mla format in essay

WhenwritingAMLApaperwillbetypedusing12font–TimeNewRoman.Thispapershouldbe doublespaced.Then,thispapershouldhaveoneinchmarginsonallsides.Whenwritingeachpage shouldhaveaheaderwiththewriter'slastnameandthepagenumberThereshouldnotbeatitle pageforanyoftheMLApapers.AMLApapershouldalwayshaveaBodyparagraph.MLApapers shouldalsohaveaworkcited.Whenrecitingpoemsincludetheauthor'slastname.Whencitingan internetresourcewithanauthorincludehim/herinthesentence.Whenanauthorisnotlisted,usea shorterversionofthetitle.Whenanauthorisstatedinthesentence,usingaquote,makesuretoput apage

LuigiVittatoe

ProfessorLukeLeonard

WRI1001FirstYearWriting2

November18,2015

Week4Exercise#2"Introduction"TheySay/ISayIntheintroductionto"TheySay/ISay":The MovesThatMatterinAcademicWriting,GeraldGraffandCathyBirkensteinprovidetemplates designedtogivestudentsatasteofthelanguageandpatternsthatsophisticatedwritingrequires. Thesetemplatesfocuswriters'attentiononwhatisbeingsaidwhilealsohelpingthemtofocuson rhetoricalpatterns.Specifically,GraffandBirkensteinarguethatthemosteffectivewritingtemplate theyofferisthe"theysay,Isay"formula.Thisformulaexpressespersonalideas("I say")inresponsetoanotherpersonorgroup("theysay").Thisistheunderlyingstructureof effectiveacademicwriting.Itpromptsstudentstoprogressintheirwritinginwaystheymighthave nototherwisedoneAstheauthorsthemselvesputit,"listeningcloselytoothersandsummarizing whattheyhavetosaycanhelpwritersgeneratetheirownideas."Althoughsomepeoplebelievethat templatesstiflecreativity,GraffandBirkensteininsistthat...showmorecontent...

Inmyview,thetypesoftemplatesthattheauthorsrecommendcanhelpreturnwritingtoits conversationalbase.Forinstance,usingthe"theysay/Isay"modelshowsstudentsthattheycan bestdeveloptheirargumentbylookingoutwardandengagingtheotherperson'svoiceInaddition, thismodelcutsacrossdifferentdisciplinesandgenresofwriting.Itcanbeusedforanythingfrom creativewritingtoacademicwriting.Somemightobject,ofcourse,onthegroundsthattemplates seemtoosimplisticYetIwouldarguethatthetemplatesareonlyassimpleastheauthorwouldlike tomakethem.Thetemplate'scontent,whichmaybeverycomplex,couldbebestorganizedbya basicstructure.Overall,then,Ibelievethattemplatesareafantasticwaytoquicklyorganizewriting inamannerthatisclearand

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OverthecourseofthissemesterIlearnedalotaboutmyselfasawriter.ThisEnglish101classhas reallyallowedmetoexpandmyessaystructureandwaysofthinking.Thiswasmyfirstcollege writingcourseandithasgivenmemuchmorefreedomwhenwritingbecauseinhighschoolIfelt limitedandlikewhatwewerewritingwasnotveryimportant.InhighschoolIwouldwriteessays tojusttofulfilltherequiredwordorpagecountandtoadegreeIstillfeellikethisbutmaybethatis whyIamanengineeringmajorbutinthiscourseIactuallywasabletoexpressmyideasandforthe firsttimereallytestthelimitsofmywritingcapabilities.Ireallyenjoyedbeingabletoincorporate myvoicemoreinmyessaysandIbelieve...showmorecontent...

