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ENGL& 102 Seslar


Example Entry:


Annotated Bibliography


TED Talks

Davis, W. (2008). The Worldwide Web of Belief and Ritual [Video file]. Retrieved

from https://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_the_worldwide_web_of_belief_and_ritual

This TED TALK was presented to us in my class at the beginning of February 2023. This source is reliable because our professor showed us this video and the presenter is an anthropologist and ethnobotanist; he’s explored the world for over 30 years and works for National Geographic. This source talks about the importance of culture vitality and describes several cultures he’s explored. He gives inside information about how deep culture runs. This source is likely to help me identify cultures relating to my source and helped me get an understanding of what culture really means.


INSTRUCTION: Please answer each of the following in the bullet point.

  • Identify the source: Underline and bold the kind of source it is (Book, website, etc).

  • Describe where, how, and when you found the source.

  • Explain what factors help you establish the source’s reliability (such as peer review, having been published by a university press, an author’s credentials,).

  • Include 1 or 2 sentences summarizing what kind of info the source contains.

Explain how the source is likely to help you in your research-based essay (focus on which chapter(s) you were writing when you chose this source.

Do the following: List of the Reference from previous essay

China Highlights. (2021). The Song Dynasty (960–1279): Economy, culture, and technology. Retrieved from https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/china-history/song-dynasty.htm

Delbanco, D. (2008, April). Chinese handscrolls. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved from https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chhs/hd_chhs.htm

Encyclopedia Britannica. (2021). Song Dynasty. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Song-dynasty-Chinese-history

Khan Academy. (2021). Taoism in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-asia/imperial-china/tang-dynasty/a/taoism-in-the-tang-and-song-dynasties

National Geographic Society. (2020, July 7). Feng Shui. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/feng-shui/

Osborne, M., & Stevenson, J. (Directors). (2008). Kung Fu Panda [Film]. DreamWorks Animation.

University of Southern California. (2021). Chinese philosophy and leadership. Retrieved from https://uschinainstitute.usc.edu/chinese-philosophy-and-leadership

Yao, X. (2000). An introduction to Confucianism. Cambridge University Press.

Zhang, Z. (2021). The influence of Buddhism and Taoism on Chinese society. China Educational Tours. Retrieved from https://www.chinaeducationaltours.com/guide/culture-buddhism-and-taoism.htm