Research Source Log for Online Source

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Why Do Some Spirits Stay Earthbound?
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Author-- Dave Juliano
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	N/A
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	N/A
Date Page was Last Revised	N/A
Date You Read It	February 8, 2012 (because I keep changing my topic! Sorry about that!)
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://theshadowlands.net/ghost/stay.htm

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

1. "An earthbound spirit" are responsible for ghost sightings and other places because they "have not gone to heaven" (Juliano).

2. There are many reasons for this and "some are complicated, unique, or common" (Juliano).

3. "Spirits are bound" on earth "because of their own fears" that their existence will end" (Juliano).

4. Once spirits have "[completed] their goal," they usually leave. They just take care of unfinished business (Juliano).

5. Ghosts themselves are not the only reason for their being on earth, humans "can also hold a spirit here by not letting go of them" (Juliano).

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 


Dave Juliano basically explains his insight on ghosts and why they're here on earth. He claims them to be entities with unfinished business with the earthly world. He talks about them as if they had feelings. 


Credibility of Source: 
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site? 


The author of the article is Dave Juliano and he is NOT credible because he does not give examples but merely talks about what he believes.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business? 


Simply to inform readers. 
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 


Yes, he is biased because he wrote the article based on his beliefs. 


References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

He doesn't reference anyone or anything! 


Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 


This article is a good example of what not to talk about: no credibility.