Themostimportantimprovementformeinthiscoursewasonmygrammar.Iwasnotawareofthe commarulesbefore.ItwasshockingtoseewherecommasaretobeputandtheplacesthatIusually missTheHackerlessonswedidinandoutofclassoncommashaveimprovedmygrammar significantly.LookingbackthroughallofmygradedessaysitisunbelievablehowmanycommasI haveactuallymissed.Also,writingtheessaysinMLAformatandincludingworkcitedentriesand quotations,hashelpedmebecomemorecomfortablewithitWhenIwriteessaysnow,Idonot hesitateorgetanxiousifIhavetoaddaworkcitedentry.However,eventhoughIhaveknowalittle bitmoreofwhentousecommasandhavealittlebitmoreknowledgeaboutgrammarthereisstilla lotofroomforimprovement.SomeareaswhereIneedtoimproveincludetransitionsbetween paragraphs,beingtorepetitive,andmyconclusions.Thisclasshasdefinitelyhelpedmemakemy transitionsbetter;howevertheystillcouldusesomeimprovementIhavetomakesurethatthe readercancomprehendmythoughtprocessandthatmytransitionsdonotgetinthewayoftheflow ofthepaper.InsomeoftheroughdraftsformyessaysIcouldnotfindlinksbetweenparagraphsat allbutafterworkshoppinginclassIbelievethattheyhavesignificantlyimproved.Ialsoneedto makesurethatIdonotrepeatthesameideasorwordstoomany

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AnnotatedBibliographyinAPAFormat

BrittanyD.Stewart

FinanceandAccountingforDecisionMaking

Dr.LarmarZ.Cunningham HerzingUniversity

.Abstract

Thefollowingannotatedbibliographyincludesalistofreferencesthataddresscostmeasures,direct andindirectcostsandpricingsystems.Costaccountingsystemsarewell–developedfortangible goods.Accountingprinciplesareappliedtobusinessesforfinancialreportingtoanalyzethe profitabilityofthebusiness.Directandindirectcostsisthebasistosettingregulatedpriceson products.AnnotatedBibliographyinAPAFormat

Hasan,MS(2016)VARIABLECOSTINGANDITSAPPLICATIONSINMANUFACTURING COMPANY.InternationalJournalofInformation,BusinessandManagement,8(2),145–157. Retrievedfromhttp://prx–herzing.lirn.net/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.prx–herzing.lirn.net/docview/1778467564?accountid=167104showmorecontent

Thisarticlediscussedvariablecosting,whatisprimarilyusedforandapplicabilityinmanufacturing situationsCostaccountingsuppliesmanagementwiththenecessaryinformationfordecision making(Hasan,2016).Theappropriatecostingofaproductisessentialintakingappropriate managerialdecisions(Hasan,2016).

Theauthorwasabletoprovideadetailedaspectofvariablecostingwithclearemphasisonthe importanceofvariablecosting.Accordingtotheauthor,differentiatingbetweenfixedandvariable costsisthefirststepincontrollingcosts.Thearticleishelpfulinunderstandingcostrelationshipand itscorrelationtocostabsorptioninmanufacturing

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Also,manyprofessorsonlyteachusMLAstyle,butthisclasscanteachustwotypesofessay,MLA andAPA.Ithinkthat'sgreatbecauseAPAalsoispopular,it'susefulforustoknowthesetwotypes ofessays.Andfromthisclass,Ialsolearnedthatwhenwearewritingcausalassignment,themost importantreasonshouldlistatthelastofallreasonsratherthanatthefirstposition.Atlast,Ihave somesuggestionsaboutREVELItriedtodothequizontherevelbutthewebsitesaidthequizhas notbeenassigned.However,Iuseditonmysocietyclassinthefirstsemester.SoIhavesome thoughtsaboutit.Frankly,Idon'tthinkrevelsuitsforourclass,especiallythequiz.Thequizalways focusesonthecontentsinthetextbook,

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LanguageArtsHonors

30November2012

Abortion

In2008,twelvewomentakingresidentintheU.S.diedduetolegalabortionsperformedduringthe secondorthirdtrimestersofpregnancyAbortionshouldbeavailabletoallfemaleslivinginthe UnitedStates,butmustbealegalcitizentohavelateabortions,whichareduringthesecondorthird trimestersofpregnancy.Abortionisarightthatwomenhave,andtheFourthAmendment"Search andSeizure"supportsit.FewerwomenwillexerciseabortionifitiskeptlegalintheU.S.Late abortionsaredangerous,soonlylegalcitizensoftheU.S.mayhavesecondorthirdtrimester abortionsInthe1820's,variousideasagainstabortionsbeganshowmorecontent

