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College Essays
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<p>I am writing somewhat of a literary analysis for a scholarship essay (which asked me to describe and critically analyze a book). I quote a book in several instances and would like to quote an outside source. Is it okay to have a works cited section at the end of my essay in this case???</p>

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<p>wait i guess evaluate is different than analyze...so i was focusing on the wrong idea, crap. so should i focus more on the significance of the book, rather than its inner workings?</p>

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<p>I think so........my teacher said ok</p>

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<p>"critically analyze" sounds like "inner workings" to me.</p>

<p>If you quote an outside source, you must at a minimum say who wrote it. A cite would be fine. But: are you sure that you need an outside source? How does quoting someone else reveal you?</p>

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<p>You should always cite your sources. No matter the case or purpose for the piece in question.</p>

<p>Literary analyses are generally cited using standard MLA format, which means you will use parenthetical citations that include the author's last name and page number. An example would be:</p>

<p>"He walked into the grass" (Crowe 4).</p>

<p>An admissions committee or other review panel would certainly notice if a citation was missing, thus it is important that you add it.</p>

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<p>It depends on the type of source you are talking about. For a personal essay, it would be fine imo to say, for example, and in fact I've seen it done many times,</p>

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John Wesley once said "Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can."

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<p>without giving the exact place in which he said that.</p>

<p>I don't agree that MLA format citations are always required in a personal essay.</p>