lambert, Molly. “Pray for Pay: Jailed Christian Rocker Tim Lambesis Faked His Religion.” Grantland. N.p., 23 June 2014. Web. 07 Dec. 2016.

Background: Tim Lambesis, the incarcerated lead singer of the band As I Lay Dying, admitted that his band faked being Christian in order to make more money. The scandal also brought up an issue in the Christian Rock industry- “How do you prove someone is really dedicated to Christianity and not just the lucrative record sales of the Christian market?”

How I used it: In my rebuttal essay, I wanted to show another instance of Christian Rock performers not being immune to scandals. Also supports the fact that the opposition is crazy to try and hold Rock to an unattainable purity standard, as even the Rock bands that perform Christian music are not entirely pure.

5. Lifton, Dave. “Why Starbucks Banned Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Devils and Dust’” Ultimate Classic Rock. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This news article reported the fact that Starbucks banned Bruce Springsteen’s album “Devils and Dust” from playing on its speakers due to the explicit content and sexual innuendo contained in some of the album’s songs. This normally never happens because Springsteen’s music is normally family friendly.

How I used it: I used sentences from this article to support my opponents’ argument that even the most harmless of Rock stars have invoked the Devil and his dark forces in one way or another. In this case, Springsteen sang  about a sexual encounter, glorifying one of Satan’s values (sex).

6.Rieder, Rem. “Media got Zimmerman story wrong from start ” USA Today. Gannett, 14 July 2013. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Background: An article highlighting the possibility that the media twisted the truth about George Zimmerman’s involvement with the death of Trayvon Martin. Maybe the man wasn’t at fault with what he did.

How I used it: I used a quote by the author of the article that stated that the media will twist the truth of a situation so as to paint a straightforward picture with heroes and villains. In my Causal essay, the contributing cause is the way that the media supports the preachers’ denouncement of Rock ‘n’ roll. I related the quote to this by showing that the media portrayed Rock as dark and negative music, while painting the preachers’ as trustworthy heroes (as they are honest men of God).

7. Shmoop. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Meaning ” Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: A detailed analysis of the popular Beatles song, from its disputed conception, and  what all of its lyrics symbolize, to its impact in pop culture.

How I used it: My opponents’ argument was that the song highlighted the use of LSD. I rebutted this argument by using a quote from the analysis that explained that John Lennon was inspired to write the song by a drawing that his son made featuring a schoolmate named Lucy. This was also confirmed by the rest of the band and  Lucy herself.

8.Simon, Scott, and Tom Reiss. “‘The Black Count,’ A Hero On The Field, And The Page” NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.

Background: An NPR interview in which the author of the novel “The Black Count”talked about his fascination with the main historical figure and why he wrote the book.

How I used it: As another example of someone being judged by their skin, I used a quote by the author explaining how the Thomas-Alexandre Dumas worked hard and proved his worth to become a well known general, while facing damaging racism by his peers, including Napoleon.

9.Springsteen, Bruce. “BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LYRICS – Reno” Azlyrics.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: A straightforward display of lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s song “Reno” off of his album “Devils and Dust”.

How I used it: In support of my opponents’ argument that Bruce Springsteen is not as pure as he appears, and to offer further justification as to why Starbucks would ban the album, I used specific lyrics from the song to highlight a certain sexual act taking place in the song’s narrative.

10. Stewart, David J. “Too Drunk To Karaoke”: Hit Song Mocks God. N.p., Aug. 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: An analysis trying to prove that one of Jimmy Buffett’s songs is highly blasphemous and mocks God. Then a conspiracy is brought up trying to prove that the performer is a Satanist and part of a cult.

How I used it: To support my opponents’ argument that Buffett isn’t as pure as most people make him out to be, I brought in a couple of lines that try to explain the singer’s apparent purpose in writing the single.

11.Unknown. “Don’t Judge a Book By Its Cover” Modern Day Adages. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

Background: An explanation of the popular phrase and how it relates to our current society. A couple of examples highlighting the phrase’s meaning are also shown.

How I used it: I used a couple of the introductory lines detailing how people in our society will judge something without actually taking a deeper look at it. I related this to how people look at Rock as dark Devil music, without actually making the effort to look at what it truly represents.

12.Yusco, Alan, and Ed Prior. “RELIGIOUS ROCK… The music of devils in the CHURCH” RELIGIOUS ROCK… The Music of Devils in the CHURCH. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Background: Two devoutly religious men attempt to explain why Rock is the music of Satan, and how it should have its presence nowhere, especially in church. They warn parents to keep their children away from the harmful music.

