“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	The Truth and Myth about Ghosts
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Author- Ernest Dempsey
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	News, Interviews, and More
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	SOP newswire2
Date Page was Last Revised	July 30, 2009
Date You Read It	February 8, 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://thesop.org/story/paranormal/2009/07/30/the-truth-and-myth-about-ghosts.php

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV).

1. A lot of people believe ghosts are "entities seeking revenge" on people who have done them wrong in "their earthly lives" (Dempsey).

2. Nevertheless, paranormal researcher Peter James, see these apparition as "more peaceful and less hostile entities" (Dempsey).

3. James' findings started "a number of myths" of ghosts and eerie locations (Dempsey).

4. In his book, he suggests that people "should not be afraid at all" for these entities do not harm (Dempsey).

5. He claims that only those "who fail to pass to to the other side" still roam the earth because of tragedy or trauma (Dempsey).

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

Ernest Dempsey writes about ghosts and their reason for walking on earthly grounds. Peter James, a psychic and researcher wrote a book on spirits and why human beings should not fear their existence. His book talks about myths and includes paranormal encounters such as demonic possessions.
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 this site is Ernest Dempsey. The purpose of this site was to inform readers of ghosts and to give a brief explanation of James' book, Heaven Can You Hear Me.
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? 


The website does not gain monetary profit, but instead allows people to start wondering: What if ghosts are friendly? Do they exist?
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 


There is slight bias because the author clearly believes in ghosts. 
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

The author of the sight does reference another author of a book, Peter James. This does not add nor take away credibility from the article because both author agree on believing in such paranormal entities. 
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 


I plan on using this source as useful information and insight on spirits when I write my research paper :D