it's a research paper about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart if that helps
2007-10-08 17:14:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
sorry but wasn't wikipedia banned from use in research papers? Even if it wasn't it's kind of unreliable
2007-10-08 17:20:46 · update #1
You may quote your sources, wherever they are from.
2007-10-08 17:17:46 · answer #1 · answered by Zeera 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only trouble is that so much of what appears on this site - including Wikipedia, which is an horrendous offender, is unreliable and you have no way of checking the information. I could, for example, tell you that WAMozart was a thumbsucker and stuttered severely. Is it true? How would you know? That's the problem with this site.
It's great for casual reference, or for something that isn't critical, but when you get into research papers, you really have to be able to back up your statements with some authority, and that is lacking here.
Sorry - it would make life easier if you could do all your research online, but unfortunately, at the present time at least, it just isn't the best way to go about doing serious research.
2007-10-08 17:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! You don't trust Wikipedia, when most of the articles I personally read have reliable, documented collaboration, but you want to use yahoo answers? I, as a future teacher, would laugh if any student had a cited source of Yahoo Answers or
Wikipedia.
What you need to do is go to the site that is relevant, and cite that. So If I say ok, Wolfgang this and that and the next and then in the box I put the website where I got it, you go to the website read the SAME info and site THAT source, as long as it's credible.
Trust me, if you cite Yahoo Answers as a source, you will make your teacher laugh all the way home!
2007-10-08 17:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by kmtiburona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Realistic? Sure. Smart? Doubtful. Here's your first tidbit of information.
Mozart was a composer dude who lived, like, a long time ago. Before mashed potatoes. He was born in Europe and lived there most of his life. He wrote music that nobody listens to today except old people and music teachers. He had a great influence on music but he died before anybody realized it, and then everyone forgot what the influence was.
Mozart invented the piano and 3/4 time. Unlike other composers of his day he wasn't deaf. A lot of his music was played in churches. The rest of it was played in bars.
There you go. Quote me freely.
2007-10-08 17:22:29 · answer #4 · answered by Craig R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably wouldn't be a very reliable resource. I am sure there probably are a lot of resources for Motzart as he is practically a musical institution. And by the way old people and music teachers aren't the only ones who listen to classical music. Cultured people listen to it too. I'm sure we have all heard a little Motzart in our day as he is credited with composing the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
2007-10-08 17:29:04 · answer #5 · answered by r2sue2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL noooooooooooooooooo. But, if a person who answers this question gives you a good source to go to, then it would be ok to use THAT site, but not yahoo answers. Use Answers as a source to find reliable sources.
2007-10-08 17:26:04 · answer #6 · answered by Violin2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly...unless one of the people who answers has a degree in Mozart-ology.
But that would be highly inprobable...
2007-10-08 17:37:28 · answer #7 · answered by Miss No-bubby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a former teacher, no way! Stick to things that are published - meaning works that have a copyright!
Now, that's reliable.
2007-10-08 17:25:54 · answer #8 · answered by Abby D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as it's not your only source...
2007-10-08 17:17:44 · answer #9 · answered by Thomas E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you can...you might want to ask your teacher first.
2007-10-08 17:18:43 · answer #10 · answered by sweety 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