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Chapter 7

Megan Heller

Chapter 7 discussed ways to avoid plagiarism and strategies for citation. This chapter was very helpful as it gave examples of MLA format for me to help in my research paper. Whenever I get stuck trying to cite something of format something correctly I typically go online to Purdue OWL which has helped me in all my previous papers. I have not been extremely concerned knowing how to format and structure a paper, but I do appreciate the examples in the text as it helps to solidify my work thus far.

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  1. Sophia FundoraMarch 1, 2018 at 10:33 AM

    I also agree that chapter 7 was very helpful especially considering that our research paper due date is quickly approaching. I aswell have used OWL at Purdue when I’ve gotten stuck on previous research assignments.

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  2. Mariah McCurryMarch 1, 2018 at 10:37 AM

    I usually would go to easy bib or purdue owl as well, but that never allowed me to learn how to actually cite. the reference guides on how to cite at the end of the chapter will be super helpful.

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  3. UnknownMarch 1, 2018 at 11:26 AM

    I also go to citation generators when I am stuck or unsure about my citations or bibliography. I liked reading this because it taught me more of how to make them without so much help from those sites.

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