Whenever you use an outside resource in your work-- whether you are quoting, referring, or appropriating-- you must give credit. You should cite all books, articles, websites, images, etc. that inform your work, just as you would want others to give credit to what you create. Properly formatted citations in an accepted style (MLA, Chicago, etc.) are essential to maintaining artistic and scholarly conversations.
For this assignment, you'll be using Modern Language Association (MLA) citation rules. Here's a handy guide:
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