How I used it: I used some of the men’s argument to highlight the immediate of cause of why preachers denounce Rock- it promotes blasphemous ideas that go against everything that the church stands for.

1.”Police Violence Reports.” Mapping Police Violence. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background:  the statics on the year of 2015 and how many unarmed African American men was killed.  This article shows  each African American including women who was killed by the cops.

How I use it : I used this article to show the African American males were being target but wasn’t the only ones being target.

2.”Police shooting 2016 data”- Washington Post:

Background: T 719 people have been shot and killed this year by the police. It also shows that 991 people were killed by the police in 2015.

How I use it : I used it to show , so far the most killings occurred in 2015 however 2016 is not over yet and the number of killings for this year so far is a lot.

3.Williams, Janice. “Police Shooting Statistics 2016: Are More Black People Killed By Officers Than Other Races?” International Business Times. N.p., 26 Sept. 2016. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background: not only was 991 people was killed in 2015, but out of that total 258 were black. This year, out of the 719 people who was killed, 178 were black .

How I use it:  This article that since last year it has increased. Also more men are being killed by the police then women.

4. McKay, Tom. “One Map Shows How Many People Police Have Killed in Each State So Far This Year.” Mic. N.p., 25 Oct. 2015. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background: the map of the United States where the most police shooting has occurred in 2016. Out of  the 50 states, in 47 of them, at least one or more people have been killed by police shootings.

How I use it  :   to show the rate of the killing in each state .

5.Calacal, Celisa. “This Is How Many People Police Have Killed so Far in 2016.” ThinkProgress. N.p., 04 Nov. 2016. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background: how many people have been killed this year even though the year not over yet. This article reports that 855 people have died at the hands of police officers.

How I use it: This proves that Native American and African Americans are being killed at the highest rate in the United States.

6. Bult, Laura. “Cop in Sandra Bland Case Accuses Prosecutors of Coverup.” NY Daily News. N.p., 29 July 2016. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background:The officer in this case says he was threaten to keep quite about what really happen in the case.

How I use it : To discover that the cop who they gather evidence for is found not guilty.

7.”Sandra Bland’s Death: What We Know.” CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background:  This article is about a innocent lady was stopped by white officer because of her “signal light” and was later killed at the prison.

How I use it :I used it to show that they killed a African American women with a video of the officer mistreating her . With the video against the officer, he doesn’t serve jail time.

1. “New Jersey Sales Tax Guide.” (n.d.): Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

Background: This website is a complete guide of items that are either taxable or tax exempt in the State of New Jersey.

How I Used it: Since my claim is that the New Jersey sales tax is not regressive, I used it as a resource to make my claim. I was able to list non-essential items that were tax exempt.

2. Samantha Marcus. “N.J. Gas Tax Hike Deal: Christie Demanded a Sales Tax Cut, but Will You Notice It?” NJ.com. N.p., 29 Oct. 2016. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

Background: This article talks about how the New Jersey sales tax is going to be lowered from 7% to 6.875% on January 1, 2017.

How I used it: I do not believe this change is helping low income people because many items are tax exempt. It is a small cut in a luxury tax.

3. “2016 State Sales Tax Rates.” 2016 State Sales Tax Rates. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Background: This website shows all the sales tax rates in all 50 States.

How I used it: I compared the sales tax rates by State in my Causal Argument and it had the exact tax percentages for each State.

4. “Sales Tax By State: Are Grocery Items Taxable?” TaxJar Sales Tax Blog. N.p., 30 Aug. 2016. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Background: This source is a map of all 50 States and shows which States tax grocery items and unprepared food.

How I used it: I discussed how a sales tax takes on groceries takes up more income of the working poor. I used this map to give examples of States that do tax groceries.

5. “Progressive Tax And Regressive Tax.” Encyclopedia of Education Economics & Finance(n.d.): n. pag. Sept. 2016. Web. 6 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article talked about how a sales tax takes up a higher percentage of a person with a lower income than someone with a higher income.

How I used it: I wrote about how States that tax groceries are taxing a higher percentage of someone’s income if they already are on a low income.

6. “NJ Division of Taxation-S&U Tax: Home Improvements” NJ Division of Taxation – S & U Tax: Home Improvements. N.p., 20 Oct. 2014. Web. 13 Nov. 2016. b. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This is an informative article posted by the NJ Division of Taxation. It meant to give business owner guidance on how much sales tax they should collect for the services they offer.

How I used it: I listed repair services as something that is taxed. I also wrote about how this service tax can be avoided if insurance pays for the damages and the person who purchases the insurance does not have to pay the sales tax out of pocket.

