Annotated+Bibliography

Springfield Township High School ** Graduation Project Annotated Bibliography **

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 1 ** 

** MLA Citation: ** Rossen, Eric, and Courtney D. Carter. "Supporting Students From Military Families." //Principal Leadership// 11.6 (2011): 14-18. //ProQuest 5000//. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. .

**__ INFORMATION __** ** Author’s credentials: ** The author, Eric Rossen, is a Psychologist at Prince George's County Public Schools. This makes him valuable for the source because it is talking about the mental state of the children in military families. Which is what he is a professional in studying, the mental state of people in different situations.

** Scope and purpose of the work: ** This article is an informational report, intended to inform teachers and love ones about the things they can do to try and help the children that are faced with the hardship of a loved one being deployed in the military.

** Intended Audience: ** The intended audience is more of a lay person, though more directly to those teachers who have a student in their class or school, who is part of a military family. It is also for the parents of these children.

**__ SUMMARY __** ** Thesis or main idea: ** The article begins with the author stating factual evidence that the number of school-age children with loved ones in the military is increasing. Then as the article progresses the author begins to talk about what the teachers and parents of these children can do to try and make life a little easier on them, and to try and make transitions easier. It talks about the different stages of deployment, and how each one can affect the child differently. It even touches on the subject of what to do if the loved one comes home disabled. Then it ends with telling the reader the main things that you have to keep in mind when dealing with a child who’s loved one has been deployed.

** Summary of main arguments: ** The main argument stated in this article by the author is that it is not the child’s fault for misbehaving and not acting normal when a loved one is deployed in the military. It is a psychological problem that cannot be fixed but can be helped be made a little easier by the ones around them.

**__ EVIDENCE __** ** Summary of evidence: ** The evidence that the author provides throughout this article is mostly fact based. He states things such as children with deployed loved ones are more likely to be seeking care for mental health concerns. That both their school and social life is affected greatly by the deployment of loved ones.

**__ EVALUATION __** ** Evaluation of research: ** All of the things the author states are very clear and straight forward. Making sure that no matter who the reader, teacher or parent, they can understand what he is saying. It seems as though he did a lot of research for this topic, quoting different scholarly sources.

** Evaluation of scope: ** The topic was very adequately addressed. He states not only the problem, and the causes of the problem, but he also talks about what people can do to help those who need them most. Telling the teachers how they should act around these specific students, and also telling parents what they should do at home to make life a little easier on everyone.

** Evaluation of author bias: ** I do not believe that the author was biased in this article. It seemed as though he was more concerned with stating facts and getting help for these children then stating his own opinion.

**__ REFLECTION __** I believe that everything the author said was true. I also believe that we should try to help the children who have loved ones in the military. Their parents are fighting and risking their lives on the front lines to try and help us, at home, to sleep safely at night. The least we can do is help them out by helping their children. I also agree that the teachers should not let the students just slide by with class work and things like that, but they should be there to give a little extra help to those students who need it most.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 2 **



**__ MLA Citation: __** Modigliani, Laura. "When Dad's at War." //Scholastic News// 79.9 (2010): 4-5. //ProQuest 5000//. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. .

__** INFORMATION: **__ ** Author’s credentials: ** The author, Laura Modigliani, is a MFA professor of literature. This makes her appropriate for the article, not because of her educational background, but her ability to do her research. This is good because the article is not looking for her opinion, but the opinion of the children who have to go through with their loved ones being in the military every day.

** Scope and purpose of the work: ** This article is an informational report. It is intended to help the reader understand what the children of soldiers in the United States Military have to deal with. Especially when they are deployed, or come home.

** Intended Audience: ** The article is intended for more of a lay person audience. It is just to educate the general public about the lives of these children.

**__ SUMMARY __** ** Thesis or main idea: ** The families and children of the soldiers deployed overseas are faced with different obstacles while their love ones are not at home. They overcome obstacles such as how to deal with deployment on their own, to having to deal with moving to a different state almost once every year.

