Research, research, research.....

           This weeks assignment which we have been working on for a while is our annotated bibliography. I had to do a lot of research and i don't fell like I'm quite done yet but i need to post what i have so far and it's subject to change.      

        

            For those of you who have researched before for a college argument paper know how i feel. I wasn't even sure at first what i was looking for or if i could find whatever it might be. Luckily my tuition pays for library resources such as being able to access online data basis for free. Through everything and the hours of research i found interesting pieces that help me to get my head around my topic. My claim is still evolving but I'm getting closer to the concrete. Included with my work cited is called an annotations, basically my comments on the pieces of work. It explains what the work is, a little summary, and how i plan to use it in my paper.

Works Cited

"The Articles of Faith #11." Pearl of Great Price. Trans. Joseph Smith, Jr. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, n.d. N. pag. Print.

1. Articles of Faith are inside Pearl of Great Price. Each One is a statement of belief issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

2. Article of Faith #1: We claim the privilege of worshiping almighty god according to the dictates of our own conscious and allow all men the same privilege let them, worship how where or what they may.

3.I will use this to show what the church believes as regard to religion and others beliefs and what 

they expect as well.

Bunker, Gary, and Martin Johnson. "ETHNICITY AND RESISTANCE TO COMPENSATORY EDUCATION: A COMPARISON OF MORMON AND NON-MORMON ETHNIC ATTITUDES." Review of Religious Research 16.2 (1975): 74-82. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Nov. 2012.

1. Review of religious research in academic journal.

2. Bunker a psychology professor at BYU and Johnson a psychology professor at   Missouri Western State College conducted research study, where they had students take from a predominantly Mormon high school and college and then the same but with two California high schools and two California colleges whose population was 1% or less of Mormons.. The purpose was to determine whether or not Mormons had a significantly more or less favorable view of minorities e.g. African Americans, American Indians, Polynesians and Mexican Americans than those who are non-Mormon. The result is that there was no significant difference in the views toward those of ethnic background from those who are Mormon and non-Mormon.

3. I plan to use the results of the survey by showing the one of the table of results as an example to combat the misconception that Mormons are racist.

Carlson, Bob. "Mormon Identity." Letter to the Editor. N.d. Christian Century. 23rd ed. Vol. 124. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 50. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Nov. 2012.

1.this is a letter in a periodical 2.A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "A Mormon President?" by Laurie Maffly-Kipp, from the August 21, 2007 issue. Carlson talks about a few things and has some misconceptions 3.i plan to use this as an example of the misconception that Mormons do not believe in Jesus Christ.

Gordon, Philip Sherman. "Not A Mormon." Cultural Studies 19.4 (2005): 423-29. Print.

1. Article from cultural studies, an academic journal

2. Gordon is a Jewish professor at Utah Valley College with predominantly Mormon student body. He talks about religious identity and tolerance of faith between himself and his students. He talks about his own anti Mormon feelings as well as his pro Mormons feeling and how mutual respect.

3. I want to use quotes or even paraphrase an idea he explains. I want to use it to show misconceptions and realities of Mormons coming from a non-Mormon perspective. How he dealt with it and his view of respect and tolerance of religion and people.

"Political Neutrality." Ensign 10 Oct. 2012: 41. Print.

1. An article and statement released by the church summarizing the non-partisan position of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

2. The do's and don'ts of how members should act and support during an election season.

3. I will use this to address the LDS church’s role in elections and the misconceptions of Mitt Romney related to the church.

Preston, Andrew. "Making Mormons Normal." History Today 62.10 (2012): 18-20. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Oct. 2012.

1. Article from History Today about Mitt Romney

2. Preston explains the issue America has with religion and compares Mitt Romney’s challenge of winning America's vote to JFK's challenge in 1960 to win America vote and overcome his religious resistance for being catholic.

3.I plan to use quotes that talk about religious tolerance and the possibility of acceptance.