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    Kate L. Turabian’s Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations presents two basic documentation systems: notes-bibliography style (or simply bibliography style) and author-date style (sometimes called reference list style). These styles are essentially the same as those presented in The Chicago Manual of Style, sixteenth edition, with slight modifications for the needs of student writers. Book Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. 1993. Star trek chronology: The history

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    Business Students, Just as a helpful reminder of what you are supposed to be doing this week, I will outline what should be in your report. 1. BEFORE YOU START TYPING GO TO PURDUE OWL AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR DOCUMENT SET UP CORRECTLY!! There will be 100 points assigned to the format of the report alone! 2. When you are typing your report DO NOT use personal pronouns! No I, me, we, myself, us, them, and so on. This report should not be personal in any way. 3. Based on MLA format, you should

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    There were many connections that I have experienced, between the work I have done and the course outcomes. I have used a lot of the outcomes such as research process, style conventions, multimodal design, and reflective interactions in my writings throughout the semester. Three of the outcomes I will discuss our research process, style conventions, and reflective interactions. One of the various outcomes that connects to the work I have done throughout the semester was the research process. The research

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    plot and entices an agent to read your full manuscript. If you want to avoid your submission being disregarded, there are certain conventions that must be followed; in this report, you will learn about the typical voice, format, organization, and style conventions. The first convention, voice, is intended to ensure the agent requests a full manuscript and subsequently offers to represent your novel. To promote follow-through, your synopsis should be written in the same voice as your novel. Your

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    conveys that the modern writing style needs considerable improvement. Orwell wants writers and speakers, such as politicians, to adjust their phrasing to favor clarity. At first, Orwell uses modern language errors in his own writing to demonstrate their impracticality, then he reveals how modern writers dupe their readers, in the end Orwell warns his audience of the harmful effects of deficient writing.       Right away, the author derides the modern writing style to establish the framework of his

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    MLA style is widely used in humanities fields, whereas APA style is commonly used in social science fields. Citations will be used throughout a paper when quoting from a source using the exact words. MLA style documents the last name of the author’s as well as the page number of where the cited information is found in the physical text. In contrast, APA style documents the author's last name and the year the source document was published in the physical text, these are called in-text citations

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    Maximus and Odysseus

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    Maximus and Odysseus While watching the film Gladiator with my girlfriend I realized the striking similarities that heroes share. However, I always wonder who is more of a hero. The definition or hero is a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life. So let us compare the two heroes as the dictionary defines them. In the end I hope to be able to define who is a greater hero. Maximus was a great warrior in the Roman legion

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    Ray Charles

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    By this time Charles had already begun to go beyond the limits of his blues-gospel style while still at Atlantic. It was from this point on that people began to call him The Genius. He recorded with large orchestras and with jazz artists like Milt Jackson and even made his first country music cover with Hank Snow's "I'm Movin On."

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    “Le Loupgarou” and “Ol Higue” Folklore exists in many cultures throughout the world. Folklore in the form of tales, myths and legends is passed from generation to generation through the oral tradition. Folklore in the Caribbean has been drawn from the rich and diverse backgrounds of our ancestors who came from various parts of the world. Our ancestors brought with them their language, culture, religious beliefs and practices, and their tradition of storytelling. The tales of demons, ghosts, zombies

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    Mrs. Fox's English Class

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    College classes are a lot different than high school classes. They are not every day, the instructors don’t care if come or not and the classes are typically more difficult. Many students are astonished when they actually experience their first semester of college. They may have always heard that it was going to be different, but never really knew how much different or why. These college classes end up being difficult compared to the high school classes that most students are used to. One class in

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