Not necessarily sources, but accounts, rather. I'd like to know what a Japanese or Chinese citizens thinks/feels about the situation. The history behind it will be researched properly. I'd just like opinions from citizens.
-Thanks
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*college librarian
Look at what I said when I replied to Goldberg. I also don't want to see you criticizing me over here. Also, interviewing people for their accounts is not unheard of or uncommon...
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Because, perhaps someone here is a Chinese or Japanese citizen and can give their honest opinions about this dispute. You think I'm trying to look for history or something? I can research that myself. I'm looking for real people's opinions.
A quality news article/expose will often cite locals and people affected by the situarion. I.e. Let's say theirs a flood that wipes out a village, they will interview a farmer to say how the flood has devastated their crops. That way you know that the identity of the person has been verified and it's not hearsay.
Even if an article is biased, you can often find the opposing argument in another article. And a good, objective source will present both sides of the argument.
If you do find people on a Mac Forum to interview, a well done essay will have substantiate their comments with more legitimate sources.
How much of this paper is supposed to be fact and how much opinion? Are you supposed to merely explain the situation or also present your opinion? If you're stating your opinion you need to back it up with facts, not just other people's opinions.
Going back to my flood example. If a forum member says "it's awful there is no food, everything is under water" you'd have to find a source that states something like 90% of crops have been destroyed. Otherwise while maybe that guy and his neighbors farm were destroyed, maybe only 5% of local farms were destroyed.
If you do find people willing to speak about their opinions, your teacher will probably question how you got in touch with these people, so you'll have to explain how that occurred and how/why they are qualified to speak.
I'd suggest talking to a librarian as
@AutoUnion39 suggested. They're great resources if you utilize them. College librarians are well trained using research tools, not just organizing books. Their real job is to make information accessible and often know a lot more than you'd think.