The document discusses using outside sources in academic writing. It defines outside sources as materials from other than one's own knowledge, such as newspapers, books, articles, interviews, TV and radio. It discusses plagiarism, how to avoid it, and the differences between direct and indirect quotations. Paraphrasing is defined as restating the key ideas of a source in one's own words while maintaining the same meaning. The document also covers MLA citation style, including in-text citations and formatting guidelines for Works Cited pages.