read the source and make a google slide of it.

Topic American Holidays 

  source 

“The history of the American holiday season.” Stump & Associates, 2 Apr. 2018, usvisagroup.com/history-american-holiday-season/.

You will see a sample of what i aspect the last file but not the same topic.

You will analyze and evaluate the credibility and usefulness of one of the sources you have collected for your Inquiry Proposal — this can be a source you have already used in your journal. Include some information you find useful from your source.

Then, you will present your findings to the class  by submitting the share link to a Powerpoint / Google Slides presentation. Use MLA in your presentation.

· While introducing your source, include the title, a link,

· Use the CRAAP test for the source and do your best to answer the questions about your source.

· Use at least 3 exact quotes and 1 paraphrase from this source, cited in MLA.

· On the final slide, include the MLA Works Cited citation for your source.

Abdulaziz 2

The source of information elaborates on the history of American holidays. American holidays are an introductory survey of both social and historical information. Most of the holidays in America are not religious but are commemorative in both nature and origin. The program of holidays in the United States is mainly propelled by immense schedules of federal holidays but influenced mostly by the private sector employees. At the discretion of several employees, other non-federal holidays like Christmas and thanksgivings are celebrated annually and added to the list of paid holidays.

An example of general information from the source is how it details how the American holidays happen. The source’s specific information is illustrated on how Christmas happens, brief information on Santa Claus, and how thanksgiving and black Friday madness happens. Christmas is a holiday for gift-giving in the United States, while Black Friday madness is the first day of the shopping season in which most shops offer reduced prices for their products. Thanksgivings holidays are celebrated by most Americans, regardless of religion. The holidays have their traditions like having decorations, food, good company, and American football. Additionally, during the thanksgiving ceremonies, much respect is given to the early American settlers, the pilgrims, who celebrated the occasion to mark a successful harvest after experiencing a tough year.

Research is a strong foundation for either a particular theory or analysis. As such, the source of information is important because it provides reliable information. Without reliable sources, the readers may question the validity of a particular argument; hence specific information may not achieve its purpose. The source can be used to find information on the relevant history of federal and non-federal of the American Holidays. I would use the source in researching more on the history of American holidays. The three unknown vocabularies from the article are homage, parade, and venture. Homage refers to the respect that is shown to either individuals or a particular group of people publicly. Parade refers to a procession of persons usually organized for a particular reason, while the venture is a dare to do something that may be considered audacious.

Works Cited

“The history of the American holiday season.” Stump & Associates, 2 Apr. 2018, usvisagroup.com/history-american-holiday-season/.

The Power Of Smiles

Yui Kumanomido

My Source
“Psychology To Grin About: The  Benefits Of Smiling  And Laughter.”

Psychology to Grin About: The Benefits of Smiling and Laughter

CRAAP Test
Currency
This article was published in 2019
Although I couldn’t find out if this information was revised or not, I think this information is
still reliable because benefits of smile would not change, unlike scientific discovery.
My topic requires both od current and old information.
Link is functional.
Relevance
This information contains many information that I need to answer my question.
Intended audience may be those who are interested in the benefits of smile and also psychology.
Information in this paper are appropriate level because it cited previous researches.

CRAAP Test
Authority
This article was published by University of West Alabama.
There is no author’s name, but this article is one of the psychology and counseling news of UWA. So, I guess professor in psychological department was related to writing this article.
There is a contact information of UWA and the URL include .edu.
Accuracy
Information came from several researches and other articles which can support them.
Language wasn’t biased and I didn’t find any grammar mistakes or error.
Purpose
Purpose of this article is to inform readers of benefits of smiling and promote them to smile .
Information was fact and objective.

Smile have positive effects on health
Smile can make us feel good and relieve or stress
Our body will give us three hormones: dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin when we smile, and these hormones can put us in a good mode and help us relieve the stress(The University of West Alabama).
“British researchers found that one smile can generate the same level of brain stimulation as up to 2,000 bars of chocolate”(The University of West Alabama).
It was suggested that smiles could give us longevity.
“those who smile and laugh often may have longer lives than those that don’t”(The University of West Alabama).

Smile enable us to have better relationship with others
Because….
“Laughter and smiling promote camaraderie and help us produce social bonds”(The University of West Alabama).
Those who smiles looks more approachable.
Smiles is contagious.
Therefore…
We should smile more!!!
We should take an advantage from smiling.

How can we smile more?
We can find several ways of smiling.
Forcing oneself to smile
“Since even a fake smile can increase your feelings of happiness, the first step to being happier is smiling even when you don’t feel like it”(The University of West Alabama).
Finding something funny or humorous
“ If you’re feeling down or even just notice that you haven’t laughed in a while, put on a funny movie, read some jokes or seek out a humor boost in any way you enjoy”(The University of West Alabama).

Citation
The University of West Alabama. “Psychology To Grin About: The  Benefits Of Smiling   And Laughter.” Psychology and Counseling News, 2019. https://online.uwa.edu/news/benefits-of-smiling-and-laughter/