** Summary of main arguments: ** The article touches on different subjects of what goes on with a family, while a loved one has been deployed. It talks about subjects like what a young boy Daniel has had to go through with his father in the military. There is a part that talks about how it makes him feel when his dad is away, how he worries, though he knows everything is going to be ok. Then the author talks about the story of a young girl whose family moves around because of her father’s military career, living in eight states in ten years, and her feelings about having to move all the time, even when her father is working. The author tells you how these children try to stay in touch with their fathers, and how difficult, yet at the same time not to bad their lives are, living the military family life.

**__ EVIDENCE __** ** Summary of evidence: ** To prove her point, Modigliani uses two 17 year old children to show that even though it is hard on them, they are able to deal with it. They are able to deal with the responsibilities they are left with when their fathers are not home, and even though the separation is difficult, they know that everything is going to be ok. Also as evidence the author states facts that are letting the reader know just how many children have to go through this everyday of their young lives. Also using facts to prove just how much these children have to move, with no choice of their own on the matter.

**__ EVALUATION __** ** Evaluation of research: ** The research is stated very clearly, and it is also stated in a way that keeps the reader interested. Using a child’s true story it keeps the reader interested, while also putting a twist on it to almost prove that it is something that actually goes on in some families. While reading the article the reader can tell that the author not only did her factual research, but also talked to children who actually have to go through this.

** Evaluation of scope: ** The topic was adequately addressed, because not only did the author talk about what the children have to go through, she also touched on the subject about how it makes them feel. While it does not say what they can do, it tells the reader what they do, do in order to make it easier for them on their own.

** Evaluation of author bias: ** I do not believe the author has a bias in this article; she seems to only state the facts and opinions that she found out about other people, and how they feel. She states no bias opinions throughout the article.

**__ REFLECTION: __** I believe that these children are stronger than most, never really having a choice in the decisions that their parents make. Having to do with basically losing a loved one over and over again, depending on how many times one might get deployed. They also have to deal with picking up everything and moving all over the country, and sometimes the world, almost once a year just because their parent got re-stationed. I have a lot of respect for these children, whose only personal way that they talk about is to just remind themselves that their loved ones are going to be okay.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 3 **



**__ MLA Citation: __** Hayes, Susan. "Welcome Home." //Scholastic Parent & Child// 18.3 (2010): 68. //ProQuest 5000//. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. .

__** INFORMATION: **__ ** Author’s credentials: ** The author, Susan Hayes, is a freelance writer. Though this does not make her own opinion very helpful, it makes the research she does very useful. She is able to talk to real professionals in these topics, such as how to welcome a returning soldier home. She is a professional in getting the information out to people in a helpful way.

** Scope and purpose of the work: ** This article is an informational report. It was written in order to get what professionals know across to those who need it most. It is meant to inform the reader of what they can do in order to make the welcoming home of a soldier easy and enjoyable for everyone.

** Intended Audience: ** The intended audience of this piece is the families of those who have been deployed in the military. The families who are either currently or who are going to be welcoming back a loved one from a war zone.

**__ SUMMARY __** ** Thesis or main idea: ** There is a simple way of welcoming home a soldier from a war zone, that can make the transition a little easier on everyone.

** Summary of main arguments: ** Some of the things the reader can do in order to make the transition easier on everyone is basically in the planning. This means doing everything from planning and talking about what is going to happen when the loved one returns. To things such as making sure that if the loved one or the family needs help that it is sought out.

**__ EVIDENCE __** ** Summary of evidence: ** The evidence found in this article is very little. It is a very straight forward article, talking about the things one can do. The author does not really discuss why one might do these things, just how. Though even though the evidence is thin, it is still a very helpful piece, giving suggestions of what to do, to a family who is confused about what might happen, but not telling them what to do.

