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Alzheimer’s Association. (2016). *What is Alzheimer’s?* Retrieved from http://www.alz.org/alzheimers\_disease\_what\_is\_alzheimers.asp

The Alzheimer’s association website provides basic
information about the Alzheimer’s disease, symptoms, effects on the brain, and
the progress of its research. It is a useful source to learn about the disease.
Another important link on this website is the major milestones in Alzheimer’s
and brain research. It lists the key areas of the disease that have been
defined so far through research. This source has been referenced in the
historical context section.

CBC Player. (2010, October). “Tangles: Alzheimer’s, My
Mother, & Me” memoirist Sarah Leavitt (Interview) The Next Chapter.
[Quote]. Retrieved from http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1627182425

CBC Radio-Canada offers its services throughout the country
by providing information and entertainment to the Canadians. There is a podcast
available on the website where Sarah Leavitt talks about her memoir when it was
initially published in 2010. The author shares the importance of documenting
her mother’s illness as notes and sketches. This audio source provides useful
content about Leavitt’s emotions towards her mother. The viewers would have
appreciated more if the interview was videotaped instead of being recorded as a
podcast. Lastly, there is an image from the CBC website on the media
appearances and interviews section.

Godman, H. (2013, December 9). *A brief history of Alzheimer’s disease.* Retrieved from http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/alzheimers-history#2

Healthline offers expert opinion which can guide people for
the best health outcome. Its website presents a slideshow of a brief history of
Alzheimer’s disease and its major discoveries. This is another useful source
for anyone to learn about the disease. There are references to this in the
historical context section.

Huffington Post. (n.d.). Tangles. [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-leavitt/author-i-dealt-with-grief\_b\_1478864.html?slideshow=true#gallery/224579/9

The Huffington Post presents a slideshow of Sarah Leavitt’
family and significant images from the memoir, Tangles. A picture of Leavitt
with her mother during her illness is included in the early and adult life
section. This is a good source to see photographs of Leavitt’s family and work.

Leavitt, S. (2010). *Tangles:*
A story about Alzheimer’s, My Mother and Me. *Calgary, Alberta: Freehand Books.*

This is the memoir, Tangles, and it includes memories of
Sarah Leavitt’s mother dealing with Alzheimer’s. There are several scenes
referenced from the memoir as examples in the biographical and contextual
information section. There are no weaknesses.

McCullough, J. (2012, March). *Interview with Sarah Leavitt*. Retrieved from http://www.jjmccullough.com/index.php/interview-with-sarah-leavitt/

This website has posted an interview of Sarah Leavitt
conducted by VanCAF webcomic in March 2012. Leavitt answered questions like how
her family reacted on her book, Tangles, what is her educational background,
where did she spent her childhood, etc. This source provided excellent
information as it presented the author’s personal views instead of media’s
views. The website however, should have released the entire interview since
there were some good insightful questions proposed to Sarah Leavitt.

Sarah Leavitt. (n.d.). *About.*
Retrieved from http://sarahleavitt.com/about/

Sarah Leavitt’s official website provides her background
information, career and some latest news from the media. This source is used to
elaborate on her adult life, career, and book reviews. The website’s news tab
lists the successful stories of her first book in different parts of the world.
There are several good reviews on the site from many newspaper companies,
magazines, and authors. Most of the images are taken from this source to
provide a visual to the readers. Overall, this source has a lot of in-depth
information and there are no weaknesses.

University of British Columbia. (2016). Sarah Leavitt.
Retrieved from http://creativewriting.ubc.ca/program-information/faculty-staff/sarah-leavitt/

The University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Faculty of Arts
page lists Sarah Leavitt as a lecturer of creative writing courses. The website
provides specific names of the courses that she teaches. There is also a brief
background and career information of Leavitt. The creative writing courses are
mentioned in the careers, works, and awards section. The purpose of this source
is to present information about UBC’s faculty and staff. Thus, there are no
weaknesses.