Finding Credible Evidence Although knowing what constitutes credible evidence is important, knowing where to look for credible research is just as critical. ... For students who have not had WR115 recently and need review of the proper format and punctuation placement for quoting long (block) passages, the example found here might be helpful: when a quotation is longer than four typed lines of prose or three lines of verse, set it off from the text by indenting the entire quotation one inch from the left margin. Double-space the indented quotation, and do not add extra space above or below it...

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The Suleymaniye Mosque, sitting on Istanbuls highest hill and dominating the Golden Horn, is one of the most important landmarks for the great city. ... (Istanbulite) The important religious structure, The Suleymaniye Mosque, blended influences of Islamic and Byzantine architectural elements. ... The main aspects of decoration consists of calligraphic panels with quotations from the Quran on themes of worship, divine forgiveness and, above all, religious orthodoxy. ... (Sacred Destinations) The glazed ceramic panels above the windows contain Quranic quotations reminding the congregation of th...

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This quotation is used many times in the text with new connotations each time; hope, disgust, and command color John's proclamation. The quotations of Shakespeare throughout the duration of the book also emphasize the emotionless society of the World State. ... What he does not understand fully is that the people of the World State have been conditioned from birth to hate all things important in Shakespeare's works; emotion, family, love and death. ... When full of a strong emotion quotations from the book flood his mind and when the prospect of returning to the World State with B...

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What is considered to be good historical writing? All good historical writing follows the same criteria. There are two basic elements that act as guidelines to all historical writing, a thesis and supporting evidence. The thesis and the supporting evidence, are divided into three parts; and in...

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In my opinion, possibly the most important aspect of being a writer is one's ability to read. ... However, I was a bit awkward with my use of citations, and the audience could clearly tell the quotations I would include seemed forced for assignment purposes, and not an asset in the papers. ... Probably the most important aspect of including outside sources in a piece is being comfortable with evaluating the validity of the source. A writer has the ability to use a quotation from virtually anywhere, but in a collegiate academic setting not just any source of evidence will hold argumentativ...

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The author emphasizes this point through this quotation, "She tried to make out the face on the bill, but the brown note was caked with grime-she wonder which of the country's leaders it was"(77). Through this quotation, the reader becomes aware why the country does not do more to deal with the water shortage. ... Here, the author shows that Water Company has important impact on the villager's life because they control the rare scarce in Africa. ... Though these details, the reader becomes aware that how important resource water is for African people and how hard the povert...

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This can be seen by the quotation from General Doubleday "They also know have exposed the haunts of secession spies and traitors". ... This point is emphasized by the Fredrick Douglas quotation of 1876 "viewed from a genuine abolition ground Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, indifferent measuring him by the sentiment of his country bound to consult, he was swift radical and determined ". ... It is obvious that Lincoln was clearly opposed to slavery very early on in his career from the quotation from 1837 with D.Stone "slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy". ... However, from start to...

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Ellis descends deeper into the subject by enlightening the readers to true insight of the important participants of the generation. ... His uses of adequate and proper quotations from each other the founding brothers help create an illusion that the characters are arguing their respective points. The quotations come directly from the American leaders themselves, making them extremely effective. ...

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Scott Fitzgerald states this quotation through Nick Carraway's narration in The Great Gatsby. ... Although his honesty is an important aspect of Nick's speech, his straightforward storytelling is his most defining quality, "I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon; so everything that happened has a dim, hazy cast over it" (Fitzgerald 29). In this quotation, Nick clearly explains why the following account in the Plaza Hotel is blurred and confusing. ...

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The most important applications are started first and the balance are done when the need arises. ... With IFS, you significantly speed up and improve the quotation process. ... It's equally important to be able to coordinate the different manufacturing and purchase orders that each customer order generates. ...

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A direct quote must always have the correct statement inside the quotations otherwise, it is known as furnishing false statements that may qualify as academic dishonesty. ... Therefore, it is always important to cite any source with as much information as it displays for reference. ... This is important because even though you cite the website or article you have read, the author of that source may have plagiarized from others' work. ...

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Three Pertinent Quotations "Physicians in larger, single-specialty practices get enhanced opportunities to offer more profitable and ancillary services than those in small medical practice setting (The center for studying health system change 2007)" (lee 297). ... As such, lot of effort is needed to provide necessary knowledge to the concerned persons before they make up their mind to buy a suitable plan "Importantly PCP's as solo/dual physician practices have the potential to become innovative and creative in the delivery of medicine" (300). ...

