2 Natalie De La Rosa Professor Yasmin Ramirez English 1301 Nov 17, 2019 MLA Documentation Practice Worksheet Using the information below, write correct parenthetical citations/documentations for each example in the parenthesis provided. Example of a works cited page: Donaldson, Sam. Bantering on Watergate. New York: Penguin Books, 1985. Jennings, Peter. Pushing the Limits of Political Journalism. Washington: Greater ​Politics Press, 1994. Smith, Charles. I Love Politics: A Guide to Discerning Reality. Chicago: Penn ​Press, 2001. Xavier, Jason and Thomas Yater. Political Guide to the United States. New York: ​Ballantine, 2004. Xavier, Jason. Somewhere in the Political Realm. New York: Ballantine, 2002. Questions: 1.) "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind" (Donald, 1985. Pg.45). --from Donaldson's Bantering on Watergate, page 45 2.) "I never thought of myself as proud", says Jennings in his book Pushing the Limits of Political Journalism (Jennings, 1994. Pg.107). --This source was located on page 107. 3.) "Politics is such an interesting field" (Smith, 2001. Pg.451). --From Charles Smith's book, page 451. 4.) "Enraged is how he felt after the episode" (Xavier, 2002. Pg. 233). --From Jason Xavier's book Somewhere in the Political Realm, page 233. 5.) In Political Guide to the United States, Xavier and Yaterexplore the idea that the U.S. is changing politically (Xavier & Yaterexplore, 2004. Pg. 544). --From page 544 of this book. Practice in text citations 1. Embed a portion of the following quotation in a sentence using the appropriate citation.  Make up a page number for this exercise. “Students can expect to find a wider variety of options available to them at college than they had in high school.  They really have no idea what opportunities exist in the big wide world.  The possibilities are endless.” Smith, Snuffy.  How to Go to College.  Cleveland: Jones, 2005. Ans: There is no reason to worry about the units you are studying in high school, in college is where you will specialize, because according to Smith (2005), “Students can expect to find a wider variety of options available to them at college than they had in high school. They really have no idea what opportunities exist in the big wide world. The possibilities are endless.” 2. Embed a portion of the following quote by introducing the author first and giving appropriate citation at the end of the quote.  (Note: for the purposes of this worksheet, you may assume where the quotation came from within the page range given for each example.) “Students who select colleges because of the potential for partying are often sadly disappointed when it comes time for them to actually begin a career.  Most workplaces don’t have that many parties” Yokum, Abner.  “Party Animals on Campus.”  Deep Thinker.   12 Mar. 2007: 33-35. Ans: Yokum talks about how students who are about to join college should set their priorities straight. This because college is the first to you career, ...

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Natalie De La Rosa
Professor Yasmin Ramirez
English 1301
Nov 17, 2019
MLA Documentation Practice Worksheet
Using the information below, write correct parenthetical
citations/documentations for each example in the parenthesis
provided.
Example of a works cited page:
Donaldson, Sam. Bantering on Watergate. New York: Penguin
Books, 1985.
Jennings, Peter. Pushing the Limits of Political Journalism.
Washington: Greater Politics Press, 1994.
Smith, Charles. I Love Politics: A Guide to Discerning Reality.
Chicago: Penn Press, 2001.
Xavier, Jason and Thomas Yater. Political Guide to the United
States. New York: Ballantine, 2004.
Xavier, Jason. Somewhere in the Political Realm. New York:
Ballantine, 2002.
Questions:
1.) "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind" (Donald,
1985. Pg.45).
--from Donaldson's Bantering on Watergate, page 45
2.) "I never thought of myself as proud", says Jennings in his
book Pushing the Limits of Political Journalism (Jennings,
1994. Pg.107).
--This source was located on page 107.
3.) "Politics is such an interesting field" (Smith, 2001. Pg.451).
--From Charles Smith's book, page 451.
4.) "Enraged is how he felt after the episode" (Xavier, 2002. Pg.