7. “Regressive Tax.” Investopedia. N.p., 15 May 2015. Web. 23 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article just describes what a regressive tax is and how it taxes a disproportionate part of someone’s income.

How I used it: Since my thesis is that the sales tax is not regressive, I needed to know exactly what regressive means and how to counter argue my hypothesis.

8. Who Pays for New Jersey’s Gas Tax– NJ Spotlight? Murali, Raghul.N.p., 10 Nov. 2016. Web. 20 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article discusses how people who make less money will pay a larger percentage of their income toward the gas tax. Also, those who depend on their car to get to work will have an extra expense. Part of the bill that raised the gas tax also lowered the sales tax to 6.875%.

How I used it:I used this article to discuss how I believe the sales tax is not a regressive tax but the gas gas is regressive.

9. Samantha Marcus. “N.J. Gas Tax Hike Deal: Christie Demanded a Sales Tax Cut, but Will You Notice It?” NJ.com. N.p., 29 Oct. 2016. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

Background: This article is about how the gas tax increased and that the small sales tax cut will not make a big different. Gasoline is an essential item for people who rely on it for transportation.

How I used it: I wrote about how the sales tax cut is unnecessary. Since the tax is only on luxury items and not essential goods, it should not be lowered. I also discussed how the gas tax is very regressive and the sales tax is not.

10. NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF TAXATION MINIMUM LEGAL PRICES ON CIGARETTES AS OF AUGUST 2, 2016  (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article is the minimum prices for cigarette brands sold in New Jersey. All forms of tobacco are subject to the sales tax.

How I used it: I wrote about how the sales tax does tax non-essential items and exempts essential items. Cigarettes are obviously non-essential and are taxed. I also discussed how cigarettes are ok to tax highly, but gasoline is much more essential than cigarettes so the excise tax on gasoline should be lower.

11. “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).” Eligible Food Items | Food and Nutrition Service. N.p., 21 Mar. 2016. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background: This is an article from the United States Department of Agriculture. The article lists item that either can be or can not be bought with food stamps.

How I used it: Well in some of my arguments I discussed how New Jersey does not tax groceries. Since a person who relies on SNAP to buy groceries, they have to use their SNAP credits wisely. New Jersey does not tax groceries, so people who rely on SNAP benefits do not have to pay taxes on the items they purchase. Most items that can be bought with SNAP benefits are tax exempt, but some items that can be bought with SNAP benefits are taxable.

1. Ed.D., Brian Harke. “High School to College Transition, Part 1: The Freshman Myth.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 June 2010. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Background: This Huffington Post article gives insight on the “Freshman Myth,” or the unrealistic optimism that college freshmen have as they enter their first semester. It details how challenging the academics of college are, and how students are often not prepared to face such challenges. It also offers solutions to prevent academic culture shock early on so students are not caught off guard once they actually get to college.

How I Used It: I used this article to prove that students are often not prepared for college, and that the academic stress can cause dysregulation in students’ lives.

2. Shook, Nancy J., Debora A. Gerrity, Joan Jurich, and Allen E. Segrist. “Courtship Violence Among College Students: A Comparison of Verbally and Physically Abusive Couples.” SpringerLink. N.p., Mar. 2000. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Background: The article gives statistical analysis on the percent of college students who have engaged in verbal and physical violence with romantic partners, and why they did so. It shows that the majority have engaged in verbal violence.

How I Used It: This helped me prove verbal violence, a form of relationship and emotional dysregulation, is common among college students. The statistics were invaluable in proving that dysregulation exists in everyday college life, and is part of the “college experience.”

3. Wechsler, Henry, George W. Dowdall, Andrea Davenport, and Sonia Castillo. “Correlates of College Student Binge Drinking.” American Journal of Public Health, n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Background: The article gives statistical analysis of how many college students engage in binge drinking, showing that almost half do so.

How I Used It: These statistics helped me prove that binge drinking, a form of behavior dysregulation, is common among college students.

4. ELI (Extended Learning Institute at NOVA), Lumen Learning. “College Success.” Candela Learning. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Nov. 2016.

Bakcground: This online textbook offers insight to college students on how to handle everything from finances to emotional health. It is a sort of how-to guide for college, geared towards freshman who don’t know what they’re doing. It offers life skills and academic skills to help the transition to college go a bit smoother.

How I Used It: I used this book to illustrate just how stressful the transition to college is, specifically academically. People write entire textbooks trying to teach us how to deal with it!

