...MLA Style: Citing Sources and Formatting Not only does a good research paper include thorough research and thoughtful analysis, it follows specific rules for citing sources and formatting. This brief guide will illustrate how to correctly reference your sources and set up your paper. Connections Education® students should use Modern Language Association (MLA) style for citing sources and formatting. MLA style is commonly used in many middle and high schools as well as in colleges and universities across the country. The MLA publishes the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. This is a very useful book, as it goes into great depth explaining the steps for writing a paper. The book is available at most bookstores, and your local library likely has copies. If you run into an issue, such as citing a source that is not covered in this guide, it is best to find the proper way of citing your source by consulting the MLA Handbook or by asking your teacher. This guide covers the basics for formatting and citing sources. However, always follow the specific guidelines presented by your teacher. For instance, if you want to incorporate pictures or other images into your paper, ask your teacher about the best way to do this. Depending on your teacher’s preference, images could be included within the body of the paper or in an appendix. Formatting Your Paper 1 Here are some basic steps for setting up your paper. 1. Paper Size and Margins – Your paper should be set to 8.5 inches...
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...Jane Doe Instructor Name English 1101 October 20, 2010 MLA Format Guidelines 1. Instead of doing a title page, type a heading on your first page (and your first page only) in the left corner, as illustrated above. It will include your name, my name, course number, and date. 2. Center the title of your paper over your first paragraph. 3. Double-space every line of your paper. 4. Use one-inch margins on all sides. 5. Put the page number in the right corner at the top, and type your last name in before it, as illustrated. 6. Indent all paragraphs one-half inch. 7. Make your Works Cited page a separate page, all its own, and the last page of your document. 8. If you cite a source on the Works Cited page, you will also cite it with a parenthetical citation in the body of your text that includes the last name of the author and page number of the information (Faulkner 117). For a specific layout of how to cite different kinds of sources (in-text and on the Works Cited page), or sources without page numbers, etc., please see Writer's Resource, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ or http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?reqstyleid=1 Note: A full citation is more than a list of web addresses. 9. Alphabetize Works Cited entries. 10. Indent the second (third, fourth, etc.) lines of each Works Cited entry. 11. Keep your quotes under five lines to avoid having to do a block quotation. 12. Use 12...
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...Title Centered Find six (6) magazine or e-articles relating to psychology. Two of these articles must have originated from the internet as its source. One suggestion is to find topics in which you are interested. If you have no interest in stem cell research and its possible advances for Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, then do not read something on this topic. On the other hand, if there is a topic which you are fairly knowledgeable in, then consider selecting something different that you can acquaint yourself with. It is your responsibility to keep up with how many articles you have turned in and from which source they originated. After having read your article, write a one page typed summary with the following format: Typed, Double spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margins on all sides on standard-sized paper (8.5 X 11 inches). Be sure to spell check you summary prior to turning it in. The summary is to be a complete full page. Your summary is an overview of your article, which should include main ideas and major points. A photocopy of the article must accompany your summary. One summary is to be turned in prior to class on test dates, in accordance with the exam schedule. No late articles will be accepted. On a separate page, enclose a paragraph expressing your thoughts and opinions about the article. This page should begin with the heading “ Opinion Paragraph” and is centered on the page. This paragraph should be at least 5 sentences or 75...
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...What are the types of violence against women? Behaviors included in the broad category of violence against women include homicide, intimate partner abuse, psychological abuse, dating violence, same-sex violence, elder abuse, sexual assault, date rape, acquaintance rape, marital rape, stranger rape and economic abuse. The effects of this violence can negatively affect a woman’s reproductive health, as well as other aspects of her physical and mental well-being. Long-term risks include chronic pain, physical disability, drug and alcohol abuse and depression. Women with a history of physical or sexual abuse also have an increased risk for unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The vast majority of violence against females is perpetrated by males. Are some women more at risk for physical assault than others? Physical assault by someone known to the victim is a leading cause of injury to women. Nearly two million women are assaulted each year in the United States, and more than half of women will be physically assaulted during their lifetime. A large proportion of women (64 percent) reporting rape, physical assault and/or stalking, were victimized by a current or former partner. Even pregnant women are not immune from physical violence inflicted by partners. Violence directed toward women by their partners during pregnancy affects as many as 324,000 annually. Does risk for violence against women change with age? Violence...
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...APA format has ben used in higher education luring for some time now the reason for that is it contains a more precise writing style instead of just quoting like you would do for MLA format. In other words a person could say that APA is more used for what the student could comprehend the information and put it into their own words to prove true understanding of the subject, where MLA format leans more toward showing what the information said or more opinionated sense such as argumentative essays. The reason that this is important is that it makes it easier for people to understand where the information is coming from.This style of writing is most commonly found in social science that require the author to go over the process of how he found...