2. 233).
--From Jason Xavier's book Somewhere in the Political Realm,
page 233.
5.) In Political Guide to the United States, Xavier and
Yaterexplore the idea that the U.S. is changing politically
(Xavier & Yaterexplore, 2004. Pg. 544).
--From page 544 of this book.
Practice in text citations
1. Embed a portion of the following quotation in a sentence
using the appropriate citation. Make up a page number for this
exercise.
“Students can expect to find a wider variety of options available
to them at college than they had in high school. They really
have no idea what opportunities exist in the big wide world.
The possibilities are endless.”
Smith, Snuffy. How to Go to College. Cleveland: Jones, 2005.
Ans: There is no reason to worry about the units you are
studying in high school, in college is where you will specialize,
because according to Smith (2005), “Students can expect to find
a wider variety of options available to them at college than they
had in high school. They really have no idea what opportunities
exist in the big wide world. The possibilities are endless.”
2. Embed a portion of the following quote by introducing the
author first and giving appropriate citation at the end of the
quote. (Note: for the purposes of this worksheet, you may
assume where the quotation came from within the page range
given for each example.)
“Students who select colleges because of the potential for
partying are often sadly disappointed when it comes time for
them to actually begin a career. Most workplaces don’t have
that many parties”
Yokum, Abner. “Party Animals on Campus.” Deep Thinker.

3. 12 Mar. 2007: 33-35.
Ans: Yokum talks about how students who are about to join
college should set their priorities straight. This because college
is the first to you career, which means that “Students who select
colleges because of the potential for partying are often sadly
disappointed when it comes time for them to actually begin a
career.” (2007)
3. Embed two or more sections of this quote in a passage you
might write and give appropriate citation by using the ellipsis
(…) to indicate the quotation has been abbreviated.
“Life, like any paper topic, neatly divides itself into three major
categories—pre-college, college and post-college—each of
which is determined primarily by the peculiar fears that
dominate that stage. Of course, those unfortunates who never
go to college are condemned to live out their impoverished lives
experiencing only the pre-college and post-college stages.”
Crist, Steven G. and George Meyer, eds. “College and Fear.”
The Harvard Lampoon Big Book of College Life. Garden City,
New York: Dolphin, 1978. 62-63.
Ans: Every new experience in life is frightening mainly because
we don’t know the outcomes, this also applies to college. That
should not be a reason not to enjoy ourselves as life and college
are two sides of the same coin, “Life, like any paper topic,
neatly divides itself into three major categories—pre-college,
college and post-college—each of which is determined
primarily by the peculiar fears that dominate that stage…”
(Crist & George, 1978).
4. Embed a quotation from a work by two authors, citing it only
at the end of the quote.
“If you are considering a career in law, English is actually one
of the best majors to consider as an undergraduate. The skills
you learn in logic and analysis transfer well to disputation.”
Collins, Tara and Kelly Almond. How to be a Lawyer. Moab:
Slickrock, 2006. 19.
Ans: Being a lawyer involves a lot of communication both
verbal and written therefore, “If you are considering a career in

4. law, English is actually one of the best majors to consider as an
undergraduate. The skills you learn in logic and analysis
transfer well to disputation.” (Collins & Kelly, 2006)
5. Embed elements of the same quote using the author’ names to
introduce the quote.
According to Collins & Kelly, (2006), “If you are considering a
career in law, English is actually one of the best majors to
consider as an undergraduate. The skills you learn in logic and
analysis transfer well to disputation.” This is because English is
the main language used in law globally.
6. Use portions of this quote and include the author and title to
introduce the quote.
“Naturalists often run afoul of wildlife while in the field. I
myself had my leg chewed off by a puma after falling asleep at
lunch one day. Thinking back, I wish I hadn’t had such a large
lunch that day.”
Khlulus, I. M. “Fun with Wildlife.” Wilderness Ranger June
2004: 17-21.
Ans: Khlulus (2004) in the book Fun with Wildlife. “Naturalists
often run afoul of wildlife while in the field.”
7. Paraphrase from the quote below and use an appropriate
citation in a sentence of your ownconstruction. (Paraphrase
means to put the ideas of another person into your own words.)
“My most successful piece sold for $10,000. I showed it to this
guy I was dating, and he was blown away that it had sold for so
much because, to him, it looked like a scene of mud. I began
showing in galleries while still in school.”
Benthin, Stefanie. “Successful Artists: You Can Be One Too.”
Abstract Art Magazine Oct. 1991: 21+.
Ans: A lot of people don’t believe the pieces could go for
$10,000, like I showed I sit to someone I was dating and the
reaction was the same. Since it does not look shiny, I find it
hard to convince people about the value since the time I was
showcasing while still in school.
8. Embed a quotation from an interview that has no page
number.

