Sources, sources, sources...
Sources, sources, sources...
I have to do a report on Chester A Aurther, not during his presidency, but his vice-presidency. I cannot find any sources, and it is so fustrating!
There are like no books on his vice-presidency, and despite the rarity of ANY source, I cannot use encyclopedias or any website other than a .org site!
Anyone have any tips on how to find sources on this subject! I have tried everything, but nothing turns up good results! I don't even know how I would limit the sites to be only from .org addresses!
There are like no books on his vice-presidency, and despite the rarity of ANY source, I cannot use encyclopedias or any website other than a .org site!
Anyone have any tips on how to find sources on this subject! I have tried everything, but nothing turns up good results! I don't even know how I would limit the sites to be only from .org addresses!
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If you are desperate you could go to https://www.computerbb.org and post a bunch of stuff about him you found on non .org sites then cite computerbb.
BTW, computerbb uses a self signed SSL certificate for encryption, so your browser will probably warn you about that, but just click accept/continue.
BTW, computerbb uses a self signed SSL certificate for encryption, so your browser will probably warn you about that, but just click accept/continue.
I haven't lost my mind, it's backed up on disk somewhere.
I could use .net resources, but chances are they would be disapproved. This really sucks! I hope to find something at the school library when spring break ends, but I need a minimum of 10 sources, I so hope I can find some, let alone any with information to stretch this paper into four pages. I also have to check all my sources with the guy...Assignment Instructions wrote:Due date for the paper is Tuesday, April 15. The paper must be submitted on www.turnitin.com by 1:45 on April 15.
The following are unacceptable sources to be used for the research assignment:
Any .com website (no exceptions)
Any encyclopedias (Books or electronic)
Wikipedia
Textbooks
Any .net sources to be used must first be verified with me. All internet sources must be rich, reliable sources that have been approved.
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Either that or I can find more information...Foil wrote:Can you go to the instructor and ask for a different topic due to lack of verifiable source material? If you show him/her that you've done significant research but there's nothing really available, they may be willing to give you a new topic.
The good news is I found a paragraph of reliable source information crap:
http://millercenter.org/academic/americ ... iography/1
i use Google-Books to search for books to quote and cite. It's essentially Google for the library.
http://books.google.com/books?client=fi ... arch+Books
http://books.google.com/books?client=fi ... arch+Books
Did you look at local libraries to see if they have any sources? Especially look at microfiche/fringe periodicals.
Definitely let the teacher know that the given topic has minimal sources to be found, especially when you need to find 10, which is a gargantuan amount covering such a small period of time!
God almighty this is precisely why I hated high school.
Definitely let the teacher know that the given topic has minimal sources to be found, especially when you need to find 10, which is a gargantuan amount covering such a small period of time!
God almighty this is precisely why I hated high school.
...that's a little silly. It'll be extremely difficult to find authoritative sources with a blanket ban on textbooks, encyclopedias and most websites - there's precious little reason for that sort of thing to wind up in periodicals.
That said, your best bet there is history-related periodicals...
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?clien ... a=N&tab=ps
Some interesting hits such as:
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0032-3 ... 0.CO%3B2-7
(which pretty much says itself your assignment is a pain in the arse.)
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/ ... ickard.pdf (don't know if theses are banned, but it has plenty of other references as well, if you can track down papers that old.)
That said, your best bet there is history-related periodicals...
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?clien ... a=N&tab=ps
Some interesting hits such as:
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0032-3 ... 0.CO%3B2-7
(which pretty much says itself your assignment is a pain in the arse.)
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/ ... ickard.pdf (don't know if theses are banned, but it has plenty of other references as well, if you can track down papers that old.)
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Good find.Sirius wrote:http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0032-3 ... 0.CO%3B2-7
(which pretty much says itself your assignment is a pain in the arse.)
If I were you, Dakatsu, I would take the above information to your teacher, along with details about all the time you've spent searching, and ask for a new topic.
It's a reasonable request, given the utter lack of available sources. So I think if you approach him respectfully, you have a good shot.
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For personal reference (sorry for double post):
http://www.course-notes.org/us_history/ ... a._arthur/
Could I use google books (to ask later):
http://books.google.com/books?id=KPQzXW ... n#PPA13,M1
http://books.google.com/books?id=5i2I5U ... n#PPA49,M1
http://books.google.com/books?id=5SkEAA ... 786E&hl=en
http://www.course-notes.org/us_history/ ... a._arthur/
Could I use google books (to ask later):
http://books.google.com/books?id=KPQzXW ... n#PPA13,M1
http://books.google.com/books?id=5i2I5U ... n#PPA49,M1
http://books.google.com/books?id=5SkEAA ... 786E&hl=en