ENGL 147N Week 5 Discussion 1 Annotations

Paper Instructions

Initial Post Instructions

This week’s lesson presented a model of an annotated bibliography. Review the model, focusing on the components of the entry

  • Reference citation
  • Summary
  • Credibility
  • Assessment

Research a new source for your Pro-Con Position Paper (ideally, seek one that is in opposition to your stance/side). Then, draft 1 reference entry and 2 paragraphs for this new source.

Make sure to cite your source in APA format.

Follow-Up Post Instructions.

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the instructor. For peer feedback this week, please review the Guidelines for Evaluating Sources in our textbook (Seyler & Brizee, 2018, pp. 281-282). Consider the following prompts as you provide feedback to your peers

  • What is the purpose of the text?
  • Can you locate the author’s credentials?
  • Estimate the credibility of the text.
  • Is this source an appropriate level for this degree of academic writing?
  • Is the source up-to-date?
  • Do you agree with how your peer intends to apply the source?
  • Can you think of any other applications?
  • Do you notice any inaccuracies in the APA formatting?
  • Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Note If you see that someone has already received feedback from two peers, please choose to help a peer who has yet to obtain feedback.

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Point Assisted Suicide is Unnecessary

This article is explaining why assisted suicide is unnecessary. It goes into detail about why we should not assume these people who are extremely sick and in pain are at a good place mentally to be making those decisions to end their life. Sometimes when someone is depressed, they do not think rationally. Explains a lot of doctors do not feel comfortable with the thought of assisted suicide. If a person chooses not to eat or not to get out of bed that is their choice and will make their death come sooner so why add a reason to end their life even sooner.

There are already many documents in place to explain who decides for a patient in time that they cannot or certain ways they would like certain situations handled in an event where they are unable. The author is named John Pearson. Although he comes up with multiple great points against assisted suicide, he is not a professional and is writing comes from research he has done himself and his opinion. This does not make him very credible. There is not much information on John Pearson, but it seems he is a student and has done all his research himself.

The source relates to my thesis by showing there are already so many things in place and the patient is already able to make decisions on moving forward with their plan of care that some people may see the thought of assisted suicide unnecessary. There are many reasons for a person to end their life if they felt they had to and why involve the doctors who take a vow to try their hardest to save peoples lives. When writing my pro-con paper this article helps give me some ideas on why some medical professionals find assisted suicide unnecessary.

-Jordyn

  • Pearson,J. (2016, September 30). Point Assisted Suicide is unnecessary. Retrieved from
    https //webbebscohostcom.chamberlainuniversity.idm.oclc.org/pov/detail/detail?vid=5&sid=3965031bc1fb7281be9f%40sessionmgr101&bdata=JnNpdGU9cG92LWxpdmU%3d#AN=12421316&db=pwh

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