paragraph with two sources cited

1)      “Whether exercise can be offered to patients as a stand-alone therapy remains to be seen, but the existing evidence suggests that this might be worthwhile adjunctive treatment,” as Amanda J Daley states in her article “Exercise Therapy And Mental Health In Clinical Populations: Is Exercise Therapy A Worthwhile Intervention?” However, “exercise releases endorphins, which create feelings of happiness and euphoria,” as stated in the article “13 Mental Health Benefits Of Exercise” written in The Huffington Post, and this could alleviate the symptoms of some mental health diseases.

quotations from sources used in a sentence

1) In her article, “Exercise Therapy and Mental Health in Clinical Populations: is Exercise Therapy a Worthwhile Intervention?” Amanda J Daley states, “Given the prevalence and considerable financial costs associated with poor mental health, exercise as a therapeutic possibility deserves attention. Few clinical psychologists and psychiatrists currently consider exercise therapy as a worthwhile intervention strategy that could be useful in reducing mental illness.”

2) Doctors Clare Stevinson, Debbie Lawlor, and Kenneth Fox state in their article, “Exercise Interventions for Cancer Patients: Systematic Review of Controlled Trials," that there is “evidence that exercise increases physical function in cancer patients” (1035).

website evaluation

In preparation for my final project I spent time reviewing websites that had to do with my topic of exercise and the effect on mood.

The website I examined was associated with the University of Texas and had a domain of .edu which means it was made for higher education and it is a credible source.

Link: http://www.edb.utexas.edu/education/assets/files/KHE/Bartholomew%20Publicatoins/The%20effects%20of%20acute%20exercise%20on%20mood%20and%20well%20being.pdf

This paper was titled "Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood and Well-Being in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder" and was published by John B Bartholomew, David Morrison, and Joseph T Ciccolo. The paper had to deal with how exercise affects people who suffer from depression. The information given in the paper was precise and easy to read and sort through and had labels for the different sections of the research. Although it doesn't have to deal specifically with my topic, there is some good information in this paper that I'm sure I could use with my project.
  

reading for chapters 1,2, & 4

Reading these chapters really helped me sort through all the anxiety and things of those nature I had about this project and the accompanying assignments. These chapters broke down the basics and provided step by step lists that will make my experience easier. Chapter 1 basically ran through the basics; "how to research and write with confidence?" and "how can I choose an appropriate topic?". Each of these sections broke down the ideas easily and made the subject matter very easy to take in and easy to apply to my project. Chapter 2 focused more on finding your topic, making sure it applies to you and your peers, and how to begin searching for sources. Then the second half of this chapter focused in on out topic and how we can "focus on an issue". This section helped me a lot and i will be referring to it a lot more in the upcoming weeks because it gives great advice about how to pick a topic that is interesting to you. Chapter 4 then focused on our sources and how to make sure they are credible and how to go about doing that. Topics such as "reading critically" and "what should I pay attention to as I read" were a huge help to me and I will be going back to this chapter a lot for help with finding, reading, analyzing, and organizing my sources.