**__ EVALUATION __** ** Evaluation of research: ** The article is very straight forward with the information given. It is not confusing at all, and it tells the reader exactly what a reader would want to know. It does not beat around the bush, with things that the reader might not care about. It gets right to the issue at hand. It is pretty well researched, though there are no specific facts in the article, the author talked to a school psychologist in Fort Bragg. Who has worked with military families quite a lot.

** Evaluation of scope: ** I do believe that the topic was adequately addressed. I also believe that it could help many families.

** Evaluation of author bias: ** The author bias in this article is not like a normal author bias. The author of this article doesn’t really know too much about the topic at hand, so everything she stated is coming right from her source, who is a psychologist in Fort Bragg, NC. So although her own opinions are not stated in the article she is only talking about what she has been told, so it is not 100% fact.

**__ REFLECTION: __** I believe that this article is very helpful for the families of soldiers who have been deployed in war zones. It is a very stressful time for these families and for them to be able to be told some of the ways to deal with this time in their lives sounds very helpful. It is one less thing that they have to worry about.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 4 ** 

**__ MLA Citation: __** National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention. "Military Families: Impact on Children's and Families' Mental Health." //National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence// //Prevention//. N.p., 2010. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. .

__** INFORMATION: **__ ** Author’s credentials: ** It is the center for both mental health and youth violence prevention, meaning that the company knows what they are talking about when they write about what these families are feeling while going through these difficult times.

** Scope and purpose of the work: ** It is an informational report, trying to educate the reader on how everyone in the family feels during the difficult times of different parts of deployment.

** Intended Audience: ** It is a layperson audience, meant for anyone who would read it. Though it caters more towards those in military families.

**__ SUMMARY __** ** Thesis or main idea: ** Children and family members go through many different stages in emotion as well as how a soldiers deployment goes through many different stages.

** Summary of main arguments: ** The school as well as the home life affects a childs life during these hard times. Just a few different things can make or break a person’s experience during these times. There are many different stages of deployment for a soldier, and the families experience each one of them differently. Though the ones around them can try and help make the transitions easier on everyone.

**__ EVIDENCE __** ** Summary of evidence: ** They provide some statistics as well as opinions. Things such as bringing up numbers of how many families go through this, as well as describing things about what the soldiers are going through as well.

**__ EVALUATION __** ** Evaluation of research: ** The work is very clearly stated, everything having its own different place in the article. Making it very easy to keep up with. Also making it very easy to navigate to what parts of the article (or deployment) one wants to know about most.

** Evaluation of scope: ** The topic was very adequately addressed, getting to all of the main points of deployment, as well as going into detail about specific things that one might want to know more about. Also telling the reader how to deal with different things; touching on every subject of the topic.

** Evaluation of author bias: ** I do not sense any bias in the article, it is very straight forward and factual. More wanting the reader to know the actual facts instead of the authors’ opinion on things. I think this is good because a person in this situation doesn’t want to know an outsiders opinion, but more of what to expect.

**__ REFLECTION: __** I believe this was a very good article, it gave me many facts to read through, as well as telling me what some military families have to go through. It was very informational, and will be helping me out a lot when I do my research project of the class.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 5 **

**__ MLA Citation: __** Lester, Patricia. "Families Overcoming Under Stress: Implementing Family-Centered Prevention for Military Families Facing Wartime Deployments  and Combat Operational Stress." //Military Medicine// 176 (Jan. 2011): 19-25. //Mansfield University of Pennsylvania//. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. .

__** INFORMATION: **__ ** Author’s credentials: ** The author, Patricia Lester, works in the field of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. This makes her very valuable to the article, and a very scholarly source because it means she has worked with children and families who have been in the experience of a loved one being deployed. This means that she has come face to face with people who have gone through the problems that come along with it, and has found ways to help all of them.