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Moreover, the less important factors need to be stressed as they are the most likely to be overlooked. The few quotations included are merely illustrative of the points in question, and were chosen because of their apparent truth rather than their authoritative source....

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This new initiative granted states funding for schools and more importantly, waivers for the No Child Left Behind Act. ... His quotation of John D. ... Most of the arguments on Common Core's approach to math however can be dissuade by simply pointing out that it pushes conceptual thinking as an important step in a child's math education. ... More importantly does it make sense or confuse the kids? ...

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A central proposition of Existentialism is that existence precedes essence, which means that the most important consideration for individuals is that the actual life of the individual is what constitutes what could be called their "true essence" instead of there being an arbitrarily attributed essence others use to define them. ... " This quotation, from the Introduction, points out the inadequacy of defining woman either by her biological operations or by some broad understanding of the "eternal feminine. " De Beauvoir then makes the radical suggestion that "woman " does not, in fact, exist a...

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It is important to establish the condition of life in Ladakh as common knowledge, otherwise any changes go unnoticed; this is simple common sense. ... Norberg-Hodge sums up the transition between the ease of slow-paced Ladakhi life to the hectic Western ways in this abbreviated quotation: "In the traditional economy, time was plentiful and limited only by the course of the seasons by contrast, the modern economy turns time into a commodity - something that can be bought and sold - and suddenly it is quantified and divided into the tiniest fragments people acquire new "time-saving" technolog...

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In the following quotation from chapter three, Squealer shows he deeply cares for the well being of the animals and their feelings to mask the fact that the hoarding of the apples and milk is actually for the personal satisfactory indulgence of the pigs. ... Squealer,in this passage, uses rhetoric to excuse the pig's actions of privilege to be for the good of the farm, overpowers the animals with superior intellect and shows how highly important the pigs are for the safety of the farm. ...

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This topic affects us all, whether it affects us in our pockets or socially, college students need to know what is happening in the real world in order to be better prepared and not become part of the problem that our leaders are trying to resolve, and since we are in an election year, this topic becomes even more important. ... This quotation really tells how Dee Dee Myers feels about this topic. ...

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GPS has now become an important tool for all people around the world, especially explorers, travelers and military. ... Like the quotation, "Necessity is the mother of invention "when man needs something new, he will invent, discover or create it." ...

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Receiving inventory from production partners, retooling for new models, and ensuring price quotations and manufacturing specifications coincide are all vital steps in Freightliner's highly specialized process (Kotok, 2003). ... When implementing a new business process it is important to consider these steps in order to ensure success. ...

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The quotation at the beginning of Dawe's "True Believers"- "For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality" does not seem very significant upon first reading, but when we looked at the context from which it came a deeper meaning emerges. ... One of the most significant lines in the poem is "the run among mortal men" once again showing the view that football players are immortal, "in time", "in place", everything perfect for this magnificent feat, the "leap into heaven" "fame" and "legend", but the most important idea is summarized in the last phras...

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Angelou proclaims, "Oh, it was important, all right" (Angelou 22). ... This quotation exemplifies the lack of common courtesy African Americans received- even at their public event- by white people. ...

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This passage indicates how the mask is actually a thing on its own, which specifically promotes it as an important and fundamental aspect of Jack's dark and evil persona. ... " (Golding 73) According to this quotation, Jack begins to blatantly exult in his primitive and barbaric accomplishment of slaughtering a pig. ...

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Sonnet 14, from Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese, highlights Browning's use of quotations in order to call attention to qualities in women that were strongly admired by men during the Victorian era. ... Both texts provide insight into issues that were important to these writers, and through their writing they were able to share an insightful vision of humanity that challenged the beliefs of many during the time in which each writer wrote....

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., joined by Rehnquist, said that, "it was held that the confrontation clause did not absolutely prohibit the child witnesses from testifying through the statutory procedure, because (1) face-to-face confrontation with witnesses appearing at trial is not an indispensable element of the Sixth Amendment's confrontation the word "confront," as used in the confrontation clause, cannot simply mean face-to-face confrontation; (2) the Supreme Court, in prior cases, had held that other Sixth Amendment rights must be interpreted in the context of the necessities of trial and the adversary process;...

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