5. Rizvi, Shireen L. “Treatment Failure in Dialectical Behavior Therapy.” Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 18.3 (2011): 403-12. Science Direct. 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article chronicles Shireen Rizvi’s experience with a patient, Barbara, and their collective failure to implement and practice DBT correctly. Rizvi uses this story to argue that DBT does not work for everyone, specifically in extreme cases of BPD, such as Barbara’s.

How I Used It: I used this article to prove that it is not DBT that fails, it is the therapists that do. When therapists fail to see their patients as people, and cannot adapt DBT to each one’s specific needs, they fail to help their patients at all. But DBT itself does not fail.

6. Robbins, Clive J., and Zachary Rosenthal. “Dialectical Behavior Therapy.” Acceptance and Mindfulness in Cognitive Behavior Therapy. John Wiley & Sons, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

Background: In its section on DBT, it outlines the basics of the therapy and for whom it is necessary, citing people with personality disorders. However, it also breaks down common emotional issues known as dysregulation that can be found in all corners of humanity. The ones I will be focusing on are emotional, behavioral, and relationship dysregulation, as these are very common in college students. The article gives examples of how DBT can help these kinds of dysregulation.

How I Used It: This article helped me not only discover the basics of DBT when used in people with personality disorders, but also those who suffer from everyday dysregulation. This gave me a definition to work with, and a jumping off point to start to redefine DBT.

7. User Cabdriver. “DBT: How Is It Working for You?” RSS. N.p., 19 Sept. 2010. Web. 23 Nov. 2016.

Background: In this forum, user cabdriver gives other members a list of the factors that led to him believing that DBT failed him. These include everything from not doing his homework to “the existential emptiness of DBT.” Each point is elaborated on, giving me a great patient point of view.

How I Used It: This was a great argument to rebut. I used this as an example of a patient who is against DBT, and then attempted to disprove said patient’s argument.

8. @DbtPeers. “An Introduction to Dialectical Thinking According to DBT.” DBT Peer Connections. N.p., 18 Oct. 2013. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article gives a nice definition of dialectical thinking. It also teaches DBT patients how to implement it into their daily lives.

How I Used It: This was very useful in my definition argument, helping me define dialectical thinking.

9. Clearviewtreatment. “Five Areas of Dysregulation in People with BPD – Borderline Personality Treatment.” Borderline Personality Treatment. N.p., 12 Oct. 2011. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.

Background: This gives very clear-cut definitions of the five most common types of dysregulation, often found in people with BPD.

How I Used It: This was invaluable for my definition argument, giving me definitions  to apply not only to those with BPD, but to all college students.

10. “Dialectical Behavioral Therapy & Treatment – Clinical Excellence at Sierra Tucson.” Sierra Tucson. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2016.

Background: This is another article that outlines the basics of DBT, but it also includes the benefits. These include decreasing harmful behaviors and learning to make emotion-independent choices. It also gives a list of disorders that DBT can treat. However, the benefits seem to be universal.

How I Used It: This was immensely helpful in my definition of DBT. It also helped me prove that DBT has universal benefits, regardless of mental state.

11. Van Dijk, Sheri. “Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens.” Google Books. Instant Help Books, n.d. Web. 30 Oct. 2016.

Background: This wonderful book teaches teens how to apply DBT skills to their lives, step by step. It covers pretty much everything a teenager could need, from recognizing emotions to mindfulness and more. This is the book I used in therapy when I was first introduced to DBT and it helped me immensely, and I thought it could help me in this paper as well.

How I Used Ii: This book shaped my personal definition of DBT. It helped me give an example of how DBT doesn’t have to be as structured and rigid as many people believe it should be.

1. “Jim Jefferies Has Got Gun Control All Wrong. • /r/progun.” Reddit. Therevenantrising, 20 June 2015. Web. 13 Nov. 2016. 

Background: This is an anonymous reddit user’s post regarding his opinions on Jim Jefferies’ view on gun control. Although social media may not be one of the most reliable sources on the internet, events and statistics listed here are facts

How I Used It: This source worked out great for me because I was already familiar with Jefferies’ performance, this post dissected almost each sentence from his presentation. This made my dissection of his show much easier since it was all organized so neatly on this page.

2. “List of Massacres in Australia.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This source is simply a list of Massacres that have occurred in Australia all throughout it’s history.

How I used it: I used this source to find out exactly how many massacres have occurred since Australia’s gun ban. I was able to find the date of the original massacre that caused the gun ban, and the long line of massacres listed thereafter. This helped to prove my point that gun control is counterintuitive to common beliefs.

