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AnnotatedBibliography
Kiger,PatrickJ."WhatDotheWorld'sReligionsSayAboutMiracles?"NationalGeographic
Channel.NationalGeographicPartners,LLC,2016.Web.13Nov.2016.
(Kiger)
Thissourceisawebarticleaboutthedifferentperceptionssomeoftheworldsreligionshaveon
whatdefinesamiracle.Thiscanbeofimportancebecauseitgivesadiverseinsightintohowthe
worldisperceivedbysomeofthereligionsthatwillbehighlightedinthisproject.Notonlyare
themajorreligionsexplained,theyarealsocomparedandcontrastedinordertounderlinethe
maindifferencesthatcanbemisunderstood.TheonlyconcernIhavewiththisarticleisthatit
onlyhighlightsthefivemainreligionsoftheworld(Christianity,Judaism,Islam,Hinduism,
Buddhism),whichcouldrestrictourcreativitywhenexploringotherreligionsthatarenotusually
talkedaboutasmuch,suchasPaganism,forinstance.
Thisarticlewillbeusedintheproject,beingthatitgivesgoodinsightintohowtheideologies
canbecompared,andcontrastedinsimpleterms.Itisessentialtoshowhowtheyaredifferent,
aswellashowtheyaresimilar,whichthisarticledoeseffectively.
ThissourcewaspulledfromtheNationalGeographicwebsite,whichisawellreputable
publicationcompanyresponsibleforbooks,magazines,TVshows,movies,etc.thatareabout
traveling,anddiscoveringthegreatvarietyofresearchsubjectsoftheworldinwhichwelive.

SecureAmericaNow."WelcometotheIslamicStateofGermany."Y
outube.com.N.p.,30Oct.
2016.Web.13Nov.2016.
(SecureAmericaNow)
ThissourceisavideothatwascreatedbysupportersoftheTrumpelectoralcampaignaswayto
instillfearinAmericancitizens.SinceGermanyhasacceptedSyrianrefugees,itfalselyshows
GermanyasanIslamicstatethatisunderthecontrolofextremists.Thissourceisimportant
becauseitexhibitstherawinsensitivitythatcanbeshownbythosewholackunderstandingof
theworldaroundthem.Thestrengthofthesourcecomesfromthisaspect.However,the

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weaknesscomesfromthefactthatitisbiasedrhetoricthatwasintentionallycreatedtodiscredit
thereligionofIslam,anddistorttherealityofwhatTrumppreachesagainstasameansof
gainingsupport.
Thisvideowillbeusedintheprojectforpurposesofshowingthedangerofbeingillinformed,
andhowthatcanleadtodestructiveprejudicesaboutgroupsdifferentfromoneself.
Beingthattheauthorofthissourcecreatedavideothatwasmadeonthefoundationofahatred
formedfromfear,andalackofintuition,itissafetosaythattheyarenotareliablesource.
However,itisstillimportanttousetheirvideoasawayofshowingthedangerouseffectsitcan
have.

Diamond,Jeremy."TrumpDoublesdownonMosqueSurveillance."C
NN.CableNews
Network,15June2016.Web.13Nov.2016.
(Diamond)
Thissourceisawebarticlethattalksabouttheviewpointsofthepresidentelect,DonaldTrump,
ontheimmigrationofMuslimsintotheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Henotonlyhasvocallymade
itclearthathewouldliketoindefinitelybanMuslimsfromcomingintoAmerica,hehasalso
expressedthatitisnecessarytoimposesurveillanceinMosques,asawaytoprotectAmerican
citizens.BeingthatthisarticleisfromCNN,itisimportanttotakeintoaccounttheamountof
biasthatitcouldpotentiallycontain,whichwouldserveasaweaknessofthissource.The
strengthofthissourcecomesfromthefactthatitgivesdirectquotes,whichallowsforthereader
toalsoformtheirownopinionfromwhatwasstatedbyTrump.
Thissourcemayappearintheprojecttoshowhoweventhoseinpowerfulpositionscanbe
responsiblefordangerousrhetoricthatsaysMuslimswanttocomeintoourcountry,theywant
totakeitover."
CNNisacrediblenewssourcethatisresponsibleforinformingmanypartsoftheworldabout
international,andlocalcurrentevents.Itiswellrespectedbymillionsofpeopleworldwide.

Henig,RobinMarantz."WhatIt'sLiketoEscapeFromtheBrinkofDeath."N
ational
GeographicApr.2016:n.pag.Print.
(Henig)
ThisarticlefromtheNationalGeographicmagazineisabouthowneardeathexperienceshave
shapedsomepeoplesperceptionsofreligion,andastowhetherornottheybelieveinahigher
power,orGod.Therewasonemanwhonearlydrowned,andaccordingtothelawsofscience,
shouldhavediedduetothetemperatureofthewater,alongwithhowlonghewassubmerged.

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Afterthisincident,hereportedthathebecamespiritualbecauseoftheexperienceshehadwhen
wewasnearlydead.Thissourcehelpstogiveinsightintowhysomebecomereligious/spiritual,
anditisimportanttounderstandthereasonbehindholdingacertainbelief,ratherthanonly
attemptingtounderstandthebeliefsingularly.
Thissourcewillnotbeusedintheproject,butitwasinterestingtoreadasbackground
knowledgeintowhyreligionispersonallyimportanttosomepeople.
NationalGeographicisawellreputablepublicationcompanyresponsibleforbooks,magazines,
TVshows,movies,etc.thatareabouttraveling,anddiscoveringthegreatvarietyofresearch
subjectsoftheworldinwhichwelive.