ManyCPCs(CrisisPregnancyCenters)misleadwomenintothinkingthatabortionscausebreast cancer,thatbirth–controlpillscauseabortions,andthatabortioncanleadtosterility.CPCsdo anythingtotalkawomanoutofhavingalegalabortion.Lateabortionsareperformedduringthe secondorthirdtrimesters.Amethodoflateabortionisasalineinjection.Thisiswhenaneedleis insertedintotheuterusthroughthe

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AnnotatedBibliographyUniversityofMarylandUniversityCollegeAnnotatedBibliographyGhosh, C.(2013).AffordableCareAct:StrategiestoTametheFuture.PhysicianExecutive,39(6),68–70. InthisparticularjournalabouttheAffordableCareAct(ACA),theauthorGhoshattemptstoprove whichareasofthemedicalsectorwillhavethemostimpact.Theresearchwillshowthatthe relationshipbetweenthenewertechnologieswithimprovedelectronichealthrecord,providingcare forthelessfortunate,andreducingunnecessarymedicalexpenses.Theauthorsummarizeshowthe ACApromotesspecificrepresentationsofcaresuchastheAccountableCareOrganizationsenabling futureexpansionsinshowmorecontent

AsapeerreviewedandscholartotheDepartmentofHealthCarePolicy,HarvardMedicalSchool, theauthorscontinuestodiscussthefutureofreconstructingtheMAprogramandtheAffordable CareActprovidingthelevelofqualityservicestoindividuals.Theirdescriptiveanalysisthrough medicalpaymentreductionsandcriticalsuggestionsamongprogramsprovidewell–informed researchresultsShoven,JB,&Slavov,S(2014)RecentChangesintheGainsfromDelaying SocialSecurity.JournalOfFinancialPlanning,27(3),32–41.Inthisparticularinfluentialarticleby ShovenandSlavov,theyattempttoshowhowdelayingsocialsecuritybenefitscanultimately increaseyourfuturelifetimebenefits.Theycontinuetosummarizehowthebenefitscanbeclaimed atalaterageprovidinganincreaseinsocialsecuritybenefitsfornotonlytheindividualbutalsoand beneficiaryDespitethedebatefromothersbelievingondelayingSocialSecuritybenefitsandtheir methodologiesandstrategiesforcompensation,byconsideringthemasscholarlyexperience professor'sdefinitelyhassignificantinfluenceamongtheirpeers.Theirdescriptiveanalysischarts, boldexamples,andcriticalsuggestionsprovidewell–informedresearchresultsShovenandSlavov arenostrangersinwritingarticles,andtheoriesonthesocialsecurityreformandisconsideredan effective,

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ReflectionEssay

ThroughoutthissemesterIhavelearnedmanyvaluableresources,andtools.Thebigthingyou taughtuswashowtowriteandargumentpaper.AlsoIhavelearneddifferenttoolsonsummarizing, howtobettermyskillsforpeerreviews,newlibraryskills,andMLAformatMostoftheseI alreadyknew,butyoutaughtusthemmoreindepth,andyougavemebetterunderstandingsof them.Withwritinganargumentativepaper,it'simportanttohavealltherightfacts,andmakesure youhavereliablesourcesIfyoudon'thavetherightfactsorreliablesourcesnobodywillwantto readyourargument;becauseyouwonthavetherightfactstobackupyourpoints.Whenwritingan argumentativepaper,itsgoodtoknowallthefactsabouteachside.Knowingallthefactsabouteach sideisimportant,becausepeoplewanttoreadshowmorecontent

Likesummarizing,andwritinganessayIknewhowtodoit,butgoinginandlisteningtothe speakerexplainittoushelpedalotIlearnedmoreonhowtousethethesaurus,andallthedifferent skillshetaughtusonusingkeywordstolooksinformationup.

