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Article Review: Seven Lucky Gods

This article about the Seven Gods of Fortune from Japanese mythology, also known as (per the title) the Seven Lucky Gods, is not incredibly lengthy, but is a decent article. Its introduction is to the point and gets across what the article is all about, and nothing in the article distracts from the main topic. Everything is up to date and the history is frequently marked, all the way up to late July of this year. Of course, as the article is on mythology, not a lot in the way of subject will be changing anyway. All categories within the topic are important and inclusive. There aren't a lot of sources, but considering the length of the article and the information included, the number of sources still seems relatively appropriate. If anything could be included or added to, it should probably be subjects regarding the modern-day relevance of the Seven Gods of Fortune. The writing itself in the article is well-done, as it is purely stating facts—unbiased in wording; the subject is a record of history without particular sides.

Article Review: Bret Walker

This article was about Bret Walker, an Australian barrister. It was brief and to-the-point, giving unbiased facts and generally staying unbiased. The only part that could be considered to not fit this criteria was in the Career section in a line that explained The Red Room Company. It stated that this organization "creates, publishes, and promotes poetry in unusual ways." The "unusual ways" term is vague and leading. If that in itself is the group's goal, as stated by the group, then the phrase should be included in a quote, not as part of the writer's words. This way, the sentence shows The Red Room Company's goal as by their own standards, and not someone else's take on it. The same part is also missing an Oxford comma.

Evaluating: Public Corporation

The first page showed when searching for "Public Corporation," is a disambiguation page showing multiple versions of "Public Corporation" articles. The three are listed after "public corporation may refer to:," and includes "government-owed corporation," "public company," and "statutory corporation." When the second is clicked on, it goes to an article with the same title. At the top of the page, it includes a clarification note, saying briefly what the article is about, accompanied by something like, "if you're looking for (x) instead," and includes another link.

Global Issues Course Questions

September 17th, 2018

Editing Wikipedia relates to global issues because it's a way for the world to learn, project, and obtain knowledge of the happenings around it. For example, someone in one country can tell the rest of the world about the trade issues occurring between theirs and a neighboring country. The vast amount of perspective and sources contributes to a secondary source than people can usually more easily access and understand.

Topic: The Gene Revolution

In editing the article, "The Gene Revolution," I plan to provide more history on the subject, as well as more in-depth explanations of its impact on the world. The article is about the impact of genetic modification on the world. However, it is currently missing an introduction, and only includes a section about a book on the subject. I'd like to write about this subject because I'm interested in the scientific aspects of it, but it also relates to the class as a whole because it's becoming an increasingly important topic that affects the whole world, both politically, and environmentally.

Heading ideas: History, The Green Revolution, Leaders, Impacts

Source(s): The Gene Revolution by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr