Annotated Bibs

Appendix D: Annotated Bibliography Entry Template
Two annotated entries are provided in this template for the two required sources due each time
annotated bibliography entries are due.

Entry #
1 (Project 1)
Type of source
Indicate one of the following:
● book (secondary source),
● scholarly article,
● website,
● primary source document,
● film,
● or other (and specify what the “other” is).
Be aware that your cumulative annotated bibliography must feature a wide array of sources.
Academic Journal
Citation:
You are encouraged to use EasyBib to house your citations and then copy and paste from the site. It’s
easy and they guarantee that you format correctly. The EasyBib site will default, depending on subject
area you identified when you set up your bibliography page, to either MLA or APA (or other formatting
systems). You should manually select either MLA or APA if you don’t like the particular formatting that
EasyBib established and use it consistently.
If you are citing a website, you MUST include the URL (despite what EasyBib will generate and/or
Purdue OWL says).
Chaney, Cassandra, and Meghan Spell. "'In the system:' a qualitative study of African American
women's foster care stories." The Western Journal of Black Studies, vol. 39, no. 2, 2015, p. 84+.
Academic OneFile,
libraries.state.ma.us/login?gwurl=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&u=mlin_b_b
latshl&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA428998149&sid=ebsco&asid=cd08ffd816edc2bfd86d3457a8099a3
1. Accessed 13 Sept. 2017.
Evaluating the source
Before you spend time reading the source, put your source through this brief “test” and determine whether it’s worth
using and documenting as part of your research. We are using a customized version of the CRAAP (an acronym for
Currency-Relevance-Authority- Accuracy-Purpose) test, designed by California State University at Chico’s Meriam
Library.
Put an “x” (as appropriate) in relevant spaces.
Currency
When was the information published or last updated?

Summer of 2015
___yes __x__no Is my research effort better served by a more recent source?
Relevance
__x_yes ____no Does the information relate to your topic and/or answer your research question(s)?
__x_yes ____no Is the information at an appropriate level, not too elementary OR too advanced for
your needs?
Authority
_x__yes ____no Is there evidence that the author is qualified to write on this topic?
___yes __x__no If this is an online source, is there anything revealed in the URL (which you
have
included in the citation!) about the author or the source (e.g.—Is it a .com, .edu, .gov,
.org, .net or something else?)
Accuracy
_x__yes ____no Is the information supported by verifiable evidence and documented through footnotes
and/or a thorough bibliography?
__x_yes ____no Does the source appeared to be reviewed by authorities and experts, not solely by
customers or online comments?
Purpose
___yes ____no What appears to be the purpose of the information in the source? Is it to inform, teach,
sell, entertain, or persuade? Inform
___yes ____no Is the information provided fact or opinion? (This does not mean that this is not a
credible source; it just asks if you’ve identified what the bias might be and are keeping
that in mind as you consume the source.) I guess opinion because it is first-hand
accounts of women’s experiences in the foster care system.

Reflection
a) How are the ideas and information presented connected to what you already knew?
I already knew that there was usually a difference between how people of color went through the
foster care system and the way others did. I knew that women were more like to have gone
through trauma during their time in the foster care system. This piece showed first-hand accounts
of the experience of different African American woman. It also shows in what places the system
failed them, but it also shows how they got better and grew within the system because of the help
that was provided for them.

b) -What new ideas did you get that extended or broadened your thinking in new directions?
I learned that children aren’t normally removed from their biological homes until there is is a
significant amount of maltreatment that can be proven physically. This makes me think that
children can be emotionally and mentally abused and they wouldn’t be removed from the source.
They simply would have to deal with it. This also makes me think about the now large number of
children who are in abusive homes, although they are not the abuse that is focused on. These
children put up with trauma every day and no one can really tell because there are no bruises.
Another new discovery that I found in this article is that there is now a shortage of families to take
in foster children. This somewhat explains why people are so careful and strict on reasons for
taking children out of their biological home.
c) -What challenges or puzzles have come up in your mind from the ideas and information presented?