3. “Locke ‘N Load: John Locke d YOUR Second Amendment Rights.” Intro to Political Theory Blog. Sabalaba, 24 Nov. 2009. Web. 13 Nov. 2016.

Background: This web page was originally designed to convey philosopher John Locke’s view of gun control, the philosophical viewpoint of a firearm, and also to explain the need for firearms to defend against our government.

How I used it: I was able to use this source to have guns perceived in a light they are not usually viewed in. The comparison of a firearm to your natural right to defend yourself and your loved ones is not a straw man, it is an accurate representation. Further, the explanation of firearms as a natural right, given to us by nature, was able to help me further show my point

4. Ghost Guns. Perf. Anonymous Performers. Underworld Inc. National Geographic Network, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2016. 

Background: “Ghost Guns” is an episode of National Geographic’s, “Underworld Inc.” In this episode, the producers focused on the illegal gun trade, it’s traffic along our borders, and how it affects our society.

How I used it: This episode was very helpful to my paper. The show gave me so much information on how these guns are moved across our country. I learned more about the techniques that these cartels utilize in order to bring these illegal firearms across the border and I put that information in my paper.

5. “Assault Weapon Truth: The Facts about Assault Weapons.” Assaultweapontruth. Assault Weapon Truth, n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2016. <http://www.assaultweapontruth.com>.

Background: This website has all the information you could ever need on assault rifles, how they are organized, what constitutes an assault rifle, and even information on gun bans.

How I used it: I used this website to help me explain the legal definition of an assault weapon. I also learned how assault weapons are organized, the difference between an assault rifle and other guns, and I inserted this information into my paper.

Background: This article gives general information about what is happening in Vancouver as well as things that are being provided with the clinics.

How It Was Used: This article supplied me with information about the program and what they do. I also got to look at some of the participants of the program.

Background: This article covers the cause of many addicts overdoses are due to another drug that is being sold as heroin.

How It Was Used: I used this article to show how the clinics are keeping addicts from running into this other drug in the streets.

Background: This article displays where this idea manifested. It also discusses the effects of weaning people off of heroin.

How It Was Used: This article supplied me with information about the program and what they do. I also got to look at some of the participants of the program. I was able to see how the program affects them and if it actually works like they intend

Background: This article shows that the heroin clinics have lower dropout rates and that many positive things that have come from them.

How It Was Used:  I used all the positive effects to show how a free heroin clinic could benefit society.

5. “Heroin: Effects, Addiction & Treatment Options – Drugs.com.” Effects, Addiction & Treatment Options – Drugs.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article explains how heroin is about 2-3 times more potent than morphine. It also provides information on how it is taken and what the effects are.

How It Was Used: This shows the idea of providing heroin in a safe way and with safe tools.

6. Cost Utility Analysis of co-prescribed heroin compared with methadone maintenance treatment in heroin addicts in two randomized trial

Background: This is a study determined the cost of prescribing heroin to heroin addicts compared to addicts prescribed methadone.  In the end they found that a prescription of heroin along with methadone was cost effective.  It said that patients would save $1133 and take part in crime ever three days to get money for their drug.

How I Used it: I used this article as evidence that a free heroin clinic can be more cost efficient for cities and states.

7. The Only Place That They’ll Inject You With Heroin for Free

Background: This article talks about the free heroin clinics.  It states that illegal drugs have made a costly impact on the country in terms of law enforcement, drug overdoses, and health care.

How I Used it: . It talks about the way it has helped patients and is cheaper to run than a methadone clinic, as well as it being more effective at keeping people coming.  This article will strengthen my paper because of all the ways it shows free heroin to be beneficial.

8. Heroin Addiction and Crime

Background: The article tells about crime related to heroin addiction.  It tells of the connection between violent crime and heroin addicts as well as the correlation between decision making and heroin abuse.

How I Used it:  This article will help me argue that it is beneficial to keep addicts on heroin because of the crimes they can commit because they need their fix.  It will cost less to give out free heroin with taxpayer money than it would to fix the damages and crimes committed by addicts to get their heroin.

9. Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction

Background: The article holds information about addictions and how severely they can effect someone.  It speaks of addictions as a disease and how relapses work.  It covers medical consequences of drug addiction and mentions a broad amount of drugs.

How I Used it:  I spoke of the science behind addiction and what it would take to get an addict off of heroin.  This helped me show how serious addiction is and how much addiction can cost medically.

10.  DrugFacts-Understanding Drug Use and Addiction

Background: This explains the meaning behind addiction and tells us why some people become addicted to drugs. This also explains what happens to the brain when someone is addicted.

How I Used It: I spoke about how addiction is a disease that is difficult to control and how the brain is affected.