MLAformatissomethingIhavealwayskindofneededhelpwith.Untilthissemesterforsome reasonIcouldneverreallycitemysourcesthatwell.ItssomethingIknewhowtodo,butwhenit cametimetodoitmymindwentblank.Whenyouwentovereverythingontheboredthathelped mesomuch(alsobecauseItooknotes),butonlybecauseyoutoldustotakethemWithMLA formatIlearnedthatwhenquoting,ifitsmorethanthreelinesyouhavetouseblockquote.Ididn't knowthattillIgottothisclass.

Insummary,alltheseskillswillbehelpfulformynextfewcollegeyears,andwhenIgoofftoget jobs.Thankyouforteachinguseverythingyouhave.Fromsomethingyouaresupposedtoteachto commonsensethings.Youareawonderfulteacher,andI'msogladyouweremy

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ThedifferenttypesofformattingIhadtolearnincollegeisgettingoutofhand.Theallofthe differentformatsarelooselyconnected.TheMLAformatandendnotesareverysimilarinthatthey arefoundatendofapaper,butyoudonotgiveputtheauthorlastnameandpagenumberafterit.I choosetousefootnotes,becausemylaptopcannotdecidewhatitwantstodo.Anotherdifferenceis thelackofputtingyourlastnamebeforethepagenumberintheheader,butissimilarisAPA Format.AsyoucantellIwroteoffthescript,becausetheparagraphwassolackluster.Thefront, sizeofthefront,thetitlelocatedinthemiddle,andthefrontshouldstayinnormalstyle.IfIhad footnoteaftereverysinglesentence,dideven

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MLAReview

Part1:MLAIn–textCitations–RewritethelastlineofeachquotewithacorrectlyformattedMLA in–textcitation.

1."Oneofhiseyesresembledthatofavulture–apaleblueeye,withafilmoverit.Wheneveritfell uponme,mybloodrancold;andsobydegrees–verygradually–Imadeupmymindtotakethelife oftheoldman,andthusridmyselfoftheeyeforever"

Thisisfromthetextbook,GreatWriting,whichwaseditedbyHarveyS.WienerandNora Eisenberg.ItcomesfromthefirstpageoftheshortstorybyEdgarAllanPoecalledTheTell–Tale Heart.Thestorystartsonpage108andendsonpage111.ThebookwaspublishedbyMcGrawHill inBostonintheyear2009

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Womenandminoritiesmakeup52percentoftheworkersinAmericanbusinessestoday.

Thisisaparaphrasefromanarticlecalled"ProgressforWomenandMinorities"inTheTennessean onApril24,2011.Theauthorwasnotnamed.ItwasonpageB1intheSundaypaper.

"Womenandminoritiesmakeup52percentoftheworkersinAmericanbusinessestoday" ("ProgressforWomenandMinorities"BI).

5."Wollstonecraftbelievesthatifawomansubmitstoamarriagejusttoremainidle,shehasno righttocomplainofherfateoractlikeshehasarighttodisregardrules."

ThisquoteisfromtheWebsitecalledWomen'sRightsandMarriage.ThearticleistitledMary WollstonecraftonMarriageandwaswrittenbyBetsyMichaels.Thereisnodateonthewebsite,but IvisiteditonMay14,2010Theaddressiswwwwomenandmarriagecom

"Wollstonecraftbelievesthatifawomansubmitstoamarriagejusttoremainidle,shehasnoright tocomplainofherfateoractlikeshehasarighttodisregardrules"(Michaels,"Mary WollstonecraftonMarriage",www.womenandmarriage.com).

Part2:WorksCitedPage–Usingtheaboveinformation,createaproperlyformattedworkscited page.

