Assignment 2 Defining zeitgeist

1.       Attempt to define the term based only on your existing knowledge.

It’s the way people perceive and the behaviour of people in a certain time period.

2.       Document and open the first ten results (print out the page).

3.       Note down the reference details: web address, author, title  (Harvard method)

author,Date, title, web name, online: link, date

3.1  Peter Joseph,  2010. Zeitgeist Official  website.  Zeitgeist Official  website. Online: http://zeitgeistmovie.com/ (13 February 2012)

3.2  2011. The Zeitgeist Movement. The Zeitgeist Movement. Online: http://www.thezeitgeistmovement.com/ (13 February 2012)

3.3  2012. Merriam Webster. Merriam Webster. Online: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeitgeist (13 February 2012)

3.4  2012. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com. Online: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/zeitgeist (13 February 2012)

3.5  2010. Zeitgeist Definition. Youtube. Online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj5pGoytFYs (13 February 2012)

3.6  2012. Zeitgeist. Answers.com. Online: http://www.answers.com/topic/zeitgeist (13 February 2012)

3.7  **. Zeitgeist. Audioenglish.net. Online: http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/zeitgeist.htm (13 February 2012)

3.8  Meryl, 2006. Zeitgeist Definition and Pronunciation. Meryl.net. Online: http://www.meryl.net/2006/12/13/zeitgeist-definition-and-pronunciation/ (13 February 2012)

3.9  2008. Zeitgeist. Reverso. Online: http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/zeitgeist (13 February 2012)

3.10               2012. Zeitgeist. WordReference.com. Online: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/zeitgeist (13 February 2012)

What information do you find?

I Mostly the information I found was about a movie named zeitgeist I also found a page about the zeitgeist movement, which is about saving the planet and about the environment. There is also zeitgeist south Africa where they want to unify the world.

How do you go about selecting the most reliable and relevant sources? 

I scan through the first few links that popped up for information regarding the topic I’m researching, I also check where I get my information from. I then check if the information I gathered in one like are the same as in another links.

What images do you find linked with this term?

I found images of  the American flag the statue of liberty and mostly the earth...

Which of the sites most interested you personally?

The merriam webster one.