1. Lt. Gen. Clarence E. McKnight, Jr. The Huffington Post “The U.S. Should Intervene in Syria in a Big Way” September 2015. November 11 2016. Web

Background: This article describes the problems that is occurring in Syria, and what each country is doing to intervene with the situation. It focuses on the problem with these Syrians coming into the U.S.

How I used it: I used this article to help support my claims that we should not get involved with Syria. But also I used this article as a counter argument and how his ideas I used as a rebuttal to help support my claims, and how attacking Syria would lead to more problems.   

2. Spencer, Richard. The Telegraph “How Syria and the bloody conflict has torn the UN Security Council apart” October 7 2015. November 11 2016. Web

Background: This article describes the United Nations idea and position on this problem since they were ultimately created to help prevent wars and promise a better future for the people.

How I used it: I used this article to help support my claim that other countries are getting involved with Syria. While reading this I found that there would be more problems with outside countries also getting involved, due to different idea on how to handle the situation, by The U.S getting involved they may start more problems with China Russia and many other superpowers around the world.

3. Youssef, Nancy. The Daily Beast “U.S admits it Bombed Syrian Troops.”  Sep 18 2016. Nov 20. 2016. Web

Background: This article describes the failed attempt The U.S had on attacking Syria and how it really benefited terrorism instead of destroying them.

How I used it: I used this article by helping me explain how attacking them would cause more problems for The U.S rather than preventing the problem.  As it said so in the article it goes on to say it builds up ISIS’ confidence and made them feel stronger by such an awful attack. So instead of making the opponent feel down the attack made them feel better.

4. Riffkin, Rebecca. Gallup “Americans Name Terrorism as No. 1 U.S. Problem” November 3 2016. December 14 2015. Web

Background: In this article it describes the citizens biggest problem, as well as a survey to describe what the people fear is the biggest problem that is occurring in The U.S. It focuses on the people’s idea rather then the government and gives the people a voice of a problem.

How I used it: I used this article to give me an idea of what the percentage is that the people believe to be the biggest problem in The U.S and by doing so I got a better idea on what fears the citizens have. I learned that one in every six citizens feared terrorism and by the ratio, by doing so I was able to focus my attention of problems that are occurring now in days with our country and terrorism.

5. Fantz, Ashley. CNN “ More than half the nation’s governors say Syrian refugees not welcome” november 3 2016. November 2015. Web

Background: This article is about why Syrian refugees are not welcomed in the U.S the problems that they cause and occur while having them in our borders.

How I used it: I used this article by providing information about The U.S and how individual state feel about letting Syrians into the country and the problems that each of these states feel could be a problem. By looking into this article I was able to find that a majority of the states can agree that they want nothing to do with the Syrian people. Based on the attacks around the world that have occurred in the past few years also helps solidify the reasons for these states decisions.

6. Rosenthal, Max. Mother Jones “Here’s What Republicans Don’t Get About Refugees” November 3 2016. November 17 2015. Web

Background: This article is about the actual Syrian refugees entering countries with a false passport and how they are getting into certain countries so easily.

How I used it: This article helped me get information on how these Syrians are getting into these countries with false passport. I used this article as a counter argument such as how Obama claimed every country is taking extra precaution on who they are letting in, but if that’s the case how is there still Syrian refugees coming in with fake passports. This just helps prove that if the government can’t be 100% positive on who they let in then the Syrians shouldn’t be aloud here at all.

7. Miller, Jake. CBS “How do Americans feel about U.S. involvement in foreign crises?” Sep 14, 2014. Oct 30,2016. Web                                                   

Background: This article is about how the citizens of America feel about getting involved with any foreign affair at all. Which includes the results of most Americans to stay out of foreign affiliations.

How I used it: I learned the percentages of the American people and how they feel about the idea of foreign affairs. Based off the results many felt that even though The U.S is considered to be the strongest military they people still felt that they should let other countries deal with there own problem for which the citizens rather have other problems fixed in The U.S before getting involved elsewhere.

8. Sanger, David. The New York Times “Donald Trump Likely to End Aid for The Rebels Fighting Syrian Government.”  Nov. 18 2015. Nov 19 2016. Web                                                   

Background: This article is based off president to be Donald Trump and his ideas on the conflict going on in Syria, as well as his idea to stop aiding Syria and pull American troops out of the country.

How I used it: From this article I was able to show the outside conflict that occurs while getting involved with Syria such as problems with Russia in particular. In the article Trump explains and believes that The U.S doesn’t need to get involved because there is the likes of Russia and Iran who are getting involved who he believes can turn the tide around and end the problems going on there.

