Annotated+Bibliography


 * Springfield Township High School **** Graduation Project Annotated Bibliography **

What is an Annotated Bibliography?
An Annotated Bibliography is a list of works cited and consulted in which you provide information about each source you use for your research. As an expert on your topic, it is important that you are able to explain the information in each of your sources and evaluate each source. Therefore, the annotation for each source will include the following:

Citation //Provide the proper MLA citation format.//
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 * Finnegan, Leah. "The Most Profitable College Football Teams." //Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post//. N.p., 30 Dec. 2010. Web. 5 Oct. 2011. What authority or qualifications does the author hold? // The author has the credentials of an experienced reporter who did the leg work to get all the facts presented in this story. The author may not have the sports involvement, an experience to make them an expert on this topic but they did do a good report.

Scope and purpose of the work //Is it an informational report, overview, persuasive piece, or editorial? // This is generally an informational report or even an expose on the facts and numbers that many people may not know.

Intended audience //Lay person? Expert in the field?// The intended audience is any person that has an interest in college sports. They need to know just how lucrative of a business college football is given the fact that none of the players are receiving any of the benefits of the business.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. //Show that you have read and thoroughly understand the source//. //What position does the author take? What is the author// // arguing? // The author has a clear position against the big business of college football. They are arguing against the fact that colleges are making all this money off of their athletes who see nothing in return.

What are the main arguments? //What information does the author provide to support his/her// // thesis? What topics does he/she cover? //

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The author provides the cold hard facts and numbers that tell the reader exactly what is going on. She covers the profit and revenue of the top 13 big football schools, which is even better then just showing the revenue alone.=====

Evidence?
//What evidence (research, facts, information) does the author// // provide in support of his/her arguments? What evidence does the author provide that supports your arguments? //

Evaluation
Evaluation of research //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is the work logical, clear, well-researched? //

The work is logical and indisputable because of the fact that the NCAA makes the numbers readily available for everyone.
Evaluation of scope <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Has the topic been adequately addressed?// Yes it was but that said, I will definitely need more sources on this topic alone. This page only provided the numbers but no quotes in the defense of the universities in question.

Evaluation of author bias <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Does the author take an objective stance, or is he/she motivated// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">to argue a certain position? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author has a clear stance against the universities and their athletic departments. They want to share this information which sheds a negative light on the universities and exposes an injustice that needs attention.

Reflection
//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is this source helpful to your research? What did you learn from this source? What evidence does the source provide to support your argument? How did the information in this source help you develop your argument? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">This source could prove to be very helpful because of the shock value it provides. The numbers help my argument alot and helped me mold my argument into what it is. I learned just how out of proportion the system really is. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">---


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Citation

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Branch, Taylor. "The Shame Of College Sports." //The Atlantic// 14 Sept. 2011,

Online Edition ed.: n. pag. //theatlantic.com//. Web. 11 Oct. 2011.

<http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/10/

the-shame-of-college-sports/8643/?single_page=true>.

Author’s credentials //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">What authority or qualifications does the author hold? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author has the credentials to ensure that this article has been reported in the most accurate way possible. He has written multiple books and for many other publications such as the New York Times. He many not have had first hand experience but it does not take anything away from the overall quality of the article itself.

Scope and purpose of the work //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is it an informational report, overview, persuasive piece, or editorial? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">This article is an persuasive piece mixed with an informational report. The author has a lot of statistics to back up his aggressive stance against the fact that college athletes are not getting ranging pack as far as the conception of the NCAA system in the fifties.

Intended audience <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Lay person? Expert in the field?// The intended audience is anyone that watches college sports without knowing the greater injustice that lies beneath the facade of amateurism. The author wrote this with the intent of informing the public, not just sports fans and experts alone.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Show that you have read and thoroughly understand the source//. //What position does the author take? What is the author// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> arguing? // The author's position is for the college athletes he believes are being mistreated, and even more so against what he calls the fraud that is the NCAA's way of making money off its athletes. The author is in essence arguing that the athletes need to get paid, or colleges need to stop making so much money off of their students.

What are the main arguments? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//What information does the author provide to support his/her// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> thesis? What topics does he/she cover? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author provides seven pages of information going back to the fifties. He talks about the early scandals that the NCAA was a part of like point saving at Kentucky. The author cover topics that back up his point that the NCAA hides the fact that they are a money making business behind the pretense of amateur sports.