A challenge that came up in my mind is the idea that there has to be evidence in order for
a child to be removed from their biological home. This makes me wonder how many
children are emotionally and mentally abused by people in their biological home, tell
someone, and are told that there is not enough evidence to have them removed from the
situation. The piece also clearly points out that most children in the foster care system
come in as socially ambivalent and confused. If they know this, why don’t they take
measures to fix or help the situation before it gets worse? Maybe they should come up with
some sort of program that a child can go through as soon as they enter the system that
helps them emotionally.

d) Can you provide at least two quotes and/or statistical information from your source that you think
might prove helpful and/or relevant to your project?
“All in all, these studies have identified more open communication with parents, joint training
of caseworkers and foster parents, improved information disclosure, and fuller involvement of
foster parents in the planning process as specific recommendations for improving the foster
care system.”
“The removal of a child from biological parents requires a substantiation of maltreatment

(sexual, physical, or neglect), not just an exposure to it.”
“The developmental stage that children enter foster care is directly related to the type of mental
health services that they receive, their perspectives, the types of relationships that they
establish and maintain with biological and foster parents, as well as their transition from foster
care.”
“Although children can thrive in foster care, the overwhelming majority of these children are
confused, socially ambivalent, angry, experience a tremendous sense of loss, distrust. Due to
these mental, emotional, and behavioral difficulties, it may be necessary for these children to
receive help from mental health professionals.”
Entry #
2 (Project 2)
Type of source
● website,
● film,
Book
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Mazer, Sharon. Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle. Univ. Press of Mississippi,
1998.

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1998

I t could be better served but I think that it could be used to contrast current styles of wrestling to what was
previously seen. Views of wrestling has definitely changed over the years.
Relevance
_x__yes ____no Does the information relate to your topic and/or answer your research question(s)?
_x__yes ____no Is the information at an appropriate level, not too elementary OR too advanced for
your needs?
Authority
__x_yes ____no Is there evidence that the author is qualified to write on this topic?
have
Accuracy
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade? The purpose seems to be to teach because it goes into the
aspect of professional wrestling that the audience doesn’t usually get to see.
that in mind as you consume the source.) It’s both, technically. Mazr provides fact but
also adds in her opinion so far in what I’ve read.

Reflection
This book is connected to what I already knew in the sense that it puts up the idea that
professional wrestling isn’t just simply fighting. It includes much more than that to
entertain the audience. Also, the book does a lot of build up in the narrating, just as
wrestling does in order to get the reader's interest. The author is using qualities that the
producers of wrestling events are using.

The author brought up the idea that some wrestlers, because they are so used to acting on a
screen, sometimes find it hard to drop their character. Mazer has an encounter with a wrester in a
private gym, with no cameras, and he yells at her to take a picture of him naked. He feels like he is
being watched so he has to put on a show. This makes me think about the toll that professional
wrestling and all aspects of it have on someone’s mental state.

As previously stated, I worry about the emotional toll that performing has on professional
wrestlers. Filming a movie lasts for only a limited amount of time, so actors have the
ability to decompress Professional wrestlers, specifically those of the WWE, have only a
few days, sometimes less, to decompress and then they are right back on camera. I’ve
noticed that if a wrestler does go on vacation, their vacation lasts only a limited amount of
weeks.
I also wonder about how much of a wrestler’s personality is included in that person’s
character. If a character is portrayed to be a “lunatic” or “mentally unstable”, does that
mean that they actually have those qualities in themselves, or is it simply just acting?

“ At the same time they learn to strategize their performances: how to take hits as well as dish them out,
when to back off and when to press forward, what to show an audience and what to conceal, how to
engage their audiences in an active call and response, and how to combine the moves into sequences in
the moment-to-moment improvisation of the performance within the parameters of traditional and/or
fixed scenarios as a way of making their performances both logical and appealing to to audiences.”
“Conversely, what women reveal in their bodily displays and performances is that no matter how
closely their actions converge on those of men, they are not and can never be men.”
“Sometimes professional wrestling is like chess, and sometimes like ballet, and sometimes like a crude
morality play…. Sometimes it’s like folk drama masquerading as sport; occasionally vaudeville.”


Entry #
3 (Project 1)
Type of source
● website,
● film,
Article
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
MacFarquhar, Larissa. “When Should a Child Be Taken from His Parents?” The New
Yorker, The New Yorker, 7 August 2017,
www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/when-should-a-child-be-taken-from-his-pare
nts.

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August 7, 2017
___yes _x__no Is my research effort better served by a more recent source?
Relevance
your needs?
Authority
___yes __x__no Is there evidence that the author is qualified to write on this topic?
have
Accuracy
___yes __x__no Is the information supported by verifiable evidence and documented through footnotes
___yes __x__no Does the source appeared to be reviewed by authorities and experts, not solely by
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade? Inform the audience of a person’s experience with the
system
Is the information provided fact or opinion (highlight your choice)(This does not mean
that this is not a credible source; it just asks if you’ve identified what the bias might be and are
keeping that in mind as you consume the source.) The article is fact about the things that ahve
happened to this woman, But, it may be biased.