9. Berman, Russell. The Atlantic “Can ISIS Terrorists Really Infiltrate The Syrian Refugee Program?” Nov 18 2015. Nov 20 2016. Web.

Background: This article is about the refugees that The U.S has let in since 9/11 and how there were some refugees that got caught doing terrorist acts and planning attacks.

How I used it: I discussed how we don’t have a perfect government who catch every little problem that goes on and do make many errors, which could be a terrorist attack. If the U.S has already caught refugees planning attacks there is a good chance that some have gotten away and never been caught yet. So The U.S is aware of making mistakes of letting in terrorist refugees and if they know that, then they might as well protect the people as much as they can from the errors they made which would be closing borders for these refugees. 

10.  Amanpour, Christiane. CNN. ” Passport Linked to Terrorist Complicates Syrian Refugee Crisis” Nov 15 2015. Nov 20 2016. Web                                                                                               

Background: This article is about how the bombing that occurred in France was based off a mistake that the French made by letting in a terrorist refugee.

How I used it: France learned the hard way of making a mistake even though they did end up checking the passport and realizing it was a fake, but it was after the damage was occurred. The French people lost many loved one that could have been avoided by proper testing of passports or completely blocking borders. The U.S should learn by other countries mistakes and realize more is at risk then letting in these refugees, the life of their own citizens are now at risk by letting a single terrorist refugee in.

Annotated Bibliography

1.Boles, Myde, et al. “Ability of a mass media campaign to influence knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about sugary drinks and obesity.” Preventive medicine 67 (2014): S40-S45.

Background: This article discusses the relationship media has with the way people act. The article shows that when the media shows a group of people how bad sugary drinks are they become more informed and then change behaviors. In this specific study they talk about a study done in Oregon where they informed people about how bad sugary drinks are for you and how this campaign helped the people in the area become more knowledgeable and how a large portion of these people stated they would change their ways.

How I used It: I used this source in my research paper to help show how mass media campaigns like the one in this article can be used to educate Americans on the affects sugary drinks have on their health.

2.Cespedes, Andrea. “Benefits of Sports Drinks Like Gatorade and Powerade.” Leaf Group, 09 June 2015. Web. 04 Dec. 2016

Background: This article talks about the positive benefits of sports drinks. The author discusses the benefits of electrolytes, carbohydrates and when is a good time to drink these beverages. The article offers vague information and leaves the reader to interpret alot.

How I used It: I used this article in my rebuttal argument as well as my research paper to help prove the point that Americans are lead to believe certain things because of the vagueness associated with different health claims.

3.“Childhood Obesity Causes & Consequences.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 19 June 2015. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

Background: This article talks about the influence community involvement has on societies behaviors and how that impacts childhood obesity. When it comes to the community’s involvement a lot of causes are based around food. At the end of the article it discusses health risks of childhood obesity.

How I used it: I used this article to show a fact about how many children consume sugary drinks in my definitional argument. I used one of the overwhelming statistics on sugary drinks to help show that sugary drinks are a problem but lacks the complete definition of a sugary drink.

4.“Childhood Obesity Facts.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17 Nov. 2016. Web. 30 Nov. 2016

Background: The Center for Disease Control released statistics based on Childhood Obesity in 2011-2014.

Facts from the CDC

• The prevalence of obesity has remained fairly stable at about 17% and affects about 12.7 million children and adolescents.
• Overall obesity prevalence among children whose adult head of household completed college was approximately half that of those whose adult head of household did not complete high school (9% vs 19% among girls; 11% vs 21% among boys) in 1999–2010.
• Obesity prevalence was the highest among children in families with an income-to-poverty ratio of 100% or less (household income that is at or below the poverty threshold), followed by those in families with an income-to-poverty ratio of 101%–130%, and then found to be lower in children in families with an income-to-poverty ratio of 131% or larger (greater household income).

How I used it: I used this article in my causal argument and research paper to help readers see how many people are affected by childhood obesity.

5.Gillis, Linda J., and Oded Bar-Or. “Food away from home, sugar-sweetened drink consumption and juvenile obesity.” Journal of the American College of Nutrition22.6 (2003): 539-545.

Background: This article discusses the relationship between people’s diets and their weight. They complete a study in which they found that obese children consume more meat, grains, sugary drinks, and processed food, while also lacking fruits and vegetables in everyday diets. It also talks about the effects that eating out has on the food consumption of children.

How I used it: I used this article to help support the direct correlation between obesity and sugary drink intake based on their study.