** Scope and purpose of the work: ** This is a very informational piece, meant to show the reader about different types of groups that are offered to those families who need them. Touching on different groups for different stages, and one major group that works with almost any stage of the deployment with the families.

** Intended Audience: ** The intended audience is mostly everyone, though it caters more towards the families with military personnel in them. Not everyone will find this article very helpful, expecially if they do not have military family. Those who do have military family will find it very helpful and insightful.

**__ SUMMARY __** ** Thesis or main idea: ** The stress that comes along with deployment can affect everyone in the family, both mentally and physically.

** Summary of main arguments: ** The main arguments of this article are that these families can be helped. That they are not alone in their struggle during these hard times. Also that there are large groups that can be there to help them get through it. That they don’t just have to rely on each other in the family to overcome the stress that comes along with deployment. But that there are other people in the world going through exactly what they are going through.

**__ EVIDENCE __** ** Summary of evidence: ** This article talks about the different ways everyone in a military family are affect, along with ways that they can be helped along the way. It talks about a group “FOCUS” which helps those military families connect to help one another in their time of need. It talks a lot about the history, and the workings of this group, as well as other ways people can help these families who are under a tremendous amount of stress during this hard time.

**__ EVALUATION __** Evaluation of research: Though the information in this article is stated fairly clearly, it uses a lot of scholarly words that are a little hard to understand. It is straight forward in the author’s own way. It is a little confusing at points, but nothing a dictionary can’t help fix. It is very well researched, stating a lot of different statistics on all of their different topics. Then when they are not using statistics they are quoting very highly educated people in the field of what they are researching.

** Evaluation of scope: ** The topic was very adequately addressed, touching on different subjects under their topic. Talking about the different times of deployment, how they affect everyone in the family. Then finally talking about how different people can help those who have to go through this hard time known as military deployment. They focus a lot in this subject on the group “FOCUS” which is meant to help those families of deployed soldiers. Informing the reader very adequately of what can be done, and how this group can help.

** Evaluation of author bias: ** There is no author bias in this article, it is mostly fact based. Talking about the help group “FOCUS” there is really no room for bias in it. It clearly states the facts that have been researched, and the ways of helping those in need who’s loved ones help our country when our country is in need.

**__ REFLECTION: __** I believe this article was very helpful, it let me understand more of how larger groups of people can help individual families. It had a lot of facts that I will be using when the time comes to make my PowerPoint slide show. With the article talking about everything from the history of military families to new age groups that are helping these families, I cannot think of a better article to help me during my project.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 6 ** ** MLA Citation: ** Padden, Diane L. "Determinants of Health-Promoting Behaviors in Military Spouses During Deployment Separation." //Military Medicine// 176 (Jan. 2011): 26-34. //Mansfield University of Pennsylvania//. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. .

**__ INFORMATION: __** ** Author’s credentials: ** The author, Diane L. Padden, is a very credible source for this article. She works as a nurse in Maryland, making her a key role in health-promoting behaviors. Being a nurse she has studied the health of human beings in different settings, making her knowledgeable for this article.

** Scope and purpose of the work: ** This article is a informational piece, meant to inform the reader of the effects military deployment can have on everyone in the situation. From the soldiers across the sea, to the mothers at home with 4 children to take care of.

** Intended Audience: ** The intended audience is more of a lay person audience. More for the military families and their loved ones in the military, but intended for anyone who wants to learn more about the health effects of these people.

**__ SUMMARY __** ** Thesis or main idea: ** The deployment and different stages of deployment that a soldier goes through can greatly affect the health of not only him/herself, but the health of the loved ones left at home.

** Summary of main arguments: ** When the wife/husband is left at home with the children their eating habits can change drastically. Just like the eating habits that are changed when a soldier is shipped out overseas for their deployment. With stress and anxiety comes less eating or unhealthier eating. When taking care of the children, feeding one’s self doesn’t seem so important.