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...MLA Formatting and Style Guide General Format MLA style specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and using the English language in writing. MLA style also provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and Works Cited pages. Writers who properly use MLA also build their credibility by demonstrating accountability to their source material. Most importantly, the use of MLA style can protect writers from accusations of plagiarism, which is the purposeful or accidental uncredited use of source material by other writers. If you are asked to use MLA format, be sure to consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th edition). Publishing scholars and graduate students should also consult the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd edition). The MLA Handbook is available in most writing centers and reference libraries; it is also widely available in bookstores, libraries, and at the MLA web site. See the Additional Resources section of this handout for a list of helpful books and sites about using MLA style. Paper Format The preparation of papers and manuscripts in MLA style is covered in chapter four of the MLA Handbook, and chapter four of the MLA Style Manual. Below are some basic guidelines for formatting a paper in MLA style. General Guidelines • Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper. • Double-space the text of your paper...
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...Texting Flaws In my paper I will write how texting is bad in many ways. Texting has grown popular in a big way you would be hard pressed to find someone under the age of fifth who does not text. My first flaw of texting would have to be texting and driving and how it causes many car accidents involving texting and driving. Here are some statistics, teen drivers that text and drive spend 10% of there driving time in the other lane. Also Texting and driving also make you 23x more likely to be in an accident. Finally 1.3million crashes in 2011 involving texting and driving. On the other hand of this topic is texting being used to bully people. Bullying by texting is worse than face to face bullying because It can happen 24 hours a day, even at home, which is usually a refuge from bullying, so it can feel inescapable. Also Text bullies are often much meaner because they don't have to see their victims.Text bullying can often be traced, however, and the bully, as well as his or her parents, can face criminal penalties as a result. So you would think this Is a good reason to not bully but it is still happening. Another reason not to text and bully is that Text bullying doesn't necessarily go away. It may get passed around and it can end up where someone, like a potential boss, will see it in the future. This can harm the victim further, and can be even more damaging for the bully, who may miss out on job opportunities because of the text messages they sent. Even worse is...
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...limitations of the existing operating statements presented - No calculation required Part b - you might want to start with the briefly explanation on the differences between fixed and flexed budget - discuss the limitations of the fixed budget - discuss why flexed budget is useful - discuss the step by step on how the spreadsheet software can be used to setup the flexed budget - in the step by step, you need to clearly identify the format required and the formula need to be included so that the user to key in the budget, and actual and the system will automatically calculate the flexed budget and the variance. - Remember in flexed budget: only the variable cost need to be recalculated. Part C - You need to explain clearly whether the zero based budgeting is suitable for United Consultancy (for each justification, the example should be provided) - you need to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of zero based budgeting - for each of the advantage and disadvantage, you need to provide example. Remember: Harvard referencing format with both in-text and summary of references must be...
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...surname of the first author and et al Donn, Routh, and Lunt (2000) explore the history of clinical training . . . Subsequently: Donn et al. (2000)……. If there are six or more authors then start with et al. Jansen et al. (2012) find that the reasons of smoking…….. Reference(s): Books Common format: Surname, Initials. (Date). Title (ed.). Place of publication: Publisher Examples: Comfort, A. (1997). A good age. London: Mitchell Beazley Wit, J. S., Poneman, D. B., & Gallucci, R. L. (2004). Going critical: The first North Korean nuclear crisis. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press Roeder, K., Howdeshell, J., Fulton, L., Lochhead, M., Craig, K., Peterson, R., et.al. (1967). Nerve cells and insect behavior. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press If you want to refer a chapter of a book, then the format is Surname, Initials. (Date). Chapter title. In Editor initial(s). Editor surname (Ed.), Book title (pp. page numbers). Place of publication: Publisher Example: Blaxter, M. (1976). Social class and health inequalities. In C. J. Carter (Ed.), Equalities and inequalities in health (pp. 120-135). London: Academic Press Reference(s): Journal Articles Common Format: Surname, Initials. (Date). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume(issue number), page numbers Examples: Wharton, N....
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...Prepare for meetings Submission details Candidate’s name | Pritpal Sandhu | Phone no. | 0455367169 | Assessor’s name | Pritpal Sandhu | Phone no. | 0455367169 | Assessment site | | Assessment date/s | | Time/s | | The Assessment Task is due on the date specified by your assessor. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor. Submit this document with any required evidence attached. See specifications below for details. Performance objective Candidates are to demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary to prepare for a meeting in accordance with organisational requirements. Assessment description For this assessment candidates are required to prepare for a meeting to be conducted in their workplace. Candidates who are not currently employed are required to prepare for a meeting to be conducted in a simulated workplace. Note: The work completed for this Assessment Task provides the basis for Assessment Tasks 2 and 3. Ensure you keep an electronic and/or hard copy of this completed assessment for future use. Procedure 1. Review Appendix 1 ‘Assessment Task 1 submission form’ and use this document to complete this assessment. 2. For those completing this assessment in the workplace, identify a meeting to conduct in your workplace. 3. For those completing this assessment outside the workplace, choose one of the following meetings to conduct in a simulated workplace. a. Agree on a business retreat destination...
