4. Weeks 5 and 6 Homework Assignment Part 1

• Do the searches for problems 1 thru 6 below and answer questions a thru d for each of the problems.

• Be sure to label your answers with the appropriate problem number (i.e, 1a, 1b, 1c, etc.).

• When creating your query be sure to think about your search before you begin and be sure to use the search strategies referred to in this week's readings.

• Find information about:

  1. pets with the elderly as therapy.

  2. Reagan's speech at the Berlin wall.

  3. President Lincoln's assassination.

  4. alopecia areata – what is it and what causes it?

  5. Long Q-T Syndrome – who does it usually affect and how does one get it?

  6. how self-esteem relates to young girls' likelihood of developing eating disorders like anorexia nervosa or bulimia.

• For each search problem, organize your answer by the following categories of information:

  • (a) What search engine did you use? (include the search engine's url as your answer)

  • (b) What was your query? Your answer must include 'exactly' what you typed to do the query.

  • (c) Provide the URL for a site that contained the information you were looking for.

  • (d) Evaluate the site. Assess its quality and authenticity. Would you consider it a reliable source? Refer to this week's readings on evaluating sites to help with this process. Explain how you evaluated the site and what helped you decide if it was or wasn't reliable.