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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Instructions for the Student | |
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| Essay Structure | |
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| The Formal Essay | |
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| Structure | |
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| Style | |
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| Writing and Reading | |
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| Preparing to Write: Critical Thinking | |
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| Analyzing a Subject | |
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| Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion | |
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| Recognizing the Importance of Evidence | |
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| Applying Logic | |
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| Critical Thinking and Critical Writing | |
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| The First Step: The Thesis | |
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| Sample Thesis One | |
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| Sample Thesis Two | |
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| Sample Analysis: Poetry | |
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| Reading and Thinking | |
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| Criteria for Analysis | |
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| From Analysis to Thesis | |
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| From Thesis to Outline | |
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| Sample Analysis: Painting | |
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| Form | |
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| Content | |
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| Form Analysis | |
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| Content Analysis | |
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| From Analysis to Thesis | |
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| From Thesis to Outline | |
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| Preparing the Structure: The Outline | |
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| Preparing the Final Product: The Format | |
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| Sample Paper in the MLA Style | |
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| Writing and Research Basics | |
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| Notes on Format and Style | |
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| Format | |
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| Style | |
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| Punctuation of Titles, Names, and Other Matters | |
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| Titles | |
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| Names, Periods, Styles, Dates | |
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| Foreign Words, Possessives, Contractions | |
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| The Research Paper | |
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| Structure | |
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| Support | |
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| Documentation | |
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| The Process | |
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| Primary and Secondary Sources | |
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| Using the Computer in Library Research | |
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| Library Databases | |
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| Bibliographical Information and Locating Material | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| A Final Comment on Research | |
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| The Use of Sources | |
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| Direct Quotation | |
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| Paraphrase | |
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| Major Idea | |
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| Plagiarism | |
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| Intentional Plagiarism | |
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| Unintentional Plagiarism | |
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| Punishment for Plagiarism | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| In-Text Citation of Sources | |
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| Parenthetical Documentation | |
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| Footnotes | |
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| Footnotes in MLA Style | |
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| Footnotes in Chicago Style | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Works Cited | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Constructing a Bibliography | |
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| Bibliographical Documentation | |
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| Notes on Punctuation of Bibliographical Documentation | |
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| Bibliographical Documentation in MLA Style | |
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| Bibliographical Documentation in Chicago Style | |
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| Bibliographical Documentation in the Columbia Online Humanities Style | |
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| Documentation of Online Sources | |
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| Sample Bibliography in MLA Style with Columbia Online Humanities Style for Online Documentation | |
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| Sample Bibliography in Chicago Style with Columbia Online Humanities Style for Online Documentation | |
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| Sample Research Paper in MLA Style | |
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| Analyzing Your Paper | |
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| Analysis of Research Paper | |
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| Editing and Rewriting | |
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| Sentence Punctuation | |
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| Dependent and Independent Clauses | |
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| Conjunctions | |
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| Sample Grading Sheet | |
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| Grading Abbreviations, Words, and Symbols | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| How to Study in College | |
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| How to Read | |
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| How to Read a Textbook | |
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| How to Take Notes | |
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| How to Answer an Essay Question | |
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| Index | |