|
|
[No. 5] 12.
Ross, Laurence H. Confronting Drunk Driving. New Haven and London: Yale University Press,1992.
Identify the author For twenty years Laurence Ross served as an associate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. He has written a major study of insurance settlements, "Settled Out of Court." Ross is also the author of a major paper on traffic law violations written in 1960. As a sociologist, Ross has studied the process of social control through the law. Concerned with the ways in which law controls human behavior, Ross focuses in on the aspects of drunk driving. He covers this topic in his first book which was written in 1992.
Identify the relevant information in source Confronting Drunk Driving is a valuable piece of information to anyone interested in the issues of alcohol on the road. From the consequences of drunk driving to saving the lives of the innocent, this book covers a wide range of key issues important to the structure of my report. Ross also discusses the Blood Alcohol Content(BAC) in adults as he relates them to specific laws. This book examines the punishments imposed on drunk drivers and researches them to see which punishments are effective and which are not.
Identify the limits of the source. Example could be stronger here! Explain how you will use the source.
Because this book covers such a great deal of information about the consequences concerning drunk driving, it will prove to be a very useful source for my report. I intend to use this book as a reference, keeping my report focused, while exploring all of the areas of interest within my topic. The author's viewpoint throughout this book will also be useful as he and I share some of the same ideas and opinions about the laws concerning drunk driving.
Contrast source to other annotated sources. His views are in sharp contrast to those found in Smith [42] and Jones [18]. Those authors call for a radical overhaul of drunk driving laws, where this author calls for less extreme measures.
Explain how you will use the source.
Information from the section, "Saving Lives in Spite of Drunk Driving" will help to answer my public policy question: How far do the State and Federal Governments have to go to save the lives of innocent Americans from the stupidity of drunk drivers? This book will also point out other areas available to me for further research of my report such as special interest groups, like Students Against Drunk Driving (S.A.D.D.). [18] By mentioning this group throughout his book, Ross makes connections with many anti-alcohol groups.
Contrast source to other annotated sources.
Colford [2] reports about Mothers Against Drunk Driving(M.A.D.D). in an effort to prevent drunk driving by keeping teenage idols out of advertising campaigns aimed at alcohol. This reference as well as Colford's editorial [2] look into the prevention of drunk driving, but with different tactics. Colford's editorial talks about the stupidity in the use of teen idols in advertising for alcohol, while Ross takes a more legal approach. |
|
[No. 6] 14.
Chase, Alston. "Misguided fire policies threaten grizzly, man." The Oregonian. 30 October 1991, 4th Ed.: B7.
[NEED TO SUPPLY EXAMPLE IF YOU WANT SUPPORT FOR WORD 'OBVIOUSLY' HOW DOES HE DO THIS?]
uses the story to further his criticism of the National Park Service and other government agencies, the case of theYellowstone grizzlies is an incredibly effective example of the complexities of ecosystem relationships, detailing the connections between fire suppression, widespread crown fires and the destruction of a particular tree species that sustained a wildlife population. The example ties in well [HOW? EXPLAIN?]with scientific evidence offered by Agee [1], Kimmins [?], Walstad, et al. [?] and others, and his park service criticism is echoed by Anderson [?] and others, though it is not wholly supported by Pyne's [?] sense of the historical data. Chase's criticism of the park service bears mentioning in the essay, as does the ecological example presented by the grizzlies' plight.
|