**__ EVIDENCE __** ** Summary of evidence: ** The author provides a lot of statistics coming from different evaluations and tests that were conducted over the last few years. Talking about how different stages of deployment can cause different types of eating, bad and good; though mostly bad. It is also talked about the difference in stress level of the loved ones left at home, can cause an unhealthy life style for them. There are a lot of tables of evidence that support all of the ideas portrayed in this article.

**__ EVALUATION __** ** Evaluation of research: ** The research and statistics are presented very clearly. Though a little confusing at some points, because of the scholarly vocabulary, it is still pretty easy to understand what they author is trying to convey to the reader. The topic is very well researched, showing the results of different tests and surveys and evaluations that have taken place over the last couple of years.

** Evaluation of scope: ** The topic was very adequately addressed, touching on all different types of health behaviors in the families of deployed soldiers. Not just focusing on one, such as eating, but focusing on a few different ones, such as stress. In the end the author also talked about the different ways that these families can overcome the situations they are in, to help themselves, and their families.

** Evaluation of author bias: ** There was no bias in this article. The author stated the facts and the statistics. There was really no room for there to be an author bias in this article.

**__ REFLECTION: __** This was a very good scholarly article. It helped me a lot on information about the health factor of the loved ones of soldiers. I found it very interesting that the health can be affected so greatly because of one person being overseas. I will probably focus on this topic for a couple of my slides in my final project, though it is not what my whole topic is about. So I cannot truly base a whole lot on it, no matter how good of an article it is, or how good the information in the article truly is.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 7 ** 

** MLA Citation: ** "Military families battle emotions about Iraq." //The Washington Times// 1 May 2009: n. pag. //The Washington Times//. Web. 8 Mar. 2011. .

** __INFORMATION:__ ** **Author’s credentials:** For some reason there was no author present with this article in the news paper. It was not even on the actual article itself. Next to “By” there was just a blank space.

**Scope and purpose of the work:** This article is a newspaper article from __The Washington Times__. Talking about the emotions a military family has to go through in the time of deployment, specifically the deployment of their loved ones to Iraq.

**Intended Audience:** The intended audience is lay person. Meant for anyone who wants to read and understand the feelings these families go through. It is more or less of an entertainment piece, to let the reader try to understand what the families of the soldiers who protect our country have to go through on a daily basis when their loved ones are not home.

** __SUMMARY__ ** **Thesis or main idea:** The time of deployment is a very emotional time for both the soldiers and their families.

**Summary of main arguments:** The main arguments that are used in this article, are actual stories and accounts from family members that have been through this. That even though it is hard at first, and it doesn’t get easier, a person begins to learn how to deal with day to day things.

** __EVIDENCE__ ** **Summary of evidence:** The evidence used in this article, are not facts, and are not statistics. It is quotes from real family members of soldiers that are deployed. That It is difficult for both parties in the situation, both the soldiers and the family members. That no matter who it is, there is a lot to worry about during this time, even the little things.

** __EVALUATION__ ** **Evaluation of research:** The work was very clear stated, everything was presented neatly, and in an organized matter. It was also well researched, with a lot of different quotes from many different people, who are all in some what of the same situation.

**Evaluation of scope:** The topic was adequately addressed. Touching on how both the soldiers feel, and what they worry about, along with how the family members who are left behind feel. And also what they have to deal with worrying about. From the simple sister getting her license, to a soldier in combat.

**Evaluation of author bias:** There was no author bias, it was all quotes from other people who are in the situation of deployment. The author had no place to put a bias statement.

** __REFLECTION:__ ** I found it interesting that the soldiers worry just as much as the family does. Just not about the same things. Where the family worries about the soldier in combat situations, the soldier worries about their family members growing up, getting licenses, and having babies. I will use this information when talking about things such as a soldiers worries over seas.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 8 ** 

** MLA Citation: ** "Official List of the Most Popular Items Requested by our Troops." //Give2TheTroops.org//. Give 2 The Troops, 2011. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. .