Evidence?
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//What evidence (research, facts, information) does the author// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> provide in support of his/her arguments? What evidence does the author provide that supports your arguments? // The author provides seven pages of facts research and information to support his argument against the organization behind college sports: "The Big Ten pursued closely at $905 million. That money comes from a combination of ticket sales, concession sales, merchandise, licensing fees, and other sources—but the great bulk of it comes from television contracts." (Branch). This in information from the second paragraph of the first page alone.

Evaluation
Evaluation of research //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is the work logical, clear, well-researched? // This article is clearly well researched by an experienced author who would not let anything he wrote pass without being anything less than that. The author not only takes a firm stand against the NCAA and also backs up all his statements with facts and statistics.

Evaluation of scope <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Has the topic been adequately addressed?// The topic has been more than adequately addressed given that there are seven pages, there will probably be information that i wont even be able to use.

Evaluation of author bias

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Does the author take an objective stance, or is he/she motivated// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">to argue a certain position? // The author has a far from objective stance, this is clear after the first glance at the article and title "The Shame of College Sports". The author has a position firmly against the NCAA and its regulations.

Reflection
//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is this source helpful to your research? What did you learn from this source? What evidence does the source provide to support your argument? How did the information in this source help you develop your argument? // This source is probably the best one I have found so far. It seems to be the "be all end all" of articles that have to do with this topic. I will continue to research after this article but i probably would be fine if i only used this source.

Citation <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Provide the proper MLA citation format.//
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 * Klayman, Ben. " NCAA signs $10.8 billion basketball tourney TV deal | Reuters." //Business & Financial News, Breaking US & International News | Reuters.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2011. <http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/04/22/us-basketball-ncaa-cbsturner-idUSTRE63L4FP20100422>.

Author’s credentials //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">What authority or qualifications does the author hold? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author isn't any special authority on college basketball, he's just an experienced reporter who covers sports in Detroit for a news paper. He is only the sports coverage team so he has experience in the and knows how the system works.

Scope and purpose of the work //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is it an informational report, overview, persuasive piece, or editorial? // The article is strictly informational but it is information that I can use to support my argument. The article has facts throughout about the NCAA basketball tournament and the money it generation just for media rights alone.

Intended audience <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Any person? Expert in the field?// The audience is intended to be any fan of the basketball tournament who knows just how big of an event the whole thing is. Someone who does not know about it may not get everything someone who does gets out of it.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Show that you have read and thoroughly understand the source//. //What position does the author take? What is the author// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> arguing? // The author takes the position of reporter. He doesn't have any motive in reporting this story he simply is telling the reader what has been happening with the media contract for the tournament.

What are the main arguments? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//What information does the author provide to support his/her// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> thesis? What topics does he/she cover? // The author's thesis would like be something about how the tournament has proven to be too big for one network alone. The fact that the tournament will now be on multiple channels means it will generate a lot more money.

Evidence?
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//What evidence (research, facts, information) does the author// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> provide in support of his/her arguments? What evidence does the author provide that supports your arguments? // The author provides all the facts necessary to get his point across. This is because the point of the story is to inform the reader and the purpose would not be met if the author neglected to do so. The author gives the reader the numbers and names of the networks, and conferences, that took part in this new deal.

Evaluation
Evaluation of research //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is the work logical, clear, well-researched? // The work is logical and clearly coming from someone who knows their stuff and did the necessary research on the topic. The author does not seem to be making anything up or drawing any conclusions, just stating the facts alone.

Evaluation of scope <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Has the topic been adequately addressed?// The topic has been adequately addressed for my purposes is. Its not necessarily a piece that tells the reader everything they need to know about all of college basketball and its money making dynamic, but it does tell they everything about the tournament's new deal.

Evaluation of author bias <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Does the author take an objective stance, or is he/she motivated// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">to argue a certain position? // The author has a generally objective stance, or maybe even a slightly tongue in cheek tone because of the crazy numbers that tournament will be doing an has done: " The new deal, at an annual average of $771.4 million, dwarfs the 11-year agreement signed in 1999 with CBS alone, which was worth $6 billion, or about $546 million per year."(Reuters).