Reflection
The information is connected to what I knew because it shows the negative side of the
foster care system. It also shows the effects that race and class has on the system - how
people of color are more likely to not receive their children back once they are taken
away. Poverty and its common characteristics are factors in removing a child from their
parents which isn’t fair because sometimes it is inevitable. For example, the
Administration for Children’s Services expects the mother to stop smoking marijuana,
yet that is something that is very common and used as a release in her neighborhood, The
system is ultimately setting her up for failure.

I knew that sometimes the system preferred the foster parents over the biological parents
but the story in the article goes way beyond it. While I was reading, it seemed that the
system was literally trying to make sure that the children were never returned to their
mother, even though she was trying very hard to do what they wanted her to do. Now I
have to consider the foster care system as more biased because according to the mother,
they can curve the results so that they get what they want in the end.

When reading the article, I realized that it failed the C.R.A.P. test. I was worried about its
solidarity and factual evidence. But I also realized that personal experiences are invaluable.
No one’s experience in the foster care system is going to be the same. Some people may be
pleased while others are not.
I think the article was very powerful but I would love to hear the side of the A.C.S.
because even though it is very likely that everything said i the article did happen, I don’t
know if I fully believe that a system would go to such lengths to keep children away from
their mother.

“When a child has been left alone because his mother can’t afford childcare and has to go to
work, is that poverty or neglect?”
“The first thing that caseworker said to me when she met me was not ‘Hello’ but ‘Oh, you’re
pregnant again? They ain’t going to do nothing but take that baby, too.’ That was the first
thing that came out of her mouth.”
“In the eighties and nineties, putting children in foster care was very common: in 1991, there
were nearly fifty thousand children in care in New York City. But study after study had shown
how harmful foster care could be, and judges had become leery of it; by 2005, the number had
dropped to eighteen thousand. (It is now under nine thousand.)”
“In 1997, Congress passed the Adoption and Safe Families Act, which required states to file
for termination of parental rights in most cases when a child had been in foster care for fifteen
of the previous twenty-two months. This gave parents far less time to satisfy child-protection
agencies that they had adequately reformed, and made it far more likely that they would never
get their children back.”
“To her, this was a matter of social justice: she believed that it was not right for poor children
to be deprived of the after-school activities and therapy and evaluations and tutoring and
domestic orderliness that middle-class children had, so when a child came into her purview she
did her utmost to insure that the child’s life and prospects were substantially improved before
she was done with him.”
“ They believed that child protection had become for black women what the criminal-justice
system was for black men.”
“We need to understand that destroying the parent-child relationship is among the highest
forms of state violence. It should be cabined and guarded like a nuclear weapon. You use it
when you must.
Entry #
4 (Project 1)
Type of source
● website,
● film,
Book
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
elzer, David J. “The Runaway.” The Lost Boy: a Foster Child's Search for the Love of a
P
Family, Health Communications, Inc., 1997.

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2015
Relevance
your needs?
Authority
___yes _x___no If this is an online source, is there anything revealed in the URL (which you
have
Accuracy
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade? inform
that in mind as you consume the source.) Fact (personal accounts)

Reflection
I knew that a lot of the time, children were removed from their homes due to the
behavior of their biological parents. The book gives Dave Pelzer first hand accounts with
an abusive mother and a compliant father.

The first chapter made me realize that a lot of children who have struggles within their home life
tend to act out and make rash decisions. Dave’s decision to run away seemed perfectly reasonable
in the moment because he had been being abused by his mother and she gave him the option of
escaping. But, he did not think about where he was going to go and who he was going to stay with
so he ended up right back at “The House”. This could also explain why a lot of children who run
away from home end up homeless with no place to go.

I find it hard to believe that the officer did not bring Dave to a hospital or something
because his clothes were all dirty and ripped and he had bruises from the beatings his
mother gave him all the time. Then, he also didn’t try to get any information out of Dave as
to why he ran away but he believed his father’s story about a bike. I’m confused as to why
the officer didn’t do more. And, aren’t you supposed to investigate the family if a child is
able to just run away like that?

