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English: Quotes
What if there's a quote inside a quote would I use this " ...'...'" and also what if I wanted to add something in my own words in between the quote would I end the quote then write my thought and then start a new quote OR would I use [...] in between the ...
Monday, September 20, 2010 at 9:57pm by Amy~
english
How do you quote a quote within a quote? Okay, Finley is quoted for saying "blah blah" in Cantarella's essay but I have to quote everything Cantarella said. How do I do this double quote? Thanks!
Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 7:27pm by George
english
How do you quote a quote within a quote? Okay, Finley is quoted for saying "blah blah" in Cantarella's essay but I am writing an essay on Cantarella's essay and thus have to quote everything she says. How do I do this double quote? Thanks!
Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 9:03pm by George
English
You quote it the same way you quote any quote. Put quotation marks around it and tell who said it.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 9:54pm by Ms. Sue
English
In many works of literature, an individual's encounter with death or destruction ultimately leads to the individual's affirmation of the dignity and worth of human life. What does this quote means and how does this quote relates to Hamlet by William Shakespeare. I have...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 9:10pm by Joel
English - ms. sue
i choose this quote “You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.” i not know what to write after this quote, that introduce this theme though. i not get how to start. the quote is sort of tricky so i not really know what to ...
Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 7:56pm by Mohammad
Literature
The paretheses are the acts and scenes where the quote is taken from (Juliet, I.v.132). Juliet's speech from Act I, scene 5, line 132. Whenever one uses a quote, one must tell where that quote came from. .
Friday, January 8, 2010 at 3:44pm by GuruBlue
Quotes about English language origin
So I wanted to start my etymology paper about fascinating word origins with a quote as my attention grabber. I am looking for a quote that talks about the english language and the origin of most of its words. Some interesting quote. I don't even know if there is a type of ...
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 4:28pm by Rebekah
Writing
I would not reword it, but quote it (and cite the quote). Otherwise, your rewording is ok.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 11:33am by bobpursley
RE:ENGLISH QUOTE
Is there a different way to explain the meaning of the quote?
Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 8:56pm by Emma
english
what is a good quote, if you chose what would be your quote of the day??
Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 1:09pm by kk
parenthetical citation
In one of my paragraphs I am using one source. It's an online source about a case. One quote is a quote made from a judge, and the other quote is directly from the author of the article. Do I have to cite the one from the judge, cause it's quoted within the paper?
Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 10:18pm by Ashlee
ela
You think that either of this quote could have inspired Asimo even Alberts quote?
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 3:45pm by Anonymous
English: Quotes
A quote within a quote is ".....'....'..." Sra
Monday, September 20, 2010 at 9:57pm by SraJMcGin
English-Quote
I haven't read the essay, but based on the quote, C seems to be the best answer.
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:04pm by Ms. Sue
english
Ms. Sue, I am writing an essay and I am wondering how you use the quotations marks when there is a quote within a quote. Thanks
Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 7:03pm by bkue
Quote
can anyone please explain what this quote means? thank you "Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.” ~Jean-Paul Sartre
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:40pm by John
English
how do you properly quote a fammous quote
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 9:54pm by Lena
English
That was my mistake, I read it as a direct quote of Fred, speaking about his own car, rather than an indirect quote. Thank you.
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 3:13pm by Ken
English
I would find a really good quote that fits with your topic. I always use a quote as my attention grabber.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 5:36pm by Michele
English
Does anyone know how I can relate this quote too the real world ? Quote : "Respect is being able to accept people as pergect individuals they are" .
Monday, January 26, 2009 at 5:48pm by Brooke
Romeo and Juliet Quote Help
Could someone please help me with this quote I read the rest of act 2 today and I was wondering what this quote means: Mercutio: " Alas poor Romeo, he is already dead: stabbed with a white wench's black eye; run through the ear with a love song; the very pin of his ...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 4:07pm by Jamie:)
English (MLA)
Lets say you need to put a quote with several sentences into an essay, how (in format) you would you quote this?
Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 12:57pm by Andy
english
how can i interprete this quote: "fear always springs from ignorance". i have to write an essay for this one... pleace help me to interpret this quote...
