Quotes

Quotations are phrases or passages copied cirectly, word-for-word (verbatim), from the original source. You should use a quotation when you can't or don't want to rephrase the original author's words or when the exact words the author used are important to your argument. Quotations must appear within quotation marks, followed by in-text citations with page numbers when appropriate. Include the origianl source you used in your Works Cited list. 

There are different ways of quoting sources in a research paper.  The following examples of quotes are from Purdue Owl’s website.

1. Short quotes: These are quotes that are four typed lines or shorter. They will normally need to be put into quotation marks and should be accompanied by a citation (usually in parentheses).

Example: According to some, dreams express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.

1. Longer quotes: These are quotes that are more than four typed lines. 

Example: 

Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration:

"They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house." (Bronte 78)

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