** __INFORMATION:__ ** **Author’s credentials:** There was no author present for this article. Though I believe the people who made this list are credible because they come from a military help group. They are based around sending packages out overseas to our soldiers, so they know what they are doing. Also through the experiences of them sending out care packages they learn what it is that the soldiers really want and need.

**Scope and purpose of the work:** This article is an informational piece. It is a list of the things that soldiers want and need the most while they are stationed overseas fighting for our country. It is used to inform those who want to begin to send care packages to those who keep us safe.

**Intended Audience:** The intended audience is a lay person audience. It is meant for anyone who wants to begin to help those who help us. It is there to help those do it right. So it is for anyone who is willing to read it.

** __SUMMARY__ ** Thesis or main idea: Many of boxes are sent overseas daily to those who fight for our country, but are those boxes filled with the things that these men really want and need most?

**Summary of main arguments:** They have everything listed from food items to dog toys. This is a list made to help everyone send our troops what they really need. The main arguments are different types of things that are the best to send. There is also a list of things that are not allowed to be sent over for numerous reasons. Getting their information straight from the troops this is a great article/list.

** __EVIDENCE__ ** Summary of evidence: The evidence provided in this article is not much, because it is not a written piece, it is more of a list. So all of the items put together on this list were carefully thought out, in order to help the most in sending over boxes.

** __EVALUATION__ ** Evaluation of research: With this article being a list, it is very logical and clearly stated. It is straight forward, with all of the different items put in different categories to help the reader find each of them quicker, and easier. It is also well researched, with the information of what they want coming directly from the troops who are overseas.

**Evaluation of scope:** The topic was very adequately addressed, touching on many different categories of items one can ship over in care packages. Everything from pumpkin seeds to baby wipes, to DVDs, to even holiday decorations is listed. It even states that even though care packages are great and very welcome, the troops love to hear from people back in the states, they love getting letters in the mail.

**Evaluation of author bias:** There was no author bias in this article, mostly because it was just a list of items. The author, who was not listed, was just writing down what the troops told them they wanted. There was no room in this article for there to be an author’s biased opinion.

** __REFLECTION:__ ** I believe this is a great article, though it is only a list it has great information. I will be coming back to this list when I am ready to do my hands on project when I send over a couple care packages. It will be great to be able to see what would be the best to send over.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 9 ** ** MLA Citation: ** Norton, Amy. "Kids of deployed soldiers show psychological effects." //Reuters//. N.p., 2011. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. 

__** INFORMATION: **__ ** Author’s credentials: ** The author, Amy Norton, is a health and medical journalist. She writes health articles for //Reuters Health//. She is a medical journalist, though she is not a professional doctor or anything, she knows how to get the right information, and where to get it from.

** Scope and purpose of the work: ** This article is an informational piece, designed to inform those of what families might be going through. Also to help those families get through the tough times easier. Focusing more on the children of the soldiers, it is to inform their parents of what to do to make it easier on them.

** Intended Audience: ** The intended audience is a lay person audience, it is meant for whoever will read it. Though talking about how to help the children of soldiers at home, it is more geared to the at home parent of these children. Trying to help them make it easier for everyone.

**__ SUMMARY __** ** Thesis or main idea: ** Though the soldiers come home with all different types of stress problems, their children while they are away go through their own type of stress related problems. Though it can be helped and made easier.

** Summary of main arguments: ** The main arguments in this article are very simple. It talks about the stress and the effects that these children of these soldiers go through. It talks about how a parent can make it easier on them before and during deployment of a parent. It shows just how simple it can be to help a child of a deployed parent.

**__ EVIDENCE __** ** Summary of evidence: ** The evidence in this article comes from a study of 116 spouses of deployed soldiers. It states that one third of these soldiers kids were at high risks for psychosocial problems. Using quotes from Dr. Eric M. Flake, this article uses evidence that is very key to some children’s physiological health.

