MLA Citation Style
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Beginners are usually scared away by big manuals on using an MLA citation format. So we decided to give you some basic information on how and where to use it, and direct you to the sources that provide detailed guidelines.
MLA Citation Style: When to Use
MLA stands for the Modern Language Association. It is widely used not only in the USA, but in the countries abroad. It is also a format accepted by a lot of journals and magazines as well as colleges and universities.
The association recommends using it when writing all kinds of works on liberal arts and humanities including comparative literature, literary criticism, media studies, cultural studies, and related disciplines.
MLA Citation Style: Why to Use
There are two important reasons to cite with MLA style. First one is protecting oneself from accusations of plagiarism. Proper citing is a key ingredient in using additional literature, and quoting it. Read more
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APA Citation Style
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Admit it – online tutorials on how to use APA style are very confusing. All this amount of materials scares away more than helps. The resources below give some basic introductory information about the style.
APA Style: When to Use
American Psychological Association is abbreviated as APA. This is an editorial style of rules that is used in all journals and materials published by the association. Many others working in the social and behavioral sciences have adopted this style as their standard as well. APA is widely used in social science manuscripts and theses, and focuses on the needs of presenting psychological information.
APA Style: Why to Use
Inconsistencies among journal articles or book chapters can be easily avoided when the essay writer is using a particular editorial style. It is especially obvious when tables and statistics are included into the material. Read more
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Turabian Citation Style
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This is not one editorial style you use on the ordinary basis, unlike MLA or APA that are sometimes more familiar. To help you out a little, we decided to give some basic information on the Turabian style.
Turabian Style: When to Use
Turabian style was developed by Kate Turabian for the University of Chicago. It is an abbreviated version of the Chicago Manual Style. It is preferred in most political science and history courses when it comes to formatting written dissertations, bibliographies, and term papers.
Its major difference from APA and MLA is the sphere of usage. While the previously mentioned styles are formatted to be published, Turabian style is used in papers written for class. The sphere of this style covers musicology, history, art history, women’s studies, and theology. Read more
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Top 5 World Progenies
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Yep, finishing high school at the age of 18 is just a waste of time for these kids. Indeed, they don’t waste their time. Here are five of the world’s kid progenies:
- Iqbal Mohammed Al Asa’ad became the youngest Arabian university student. This Palestinian girl completed two to three years of school in only one year, and entered the Weill Cornell University at the age of 12, majoring in medicine.
- Britain’s youngest university student was Ruth Elke Lawrence. At the age of 8 she passed her O-Level exams on math with outstanding scores. At the age of 11 she entered the university, and it took her only two years to obtain Bachelor’s degree. She graduated at the age of 13.
- Song Yoo-geun, the Korean kid, was only 8 when he entered the Inha University, majoring in physics. Country’s most prestigious universities offered him scholarships and fought for the right to gain him, but he preferred to stay with his choice.
- India’s youngest student was Akrit Jaswal. The kid stated reading William Shakespeare at the age of 3. He became India’s youngest university student and is currently studying for a BSc in Chandigarh University. He has an IQ of 146 - the highest recorded for those his age in India.
- Gregory Robert Smith is a young American genius. He was the founding father of the International Youth Advocates company, and is a children’s rights advocate himself. He finished high school at the age of 10, and obtained Bachelor’s degree in math at the age of 13.
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