WorksCited

MLAFormatResearchPaper

TheMLAFormatgivesstudentsastandardonwhichtowriteon.Studentsareexpectedtowritein suchawaythatitisprofessionalandinformative.Apersonwouldnotexpecttogetajobifhe showeduptotheinterviewinshortsandateeshirt,becausetheywouldnothavetheprofessional appearanceforanemployertothinkhighlyofthem.Ifapaperiswrittenintheincorrectformat, thanthepersonreviewingthepaperwillnotfeelthatthepaperiscreditableortheywouldfeelthe writerjustdidnotputintheeffort.MLAformattingmakespapersfitauniformedlook.With academicpaperbeingformattedthesameway,thepaperbecomesmorecomprehensible.Citations thatareformattedthesamecanbemoreeasilymatchedupwiththeir ...Getmorecontent...

HeyJessica,Iagreewithyou,MLAwasonceuponatimetheonlystyletheIknew.Iwillbejust likeyoualwaysgoingtorevisittheAPAsectioninourlibrary.IstillhitsomeroadblocksbutI wouldhavetosayourprofessorwouldbethebestwaytoclearupallquestions,orbetteryetlead youinthebestdirectiontosolvetheissue.

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HairLossInAfricanAmericanWomenEssay

WhatcausesbaldnessorhairlossinAfricanAmericanwomen?

HairlossisamajorcauseforconcernamongAfricanAmericanwomenandmuchoftheissues relatedtohairlossisuniquetothecommunityofblackwomen.Whiletherearemedicalconditions thatcanresultinhairlossandbaldnessbeitpermanentorotherwise,theleadingcausesofhairloss amongAfricanAmericanwomenarerelatedtohaircarepracticesandstylingtechniquesprevalent intheAfricanAmericancommunity.Womenofotherracesmayspeakofmessybunsandbedhead butnotAfricanAmericanwomenWebelieveourstylesneedtobesleekandneatortightandright Wearenotaboutthat'messy'hairlifeanditscostingusourstrandsfartoomanycases.Here'swhy.

Relaxingshowmorecontent

Relaxersweakenthehairbecauseitbreaksthebondswithinthehairshaftanddestroysthehair proteinsintheprocess.Overtimerelaxerscanweakenthehairsignificantlyleadingtobreakageand hairlossRelaxersmayalsoburnthescalpresultinginimmediatepermanentdamageordamagethat occursovertime,alsoresultinginlossofhairandbaldness.Relaxersmaybeacontributingfactor andoftentimesitisonlyapartoftheproblemasotherpracticesareutilizedinthestylingofthe alreadyweakenedrelaxedhairtopushitoverthebreakingpoint.

Heatstyling

Heatstylingappliancessuchashotcombs,curlingironsandflatironsarewidelyusedintheAfrican Americancommunity.Bytobreakagethemselvestheycancausehairtobreakevenifheat protectantsareused.Addheattorelaxedhairordrycolortreatedhairandagainyoucreatea problemAttackingthehaironmultiplefrontsuntilsurrenderandinthiscasebreakageresults

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SchoolsNeedDressCodes

Dresscodesinpublicschoolinghaverecentlybeenacontroversialissuenation–wide

Mandatoryuniformpolicy'smeasuresandemphasizethebenefitsofstudentsonspecificbehavioral andacademicoutcomesTheargumentsfortheissuearejustasstrongasthoseagainsttheissue Therearetwomainpointssurroundingschooluniforms:performanceandschoolandreductionof violenceduetouniformity.

Uniformsarearguedtopositivelyaffectstudentsafetyby:loweringstudentvictimization, decreasinggangactivityandfightsanddifferentiatingstrangersfromstudentsinschoolbuilding Dresscodesinpublicschoolswouldbegood,inordertocutdowntheviolence,whichwould eliminatetheproblemsof...showmorecontent...

Adresscodewillallowstudentstomakefriendsontheirpersonalqualities,ratherthanappearance Toooftenstudentsclassifyotherstudentsbutthewaytheydress.Manystudentsavoidsomeoftheir classmatesbecauseofthewaytheydress,ratherthantryingtobefriendswiththem(Brunsma5–6) Studentswouldmakefriendswithpeoplethathavethesamecommoninterestswiththemselves, ratherthanpeoplethatdresslikethem.

