Explain your agreement or disagreement with decision to cite


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MAT DQ

• As you work on mastering topics in ALEKS, reflect on your ALEKS success story of the week. It can be a topic that you see a real-life application for or a topic that you worked hard on. Share your story in the discussion so that your classmates can share in your success.

ENG DQ

"To Cite or Not to Cite"

Explain your agreement or disagreement with the decision to cite or not to cite explained in each of the following scenarios:

• Shakespeare died over 400 years ago. So, Hiram inserted a quote by Shakespeare from the play Hamlet into an essay without using quotation marks or citing the reference.

• Beattie noted in his history paper the fact that representatives from the 13 British colonies signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, but he did not cite a source for the information.

• When taking notes about the American Revolution, Sara found a quote of Benjamin Franklin's words, which she paraphrased. She inserted it into her paper without quotation marks or a reference to Benjamin Franklin.

• Jeffery wrote a paper on popular music in which he claimed that many songs came from earlier sources. He included the entire song lyrics from the Beatles and compared them to the lyrics of a song by a folk singer from the 1930s. He cited the Beatles. Although he included the lyrics from the 1930 song, he did not include a reference to the source.

"To Cite or Not to Cite"

Explain your agreement or disagreement with the decision to cite or not to cite explained in each of the following scenarios:

o Shakespeare died over 400 years ago. So, Hiram inserted a quote by Shakespeare from the play Hamlet into an essay without using quotation marks or citing the reference.

o Beattie noted in his history paper the fact that representatives from the 13 British colonies signed the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, but he did not cite a source for the information.

o When taking notes about the American Revolution, Sara found a quote of Benjamin Franklin's words, which she paraphrased. She inserted it into her paper without quotation marks or a reference to Benjamin Franklin.

o Jeffery wrote a paper on popular music in which he claimed that many songs came from earlier sources. He included the entire song lyrics from the Beatles and compared them to the lyrics of a song by a folk singer from the 1930s. He cited the Beatles. Although he included the lyrics from the 1930 song, he did not include a reference to the source.

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