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 5:55pm by Anonymous
English Help
This quote can be interpreted several different ways -- depending upon the person who's interpreting and the context of the original quote. What do you think?
Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 9:24pm by Ms. Sue
Grammar and Composition
can someone please give me a good quote. or maybe a website that has quotes. i just need one quote..about anything
Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:46pm by y912f
English
For a quote inside a quote, use double and single quotation marks -- like this: " ' That's one for the medical journal, George,' he said. 'Doing . . .
Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 4:55pm by Ms. Sue
English
#1. You need to NOT use the same phrasing after each quotation. Right now you have "This quote gives..." and "This quote tells..." etc. First of all, the word is "quotation" - a noun. The word "quote" is a verb. #2. For a conclusion, you...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 4:54pm by Writeacher
US History
For this quote " We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." 1) When? July 4, 1776 or just 1776 2) In what context was it used? Declaration of Independence 3) Was this quote aimed at King George III OR Britain. 4) What would be the ...
Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 3:19pm by Amy~
English 3 :/
I need serious help writing a thesis statement and body paragraphs and a conclusion paragraph with 2 quotes and a connotation of the quote for each quote for The Scarlet Letter. Please help!
Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 11:12pm by Cheyenne
English
advert is slang. You'd be more apt to hear 'ad' BTW, "inverted commas" we call "quotes" = beginning quote and ending quote Sra
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 5:06pm by SraJMcGin
english
i went to a assembly today. it was quite boring, there wasn't that much excitement. I was like day dreaming in some parts of it. teacher said that she wants me to expand and she wants it to start as a quote. i don't know how to do as quote.
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:17pm by Anonymous
English
Sorry -- in #10, the last comma belongs between the single quote mark and the double quote mark.
Friday, June 1, 2012 at 9:05am by Writeacher
quote a reference
im writting a essay for child care how do i quote a reference from a book can you give an example
Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 11:49am by elizabeth
mla format
For mla formatting an essay how do you write and cite a quote from a book? also, is the quote suppose to be in italics? thanks
Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 1:01pm by roger
US History Help!
For the quote "remember the Maine" who said this? Was it the Americans? I can't find what the significance of the quote was in illumating a theme in history?
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 1:48am by Amy~
English
You can cite and action by saying "as illustrated" or you can quote something that is said. If you are using an illustration from the book, then you would quote the book.
Monday, May 4, 2009 at 10:38am by GuruBlue
english
i have to write a critical lens about this quote: "To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature". by Ernest Fisher what does the quote mean?
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 6:23pm by Leslie
Quotes
I've read and tried to find information on what this quote means, but I still don't understand it. What does this quote mean? "We have had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation."
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 7:18pm by diana
history
Also, none of the websites say why she said this quote so, I can't come up with what the significance of the quote is in illuminating a theme in US History.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 10:02am by Amy~
English
I need to show proof in my essay as quote but would it be ok if I said something like "as illustrated" and not a direct quote because I am trying to show an action.
Monday, May 4, 2009 at 10:38am by Lena
quote
what does this quote mean? " the surest way to corrupt the youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike , then those who thinks differently"
Friday, April 23, 2010 at 10:44pm by Jane
English
i have a Quote from a novel: "Thailand changed my life. I arrived there with teenage baggage and left with the confindence to be myself ". What does "teengae baggage" mean in this quote?
Monday, February 1, 2010 at 4:12pm by shahroz
U.S. History-PLEASE HELP!!!
i need to find an example of something very specific that relates to the quote "America isn't supposed to have a master, thats not what it was built on. people should be their own master." i thought something to do w/ the frontier in the 1800s, and i found a ...
Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 8:11pm by INEEDHELP!!!
ELA
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly" and my interpretation of this quote is that If you truly believe in yourself, you can make the right decisions. I need help to relate this quote to ROmeo and Juliet with an appropriate literary element.
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 11:04am by LISA
Romeo and Juliet Quotation Help
I need help to know who said this quote. I don't have a textbook of the play, and I tried to search for it on google but it didn't help any. This is the quote "... most are busiest when they are most alone." Please help thanks.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 2:05pm by Matt
Media Studies
Hi there, I need to make a response to this quote, could anyone give me ideas of what this quote might mean in relation to media today. "The Internet is to News, What Car Horns are to Music" Thanks.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 9:55pm by Darren
English-interpreting quote
What does this quote mean? "In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy." I'm supposed to keep in mind the depetion of our ocean resources..
Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:00pm by Rachel
QUOTATION MARKS
1.Which of the following is one reason to use quotation marks in a sentence? to show you have used someone’s exact words in your paper and the quote is under four lines to mark an indirect quote to show paraphrased information you borrowed from a source to mark a quote ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 8:37pm by christopher
history
does anyone know of a quote said by truman that expressed his fear that stalin would take over the world? Please only post a link if there is a direct quote like this on it. I've tried to look on wikipedia and other websites but i cannot find one.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 11:46am by kay
Social Studies
Document Based Question Essay Question: The debate over the extent of federal power with regard to the states dominated the political scene the first twenty years of the post-Revoluntionary War United States and would set the stage for future division within the nation. ...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 9:58pm by Isabella
English
As the old saying goes about a woman's skirt, a short quote should be: "long enough to cover the subject and short enough to be interesting." The most famous short quote is from the Bible: "Jesus wept." On the other hand, Dr. Martin Luther King's ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 9:09pm by Ms. Sue
English-Quote
We come to them who weep foolishly, and sit down and cry for company, instead of imparting to them truth and health in rough electric shocks, putting them once more in communication with the soul.” Based on this quote, what can you ascertain about Emerson’s beliefs? ...
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 4:04pm by hue
English Qutation Marks
4.When quoting two lines of poetry, what should you do? set off the lines as you would a longer quotation insert the lines the way you would any other quote, but in between the two lines of poetry, insert a slash insert the lines the way you would any other quote, but in ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 5:24pm by christopher
Your opinion
in your opinion, what does this quote mean "if things do go right, turn left/go leaft" to you? Or how would you explain this quote to someone?
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 7:43pm by Anonymous
English
Need a quote from Macbeth,William Shakespeare? i need a quote said by Macbeth himself showing his imagination of being king
Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 9:18pm by jake
English
Direct or indirect quote? "Want to jog a lap with me, Dad?" asked David. "Sure, but let's take it slow," said Dad. Is it direct quote?
Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 6:08pm by Emma
English
I am currently writing my "Journey" Speech, does anyone know a quote from a famous person who has a quote about journey that is very inspiring and I can include at the end of my speech? Thank you...
Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 5:49am by Maby
Citing within a Paper
How do you cite a quote within a paper that you got from the Internet? After the quote do you put the author's last name only in parentheses, or what? Thanks
Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 2:40pm by Anonymous
english
Inthe short story ''the guest'' what does this quote mean ''...dirty white snow...''(Camus 9) Explain the quote interms of the figurative device. what is the theme? How does it connect to human nature? pls i really need your help. this work is ...
Monday, February 14, 2011 at 6:38pm by ted
English
“I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.” by Larry Bird, im thinking if this is the quote related to perverse but im confused on what the quote is stating
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 7:23pm by Rachel
12th grade English
A Lesson Before Dying- Quotations Analysis. " I had gone to barbershops;I had stood on street corners, and i had gone to many suppers in the quarter.But i had never really listened to what was being said.Then i began to listen, to listen closely to how they taked about ...
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 8:30pm by David
English Ms. Sue
Michele -- you've been doing the research. Certainly, you've come across a good quote about it. The best place to find the quote is in the materials you've read.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 7:04pm by Ms. Sue
English
A moral defect in a work of art is always also an artistic defect What does this quote mean? Therefore, any defects of art can easily give away clues. I'm confused with this quote.
Monday, April 5, 2010 at 10:22am by Rachel
English ms. sue
I'd start with the quote. Then tell in your own words how the quote relates to that theme.
Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 8:06pm by Ms. Sue
American Lit
"A pure hand needs no glove to cover it." -Chapter XII "The Minister’s Vigil" This quote is spoken in The Scarlet Letter and i am having trouble interperting it. Is this quote relating to Hester and how she is not 'pure' because of commiting ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 4:51pm by Alex
English-Writing
Can someone tell me when you use both a double and single quote mark in an essay. We are writing an essay with quotes from a book, and in the example sometines it shows "'I had every reason to ...'" and other times it's just "I had every reason to ...