TheanonymousauthorofRulesofFashionsaysthatthedresscodeisonethingthathasservedto lowercrime,violence,andincreaseattendanceandincreaselearningatalotofschools.Andadress codeitselfandimportantstatementbecausewewantouryoungchildren,whetherrich,poor,or middleclass,whenthey'reinschooltodefinethemselvesprimarilyintermsofwhat'sgoingon inside,notwhatthey'rewearingnotheoutside(Anonymous2)

Aswithanyissue,therearepeoplewhoareonbothsidesofthisissue.Theargumentforschool uniformssaysthatuniformsdecreaseviolenceintheschoolsPeoplewhoarguethissideoftheissue statethatwhenthestudentswearschooluniforms,thatthenumberofinfractionsontherulesis decreasedTheargumentagainsttheissuesaysthatthereareotherprogramsthattheschoolscan undertakethatproducethesameeffectswithouttheschooluniforms.

JanConley,authorofthearticleSchoolandDressCodessaysthatpeoplethatareagainstdresscode policiesstressthelegaland

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CriticalAnalysis

Forthepastweekwehavebeenlearningaboutcriticalanalysisessays.Beforecomingto compositionIdidn'tknowmuchaboutcriticalanalysisessays,IknewtheywereconductedinMLA Formatandtheywerebasicallyacomparisonbetweentwobooks.AfterlearningmoreinclassIwas informedmorein–depthaboutcriticalanalysisessaysInclassweweretaughtthatcriticalanalysis essaysaretoessentiallybeacomparisonbetweenarticles,books,andoranythingelsetohelpthe readerbetterunderstandthework.Criticalanalysisessaysaretoincorporateathesisstatementto givereaderssomethingtoengageinwhenreadingyouressay,itgivessomeideaofwhatthisessay isgoingtobeabout.Whenconstructinga

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ArgumentEssay

Euthanasia

Activeeuthanasiashouldbepermittedasamedicaltreatmenttoallowpeopletherighttodiewith dignitywithoutpainandinpeace.Euthanasia,alsoknownasassistedsuicideormercykilling,takes onmanydifferentformsWhenmostAmericansthinkofeuthanasia,theythinkofaspecificform thatisreferredtoas"activeeuthanasia"whichmeanstoactivelydosomethingthatwillenda patient'slifewithorwithoutthatindividual'sconsent.Wheneuthanasiaisperformedinan involuntarymanneritisusuallybecausethepatientiscomatose,unconscious,orotherwiseunable tocommunicatewhetherornottheywanttohavetheirlifeprolongedthroughartificialmeans.In suchcases,thephysicianmakesanshowmorecontent inPetrou23).HadHansKnottenbeltbeenlivinginanyoftheforty–nineoutoffiftyAmericanstates whereeuthanasiaisillegal,thesightofhisdeathwouldhavebeenanythingbutbeautiful.His daughterdescribeswhatanaveragenightwaslikeforherfatherwhilehewassufferingfromLou Gehrig'sdisease:"MyDadwokeupintheeveningslikeascaredrabbit.Hewassoscared.Not scaredofdying,butscaredofsuffocation,ofthewayhewoulddie"(qtd.inPetrou22).Withoutthe optionofpeacefullyendinghislife,Knottenbelt'sfearswouldhavebecomereality.Themostlikely scenariowouldhavebeenforhimtowakeupinthemiddleofthenightanddiscoverhisairway blockedupwithfluidsInapanic,hewouldhavefuriouslyrungthebellbesidehisbedtoalerthis familyheneededhelp,ashedidonanearnightlybasis.Thistimehishelpwouldeitherarrivetoo late,orbeunabletoclearhiswindpipe.Knottenbeltwouldhavediedinoneofthemostexcruciating waysimaginableTheunluckyfamilymemberwhohadcometohissidetotrytohelphimwouldbe forcedtowatchhimviolentlystruggleforairrightupuntilthemomentofhisdeath.FrankCollins fromBaruchCollegewroteanessaytitled"Todieornottodie"whichgivesanotherprimeexample ofacasewhereactiveeuthanasiashouldbepracticed.HewritesaboutthetragicstoryofaFrench womanbythe