Reflection
//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is this source helpful to your research? What did you learn from this source? What evidence does the source provide to support your argument? How did the information in this source help you develop your argument? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">This source is very helpful for my research, any source that gives me numbers that i can use to develop an argument that is solid enough to come at an age old organization that has been committing the some wrong for so long.

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**Annotation #4** Citation
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 * O'Toole, Thomas, and USA TODAY. "$17M BCS payouts sound great, but ... - USATODAY.com." //News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-12-06

Author’s credentials //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">What authority or qualifications does the author hold? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author is USA today's big sports event reporter. He covers the biggest events such as The Masters, The Final Four, and the Bowl games. He has been around the industry for long enough to be called an expert in the field.

Scope and purpose of the work //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is it an informational report, overview, persuasive piece, or editorial? // The piece is informative it is somewhat of a rebuttal for the rest of my research that has been portraying, or helping me portray the NCAA as an organization that is hoarding the money it makes of off its athletes.

Intended audience <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Any person? Expert in the field?// The intended audience is anyone that cares about the schools in the article, from students to adult fans of the sport. The information provided would be no less informative for a relaxed fan as it would for an expert.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Show that you have read and thoroughly understand the source//. //What position does the author take? What is the author// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> arguing? // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author's position is different than the other the other articles that I read early. The author is saying the school are the sole proprietors of the huge pay days that they get for their involvement in the events.

What are the main arguments? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//What information does the author provide to support his/her// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> thesis? What topics does he/she cover? // The author's main point is the fact that the winnings get broken up and spread amongst the other schools in the conferences. One example of this is when they are talking about the the fact that "The Big Ten will divide $34.4 million and, after all expenses are taken out, each of the 11 schools will receive about $2 million."(USA Today).

Evidence?
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//What evidence (research, facts, information) does the author// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> provide in support of his/her arguments? What evidence does the author provide that supports your arguments? // The evidence is the numbers the author provides in support of an argument that is not likely to be unfounded. The author has the numbers for all the bowl games last year and even tell the reader what the school that weren't involved are getting from it.

Evaluation
Evaluation of research //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is the work logical, clear, well-researched? // The work is well researched as it would be safe to expect nothing less from USA Today which has to good of a reputation to risk not doing so. The information is clear and makes "cents".

Evaluation of scope <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Has the topic been adequately addressed?// The topic has been well addressed and says everything it needs to about the topic. The author is intending to inform the reader about the fact that the NCAA makes the schools break up the money the they get and does so well.

Evaluation of author bias <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Does the author take an objective stance, or is he/she motivated// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">to argue a certain position? // The author's stance is leaned slightly on the side of the schools and the BCS. The author is trying to say that the gaudy numbers are not as crazy as they seem after they are broken up.

Reflection
//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is this source helpful to your research? What did you learn from this source? What evidence does the source provide to support your argument? How did the information in this source help you develop your argument? // This source is helpful for my research as a rebuttal. It is necessary to help me plan against any counter argument and in turn, make my whole argument better. This source will surely prove to be helpful later on.

Citation
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 * Whiteside, Kelly, and USA TODAY. "USATODAY.com - College athletes want cut of action." //News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2004-08-31-top-ten-number-7_x.htm>.

Author’s credentials //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">What authority or qualifications does the author hold? // The author, Kelly Whiteside, is an experienced writer for USA Today she has been covering the NCAA and college football for USA Today since 2003. This makes her somewhat of an expert the field or at least knowledgeable enough to write this story without the need to raise any questions about credibility.

Scope and purpose of the work //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is it an informational report, overview, persuasive piece, or editorial? // This piece is persuasive, with the intent of getting readers on the athletes side of the debate. The author opens by talking about the fact that the schools make money of their names, likenesses, and jerseys but they see none of it.

Intended audience <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Any person? Expert in the field?// <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">This article would be relevant for anyone that cares about college football and it's athletes in general. However the reader does not necessarily need to be an expert in the field to glean the right information and the overall point from the story.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Show that you have read and thoroughly understand the source//. //What position does the author take? What is the author// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> arguing // The author has a clear stance against the unfair treatment of the athletes. The author is likely trying to portray the NCAA as the villain with quotes like this: "We have a model for paying players. It's called professional sports."(USA Today). The author is arguing for the side of paying players or helping them out more at the very least.