“Weekends are worse. No school means no food and more time at ‘The House’. All I can do is
try to imagine myself away— somewhere, anywhere— from ‘The House’.”
“I have no home. I am a member of no one’s family. I know deep inside that I do not now, nor
will I ever, deserve any love, attention or even recognition as a human being. I am a child
called ‘It’.”
“Suddenly I realize that this is no game. It takes a few seconds for me to understand that this is
my chance— my chance to escape. I’ve wanted to run away for years, but some invisible fear
kept me from doing it.”
“‘Your father here tells me that you became upset when your mother wouldn't let you ride your
bike. You didn’t need to run away for something like that’... He then changes the tone of voice
as he points a finger at me. ‘And don’t you ever put your parents through that again. I hope
you’ve learned your lesson.’”



Entry #
5
Type of source
● website,
● film,
Film
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Weisberg, Roger and Vanessa Roth, directors. Aging Out. Public Policy Productions,
2004.

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2004
Relevance
your needs?
Authority
have
Accuracy
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade? Inform people of the struggles teenagers face when aging
out of the foster care system
keeping that in mind as you consume the source.) They are personal experiences so a little bit of
both.

Reflection
I already knew that some people remained in foster care for a very long time (until they
were 18). The film showed three of these instances and it was extremely powerful and
raw. It showed the strains the system caused on all three characters with their health and
their views of their birth families.

I did not know that you could opt to stay in the system until you’re 21. I thought that once
you were 18, you were required to remove yourself. This makes me think of the people
who sign themselves out before they’re ready to be on their own and how the system
prevents from that happening.

The challenges that come up are having people that have such bad opinions on the system
that cannot reflect at all. Because of their own experiences, they are blinded and cannot see
anything but what they experienced themselves, which could be considered biased.

“I’ve grown up with over ten different families ever since I was an infant. How am I supposed to have
feelings towards having a family?”
“I wanna get somewhere but there’s so many obstacles. I’m lost.”
“If I wanna get out, I should be able to get out. Let me live my own life of misery!”
“I was nine years old when I went to my first group home. And that’s when I really started getting in
trouble.”
“I just spoke to my real mom over the phone yesterday and she’s, like, clueless.”
“Every graduation, no one was there. And this graduation, it’s just made me realize, you know, I still
have a family.”
“I stay because I know that it is best, financially.”
“All I want to do is sleep on a bed.”
“I feel like going back to her [Dolores] house is, like, falling behind and not moving forward.”
“I’ve never been so unhappy… I shouldn’t have to wake up every other week in a new placement.”
“There was just too much going on in my life for me to focus on education.”
Entry #
6
Type of source
● website,
● film,
Film
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Stone, Alice, director. Angelo Unwritten. 2015

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2015
Relevance
your needs?
Authority
have
Accuracy
_x__yes ____no Does the source appeared to be reviewed by authorities and experts, not solely by
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade? Inform people of Angelo’s experience with his foster
family
that in mind as you consume the source.) It is a personal story so a little bit of both

Reflection
The information in the movie connect to what I already knew because it shows how some
foster children can find a family that is willing to take them in but they’re hesitant
because of what they have been through in the past. Angelo continuously got in trouble
while in his foster home but he kept coming back because he knew that they were all that
he had.

I think this movie made me think how much involvement the state actually has in adoptions and
when they think that it’s time to step. Angelo was repeatedly kicked out of the foster home and
they always allowed him to go back. Although this was a good outcome in the end, why didn’t the
state step in and say enough is enough?

As stated above, I wonder how much the system itself and the state steps in on the behalf
of students in situations where they seem to be in an unhealthy home. Even though Angelo
was fine in the end, did the state ever suspect something was going on for why he
continued to act out?

“We all want to believe that a child in need of a family simply needs love and devotion to thrive. But
years spent in foster care can take their toll, and present challenges well into adulthood.”
“When I’m older, I will have nothing to do with you.” (Angelo to foster mother)
“This is just giving you some idea of how … how unusual [and] bizarre our life is trying to
accommodate and help Angelo. No one else will put up with this.”
“This is clearly the kid inside who wants to get out from this other kid who’s terrorizing us.”
“I think there is an incredible loyalty to your birth mother that just never goes away.”
“When do I know that I’m dealing with a real mental illness? Like this is schizophrenia coming on or
this is bipolar coming on? Or I still have a kid that’s suffering from childhood trauma?”
“One thing I learned about foster children is that they live with tremendous guilt all the time.”


Entry #
6
Type of source
● Website
● Scholarly journal
● Book
● Interview
● Report
● Blog post
● Newspaper
● Encyclopedia
● speech/transcribed talk/Ted Talk
● Broadcast/Podcast
● Film/Television

Ted Talk
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Sissay, Lemn. “A child of the state.” Lemn Sissay: A child of the state | TED Talk, TED
Conferences, June 2012,
www.ted.com/talks/lemn_sissay_a_child_of_the_state#t-137507.

