the amount of contributions and the facilities to add contents hard to control for their volunteers (DiStaso‚2012). Interestingly‚ a study conducted in 2005 by Nature‚ conclude that Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information as Britannica after comparing a considerable amount of articles in booth encyclopedias (Giles‚ 2005). Wikipedia’s vision is to make their community the largest encyclopedia in the history and distinguish form others by collaborating with knowledge in a free and
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RSS. N.p.‚ 23 July 2012. Web. 26 Oct. 2012. Gill‚ N. S. "Ancient Olympics - Games‚ Ritual and A Warfare." About.com Ancient / Classical History. About‚ n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. Lessa‚ William. "Ritual : Life Crisis." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. McCarthy‚ Mike. "Touchdown: Bud Light Captures Fan Superstitions in New TV Spot." Sports Biz USA RSS. Bud Light‚ 7 Sept. 2012. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. Morrison‚ Michael. "Sports Superstitions." Infoplease.com
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Bibliography: MSN Encarta Online Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica Online Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia Ancient Egypt Magazine Online Artdaily.org‚ Online Magazine
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Bibliography: ------------------------------------------------- The Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 1997 ------------------------------------------------- Compton ’s Multimedia Encyclopedia: Macintosh version‚ 1995 ------------------------------------------------- Ellen Block‚ (September 15‚ 1995)
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Wikipedia is a collaborative resource‚ which aims to be a compendium of all human knowledge. In a serious examination of Wikipedia as a credible and valid source of information we need to place our argument within a definable framework. As I will show information has many uses‚ for the purposes of this paper I will examine the use of Wikipedia for scholarly research‚ the kind‚ which I will be utilizing throughout the rest of my MBA program. I will be evaluating Wikipedia based on the parameters
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Credible Information Debate MGT/521 September 6‚ 2012 Meredith Willenbring Credible Information Debate Wikipedia is one of the most sought out information website. Jimmy Wales‚ founder says this about his website‚ “Wikipedia is something special…‚ it is a place we can all go to think‚ to learn and share our knowledge with others” (Wikipedia‚ 2012‚ p1). This resourceful tool has up-to-date news‚ press releases‚ and it provides its users with the convenience to various languages
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The first concept I picked from “The Hive” by Marchall Poe‚ was the openness of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that anyone can attribute to. Some people say it works likes that‚ and some people say that it doesn’t work well like that. Since anyone can add‚ or delete or use information off of Wikipedia‚ it makes it less controversial because anyone can put their input into the website. Say you don’t agree with something‚ that’s alright because you can add your own opinion. This concept
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According to Encyclopedia Britannica‚ rubber is an elastic
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. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2012. . "Essay Contest 2007-2008 - Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Whose Economic Vision Was Better? | The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis." Essay Contest 2007-2008 - Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Whose Economic Vision Was Better? | The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 08 Oct. 2012. . "The Founding Fathers and Slavery (Founding Fathers)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d. Web. 08 Oct
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Death of a Loved One According to the Encyclopedia Britannica‚ assisted suicide is defined as suicide by a patient that has acquired a lethal dose of medication provided by a physician that is knowledgeable of the patient’s intentions. (Britannica 2011) Over the last two decades the issue of assisted suicide has become more prevalent because it is now legal in three states. There are two passionate sides to this controversial topic; one side believes that suicide for any reason is wrong and immoral
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