What are the main arguments? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//What information does the author provide to support his/her// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> thesis? What topics does he/she cover? // The author provides some numbers to support her thesis but relies more on stories and the experiences of athletes that have gone through the system and are disgruntled to this day. She covers all topics of the pay of coaches to the catastrophic injury policy players have.

Evidence?
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//What evidence (research, facts, information) does the author// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> provide in support of his/her arguments? What evidence does the author provide that supports your arguments? // The author gives us facts about the schools that are making the big profit off of athletics and the schools that are not. The author also talks about the insurance and aid policies that student athletes have. This evidence is very usable for my arguments because by saying what they do I also learn what they are not doing.

Evaluation
Evaluation of research //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is the work logical, clear, well-researched? // This work appears to be well-researched, this is also something that it would be fairly safe to assume is a given because of the fact that the article comes from a source so credible as USA today.

Evaluation of scope <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Has the topic been adequately addressed?// The topic has been adequately addressed for my purposes, the story provided me with some more facts about the organizations and the benefits or lack there of that athletes have. This story, because it is geared to back the athletes, gives me more ammunition for my agreements.

Evaluation of author bias <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">//Does the author take an objective stance, or is he/she motivated// //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">to argue a certain position? // The author has a bias against the NCAA and BCS. She is figuratively arguing that athletes need to be paid and then backing that statement with example that can be anything from stories of disgruntled athletes to the numbers that show that something is unequal in the system.

Reflection
//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is this source helpful to your research? What did you learn from this source? What evidence does the source provide to support your argument? How did the information in this source help you develop your argument? // This source will prove to be very helpful to my research because it provided me with the all important story of someone's experiences with the system and something that people relate to. This article will, in the end, help me apply to the emotions of people at my presentation.

Citation
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 * Steve Wieberg, and AP. "Ex-QB sues NCAA, EA Sports over use of athletes' likenesses - USATODAY.com." //News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2009-05-07-keller-ncaa-easports-lawsuit_N.htm>.

Author’s credentials Steve Wieberg is USATODAY's designated NCAA football reporter, he has done many articles on the topic which give him more than the credentials needed to report on this story and the case of Keller vs. EA.

Scope and purpose of the work This piece is informative but it also has a little tilt towards the side of the athlete in question. The author reports the story with the intention of showing readers the unfairness of the system and what the athletes go through to get their proper due. He seems to be on Keller's side on this issue and reports in a way that does not hide it.

Intended audience The intended audience is, but is not limited to, those who are big fans of college sports, football in particular, who also know about the college football video game that Keller is looking to sue. This article might not have the same impact on someone that has never played or see the game to know exactly where Keller grievances lie, but anyone can understand the concept of someone's likeness being used in a game enough to understand where both sides are coming from.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. The author's thesis is that this ex-quarterback is sueing the NCAA and EA sports for unlawfully using his likeness and those of other athletes that are included in the game. The contract says that they cannot directly use their likeness to make money but they clearly are using it based on the fact that they get every detail down including their hairstyles and hometowns.

What are the main arguments? The main argument is that the NCAA is trying to find a loophole in the contract that they make players sign when they come to schools saying that they wont get any money for playing football at the school if the schools and the organization do the same. That said, the NCAA is clearly making money off of the players through they game and their likenesses while they see none of it.

Evidence?
The evidence comes from quotes from people that are involved with the case directly, who's statement can be looked at as valuable information for the argument: "I've always been concerned about when and how the NCAA procured a right to exploit the images of student-athletes. There is nothing in the national letter-of-intent that speaks to it. And attempts to seek assignment of these rights. .. would not be enforceable."(USA Today).

Evaluation
Evaluation of research The research and statements presented in the article seem to be sensible and based on research and fact as opposed to being based on opinion. This is important given that the whole basis of the case itself is based on opinion because both sides are arguing over discrepancies in their contracts.

Evaluation of scope The topic has been adequately addressed to my standards. Keller's case is well presented with both sides arguments being shown, albeit one in a different light than the other, with the facts about each given through quotes. The author makes sure to properly show the details of the story and not to graze over the issues that separate this case from many other people's cases.