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June 2012
___yes _x___no Is my research effort better served by a more recent source?
Relevance
your needs?
Authority
have
Accuracy
__x_yes ____no Is the information supported by verifiable evidence and documented through footnotes
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade? Inform people of a man’s journey as being a “child of the
state”
keeping that in mind as you consume the source.) Both because it is based on personal
experiences

Reflection
I already knew that everything someone goes through, in some way or form, affects
what happens to them later on. This is especially the case in a foster child because they
go through so much, from being removed/losing their parents and having to meet with
new people. This affects how they act and express themselves.

This made me think of what kind of supports are given and should be given once
someone notices something is wrong (before the removal of a child). I think that this
would be a lot better for certain is because they don’t have to start therapy too late and
they start when the issue begins. This also makes me think about the resources that are
provided for parents (even before anyone gets involved) and maybe there should be more
to avoid certain situations.

A challenge that came from this talk is the other factors that really have nothing to do
with the foster care system. Such as a single parent wanting to further their studies and
want their children to have better lives. I wonder how much damage has been done to that
child that causes them to potentially act out. I feel like I personally put a lot of blame on
the system when I should be looking at the child’s life before the system and what jump
started their own problems.

“It seems that writers know that the child outside of family reflects on what family truly is more than
what it promotes itself to be.”
“It’s not our pity that they need. It’s our respect.”
“Children in care, who have had a life in care, deserve the right to own and live the memory of their
own childhood.”
“For doing this, I was incarcerated for a year in an assessment center which was actually a remand
center. It was a virtual prison for young people. By the way, years later, my social worker said that I
should never have been put in there. I wasn’t charged for anything. I hadn’t done anything wrong. But
because I had no family to inquire about me, they could do anything to me.”
Entry #
7
Type of source
● website,
● film,
Website
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
ilver Lining Mentoring, Silver Lining Mentoring, 2017 www.silverliningmentoring.org/.
S
Accessed 3 November 2017

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2017
Relevance
your needs?
Authority
have
Accuracy
__x_yes ____no Is the information supported by verifiable evidence and documented through footnotes
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade? Inform and reach out to foster children to help them in
their lives while in the system.
that in mind as you consume the source.) Fact, using what people go through as a way
to come up with solutions.

Reflection
The information in the site were connected to what I already knew because I knew that
children in the foster care go through many traumas. I know that it’s especially good for a
foster child to have a mentor to guide them through life since their parents were not able
to.

The statistics are very eye-opening of how many children in Massachusetts are in the foster care
system (1500). This site mentions how long-term relationships is the most essential need for a
foster child. This makes me think about how the system goes about separating siblings that should
have long term relationships with each other.

The site says that it’s the only mentoring organization in Massachusetts that is for the
youth in the foster care system. Why are there not more? What types of programs are
available in the place of a mentoring organization? And, since there is such a large number
of youth in the foster care system, how are they all going to represented if need be?

“Through no fault of their own, youth become involved in foster care because of abuse or
neglect.”
“Silver Lining Mentoring's programs address two of the greatest needs for youth in foster care:
long term relationships and life skills development.”
“There are more than 1500 youth in the Greater Boston area who have been removed from
their families and placed in foster care due to abuse and neglect.”
“Silver Lining Mentoring youth are 2X more likely to attend college than their peers in foster
care.”


Entry #
9
Type of source
● Website
● Book
● Interview
● Report
● Blog post
● Newspaper
● Encyclopedia
● Film/Television

Video
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
“Treehouse Foundation.” The Hero Effect, 13 May 2017,

www.heroeffect.com/episodes/episode-7-treehouse-foundation/.

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May 2017
___yes _x_no Is my research effort better served by a more recent source?
Relevance
___yes _x__no Does the information relate to your topic and/or answer your research question(s)?
___yes _x_no Is the information at an appropriate level, not too elementary OR too advanced for
your needs?
Authority
_x_yes ____no Is there evidence that the author is qualified to write on this topic?
___yes _x__no If this is an online source, is there anything revealed in the URL (which you have
Accuracy
___yes _x__no Is the information supported by verifiable evidence and documented through footnotes
_x_yes ____no Does the source appeared to be reviewed by authorities and experts, not solely by
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade? Inform people of an organization that helps foster families
and children
keeping that in mind as you consume the source.)

Reflection
I already knew that one of the downfalls of the system was that they did not provide
enough resources for families other than money and some support groups. The
organization provides a whole village full of support for foster families and it works a lot.
This is all connected to the idea that people involved in foster care need the support of
other people who have gone through the same thing.

