Evaluation of General Sources

I finally chose my topic which I am super psyched about. Also, I am making a promise, in writing, that I will never procrastinate ever again. Details aren't needed, just know that I may or may not have an ulcer by the end of the semester.

Gilbert, Adam. "How to Stop Stress Eating." 6/25/15 via mybodytutor.com. Licensed for Noncommercial Reuse.

Literally me at this moment. 

South African District Offers Student Grants to Girls Who Remain Virgins... sounds crazy sexist right? See for yourself.

• The first word in the URL is the Examiner, which is the name of an online newspaper under the politics and human interest story sections. This makes the source very reliable since it comes straight from the newspaper site.

• Larry Clifton is the author and he is a Tampa City Buzz Examiner. He has experience as a freelance writer and a print reporter as well as a BA degree from Eckerd College in Florida. This makes him readily equipped to handle this story I believe.

• The news itself is still very new, but the last time this story was updated was on January 25, 2016. This ensures that the story remains up-to-date and is not lacking any new information that has yet to be found (if there even is any).

• The reason why Clifton wrote this article was to sum up the conflict between the South African government with the rising tuition crises mixed with sexism with the mayor awarding female students money for school if they choose to abstain from sex (monitored by medical examinations performed by a doctor). Men are excluded from this opportunity since it is apparently expected of men to have sex? 

• As far as pictures go, there is a picture of books with an apple on it to represent that the story has to do with education. It's pretty standard and boring if you ask me, definitely doesn't grab my attention, he probably just couldn't find another picture or had to meet a deadline under a time crunch (I know the feeling). There's also a few hyperlinks that lead you to various sources that go more in depth with the story.

• Unlike me, Clifton seems pretty unbiased about the main topic of the story. He does, however, admit that the South African school system is going down a pretty slippery slope and that they are continuing to get worse and worse. He portrays both sides of the story pretty fairly and evenly though.

• There are a couple different links throughout the article that all relate and talk about the same story of South African women getting an abstinence grant. 

South Africa Girls Given Student Grants to Remain Virgins... Just when you thought women had the right to control their own bodies.

• This story is originally published in an online news site that is Qatar-ran (an Arab country for those of you who didn't know -- like me). It is still a credible global news site.

• Azad Essa is the author of this story and he has the credibility and context to adequately write this story since he is a journalist that covers the sub-Saharan African region, which is where this story takes place.

• This story is still pretty new and the last time it was updated was January 25, 2016. This means that the story is as updated as possible since it was updated less than a week ago.

• Essa wrote this story to reveal that the students' fight is not over and that the fight for women's rights are not over as well. This is a story that is the crossroads of the rising tuition crisis and the state trying to combat that problem with implementing sexist scholarships and grants, which will only perpetuate gender inequality and stereotypes.

• The picture used was pretty powerful since it captured student and women protesters fighting back against the outdated sexist stereotypes they are being rewarded to uphold. The links provide additional information on the topic that isn't fully covered in the article.

• Essa is very clearly on the side of abolishing this sexist grant, or at least allowing men to also apply for the grant. This can be seen through his obvious remarks and the picture of a women protesting the grant.

• The links provided lead to various other articles that go more in-depth over a specific detail that the original article wasn't able to cover. Actually really helpful.