Evaluation of author bias The other does not have a completely objective stance on this issue, which is something that would be expected given the injustice of the situation. The author gives us information that backs Keller more than it does the NCAA and Electronic Arts Sports. His position is that it truly isn't right that game uses every piece of information about the players in the game when they are not supposed to.

Reflection
This source will be helpful to me because it will help me show how the organizations try and find loopholes in the contracts that they make the players sign so that they are basically signing away all of their personal information and likenesses so that EA sports and the NCAA can make millions of dollars without giving them any amount of it at anytime. This adds another angle to my argument and more evidence to back it.

Citation
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 * Dirr, Jacob. "College athletes and health insurance: Winners or losers? | InsuranceQuotes.com." //Insurance Quotes - Compare Auto Insurance Rates - InsuranceQuotes.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.insurancequotes.com/health-insurance-college-athletes/>.

Author’s credentials Jacob Dirr is an award winning reporter who now does freelance work like this piece. He clearly has researched the topic enough and asked the right people the right questions to make up for his lack of direct experience on the issues in question. He might not be an athlete with the expirence to report on this first hand but he does make up for it and backs up the information in his article well.

Scope and purpose of the work The purpose of the work is to inform readers on the insurance policy that the players in the NCAA have to protect them against injury. He shows that the NCAA does, in fact, take care of players who's lively hood is based directly on their ability to play their sports. The piece is mostly informational as opposed to being an expose for or against the the NCAA or its players.

Intended audience The intended audience of this piece is anyone who cares about NCAA athletes and has questions about what happens when they are injured and cannot continue to play. This is something that only some one who follows the sport would really care about thus this article is not intended for just any person it has an intended audience, which makes it more suitable for my argument.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. The author's thesis is that players are generally insured for the entire time of their rehabilitation if they suffer a severe enough injury (upwards of $90,000 in hospital bills in most cases). They are covered by an insurance agency that is paid by the NCAA.

What are the main arguments? The main arguments presented in this piece are that players are not just left on their own to cover themselves if they suffer an injury while playing a sponsored sport. The plan is not leave any bills unpaid by the time the players graduate from the school so that they don't have to suffer because they were playing for the schools and then got hurt.

Evidence?
The evidence is based on interviews from people who are involved in making sure the players are covered, like the founder of the player's association. The author also presents facts from a study at Drexel University that showed the true value of each college football player to the universities.

Evaluation
Evaluation of research The research presented in this article is good enough for my purposes. The author provides me with enough information to help further develop my argument, that I will also be able to use directly from the article: "According to a September 2011 report published by the association and Drexel University, the fair-market value of football and basketball players at major schools is $120,048 and $265,027, respectively."(Insurancequotes.com).

Evaluation of scope This piece will by no means be the last source I will need but I did provide me with valuable information that i can use to help develop my argument against any rebuttal that could be presented. I will be able to make sure my argument is more sound because of this source.

Evaluation of author bias The author has no bias at all and presents the information objectively. The fact that he does not have bias is evidenced by the fact that he presents the information he does from the less traveled side of the NCAA and it's insurance policy as opposed to the side of the players, which would usually come with some bias. The author does also represent both sides and gives information that benefits both sides.

Reflection
This source will prove to be valuable as a rebuttal for my argument, something that is very important. This source will help me check to make sure I do not raise any points that are unfounded in anyway because it shows some of the good things that the NCAA does do. It also leads me to a new area of research in looking at ex-players that have complaints about the insurance system.

Citation
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 * Sandler, Ariel . "Advocacy Group Reports Top College Athletes Are Worth Over $100,000." //Business Insider//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. <http://www.businessinsider.com/advocacy-group-reports-top-college-athletes-are-worth-over-100000-2011-9>.

Author’s credentials Ariel Sandler is a sports writer that has covered many different sports on different levels for different papers. He wrote this article from a business stand point for businessinsider.com, this would seem to be right up his proverbial alley as far as writing articles.

Scope and purpose of the work This article was written clearly from the side of the players. The author's intent is to share the information he learned about the true value of college athletes on the fair market system. This in turn contributes to the argument that players do need to be payed to maintain life above the poverty line while at school. The author also shares some good insight on a plan to satisfy this problem.