The video made me think about looking into organizations that sole purpose is to help foster
children who are on the verge of aging out. Previously, I’ve been looking at people’s experience in
the system or DCF workers. If I look into the programs, it will give me better insight into what the
system is actually lacking.

From this site and video, I wonder why the system doesn’t more publicly endorse organizations
like this if they are so helpful for people. Now, I am thinking about what types of programs the
system actually endorses, if any. I also wonder what are the downfalls of the Treehouse
Foundation. They talk so much about the good it does but does it actually fix everything?

“On average, a child will have seven school changes while they are in foster care, often as a
result of moving to live with a different family each time.”
“Every child placed in foster care is our responsibility, that as Americans, as citizens, we are
responsible for all children in care.”
“Most Americans think there are only two ways you can support a child in care— become a
foster parent or adopt. It’s too much to ask of most people and the result is millions of
Americans turn and walk away from children who need them in their communities the most.”
“Before I met my parents, it was terrible. Out of 25 foster homes, I remeber 3. Out of 25.”
“Bagging up your belongings and moving to a place you didn't know, you didn't understand,
and asking the social worker ‘Where am i going? Did I do something wrong?’ and them not
answering you, that’s something that really bothered me. And when I was moving, I was so
confused wondering if I did something wrong. It makes it really hard to be friends with other
people, to have long term relationships, and communicate with other people because you're so
used to cutting of your emotions.”
“They need to know they are in the system not because they did something wrong.”
Entry #
10
Type of source
● website,
● film,
Article
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
“Children's Rights Calls for Transparency in Massachusetts Child Welfare.” Children's

Rights, 3 Sept. 2015,
www.childrensrights.org/press-release/childrens-rights-calls-for-transparency-in-massachuset
ts-child-welfare/.

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3 September 2015
Relevance
___yes _x_no Does the information relate to your topic and/or answer your research question(s)?
___yes _x_no Is the information at an appropriate level, not too elementary OR too advanced for
your needs?
Authority
___yes _x_no If this is an online source, is there anything revealed in the URL (which you have
Accuracy
___yes _x_no Is the information supported by verifiable evidence and documented through footnotes
Purpose
sell, entertain, or persuade?
that in mind as you consume the source.) Both

Reflection
I knew that the system had its faults and people noticed. I knew that children were constantly
being treated badly under the care of the state, placed in homes that were not safe for them, and
most did not get regular medical screenings.

The article made me want to look up and lawsuits that were brought against the system. Looking
into these lawsuits will help me find any other faults that they system has. Also, looking into the
way the system defends itself will help me see their point of view.

This made me think that a lot of the news out about the system is very one-sided. DCF
workers usually never say anything in response to any claims or allegations. This concerns
me because there are some extreme allegations against the system and if it’s supposed to
helping people, why does it allow these things to go on.

“Right now DCF is far from transparent. If state leaders are serious about making foster care the
safe haven that children deserve, it is imperative that they be open and honest about how kids are
faring,”
“The state’s high rate of maltreatment in care and large percentage of foster children prescribed
psychotropic medications were highlighted in Connor B. v. Patrick. The lawsuit, filed in 2010 by
Children’s Rights and Boston law firm Nutter McClennan & Fish LLP, alleged that DCF violates the
constitutional rights of children in state care by placing them in dangerous and unstable
situations.”
“He also noted a well-documented “laundry list of problems plaguing DCF” in areas including
maltreatment in care, the inappropriate placement of children, providing medical services and
caseload management and training.”


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11
Type of source
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● Book
● Interview
● Report
● Blog post
● Newspaper
● Encyclopedia
● Film/Television

Film
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Stuck. Dir. Thaddeus Scheel. Perf. Mariska Hargitay. Prod. Jennifer Latham. 2013.
Amazon. Web.

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Reflection
I already knew that international adoption was really hard to do. I knew that there were
many children outside of the U.S. waiting to be adopted by many Americans, but it being
a long and complicated process. This adds on to the idea that adopting a child is a hard
thing to do and you have to be extremely dedicated and willing to drop everything to care
for a child.


Just looking at how international adoption was being treated, I think that local adoption
needs to be at a good place (whatever that could mean). I believe that if we can’t get the
system in check for locals, how are we going to do so for internationals? This movie
makes me think about ways that we can work to help international adoptions. Even though
this isn’t specifically what I anticipate my project being on, I think it will useful be
background information.

