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Exercise: Dos and Don’ts of direct quoting
We’ve already explained in this post how to implement quotes smoothly into your text. You can now have a look at this exercise and try to match the expressions to the sentences. Text source:...
Academic Writing: Do’s and Don’ts of direct quoting
As we have already explained in this other post, there are specific guidelines and conventions which clarify when to use direct quotes in your academic paper. In the following, we will specify how direct quotes should be implemented correctly. The following rules...
Academic writing: direct quotes vs. paraphrasing
In academic writing, drawing a reference to other academic sources such as journals, monographs or anthologies, is essential. However, it is not always clear whether an idea or concept should be expressed in the same wording or can or even should be described by using...
May Day
With International May Day approaching, we thought about the origins of this international day for the rights of workers and realized that it is important to shed some light on the history and social context of it. A special focus will be laid on May Day’s...Gefördert vom
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