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 9:28pm by Mike
QUOTATION MARKS
When quoting two lines of poetry, what should you do? set off the lines as you would a longer quotation insert the lines the way you would any other quote, but in between the two lines of poetry, insert a slash insert the lines the way you would any other quote, but in between...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 8:56pm by christopher
English
Oh yes that connection he make, they both be like hope for him. i not know what other representations to use in books/poems/movies/songs for this. it say you have to include a quote from another book/movie/poem/song that connect to chosen symbolism and it need to be referenced...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 10:08pm by Mohammad
English
When you do an internal citation, following a direct quote, do you put a period after the quote and another after the citation, or just one at the end of the citation?
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 4:23pm by marcie
poetry
i need to write an acrostic poem for english using the quote:"do all lawyers defend negros". its from to kill a mocking bird and i need to write a phras starting with each letter in the quote and i cnt think of anything
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 11:39pm by sonya
English
" to record an individual's health care and the achievements of medical source" How do I cite the source In this particular quote. You just quote it into the paper, and write the author name and page in parenthesis at the end of the sentence. Try noodletools (...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 10:04pm by haydee
QUOTATION MARKS
Question 2 Save If you want to remove words and phrases from borrowed material you’re quoting, what do you do? you should not remove words and phrases from quotes; you should always use the entire quote you insert an ellipsis to represent the omitted material use dashes ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 8:38pm by christopher
US History II
what would: in what context it was used: mean? How the quote was used? For the same Lincoln quote would it be that it also meant that the country can't be half free and half slave?
Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 11:53am by Amy
GCC
I need to summerize a research paper that is mainly made up of quotes. How do I summerize it when is consist of quoting a quote. How do I structure my paper when the person that wrote the paper has so many quote. I hope this makes sense? Is there a way to summerize a quote ...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 4:31am by jesse
English
In the novel; Twelfth Night A quote is stated: "And thus a whiligig if time brings in his revenges" I am to write an essay on this. I have put some ideas together, yet I am unable to create an intro. Could you help by giving me a few hints on how to start an essay ...
Sunday, October 8, 2006 at 11:19am by Gina
Last Question Romeo and Juliet Quotes Help
This is the last question I promise I'm sorry I'm being such a bother but I need help with this quote. "I have forgot that name and that name's woe." Does this quote mean that it tries to forget that name, and all about her. (Rosaline he's referring to)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 8:17pm by Jamie:)
essay check please
Hmmmm. Your introduction has little to do with the quote. The quote has to do with freedom, does it not? Your sentences have quite a lot to do with opportunity, social acceptance, you even end with a conclusion (?) that all should be accepted. What does acceptance have to do ...
Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 12:55pm by bobpursley
Quote
Who said the quote "it was my heart that counseled me to do it and my heart cannot err" I dont know, and can't find it. However, I can tell you the person who stated it is not very wise: evil is in us all, and we have to think about what we do, not just do it. It...
Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 7:01pm by Steve
English
For this quote 'their intercourse had been one continued series of opposition. Their opinions clashed; and indeed, she had never perceived that he had cared for her opinions, as belonging to her, the individual', can someone find a technique in it? It's a good ...
Friday, August 31, 2012 at 10:24pm by Amber
The Writer by Richard Wilbur (literature)
could you please help me We were supposed to find three extended metaphors in this poem which I did but for one of them i don't know which quote to use because we are supposed to underline the indicators for that metaphor. The one i need help on is the daughter being ...
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 4:44pm by Cindy
lang. arts
Stand in your own space and know you are there. - Anonymous And of course, my favorite Bible quote from John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever beleives in Him will not perish but shall have eternal life. I do not know if I am ...
Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 12:56am by Tabby
QUOTATION MARKS
Question 1 Which of the following is one reason to use quotation marks in a sentence? to show you have used someone’s exact words in your paper and the quote is under four lines to mark an indirect quote to show paraphrased information you borrowed from a source to mark a...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 2:40pm by christopher
English-Ms. Sue
I think the quote to which you refer -- I can't live with him and I can't live without him. However, I've never agreed with that quote. If you can't live with him -- then that's the end of a romance -- unless you just want a casual relationship. Your ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 7:07pm by Ms. Sue
English
what this be correct relating to the quote Iranian women were forced to wear the veil for their own protection from being raped or even from being killed. Marjane was really affected by the iranian revolution because her mom was harrased by fundamentalists since she opposed ...
