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Quote 6:”The need to determine how people become homless was uncovered in a study done by U.S. Confederate of Mayors in 2008. The study showed that lack of affordable housing”

Quote 7:Currently, there are a total of 1.75 million homeless people in the United States, with an average monthly income of $348. (tommy)”

Quote: Make sure to place the parenthetical citation at the end of the quote in proper MLA format. See source template to identify what words to place in parentheses and what punctuation to use.
Commentary/Analysis: Five + sentences (refer to sentence frames)
· What does this quote/fact/paraphrased information mean?
· How does it specifically support my thesis?
· Why is this significant to
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It seems an obvious thing to do.

Commentary/Analysis: This quote means that means that the government will save money by not help as many people in need of assistence. this is significant to my overall thesis because it shows how the economy is able to rise by he increase of minimum wage. An inference that can be made is that when the minimum wage goes up the economy will boost.
Name: _________________________________ Source # ____________ Date: ___________ Instructor: _________________________ Quote: Make sure to place the parenthetical citation at the end of the quote in proper MLA format. See source template to identify what words to place in parentheses and what punctuation to use.
Commentary/Analysis: Five + sentences (refer to sentence frames)
· What does this quote/fact/paraphrased information mean?
· How does it specifically support my thesis?
· Why is this significant to my overall argument?
· What inferences can be made when reflecting upon this

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