Deadline # 2 HW# 3 Annotated Bibliography

Worsnop, R. L. “Hunting controversy.” CQ Researcher 2 (1992): 49-72. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1992012400>.

I found this site on MCC's CQ Researcher. This is a respectable source because found it on the college article database. The article is about the heated debate of anti- and pro- hunting. Environmentalists and animal-rights groups blame sportsmen for killing animals inhumanely. Hunters say it is an American tradition and effective management tool. There is a lot of useful information and a good argument. This is an interesting topic because I love hunting and it would be something I would like to look deeper into and understand both sides more.

Arrandale, T. “National parks under pressure.” CQ Researcher 16 (2006): 817-840. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007 <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2006100600 >.

I found the article on MCC's CQ Researcher. It is a respectable source because it is on the college article database. The article is about the upcoming concern of budget constraints on National Parks System. People are worried the parks will be too dangerous to visitors and less educational and satisfying. The national parks are trying to increase entrance fees and donations to compensate the budget fall. Also there is a question stirring up about recreational users utilizing the parks more, while traditionalists are trying to preserve it. This is an interesting topic because many visitors flock to national parks during the year and the budget loss could affect the management of the park and the surrounding's cities' economies. I went to Yellowstone National Park before and could see that such a problem would be devastating to the area. I could narrow this topic further by discussing the importance of national parks to the country so the budget could be fix, or discuss about the traditionalists versus recreationists on national parks.

Hosansky, D. “Invasive species.” CQ Researcher 11 (2001): 785-816. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ. 6 Sept. 2007. <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2001100500 >.

I found this arictle on the MCC's CQ Researcher. It is a reliable source because it is in the college article database. The article is about how non-native species established themselves in the United States. They cause enviromental and economic problems and costs the United States $138 billion per year. This would be an interesting topic because it is a problem not that many people are aware of or really care about. I went to school last year at the University of Montana, and there was a problem with an invasive weed there, destroying forest habitat. I could narrow this topic down to how these species cause problems to solutions of getting rid of them.