Week_4 of UIR

Practical 3
Here are 4 websites I've researched on.

Resource 1:
Purpose of resource : News
URL: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/globalwarming/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier#
Reasons :
The article is taken from New York Times, which is a news organization. It mentions more about the current events, such as how greenhouse gases had affected the atmosphere and contributed to global warming, and used diagrams to show retreating ice from the recent years.

Resource 2:
Purpose of resource : Personal
URL: http://ccr.aos.wisc.edu/news/0305046.pdf
Reasons :
Website provides articles with more personal opinions. Though articles mentions on the statistics and impacts of global warming, it does not focus too much on a particular topic but instead, article mentions on many different topics related to global warming. Tries to convey message by giving as many information as possible.

Resource 3:
Purpose of resource : Information
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
Reasons :
Website provides many useful information such as statistics and negative impacts of Global Warming. It also contains many personal opinions. However, it doesn’t have a purpose such as to persuade readers to do something.

Resource 4:
Purpose of resource : Entertainment
URL: http://warmalglobing.com/index_files/latenight.htm
Reasons :
Although website does not have much information about Global Warming, it uses humor and jokes to let readers remember the importance and impact of the climatic change much easier and clearer.