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Ihavelearnedmanythingsthroughoutthecourseoftheterm,includingsuchthingsas:howtowrite anessayandhowtoimproveonessaysthatIhavealreadywritten,howtolocateandcomposite betterresearchthroughtheuseofnumerousresourcesfoundatthecampuslibrary,theinternet,and the"CommonSense"textbook,howtociteresearch,examples,andquotationsproperlywithinthe contentsofmyresearchpaperaswellasdocumentitaccuratelyaccordingtoMLAstandards. Throughtheexplorationofthe"SubjectsandStrategies"textbook,Ihavelearnedninedifferent methodsusedwhenwritinganeffectiveessayandhowthedifferentwritingstylesaffecttheoverall themeandtoneoftheessaywhenusedproperly.Thispast...showmorecontent...

ThisallowedmetowritemoreextensivelyonthetopicIhadchosenwhichinturnhelpedexpand thesizeofmyresearchpaper.IreceivedaBonmyfinaldraft;thefirstpassinggradeIhaveever receivedonaresearchpaperIamverysatisfiedwithmygradeWhenitcametotheessayswriting becamealittletrickierbecauseIhadtounderstandwhatitwasIneededtowriteaboutandthestyle inwhichIneedtowriteitin.TherearenineessaywritingmethodswhichIlearnedwhileattending thiscourse:exemplification,compare/contrast,causeandeffect,proposal,narration,process, division/classification,definition,andargument.TheonlyproblemsIencounteredwhentryingto writetheessaysthatwereassignedtomebytheinstructorwasfindingsuitablesubjectmatterto writeabout.OnceIfoundmytopicsformyessay,everythingelsebecameeasier.Iwouldfirst producearoughdraftandthenthestudents,theinstructor,andmyselfwouldgoovertheminclass anddecidedifwhatIwaswritingwasinitsbestformMostofmyroughdraftsneeded improvement,butifitdidn'titwouldn'tbearoughdraft,soitwasunderstood.Myfinaldraftswere verysatisfyingformeaswellasthegradesIreceivedonthem.FormyexemplificationessayI chosetowriteaboutthereasonswhycondoms

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Whenyouwriteanessay,youhavetouseaformat.Formatshelpyouhaveabetterlookingpaper. Someoftheseformatsarecalled,APA,MLA,Chicago,Turabian,andAMA.ButtheonesIwill focusonisAPAandMLA.APAandMLAarecloseanddifferentinafewways.APA,American PsychologicalAssociation,styleisusedwhenyouwriteapsychology,education,andothersocial sciencepaperAPAstyleisaformatforacademicdocumentssuchasjournalarticlesandbooks APAstyleismostcommonlyusedtositesourceswithinthesocialsciences.Thisstyleisaformal wayofwritinganofficialdocument.Theessayshouldbetyped,double–spacedonstandard–sized paper(85"x11")with1"marginsonallsidesTheessayshoulduseaclearfontthatisreadable APArecommendsusing12PTandTimesNewRomanfont.Theessayalsoincludesapageheader atthetopofeverypage.Tocreateapageheader,insertpagenumbersflushright,thentype"titleof yourpage"intheheaderflushleftusingallcapitalletters.Therunningheadisashortenedversion ofyourpaper'stitleandcannotexceed50charactersincludingspacingandpunctuation....showmore content

Youwouldusethisstyleforregularwriting.Writingforanenglish,theatre,art,etc.,issome examplesofwhenyouwoulduseMLA.IfyouaretowriteapaperusingMLAyouwouldtypeyour paperonacomputer,8.5x11–inchpaper.Double–spacethetextofyourpaper,andusealegible font.Thefontsizewillbe12.Leaveonlyonespaceafterperiodsorotherpunctuationmarks.Set themarginsofyourdocumenttooneinchonallsidesIndentthefirstlineofparagraphsonehalf–inchfromtheleftmargin.Createaheaderthatnumbersallpagesconsecutivelyintheupperright–handcorner,one–halfinchfromthetopandflushwiththeright

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1.Whenwriting,whetheryouparaphraseordirectlyquotesomeoneelse'sideasanywhereinyour paper,youmustdocumenttheuseofthoseborrowedideaswithaninternalcitationnotation.In MLA,therearetwobasicfeaturesofaninternalcitation.Whatarethey?

