“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Do What You Love
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Tony Hawk
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	npr.org
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	npr
Date Page was Last Revised	July 24, 2006
Date You Read It	March 12, 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5568583

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

Tony hawk, a famous celebrity suggests his readers that you should do what you love "even if it is scored and misunderstood by the public at large.

Tony hawk says that one must go for what they are passionate about "despite the bloody knees, despite the twisted ankles, despite the mocking crowds."

Tony Hawk, a professional skateboarder and much more, says that while growing up he has had numerous people call his life choice as "a waste of time, a dangerous pursuit, a crime."

Living a life that he loves, not only makes Tony Hawk feel like he's not working at all, but also the people around him notice this; as his kid says , " 'I've never seen my daddy work' ".

Tony Hawks last advice for his readers is " You might not make it to the top, but if you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous".

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):


Tony Hawk speaks about how people should pursuit what they love, not only as means of a hobby but even as their professions. People should take more pride in what they do, and even if not everyone can be famous or be the best person in what they do in the end it'll be worth their time because it a time well spent. Happiness is the most valuable thing for us because we can't turn back time and get those days where we could have been happy.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?

The author is Tony Hawk, professional skate boarder shares his experience in life to inspire everyone to stand out of the norm. He wishes to share his point of view of where true happiness lies.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?

The author mainly wrote this to inform every  and to simply  give people more self-confidene to themselves.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?

There is bias because he shares what he believes is right and beliefs are a part of peoples morals. Morals always depend on the person.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

Tony Hawk references things such as his son. Tony Hawks son mentions that he has never seen his father work thus suggesting that work for Tony Hawk is barely any work because he's having fun while doing so. (This adds credibility)

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I will use this source by arguing that, people can always strive to the top. Though not everyone will reach it, striving for something that is challenging to get, makes the attempt all the worth while. Including Tony Hawks view on his fathers 'work'.