Sample Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography
COM/220 - RESEARCH WRITING (AXIA)
Keisha Head
10/17/2010
Instructor: RUTH CAMERON

Annotated Bibliography

JOHN WISELY. (2010). Gannett News Service, _Retrieved October 6, 2010, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2148948531).

This is a good article written by, John Wisely, a reporter for the Detroit Free Press. In this article the writer points out various ways some recipients of public assistance abuse the system by spending taxpayer’s money frivolously. The article sheds light on new laws that government officials are putting in place to stop unmerited spending.
Congressional Documents and Publications, (2010) _Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Research Library. (Document ID: 2143534651)
This article provides information on where and how funds received through public assistance are spent. The author gives examples on how the system is abused and gives new solutions on improving our welfare system. This source is credible because it comes from a trusted site.
MIKE KASZUBA. (2009). Star Tribune. _ Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Business Dateline. (Document ID: 1658297391)
MIKE KASZUBA, a journalist for Star Tribune, wrote an article that gives a wealth of information concerning the measures that the government is taking to crackdown on welfare fraud. It provides statistics and facts that will support my argument. This article supports my thesis and provides ground evidence that supports my overall argument. The Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is published seven days each week. It is a reliable source because the articles are approved by various experts.
Shelley Stark and Jodie Levin-Epstein (1999, February). Excluded Children:
Family Cap in a New Era. Retrieved October 6, 2010, from http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications_archive
This book gives accurate information to apprise policymakers and the public of what is now known about the efficacy and impact of the family cap. Family cap policy was originally implemented to “promote personal responsibility” while discouraging births to families receiving cash assistance by eliminating or reducing cash assistance traditionally available to families with newborn children.
Adams, E., Gavin, N., Ayadi, M., Santelli, J., & Raskind-Hood, C. (2009). The costs of public services for teenage mother’s post-welfare reform: a ten-state study. Journal of Health Care Finance, 35(3), 44-58. Retrieved from CINAHL Plus with Full Text database.
This site provides graphs and statistics proven from a ten state study on teenage mothers who receive public assistance for their families.

Works Cited

JOHN WISELY. (27 September). Mich. bill would ban welfare debit card use at ATMs in casinos. Gannett News Service Retrieved October 6, 2010, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2148948531).
Senate Finance Committee Hearing: Welfare Reform: A New Conversation on Women and Poverty [2]. (2010, September). Congressional Documents and Publications, Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Research Library. (Document ID: 2143534651).
MIKE KASZUBA. (2009, February 25). GOP legislators, Pawlenty spar on plan for welfare investigators: Lawmakers call for crackdown on fraud, but the budget would reduce ranks and add territory... Star Tribune, B.1. Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Business Dateline. (Document ID: 1658297391).

MIKE KASZUBA. (2009, February 25). GOP legislators, Pawlenty spar on plan for welfare investigators: Lawmakers call for crackdown on fraud, but the budget would reduce ranks and add territory... Star Tribune, B.1. Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Business Dateline. (Document ID: 1658297391).

Shelley Stark and Jodie Levin-Epstein (1999, February). Excluded Children:
Family Cap in a New Era. Retrieved October 6, 2010, from http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications_archive

Adams, E., Gavin, N., Ayadi, M., Santelli, J., & Raskind-Hood, C. (2009). The costs of public services for teenage mother’s post-welfare reform: a ten-state study. Journal of Health Care Finance, 35(3), 44-58. Retrieved from CINAHL Plus with Full Text database.

Bibliography: JOHN WISELY. (2010). Gannett News Service, _Retrieved October 6, 2010, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2148948531). Congressional Documents and Publications, (2010) _Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Research Library. (Document ID: 2143534651) This article provides information on where and how funds received through public assistance are spent Shelley Stark and Jodie Levin-Epstein (1999, February). Excluded Children: Family Cap in a New Era Senate Finance Committee Hearing: Welfare Reform: A New Conversation on Women and Poverty [2]. (2010, September). Congressional Documents and Publications, Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Research Library. (Document ID: 2143534651). Shelley Stark and Jodie Levin-Epstein (1999, February). Excluded Children: Family Cap in a New Era