In–textcitation–Thisisaparentheticalcitationwithinthepaperthatrefersthereadertoalistof workscited.Itcommonlyincludestheauthorofthesourceandapagenumber,andpunctuation separatestheauthor'slastnameandthepagenumber.Noristheabbreviationp.(for"page")used. Theperiodthatendsthesentenceappearsaftertheclosingparenthesis2InMLA,ifyouwork (include)theidentityofthesourceintothesentencestructure,wheredopagenumbers...showmore content

InMLA,howaretheworkscitedentriesorganizedontheWork(s)Citedpage?

Tellmehowtoarrangeaworkscitedlistonthepage.Noexamplerequired.

Createanewpageattheendofyourpaperfora"WorksCited"list.Centerthewords"Works Cited"atthetopofthepage.Doublespaceafterthetitleandbeginenteringcitations.

Entriesarelistedalphabeticallybythelastnameoftheauthororbythefirstmajorwordofthe titleifnoauthorisgiven.Ifasourcehasmorethanoneauthor,itisalphabetizedbythelastnameof theauthorwhosenameappearsfirstTheentriesarenotnumbered Entriesaredouble–spaced.

Thefirstlineofeachentrybeginsattheleftmargin.Ifmorethanonelineisneededtocomplete theentry,additionallinesareindentedfivespacesorhalfaninch(thisiscalledahangingindent)

6.InMLA,ifthesource'sidentityisnotworkedinto(writtenaspartof)yoursentencestructure, howdoestheinternalcitationlookthefirsttimeyoucreateit?Useyourlastnameandpagenumber 123toillustrateyouranswer.

Tocorrectlyanswerquestion6,showme(don'ttellme)howaninternalcitationlooksthefirsttime youciteitinyourpaper,usingyournameasthesourceandpagenumber123tocompleteyour response.Youdon'tneedtowriteasentencefirst,justshowmethe

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Mrs.Pruitt'sResearchPaperGuidePaperRequirementsThelengthoftheresearchpapermustbeno lessthan1,500–wordsandnomorethan2,500–words.The2,500–wordlimitdoesnotapplytonotes ortotheannotatedbibliography.In–textcitationsarerequired.Ifyoursourcesarenot acknowledged,yourpaperwillreceiveazeroandwillberequiredtoberewrittenforalowergrade becausethisisconsideredplagiarismNomorethanfivequotationsareallowedinyourpaperThe researchpapermustfollowthecurrentMLAformatandguidelinestopass.Seechartbelowonhow toproperlyformatyourpaper.SeparationofPrimaryandSecondarySourcesarerequired.Separate yourbibliographyintotwosections:oneforprimarysourcesandoneforsecondarysourcesSome sourcesmaybeconsideredeitherprimaryorsecondarysouseyourannotationstoexplainyour reasonforclassifyinganysourcesthatarenotclearlyprimaryorsecondary.Listingasourceunder bothprimaryandsecondaryisnotallowed.Eachcomponentoftheresearchpaperwillbeassigneda gradeandeachcomponentwillthenbecomepartoftheresearchpaper'sculminatingfinalgrade. GradingThisgradeiscalculatedtoincludethecomponentpartsofthepaperalongwiththefinal product.Theresearchpaperisworth20%ofthefinalgrade.TopicChosen–100points BrainstormandDetailedOutline–100pointsSourceCards(5minimum)–100pointsSources shouldincludeaminimumof

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