Intended audience The intended audience of this article is people that care about college athletics and realize the injustice of a system that does not allow for the people that generate all of the revenue to live comfortably. The article would likely have the same impact on someone who follows sports as it would on someone who does not because the number presented are so shocking.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. The author's thesis would likely be: "College athletes average value to their schools averages over one hundred thousand dollars in many cases and they don't see a dollar of that value". The author takes a clear stance against the system as it works right now and presents a thesis and sub arguments in the form of ideas on how to fix the problems of the system.

What are the main arguments? The author's main arguments are that players need to be payed if their value is really upwards of one hundred thousand dollars to their schools. The author also contends that players should have their money put away in case of emergency and then made end then made available once they graduate.

Evidence?
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">The author backs his thesis with the numbers behind the claims he is making: "men’s basketball players are worth an average fair market value of over $100,000"(business insider). He has facts like this through out, backing the statements in his article with irrefutable evidence against the NCAA no pay for play policy. He also says they should have a lock box system in which the money would be put away for emergencies and the taken entirely upon graduation.

Evaluation
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Evaluation of research <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> The research in this article is sufficient to my needs from a single article. The author provided me with the main thing i needed, numbers to support the fact that players need to be reimbursed for what they do for their schools, or at least need to be able to live above the poverty level for the entire time they are at their respective universities.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> Evaluation of scope <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> The scope of this article is wider than many of the other sources that I used thus far because it talks about more than just college football and goes on to basketball and other sports. This will end up being very helpful in the end for my project because it will widen the scope of my entire argument, helping it touch people that may not be fans of one particular sport I mention.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> Evaluation of author bias <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> The author has a bias towards universities and does not hide this. He wants to make people aware of the injustice of the system and in the process writes with a bias towards that system, something that may not have been entirely avoidable.

Reflection
This source was another helpful place to get numbers and hard facts instead of just opinions which at this point in time is where most of the information online about this topic will come from. The facts in this article come with some shock value simply from the fact that the numbers mentioned are so high. This was a good source found through an RSS feed about my topic.

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Citation >
 * chemenole. "Economics of the NCAA Tournament - Tomahawk Nation." //Tomahawk Nation - For Florida St. Seminoles Fans//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. <http://www.tomahawknation.com/2011/3/15/2053126/economics-of-the-ncaa-tournament>.

Author’s credentials <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author was hired specifically to cover the Florida State Seminoles and even more specifically the basketball team. The author follows the team and reports on the basketball team, so their credentials come mostly from this.

Scope and purpose of the work The article is strictly informational and is full of things that I can use to support my argument. The article has facts throughout about the NCAA basketball tournament and the money it generation just for media rights, concession and memorabilia.

Intended audience The intended audience is fans of college basketball and even more fans of the Florida Seminoles. This is a fairly wide audience so its hard to believe that the article did not hit it's intended mark. The fan base of college basketball is clearly fairly large given that it generates so much money for the schools and organizations that run it.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. The author takes the position of reporter. The story is reported objectively, given that their is no intent to expose any faults of the NCAA or the teams involved, only to report on just how much money the event pulls in. There likely is no thesis in this article for that reason.

Evidence?
The article is mostly evidence such as the table that takes up most of the page that it is. The article shares information and evidence about twelve big name and market schools that participate in the tournament and how much money they make off of it.

Evaluation
Evaluation of research The work is logical and clearly coming from someone who knows their stuff and did the necessary research on the topic. The author does not seem to be making anything up or drawing any conclusions, just stating the facts alone.

Evaluation of scope The topic has been adequately addressed for my purposes. I did not need anything more than a few statistics about the tournament and it's revenue as related to some schools. which the article definitely does, given that it addresses twelve schools in all.

Evaluation of author bias The author has a generally objective stance, if not slightly tilted towards the supporting side of the Seminoles. The author has no real intention in presenting the facts he does only to inform readers about the tournament. The author chooses not to bring up the fact that although the schools make so much off these events the players see none of it and live under the poverty line in many cases.

Reflection
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">This source will end up being very helpful to my project. I will most likely take the table in it out and use it in my presentation. The article provided me with the all important statistics that are both readily available and vital to backing up the points that i make in my project and presentation.

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 * "NCAA holds firm to hypocritical system that brings in huge profits - NCAA Football - Sporting News." //Sporting News - Real Insight. Real Fans. Real Conversations.//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2011-09-13/ncaa-holds-firm-to-hypocritical-system-that-brings-in-huge-profits>.