The movie was really interesting because it showed how tedious international adoption is.
But, it concerns me because we claim that we want to help these kids that are struggling,
but we make it such a hard process to go through, therefore pushing more parents toward
not adopting a child. I wonder the similarities between international adoption and local
adoption. Could this be one of the reasons we have a limited amount of placements for
children?

“There are more than ten million children living in orphanages today worldwide that need homes.
There are all these restrictions and barriers and discriminatory rules that are turning good people who
had a sincere interest in adopting a child who was living in an orphanage away.”
“Though these children may survive, they are deprived of a connection that will shape the very core of
who they become.”
“Children have been institutionalized since the days of The Poor House. It was clear, even then, that a
person’s whole life would be profoundly affected by a childhood behind these walls.”
“When children aren’t spoken to, picked up, or given affection, they resort to rocking, twitching, and
self-mutilation.”
“The thought of raising children, almost the way you raise cattle, that was shocking.”
“In the pat 5 years, the number of children adopted into the U.S. had plummeted by 50%, leaving many
children with fewer options for a healthy and productive life.”
“You have a few corrupt cases who are tainting the rest of the good cases.”
“I think the one thing that a family can give a child that an institution can never give is the amount of
affection that is required by all children.”
Entry #
12
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● film,
Interview
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Bouchard, Elizabeth. Personal Interview. 27 November 2017.

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that in mind as you consume the source.)

Reflection
I already knew that children in foster care have most likely suffered extreme traumas.
Just working with children, I know that they can be distrustful and believe everyone will
hurt them. I think it’s important that we all work to make children feel comfortable and
feel like they can trust the system to do well for them. In order to do that, we have to
make sure the system benefits all kids.

This interview made me think about going deeper into the trainings that foster parents receive
before they take in a child. Beth brought up the point that a lot of parents don’t feel as if they are
prepared to deal with “high risk” children and therefore have a hard time keeping the kids safe. I
think my project would be served well with someone who conducts foster parent trainings just to
see what they focus and don’t focus on.

The interview brought up the point that a lot of people who experienced trauma don’t
actually like to admit that they are in pain or that they struggled. This worries me because I
plan on interviewing people who are out of the foster care system and I hope that they have
come to terms with what they’ve been through and are actually able to reflect on their
lives.

“Kids who have come from backgrounds where they have been abused before, kids who’ve
experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, or kids who might not be welcome in their home
because of their gender identity or their sexual orientation, we see that exploiters and traffickers are
targeting those kids.”
“A lot of the kids have been through some very intense trauma, so sometimes people might be surprised
that the youth they're working with don’t identify as victims. They don’t see anything wrong with
what’s happening.”
“It can be really hard to engage youth who have experienced such a trauma and who might, for good
reason, be distrustful of the system, the services, and the agencies that are there for them.”
“Sometimes the parents that we work with feel that they are not equipped to deal with all those issues
[that children of trauma face].”


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13
Type of source
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● Interview
● Report
● Blog post
● Newspaper
● Encyclopedia
● Film/Television

Blog Post
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Palmer, Alisha. “Two Excuses to Not Become Foster Parents.” Dropping Anchors.
WordPress, 29 November 2017,
droppinganchorsblog.com/2017/11/29/two-excuses-to-not-become-foster-parents/.

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Reflection
I knew that there was a shortage of foster parents and placements for foster children. This
blog post gave reasons for why people usually do not become foster parents. Itp put the
shortage of placements into context but it also combatted the reasons which I think is
very interesting.

From this post, I got the idea that most foster parents also go through a lot when dealing with
children. Most people just focus on what the children are going through and not what the parents
are. This strengthens my wants to interview a foster parent to know what they actually go through.

This blog post also highlighted the idea of a disconnect between the media and the foster
care system. The post argued against two misconceptions about foster parenting which
means that people’s view of the system si possible misconstrued.

“There is a very negative perception of the biological parents whose children are taken
away. They are drug users, sexual abusers, child neglectors, prone to violence, and
impoverished.”
“‘The same bad that is in the biological parents is in us too,’ he said. ‘We have the
same potential to fall into those traps.’ And if that’s the case, the same potential good
that is in us, is also in them. If we believe in the gospel, we must believe that change is
always possible.”
“ One of the most common reasons people tell me they cannot become foster parents
is the fact it would break their heart when they have to goodbye to a child they’ve
become attached to.”
Entry #
14
Type of source
● website,
● film,
Book
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Haddish, Tiffany. “Family and Foster Care.” The Last Black Unicorn. Gallery
Books, 2017.

