Reading in the Philippine History

AT # 2
Instructions:
A. Choose any article you like, it can be a newspaper, a research paper, a book etc.
B. Read the article (see attached file) carefully and conduct internal and external criticism by
answering the questions below. Follow the format provided.

Title of the Article:

JOURNEY TO RECOVERY
https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/journey-recovery
Internal Criticism External Criticism
1.Was the authors’ connection 1.Who was the author, not merely
between him and the document a what was his name but what were his
natural and plausible one? personality, character, position and so
forth?

- In terms about his position, he is

- The author’s connection
a project manager,
between himself and the
HeadsUpGuys at UBC, and
document are indeed natural
Portrait Photographer. And
and plausible one because he,
about his personality, I don’t
himself experienced depression
know a lot about him, but I can
and anxiety.
tell that he’s really trying his
best to overcome and recover
from his illness/disorder.

2.Was the information given in the 2. What were his general qualifications
document original with him, or did as a reporter?
he copy it from someone else?

- Yes, all the information given in

- I think his qualifications as a
the said article above is from
reporter is that he is a very
him because it is about himself
passionate person. Also, in the
which is his journey in
article that he wrote, you can
recovering and overcoming
see, he stated and gather
anxiety and depression.
information that is related from
the topic, which is a qualification
for being a reporter.

3. Are the statements made in the 3. How soon after the events was the
document consistent with known level document written?
of intelligence, education, experience,
and individual temperament of the
purported writer?

- As what I have read, his

experiences of depression
- I can determine that the started in the year 2009.
statements made in it are However, this article is
consistent with the supposed published just this year, 2021.
writer’s recognized level of
intelligence, education,
experience, and individual
temperament because the
document is well written and
organized.