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 4:59pm by Maya
English
Quote:"There are two ways to be fooled:One is to believe what is not so;the other is to refuse to believe what is so" My interpretation is when you get the truth you don't want to take ,but when you get it correct you think its wrong. Is this interpretation ...
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 4:59pm by Maya
RE:ENGLISH QUOTE
Here is my meaning of Hellen Keller's quote: It means that by using my voice I can do something. I may not be THE one but AT LEAST I AM one. I know that I can't do everything but the thing is, I CAN do SOMETHING. I will do what I can do to make a difference. I don'...
Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 8:56pm by Emma
english
I'm writing an essay and my textbook doesnt have an author, so I how would i write a direct quote from the book. The book is called Pearson Custom Business Resources, so Im thinking i would just put Pearson and the page number at the end of the quote
Sunday, May 9, 2010 at 4:34pm by Jon
bibliography
I'm writing an essay and I know after a quote, you write the author's name in parenthesis. however, i'm using a quote from a website, the article doesn't have an author. it is a website that just states statistics about my topic and issues and problems. so what...
Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 3:38pm by julie
World History
"A hierarchial society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance." - From George Orwell's 1984 My first thought for the meaning of this quote was that a leveled society (low-med-high "class") would only be established by the poor and ...
Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 6:28pm by Nikki
English
Can someone explain this....."I've got a theory". I looked up the def. of perverse and realized it's someone who is stubborn or wrongly self-willed. But I'm confused on that quote stating "I've got a theory". How is this quote related to ...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 7:23pm by Rachel
history
For the quote "Remember the Maine" I went on a lot of websites and most of the websites said that "remember the Maine" was said by Americans. I can't seem to find what the meaning of the quote was. Did people say it when they wanted to go to war with ...
Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 10:34am by Amy~
Eng Ms. Sue
I'm typing the final draft of my essay. I finished but I'm having major difficulty figuring out of how to cite my quote properly on my work cited page. I have been to alot of websites tht shows examples but I'm so confused. Can you please help me. Thats the website...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 8:46pm by Michele
Parenthetical Reference
Whish one would be CORRECT: " quote " (Bryan). OR " quote " (UCLA). This is the website (the speech is by a person named William Bryan). UCLA Center for East Asian Studies. Resource page. UCLA International Institute. XX Feb. 2010 (website)
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 6:47pm by Anonymous
English help!!
After selecting your quote, write a statement explaining your choice. Define your statement and discuss its importance to your life. Your statement must be at least half page in length. Express yourself!! This is my quote: I'm not lazy. I'm energy efficient. I am sorry...
Monday, January 5, 2009 at 8:56pm by Jim
english
I need a good attention grabber for the introduction of my paper war as a social disease? Do you think this quote works for this topic? For every social wrong there must be a remedy. But the remedy can be nothing less than the abolition of the wrong.(Henry Geroge) or do you ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 7:53pm by Michele
English
How do you cite this quote in MLA format? “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” I'm having issues because the quote is said by Mulan in Walt Disney's "Mulan". Do I say Mulan says it or the Walt Disney Company...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:08pm by Ash
English
You also need to reread all words to double-check for any typos that spell-check didn't pick up. There are a few. And you need to document/cite your work. Anything that you quote or paraphrase or summarize from someone else's writing needs to be clearly documented. If ...
Monday, February 11, 2008 at 4:26pm by Writeacher
Ms. Sue
Ms. Sue could I please recieve ur help on my homework. I have to do a presentation and Its a media project which I have to represent, its on the Freedom Writers- the book, and two media clips. The media clips are Hannas suitcase and Paperclips. I also got a quote as well which...
Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 8:50pm by Sara
English
i would say a line or two..then incorporate a quote, you just just use these " ", you can italize it if you want to but you dont have to blah blah blah blah. "This is the Quote" Kristen Showmaker. blah blah blah
Monday, September 10, 2007 at 12:12am by Kristen
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