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...do not want to see a summary of each force. State the important force that supports your answer. FORMAT All case assignments must follow a simple memorandum format with the following sections: 1. The paragraph, a short one, must contain a sentence must stating the response to the required topic. For example, if a recommendation is required, the sentence might start with “I recommend . . .” or “This is to recommend that . . .” If a question is given, the sentence must respond to the question directly. The paragraph should also contain a summary of the justification for the response. 2. The next paragraph or two should contain the justification for the response along with supporting data or information. The latter would be a reference to a concept in Strategic Management and should include facts and information in the case. Stick with information and data provided in the case, materials taken from other sources are not acceptable. 3. A concluding statement. This should allow students to keep their case assignments to a one page limit. The purpose for imposing this format is to encourage students to focus on what is important and avoid unnecessary information. Place name and date on the upper right hand corner. SUBMISSIONS RULES AND GRADES Written Assignments must be submitted by the beginning of class. These must follow the required format above, be typed, printed in a font of a size similar to what is used in this document, with adequate...
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...This set of 28 questions, taken from prior examinations, covers topics in Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The purpose of sample multiple choice questions is to acquaint you with the style and substance of typical exam questions over this material. Please be aware that: 1. multiple choice format questions are only one of many resources available to prepare for testing events – reading textbook chapters and working through chapter examples, studying the end-of-chapter review problem and accompanying solution, and reviewing assigned homework items and the published solutions may be more powerful methods to increase your understanding of the topics covered in the course. 2. the exam questions used this quarter will be similar but different from these example questions – understanding the main concepts in each chapter is critical to success on the testing events; remembering a sample question may be of some help but the format of a question on the same topic often differs rendering memory a distant second choice to understanding. The Questions: 6. Scheney Company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company's work in process inventory on March 31 consisted of 20,000 units. The units in the ending work in process inventory were 100% complete with respect to materials and 70% complete with respect to labor and overhead. If the cost per equivalent unit for March was $2.50 for materials and $4.75 for labor and overhead, the total cost in the...
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...Accounting Format – Cells above each other hundreds/tens/ones place Custom Value: positive value; negative values; zero; text [green]?”$”;[red](?);”ZERO!”;”Why text?” - Use @ for numbers typed AKA repeat back Ctrl + : to get current time Ctrl + ; to get current date Custom format d = 7 or 17 dd = 07 or 17 ddd = sex dddd = sex-feira File > Options > Advanced > Edit Custom Lists > Import To program an autofill list feature where other names are filled in after Fill > series > weekdays > step: 5 Gets you Jan 1, Jan 6, Jan 11 Format number for dates gives you # of days since 1-1-1900 Conditional Formatting Conditional Formatting > Top/Bottom > Bottom 10% Green light to 20% best; Red 20% least; Yellow to middle Conditional Formatting > Icon Sets > Lights Conditional Formatting > Manage rules Green > 80 percent Yellow < 80 percent but > 20 percent Red =OR(Month($A3)=11;Month($A3)=12) - Where A3 is the title cell like “Birth Date” Make all lines with Dog the color blue Conditional Formatting > New Rule > Formula to determine which cells to format =$B4 = “Dog” Formal > Fill > Blue Color in red dogs born on Wednesday =And($B4 = “Dog”; weekday($F4)=3) Color in red dogs born on Wednesday or Thursday =And($B4 = “Dog”;Or(weekday($F4)=3; Weekday($F4) = 4)) = Iseven(Row(1)) Themes Cell style > Right...
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...Language/P3 3 NSC – Memorandum DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2014 SUGGESTED APPROACH TO MARKING SECTION A: ESSAY Refer to SECTION A: Rubric for Assessing an Essay found on page 8 of this memorandum. CRITERIA USED FOR ASSESSMENT CRITERIA MARKS CONTENT AND PLANNING 30 LANGUAGE, STYLE AND EDITING 15 STRUCTURE 5 TOTAL 50 1. Read the whole piece and decide on a category for CONTENT AND PLANNING. 2. Re-read the piece and select the appropriate category for LANGUAGE, STYLE AND EDITING. 3. Re-read the piece and select the appropriate category for STRUCTURE. SECTION B: LONGER TRANSACTIONAL TEXT Refer to SECTION B: Rubric for Assessing Longer Transactional Texts found on page 9 of this memorandum. CRITERIA USED FOR ASSESSMENT CRITERIA CONTENT, PLANNING AND FORMAT LANGUAGE, STYLE AND EDITING TOTAL MARKS 18 12 30 1. Read the whole piece and...
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...state of Kentucky for business, exercise #12, pg. 308-309. Read over your options and choose carefully. All the options are relatively equal regarding difficulty and time requirements; don’t let the varying length of the assignments fool you. Additionally, don’t forget that if you have a “real life” alternative to any of the above choices, feel free to use it instead. However, don’t forget to clear it with me well before the due date. Format Requirements: The format required for this assignment will vary depending upon the option you choose. Be careful to follow the instructions in the textbook for the option you choose. Remember to follow the AIDA model and use the persuasive message checklist (pg. 288). Document must be typed. What follows is a rubric for the assignment. Rubric: This assignment is worth 50 total points. _____ 35 Content. Information is clearly expressed in paragraphs and is relevant. Follows conventions of a persuasive message. _____ 5 Document is in proper format. _____ 10 Document is free of major errors in...
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