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First,
use your own ideas. It should be your paper and your ideas
that should be the focus. |
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Use
the ideas of others sparingly--only to support or reinforce
your own argument. |
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When
taking notes, include complete citation information for each
item you use. |
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Use
quotation marks when directly stating another person's words.
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A
good strategy is to take 30 minutes and write a short draft
of your paper without using any notes. It will help you think
through what you want to say and help prevent your being too
dependent upon your sources. |