5. “I suggest that you study hard in college, but get a job too.
Jobs teach much more than school ever does.”
Workman, Tom. Personal interview. 25 Feb. 2007.
Ans: Education as never been enough, one needs to top it up
with some real-world experience, at least that is what Workman
(2007), suggest from the personal interview, “I suggest that you
study hard in college, but get a job too. Jobs teach much more
than school ever does.”
9. Paraphrase from this quote from a presentation.
“The highest rated colleges this year are those specializing in
technical fields. If you have skills in any area of technology,
you can write your own ticket and work anywhere in the world.”
Albers, Joe. Presentation. Multiple Intelligences and Career
Paths. Durango, 25 Feb. 2000.
Ans: Specializing in the technical fields has made a lot of
colleges to be ranked highly, this is because having
technological skills it is east to work anywhere around the
world.
10. Paraphrase this quote from a video.
“I had a dual-major in communications and technology. When I
was ready to graduate, I posted my resume on-line and got
called for an interview the very next day.”
One Day. DeVry. 1999-2000.
Ans: After my Graduation I was called for an interview the
next, just from posting my resume on-line, I realized a dual-
major in communications and technology is proficient field.
11. Cite an online subscription for which you paraphrase a
portion the following quote.
“There will always be a demand for teachers. Whether there
will also always be a demand for public schools is an issue that
will resolve itself within this generation.”
Sabu, Larry. “We Should Have Let Them Pray.” TeachingMay
2003: 3+. MAS Ultra School Edition. EbscoHost, Durango
High School Media Center. 11 Mar. 2004
<www.epnet/3927_2/dustbunny/vacuum>.
Ans: Sabu (2004), affirms that the demand of teachers will

6. never end.
12. Cite a website from which you paraphrase a portion of the
following quotation:
“Whatever you do for work in life, the most important thing to
remember is not how much money you make or how big a title
you have, it is whether you look forward to getting up in the
morning and doing it again. Money can buy things; things can
be replaced. Titles can be bought, which makes them simply
things.”
Guthrie, Woody. “Way Over Yonder in a Minor Key.” The
Unofficial Woody Guthrie Homepage. 14 June 2006. The
Wooden Box Society. 11 Mar. 2007
<www.woodenbox.org/unoff/index.htm>.
Ans: According to the Wooden Box Society (2007), anything
that we engage in our lives it is important to understand that we
are passionately enough to do the work and only looking at how
money we make.
Assignment #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_EAxomGhNYhttps://theo
atmeal.com/comics/believeview the video and review the link
before responding to the following questions 200words
What is difficult about researching?
The most difficult and challenging aspect about research is
finding the appropriate and legitimate sources. This is because
there a lot of information on the internet and on the world in
general which makes it hard from identifying the real stories
from the fake ones.
How can you tell if a source is reliable?
Reliable sources can be distinguished from fake sources through
various ways; like for example when looking at an organization
or the government. This can be a reliable source only if the
information is obtained from the official pages of such entities.
Additional any reliable source should have the name of the
author, a source that has no author or anonymous, then the
source is unreliable. Also, for a source to be reliable the author

7. should be known in their field of study, for instance Sigmund
Freud in the psychological field, or Shakespeare in the art
world. The author should also site other sources in his work so
that is can be a proof of research; in other words, it is know as
peer reviewed
What is the main advice you would give to another student on
conducting research?
Not everything on the internet is reliable and real, choose
wisely?
Topic Set #2 with videos to watch to write at least a FULL 2-
page position paper that includes ALL of the links in the set.
Both sets cover topics from our 4 th set of chapters on waste
management, energy production, and mining. Your response
paper must be double-spaced, 12-point font. If you add images
and tables, they should be at the end of the paper as an
appendix. Please include: name, class name, assignment
number, and title/number of your topic, along with the
references used and headers.
Topic Set #2: Video Shorts: These focus on waste management
and recycling
· Bangalore, India is drowning in household trash. What is
causing the problem? What are some of the solutions they are
trying to implement? Can the U.S. learn anything from them?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ2giAaHNYU
· China recently stopped importing the world’s waste for
recycling. This has ramifications for our recycling programs
here. Was China right in doing this? Should the U.S. start
investing in factories here that turn trash into new products?
Should our government get involved to help spur on new
recycling industries? (our government seems to get involved in
other things)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK20t11He14

8. · Private enterprise and government entities are trying to invent
new ways of recycling plastic and to create new plastic that is
not petroleum based and degrades. What are some of these
efforts? Are they worth the effort? Would you like to see more
done with the plastic problem? Would you be willing to pay a
few cents extra for degradable non-petroleum plastic products?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ergwipqLwqY