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rmueller

Apr 23, 2018

Writing Feedback / More advantages than disadvantages of life in a house compared with living in an apartment [6]

You have some great points, but your sentences are somewhat awkward. I'll give you some minor suggestions for a couple of them to show you what I mean. Sometimes it helps to read the sentences outloud, expecially for beginning writers. Do your sentences flow as if you are having a conversation? If not, trying changing the sentences up so that they do sound conversational. I'll change a couple of the sentences up for you to show you what I mean:

... specific advantages for daily life, apartments have beneficial qualities as well.
... or apartments as well as comparetheir advantages and disadvantages.

Read your sentences outloud, then read these outloud. I think you will see what I mean.

rmueller

Apr 21, 2018

Grammar, Usage / "Why did the US intervene in Somalia in 1992?" Need Help with MLA Citations [2]

write an annotated bibliography

I have an assignment to research the topic "Why did the US intervene in Somalia in 1992?", then write an annotated bibliography on sources I used for the research. I have spent upwards of 18 hours on the research and the annotated bibliography, but I have some questions about the MLA citations within the annotated bibliography. Correct MLA citations are 20% of the rubric so I need to get these correct. I have cited the below sources that I have questions about. Can someone confirm my guesses are correct?

I am aware that the citations have a hanging indent. I just can't seem to do this on this forum.

Thanks so much in advance. This grade is very important for me.

1) I have a brochure I found online. I am quite sure this was published as hard copy, but there is no information as to the original publication. Should I treat this as a strictly online source and use the last published date? Below is link to source and what I have so far for citation

history.army.mil/brochures/Somalia/Somalia.htm#intro

Richard Winship Stewart. United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994. United States Army in Somalia, 1992-1994, Center of Military History, 2003

2) This is case study that is a collection of case studies that, once again, I am quite sure was originally published as hard copy. There is no date of publication since this is an online pdf. What do I do about not having a publication date and how do I handle not having original publication information?.

Lofland, Valerie J. "Somalia: U.S. Intervention and Operation Restore Hope." Case Studies in Policy Making and Implementation

3) This is an online article from Newsweek that was obviously originally published in the hardcopy magazine. The online version has no volume or edition numbers, nor does it have page numbers. How do I cite without this information? Below is link for source and what I have so far for MLA citation:

newsweek/somalias-1992-thanksgiving-reflections-us-humanitarian-intervention-horn-523887

Strong, Robert. "Why the U.S. Intervention in Somalia in 1992 Was an Occasion for Thanksgiving."

rmueller

Apr 21, 2018

Research Papers / Teachers Being Armed in School [3]

@eliassasha98
I agree with the previous poster that you should perhaps offer a counterpoint in favor of teachers carrying guns. Unless your teacher very specifically said you could choose a side, he/she is expecting a point and counterpoint. Watch your in-text citations, and make sure your are using the correct citation format (MLA, APA etc..).

I would also recommend that you have a few more sources. Did your teacher state requirements for a minimum amount of research sources? I am sure you could find numerous online magazine articles on this topic.