Author’s credentials <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author is aol sport's main reporter he covers all kinds of sports for the website and has written for a few in print papers. He has covered enough stories about this topic to be called an expert on sports and specifically college athletics themselves.

Scope and purpose of the work The article is not written from an objective stance, in fact, the author uses terms like "hypocritical", and "injustice" when talking about how the system works and the way that players are forced to live while a few make ridiculous sums of money directly off of their names. The author has the intent to expose the system for how wrong it really is and for the fact that it needs to chance.

Intended audience The intended audience is fans of college basketball and even more fans of the tournament that is the biggest money generator for the sport. The audience of this article does not matter so much because anyone can understand money and when people are due a certain amount and aren't given it.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. The author's thesis is that there is clearly a deficit somewhere if players are living under the poverty line on campus while the tournament makes billions of dollars off of their names and likenesses, making their fair market value upwards of two hundred and thirty thousand dollars.

Evidence?
The evidence for the author's thesis in this article is based mostly on facts and statistics about the tournament and the NCAA's way of dealing with its sanctioned basketball players and their team. The evidence is mostly numbers that come from a study conducted by Huma and Stuarowsky, two professors that calculated the fair market value of players.

Evaluation
Evaluation of research The research in this article is more than sufficient. The author gets plenty of information about the whole system and goes further and cover the problems in the system and the loopholes the proprietors of the system use to make their money. The article covers everything I need to know about the college basketball tournament to make and argument for change.

Evaluation of scope The topic has been adequately addressed for my purposes.It is only one article of a few pages so there is plenty of information in it for my purposes. The author kept the topic on Basketball and the tournament, but this is fine for my needs.

Evaluation of author bias The author does not have and objective stance about this article and even calls some people and the system hypocritical. The author has a clear purpose to this article and an even clearer bias towards the NCAA's current system.

Reflection
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">This article may not change my project very much alone as my source are seemingly starting to become redundant at this point. It's another article that cover the tournament and points out the same things about the wrongs of it's system. Im sure i will be able to use some elements of it none the less. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -25px; width: 1px;">
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Citation >
 * chemenole. "Economics of the NCAA Tournament - Tomahawk Nation." //Tomahawk Nation - For Florida St. Seminoles Fans//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. <http://www.tomahawknation.com/2011/3/15/2053126/economics-of-the-ncaa-tournament>.

Author’s credentials <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">The author was hired specifically to cover the Florida State Seminoles and even more specifically the basketball team. The author follows the team and reports on the basketball team, so their credentials come mostly from this.

Scope and purpose of the work The article is strictly informational and is full of things that I can use to support my argument. The article has facts throughout about the NCAA basketball tournament and the money it generation just for media rights, concession and memorabilia.

Intended audience The intended audience is fans of college basketball and even more fans of the Florida Seminoles. This is a fairly wide audience so its hard to believe that the article did not hit it's intended mark. The fan base of college basketball is clearly fairly large given that it generates so much money for the schools and organizations that run it.

Summary:
Identify the author’s thesis. The author takes the position of reporter. The story is reported objectively, given that their is no intent to expose any faults of the NCAA or the teams involved, only to report on just how much money the event pulls in. There likely is no thesis in this article for that reason.

Evidence?
The article is mostly evidence such as the table that takes up most of the page that it is. The article shares information and evidence about twelve big name and market schools that participate in the tournament and how much money they make off of it.

Evaluation
Evaluation of research The work is logical and clearly coming from someone who knows their stuff and did the necessary research on the topic. The author does not seem to be making anything up or drawing any conclusions, just stating the facts alone.

Evaluation of scope The topic has been adequately addressed for my purposes. I did not need anything more than a few statistics about the tournament and it's revenue as related to some schools. which the article definitely does, given that it addresses twelve schools in all.

Evaluation of author bias The author has a generally objective stance, if not slightly tilted towards the supporting side of the Seminoles. The author has no real intention in presenting the facts he does only to inform readers about the tournament. The author chooses not to bring up the fact that although the schools make so much off these events the players see none of it and live under the poverty line in many cases.

Reflection
<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">This source will end up being very helpful to my project. I will most likely take the table in it out and use it in my presentation. The article provided me with the all important statistics that are both readily available and vital to backing up the points that i make in my project and presentation.