Summer Travis

Ms.Baldauf
Advanced Topics in History, Culture and Language Arts
August 25, 2014
Publishing Project Research: An Annotated Bibliography
"Spanish Culture - Culture in Spain | Don Quijote." DonQuijote. Don Quijote Salamanca
S.L., 1996. Web. 25 Aug. 2014.don Quijote, 2014. Website. August 27, 2014.
This article summarizes the culture of Spain. According to this article, Spain is known for a
number of its cultural aspects including its dance, music, bullfighting and arts. Detailed
information on each of these topics are covered in various sub-sections of this source. Spain has
long been one of the cultural centers of Europe and supports a broad artistic heritage. Spanish
artists by the names of Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Joan Mir and Salvador Dal have largely
influenced people around the world.
This source introduced quite a few interesting facts regarding my research. The text in the article
was easily comprehensible, offering helpful and informative information regarding Spain's
culture. This source seems both reliable as well as current, and has been around since 1989; 25
years.
Reading this article was beneficial to my research. It has introduced new facts and information
which will be useful while writing about some of the cultural aspects of Spain for our cookbook.
I also appreciated that this article offered links to more information about hispanic cultures
ranging from Spain to Puerto Rico. I feel as if this article was helpful to my project and has given
me some of the basic information I need to successfully complete this project.
http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/

Briney, Amanda. "Geography of Fiji." About. About Education, n.d. Website. September
26, 2014.
This article addresses the history, government, economy, and geography of Fiji. In line with this
article, Fiji is made up of 332 islands, 110 that are inhabited. The article also states that Fiji has
one of the strongest economies of any Pacific island nation resulting from its strong tourist
appeal and rich land full of natural resources. The article goes on to address Fijis history, dating
back 3,500 years and its warm tropical climate.

This source introduced quite a few pieces of information regarding my research topic. The text in
the article is simple and easily comprehensible, offering extended information about the history,
economy,government and geography of Fiji. This source presents itself as both reliable and
current. The information compares to other sources I have found on this research topic and
makes sense to me.
Reading this article was a good source of information for research on this topic. It has informed
me about new and interesting information regarding Fiji. Another thing that I did appreciate
about this article is that fact that it proved to be quite simple and easy to understand being a very
informational rich. This source has both narrowed and broadened my scope of research, as it
leads me to more questions about Fijis background.
http://geography.about.com/od/fijimaps/a/fijigeography.htm
Fiji Culture, Religion and the Fijian Language. Fiji Culture and Religion. Travel
Online, n.d. Website. September 26, 2014.
This article addresses the Fji, giving information of its culture, religion and language. As noted in
the source above Fijians are easy going and even claimed to be the friendliest people on the
planet. Fiji hosts various cultural ceremonies including the lovo, meke and Yaqona, designed to
unify and bring the society together. The lovo, similar to the Hawaiian luau, is a feast cooked
underground, The meke consists of traditional song and dance, telling legends, love stories,
history and spirits of the islands. This source also addresses the Fijian religion stating that the
population of Fiji is made up of significant numbers of followers of all major religions.
This article added to my research, giving me more information and understanding of Fijian
culture and backgroud. The text in the article was easily understandable and quite informational.
This source is seemingly reliable, relating to various other sources Ive researched.
I feel that reading this article was overall beneficial to my research, the source as a whole will be
something I plan on looking into since I feel as if it will enrich the quality of my project. It has
introduced interesting information useful to my project.
http://www.tourismfiji.com/fiji-culture-religion.html#cul
Fiji Geography. Fiji Geography. Go Fiji, n.d. Website. September 26, 2014.
This page of the website covers the Geography of Fiji. According to this source, Fiji is located in
the Southern Hemisphere, surrounded by the South Pacific Ocean. The article then goes on to
describe the terrain of Fji stating that Fiji is mostly mountainous. The article lists the capital of
Fiji, Suva, and goes more into detail about Fijis two main islands and their terrain.

This source is seeming both reliable and current. This source is made for people looking to travel
or learn more about Fiji. The text of this article was easily comprehensible and informative
giving useful information to my research on this topic.
This source seemed helpful to my project research. The information has given me the
knowledge/information to get started on the first draft of my project. I feel as if this particular
article was valuable to my project and I plan to refer back to it during my writing.
http://www.go-fiji.com/geography.html
"Fiji Geography." Fiji Geography. Maps of World, n.d. Website. August 26, 2014.
This article summarizes the geography of Fiji. According to this article, Fiji is part of the South
Pacific island group collectively called Oceania. The total number of islands constituting the Fiji Islands
is 332 of which only 110 are inhabited. The article also states that the larger islands of the Fiji group of
islands are the results of the volcanic activities of the past and that the smaller of the Fiji Islands are made
of coral reefs.

This source introduced quite a few interesting facts regarding my research. The text in the article
was easily comprehensible, offering helpful and informative information regarding Spain's
culture. This source seems both reliable as well as current and has multiple other articles about
other places around the world.
Reading this article was beneficial to my research. I also appreciated that this article offered links
to more information about Fiji in its other parts. I feel as if this article was helpful to my project
and has given me some of the basic information I need to successfully complete this project.
http://www.mapsofworld.com/fiji/geography/