Evaluating Internet Resources

Part One:

Searching many things on Google is very common to do by many of us. I searched about cosmetic surgery affecting teenagers and there were many results. On the sides of this website there are no advertising but as soon as a link is open there are many advertising on the sides of the page. All the information about the topic is in the center of the page. The advertisements are a little distracting to me because when I see something moving I usually get distracted. However, sometimes there are additional information that can help and these are usually located at the left margin of the page. These are somewhat related to the topic but not exactly. At the bottom of the articles there's always information on where the author got their information from and some include certifications. The article provided all the sources that the author used. The site that I looked at looks credible. The Google result took me to a website called WebMD and the tittle name of the article I looked at is Teens and Plastic Surgery. In this article it tells why teenagers seek for plastic surgery. Would you like to know why? According to this article, most teens seek plastic surgery to improve their appearance or to increase self-esteem ("Teens and Plastic Surgery"). This article provided a lot of information that to me seemed credible looking at the sources. This article was is meant to inform and is an appropriate publication. 

Part Two:

I tried searching my topic on databases but it was really hard to find at least one article under the peer-reviewed journal section. At last I was able to find a source that might be useful. I noticed that on database there are no advertisements which is a really good thing. This shows right away that everything on database is professional and credible. Even though the source that I found does not give me the full text it tells me what it will be about. A part of the summary made me think that this would be a good source for my essay because it says "The second part of the book is probably the most useful since it focuses on specific body issues" (Eames). This can give a lot of information regarding the issues that surgery has. I know that everything said on this article is credible because it provides a source. The source that this article provides is named Consumer Connections. It has all the information needed to prove that everything is correct. Comparing it with the WebMD I have to say that to me both seemed like they have their sources in place. The only thing is that on the database everything seems more credible because not only it doesn't have any advertisements but it also provides all of its sources. In my opinion I like the database a lot more but there are not enough articles on my topic and on Google there are many articles about it. The styles are also a little different but similar in a way. The text is set up the same, however, on the right side margin they are way different. On the database it provides many useful tools which I love and on the WebMD it has many advertisements.

 

Works Cited

"Teens and Plastic Surgery." WebMD. Ed. Stephanie S. Gardner MD. N.p., 25 Jan. 2015. Web. 09 Oct. 2015.

Eames, Brenda. "'The Safe and Sane Guide to Teenage Plastic Surgery." Consumer Connections 26.3 (2010): 1-1 1p. CINAHL Complete. Web. 09 Oct. 2015.

 

By: Maritza Roman

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