To cite a quote, put the borrowed words in quotation marks and add a citation that names the author and points to where the words appear. In MLA that is the author’s last name and the page number, like (Lee 24). In APA it is the author, year, and page number, like (Lee, 1960, p….
An MLA quote citation has two parts: an in-text citation right after the quote, giving the author’s last name and page number like (Morrison 58), and a matching full entry on the Works Cited page. The in-text citation points to the Works Cited entry through the author’s name. This is MLA 9th edition. Here is…
To paraphrase a quote, restate its idea in your own words and sentence structure, then cite the source. You drop the quotation marks, because the words are now yours, but you keep the citation, because the idea is not. A paraphrase is not a few swapped synonyms; it is a genuine rewrite that keeps the…
One of the biggest mistakes I’ve seen people make when setting goals is to confuse emotions with goals. They make lofty aims like, ‘I want to be happy,’ or ‘I want to be successful,’ without knowing that these aren’t really goals at all. What we’re talking about here are emotions, or states. These can change…
“If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can’t buy” – Proverb The first thing many people associate minimalism with is saving money. They think that people become minimalists so that they can hoard money instead of things. They think minimalists live tight, boring lives of just working hard,…
Many of you have probably heard about the earthquake that hit northern Japan last Friday March 11th, and the tsunami it caused and the current nuclear ‘situation’. Fortunately, the region of Kansai where I live is mostly unaffected, but much of the damage and devastation it caused is still ongoing. A random accumulation of circumstances has lead…
The fear of death used to keep me up at night. I wondered what it would be like to live forever. Imagine, the first thirty years of your life, you’re young and naïve. You make friends, go to college, and learn about the world. In the next fifty years you get a job, you travel, you have a…
“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest“. ~ Dalai Lama Into the Eye of the Storm A storm is coming. Thick, dark clouds are gathering in the distance, rolling closer and closer towards you. The echo of a deep rumbling shakes the ground beneath your feet. Lightening pierces the sky…
It is far more impressive when others discover you good qualities without your help. ~ Judith Martin Every time you meet someone new for the first time, you have one chance to make a good impression. In the first few minutes, an image of who you are is already formed in your acquaintance’s mind. Naturally, you want…
So you’ve arrived. Now everything you own is piled up in your room, ready for you to unpack. Here are some tips on how to do it in the least time possible, so that you have the most time possible to socialise with your new room-mates. 1. Keep everything in out of the way in…