**__ EVALUATION __** Evaluation of research: The article is very logical and clear, stating the facts of what is going on in the minds of these children. It is also well researched, a reader can tell because there are quotes from highly credible psyche doctors. As well as quoting a study done, for this exact reason of the children of the soldiers left at home.

** Evaluation of scope: ** The topic was adequately addressed, talking about what is going on. It talks about the number of children in the U.S. that is apparently affected by the stress of the soldiers deployed overseas. Then it even talks about the ways that the parent who is at home with the child can help the transitions and the period of which the soldier is away be easier. Also how they can get help for themselves.

** Evaluation of author bias: ** There is very little author bias in this article. It is basically just stating what Dr. Flake had to say. There was room where the author could have said what she thought about the topic, though she is a professional and knows how to write informational articles such as this one. So she knew that her opinion was not needed on the topic.

**__ REFLECTION: __** This was a very good article, talking about how the children are affected by their parent’s deployment. Also talking about how the stress of the parent at home can greatly affect the child. It was also a great article in talking about how to help the child, as well as getting help for the parent as well. I thought it was very interesting how the feelings of the parent can affect the child so greatly. I will use this when it comes to my research project, when I talk about the children of the soldiers.

** Student Name: Nicole Scutti ** ** Annotation # 10 ** (** ) **

** MLA Citation: ** Chandra, Anita. //Understanding the Impact of Deployment on children and Families//. N. pag. //Rand//. Center for Military Health Policy Research, Apr. 2008. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.

** __INFORMATION:__ ** **Author’s credentials:** The author, Anita Chandra, is a behavioral scientist and manager of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Group at the RAND Corporation. She also has a background in child and adolescent health, along with community-based participatory research and evaluation. This makes her very valuable to this article, because it is talking about the impact on children in the event of a family member being deployed. She is a very scholarly source, which makes the article very helpful and useful.

**Scope and purpose of the work:** This article is a informational piece, it has research in it from a study done to document the effects on the spouses and children of deployed soldiers. It is informing the readers of the emotional effects on these people.

**Intended Audience:** The intended audience, mostly a lay person, is mostly based towards the National Military Family Association. Meant to inform those who are in this predicament of what is really going on in their childrens minds. It is meant to help those who are suffering from things from deployment to have a better understanding of what is going on.

** __SUMMARY__ ** **Thesis or main idea:** There is a great impact on service members and their families when faced with deployment.

**Summary of main arguments:** A major thing caused by deployment is all different types of stress. Another thing is the emotional changes that one faces during the course of deployment. That deployment has an effect on the marital relationships and the spouse’s well-being. Deployment can also affect the behavior and mental health outcomes of children, as well as their attitudes and behavior.

** __EVIDENCE__ ** **Summary of evidence:** The evidence found in this article is based on a study, most of the article are facts based on the outcomes of the study. There are many statistics showing what was learned from doing the study on military families. It supports my argument because it is talking about the emotional effects on the family members which is what I am researching.

** __EVALUATION__ ** **Evaluation of research:** The work is very logical and clearly stated. It is very straight forward with all the information. With all of the information being put into separate chapters a categories it is very easy to navigate and find the exact information that I am looking for, for my project. It is very well researched, basically because it was done after a case study, so all of the facts are study based.

**Evaluation of scope:** The topic was adequately addressed, talking about everyone in the situation. Not just the spouses and children, but also the soldiers who have been deployed and what kind of stress they are going through. It talks about how this stress is brought on, as well as how they can work on it and make it better on themselves.

**Evaluation of author bias:** There is no author bias in this article. It is completely fact based. There is no room for there to be author bias in this article/study.

** __REFLECTION:__ ** This is a very good article for me. I will be using it when I am talking about what the soldiers have to go through when they are shipped off to war. It is a very credible source, and also very valuable. It talks about things that my other articles did not.