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Reflection
I already knew that many foster children in the system struggle with the feeling of
abandonment. Haddish’s story only proves that idea right with her book. First, he mother
was suffering from a mental illness and then she had to live with families that she didn’t
know and other kids would constantly try to bully her. This book shows that the system
clearly isn’t the best.

This book made me think about ways to get the foster children’s voices to be heard while they are
in the system. Haddish said she struggled with feeling alone and feeling like no one ever listened
to her. How can we fix this? How can we give the youth a voice to get what they want?

This excerpt made me think about the actual involvement of the court. Haddish’s foster mom did
not want her to get a license so she went to the court to have the judge sign it. If she’s currently in
the care of the foster mom, should they have signed it? I am confused about the power of the state.

“I went to the clerk, I found out who my judge was, I went into his courtroom. He wasn’t noticing me,
not paying me any attention, the bailiff wouldn’t talk to me. I was like, Wow, just like my real parents,
my state parents don’t care neither.”
“When I was a foster kid I would have to walk through the gang hoods to get to the bus stop. I used to
try to holla at all of them. I wanted to be in the gang, because I felt like then I’d be a part of
something.”


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15
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● Website
● Book
● Interview
● Report
● Blog post
● Newspaper
● Encyclopedia
● Film/Television

Blog Post
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Harmeyer, Sarah. “This Is Pure Joy in Foster Care.” Dropping Anchors. WordPress, 15
November 2017,
https://droppinganchorsblog.com/2017/11/15/this-is-pure-joy-in-foster-care/

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Reflection
The information presented is connected to what I already knew because I knew that in
some cases of foster care, the original parents are allowed to have visits with the child. In
this blog post, a foster parents shares the story of “pure joy” when her foster son came
home from one of his visits. At first, he was silent and closed off, probably because he
was meeting the same people that gave him up or could not take care of him in the first
place.

This blog post made me think that there is a positive to having a relationship with original parents
while in foster care. It provides a sense of comfort and familiarity within the child. Most of the
time, children forgive their parents for whatever they have done or not done so it is important that
they still are allowed a relationship with those parents. This makes me wonder if it would be a
benefit to my project to interview parents who have had their children taken away from them, just
to know their experiences with social services. I also know that this would be much harder to do,
since most people keep things like that to themselves.

This blog post is making me think about how much is the relationship of a child and their
original parents being rehabilitated while they are in the system. I know that visits are
sometimes allowed but what about the parents that are suffering? From an old article that I
read for a previous annotated bib, a woman felt as if she was not being taken into
consideration regarding where her child went. She wasn’t allowed visits although she did
everything the court asked her to do. What dictates if an original parent gets visits or not?

“The back and forth is always so hard on kids, especially when they can’t talk about it. I felt
for him, but without knowing the cause, all I could do was be there and comfort him as best I
knew how. Physical proximity helped. We spent the rest of the day together and by evening all
he wanted to do was go to bed.”
“It melted my heart – him bringing something special from his family into ours. And that one
small connection – the joining of his two worlds somehow smoothed the bumps of the back
and forth.”
“The next chance I got, I told his family about this, and his mom thanked me for praying with
him.”
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16
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● website,
● film,
Interview
Citation:
Purdue OWL says).
Thompson, Quaanzale. Personal Interview. 7 December 2017.

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Reflection
I already knew and believed that the foster care system had a lot of “general” rules and
that it sometimes needs to be more individualized. I also know that there are many
different places that children in the system can go to.

This interview made me think about the qualifications for foster parents. I think that it’s
extremely important for foster parents to have had prior experience with children, otherwise they
would not be able to deal with new children. I also am now thinking about what resources children
get. Fro this interview, I learned that the system sometimes lacks empathy for children.

From this interview, I really want to look into why children are removed from their
homes. The interviewee says that a child should be removed if they are causing danger or
in danger, and I have heard this previously, but I think that it is something that I can
explore more.

“I think the foster care system lacks empathy. It is a lot for a child, no matter what age to
have to be taken from their familiar situation and entered into an unfamiliar situation. A
lot of problems arise that way and the system should be more attentive to behavioral
shifts.”
“I think that putting a limit on this would bring up the question of “what happens” when
that limit is reached. And that intent is questionable.”
“One-on- one attention absolutely necessary for a child but I believe that if the parent has
the time and space to serve the desired number of children, then they should be able to.”
“Like every “system”, there is good and bad. The good doesn’t matter if the bad lasts
longer in the hearts of those involved.”

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