6.Go, A. S., D. Mozaffarian, and V. L. Roger. “Sugar-sweetened beverages initiatives can help fight childhood obesity.” circulation 127 (2013): e6-e245.

Background: This article discusses an option for lowering sugary drink consumption by taxing it and shows how it will also help the economy. They also define sugary drinks into types of beverages and talk a little bit about why it is so bad for you.

How I Used it: I used this cite to add onto my definition for my definitional argument and research paper.

7.Harris, Jennifer L., et al. “Evaluating Sugary Drink Nutrition and Marketing to Youth.” New Haven, CT: Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity (2011).

Background: This article discusses childhood obesities direct link to sugary drinks and how many of these companies promote this unhealthy life style. While providing general accurate statements it also provides a great deal of statistics to support the fact that sugary drinks are bad for children and yet market directly to them.

How I Used it: I used this article in my Definitional argument to help my argument that it’s hard to determine what is considered good for you and bad for you due to the positive health claims. Unfortunately the claims aren’t always what they seem. I also used it in my definitional argument to help my reader understand why sugary drinks are so bad for people but especially children.

8.Johnson. “How much is too much?” Research. SugarScience.org, 30 Mar. 2014. Web. 5 Dec. 2016.

Background:  In this article they discuss the concern for how much sugar Americans intake against what Americans are actually consuming using lots of facts and statistics.

How I used it: I used this article in my causal argument to help readers see how much sugar should be consumed against how much is actually being consumed.

9. Lynch, Barbara S., and Richard J. Bonnie. “Youth access to tobacco products.” (1994).

Background: This article discusses the usage of tobacco products, especially after the nationwide age restriction.

How I used it: I used this paper to help support my thesis and to prove that by adding an age limitation on the purchase of tobacco the amount of underage smokers went down, therefore the same would happen if America put an age restriction on sugar beverages.

10.Malik, Vasanti S., Matthias B. Schulze, and Frank B. Hu. “Intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and weight gain: a systematic review.” The American journal of clinical nutrition84.2 (2006): 274-288.

Background: This article takes an in depth look at the correlation of sugary drinks and weight gain. The review uses different investigations and studies to come to the conclusion that the intake of sugary beverages are in conjunction with weight gain and obesity in children and adults. It explains that theses beverages also provide little nutritional value and result in incomplete compensation of energy at subsequent meals. Ultimately the conclusion of the article is that these drinks should be discouraged and there needs to be more efforts to promote consumption of healthier beverages.

How I Used it: I used this article in my Causal argument to explain the different factors that play a role in obesity as well as sugary drink consumption.

11.McKinlay, Rodrick D. “Obesity Action Coalition » Childhood Obesity: The Link to Drinks.” Childhood Obesity: The Link to Drinks Comments. Obesity Action Coalition, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2016.

Background: This article talks about the effect sugary drinks have on childhood obesity. It discusses how much is consumed and the effect caffeine has as well. It ends by talking about parents roles on changing this problem by adapting a healthier lifestyle as well to role model how to be healthier for the children.

How I used It: I used this article in my causal argument when explaining how much soda is consumed by Americans and how American can start to slowly change this worldwide problem.

12.Ogden, Cynthia . Consumption of Sugar Drinks in the US (2005-2008), et al. . US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, 2011.

Background: This article discusses the consumption in kilocalories and the differences of consumption based on age, race, ethnicity, income and location. It also explains how much is consumed and gives a definition for sugary drinks.

How I Used it: I used this article in my definitional argument as it had a very accurate and comprehensible definition to help guide my explanation of what a sugary drink is.

13.”Reducing Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Beverages to Reduce the Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity.” Reducing Consumption of Sugar-sweetened Beverages to Reduce the Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity. World Health Organization, 24 Aug. 2016. Web. 04 Dec. 2016.

Background: The World Health Organization talks about how sugary drinks are directly linked to obesity. Consumption of these beverages is incredibly high and suggest poor diets. They offer suggestions on how much sugar should be consumed to be considered healthy.

How I used It: I used this article in my causal argument to show proof that sugary drinks are not nutritional and do not help one feel full.

14.Sugary Drinks and Childhood Obesity. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(4):400. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.16

Background: This article discusses how sugary drinks can lead to childhood obesity as well as other diseases. It gives examples of what sugary drinks are and breaks it down into four categories. The article goes over the factors that contribute to this and how they contribute to the cause of other diseases.

How I Used it: I used this article in my definitional argument to provide proof of types and examples of sugary drinks. I also used this article in my causal argument to explain how the body reacts when it has taken in too much sugar at one time.