Galande, 1

Aditi Galande

Mrs. Spitler

English Language Arts 3-4H

February 21, 2017

Annotated Works Cited: Overpopulation and Women’s Reproductive Rights

"Global Population Growth: Are efforts to reduce global population growth necessary?" Issues &

Controversies, Infobase Learning, 20 June 2003,21 Feb. 2017.

http://icof.infobaselearning.com/articles/global-issues-and-world-politics/global-population-

growth.aspx?tab=1&hd=2218

Summary: This article is about different stanzas on the topic of overpopulation. It explains the views

of those who agree that population control is needed and that overpopulation is exaggerated.

Currency: ➔ Information was last updated on

June 20, 2003
➔ I will need current information but
could use old data to compare the
current situation to what it was
➔ Links are functional

Relevance: ➔ The article provides information that

supports and opposes my argument
➔ The intended audience is for those
interested in population changes in
the globe
➔ This is the first source I have looked
at but deem appropriate because it
is from a learning database

Authority: ➔ The source is from a global learning

infobase
➔ It is a collection of multiple authors
and experts on global population
with contact information
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Accuracy: ➔ The information comes from a

learning infobase that collects and
records global information
➔ The information is supported by the
evidence provided
➔ The tone seems unbiased as it is
stating facts and observations
➔ Article seems clean of grammatical
errors

Purpose: ➔ The purpose of this article is to

inform readers
➔ The author makes their point clear
➔ Information is fact
➔ Provides neutral, supporting, and
opposing arguments

"Amid Population Explosion, Birth Control Access Roils the Philippines." PBS. Public Broadcasting

Service, Aug.-Sept. 2014. Web. 22 Feb. 2017.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/reproductive-healthphilippines/

Summary: This source is an interview between mothers in the Philippines that just gave birth in a

certain hospital. The interviewer describes how the hospital delivers hundreds of births a

week and maintaining resources and care is difficult because there is so many.

Currency: ➔ Information was recorded in 2014

➔ The information is current enough
but could’ve changed in the past few
years
➔ Links are functional

Relevance: ➔ The article provides information that

supports my argument
➔ The intended audience is for those
interested in population growth and
the conditions hospitals are facing in
the Philippines

Authority: ➔ The source is from PBS news

➔ There is no author but the
interviewer’s name is located and an
email is available

Accuracy: ➔ The information comes from an

interview and a news organization
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Purpose: ➔ The purpose of this article is to

inform readers
➔ The author makes their point clear
➔ Information is people’s experiences

Mazur, Laurie. "Women’s Rights Are Key to Slowing Population Growth." Grist. N.p., 18 Apr. 2012.

Web. 23 Feb. 2017.

http://grist.org/population/2011-10-03-womens-rights-are-key-to-slowing-population-growth/

Summary: This article correlates women’s rights to the issue of overpopulation. Better family

planning can lead to less abortions, better educated young women, and more control on

population growth.

Currency: ➔ This article was written in 2011

➔ I will need current information but
could use old data to compare the
current situation to what it was
➔ Links are functional

Relevance: ➔ The article provides information that

supports my argument
➔ The intended audience is for those
interested in population growth and
the how women’s tights affects
population

Authority: ➔ The author is Laurie Mazur

➔ She is an editor for the Kresge
Foundation/Island Press Urban
Resilience Project

Accuracy: ➔ The article is from a .org website

➔ Grist is a newsletter but has
accurate and reliable information
because you can trace resources
and who wrote the article

Purpose: ➔ The purpose of this article is to

inform readers
➔ The author makes their point clear
➔ Information is mostly the author’s
own opinion but includes facts to
back it up
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