Armstrong,Karen.A
HistoryofGod:The4000yearQuestofJudaism,Christianity,andIslam.
NewYork:A.A.Knopf,1993.Print.
(Armstrong)
Thisbookdelvesintotheideologies,andthehistoryofthethreemainmonotheisticreligionsof
theworld:Judaism,Christianity,Islam.Thepurposeofthesourceisthatitservestoeducateits
audienceaboutthesethreetopics.Beingthatitonlyhighlightsalimitednumberofreligions,it
wouldnotbeabletoprovidealltheinformationneededfortheproject.However,sincethebook
issoconcentratedonthesethree,itwillbeabletoprovideavast,andwideamountof
informationofthem.
Thissourcecanbeausefultoolincreatingthisprojectasawayofgettingconcreteknowledge
aboutthehistory,spread,andformationofacoupleofthereligionsthatwillbehighlightedin
thisproject.
KarenArmstrong,theauthorofthisbook,isacrediblepersonwhotheUniversityofOxford.She
isawellrenowned,andveryawardedpersonwhohaswrittenseveralnovels.

"WhoIsGod?"N
ationalGeographicChannel.NationalGeographicPartners,LLC,n.d.Web.
13Nov.2016.
(WhoisGod?)
ThissourceisavideofromNationalGeographicthatshowedmanypeoplebeingaskedthesame
questionofWhoisGod?Thevideowasfilmedinnumerouscountries,whichcanbeseenby
thesettingshowninvariousbackgrounds,andaskedadiversegroupofpeople.Eachhadtheir
ownuniqueresponseastowhoGodwas,orastowhatGodmeanttothem.Thepurposeofthis
istoshowtherangeindiversityofanswerstotheuniversalquestionthoughtofbyeveryhuman.

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Beingthatthisvideowascreatedbyaskingrandomstrangers,itispossiblethatsomedidnot
fullygiveatrue,ordetailedanswerontheirbeliefssimplybecausetheywereuncomfortable.
Itispossiblethatthissourcecanbeincorporatedintotheproject,dependingonifIfeellikeitis
neededornot.
NationalGeographicisawellreputablepublicationcompanyresponsibleforbooks,magazines,
TVshows,movies,etc.thatareabouttraveling,anddiscoveringthegreatvarietyofresearch
subjectsoftheworldinwhichwelive.

Mark,JoshuaJ."ReligionintheAncientWorld."A
ncientHistoryEncyclopedia.Ancient
HistoryEncyclopedia,02Sept.2009.Web.13Nov.2016.
(Mark)
Thissourcegoesthroughtheancienthistoryofreligion,andmythologyinplacesincluding:
Egypt,Mesoamerica,Greece,Rome,andMesopotamia.Itgivesaveryuniqueinsightintohow
thereligionsofthosetimeperiodsaffectedtheirwayofcivilization,aswellastheirsocieties.
Theirpracticeswerelargelyinfluencedbytheirsurroundings,andlocationintheworld.Ifthey
practicedpolytheism,theGodstheyworshipedusuallywerederivedfromelementsthatwere
viewedasvaluable,ornecessarytothem.Forinstance,mostofthemhadaparticularGodforthe
Sun.
Thissourceisnotlikelytobeusedinthisproject,however,itwasreallyinterestingtoreadabout
thewayancientcivilizationswereimpactedbyreligion.
ThispiecewaspulledfromtheAncientHistoryEncyclopedia,whichhousesmanyarticlesabout
thingsrelatedtothistopic.BeingthatitisanonlineEncyclopedia,itisareliablesourcethatcan
provideuserswithawiderangeofinformation.

Butters,Julie."WhyAmericaCan'tSeparateReligion&Politics."ArtsSciencesRSS.Boston
University,n.d.Web.13Nov.2016.
(Butters)
ThisarticleisawebsourcethathighlightstheinfluenceofChristianityinAmericanpolitics.For
acountrythathasnouniversalreligion,itisclearthatsomeaspectsofourlegalsystempushfor
acertaincause.Thisarticlewasuploadedforthepurposeofexposingsomenormalizedrealities
thatwehavejustcometoacceptovertimeregardingourlegalsystem,andthewaypolitics
operate.Theweaknessofthissourcecomesfromthebiasthatcanpotentiallyexist.
Itislikelythissourcewillbeusedintheprojecttoshowthemoderneffectsitcanhaveon
society.

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BostonUniversityisaninstitutionwellknownforbeingcredible,aswellasprofessional.Itis
unlikelythatanarticlewouldhavethechanceofbeingpublishedontotheUniversityswebsiteif
itwasnotwrittenonascholarlyaccount,andisequippedonlywithfacts.

Greene,RichardAllen."PopetoChurch:AcceptGays,DivorcedCatholics."C
NN.CableNews
Network,8Apr.2016.Web.13Nov.2016.
(Greene)
ThiswebsourceisanarticleabouthowPopeFrancishascalledonamoremodernformof
Catholicism.Thefactthataleaderforthisconservativereligionhascalledforfollowerstobe
moreacceptingofthosewhowerepreviouslydenouncedbythechurch:gays,lesbians,andthe
divorced.Itisimportantbecauseitshowsthedifferentgenerationthatisarising,andhow
religionischangingwiththeliberalmovement.
Itisunlikelythissourcewillbeusedintheproject,butitwasveryinterestingtoconsider,andto
read.
CNNisacrediblenewssourcethatisresponsibleforinformingmanypartsoftheworldabout
international,andlocalcurrentevents.Itiswellrespectedbymillionsofpeopleworldwide.