Quote Integration

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Quote integration can either make or break a proposal in an essay. Effectively integrating quotes can improve the quality of an essay by providing evidence and support of a claim or statement. Quote integration is a key, structural element that is incorporated in essay writing. The use of quote integration in my essays have improved dramatically over the course of the semester. When comparing my first essay to my third essay, my use of quote integration has improved profoundly.
The sandwich rule contributed to my improvement in quality of integrating quotes. There are three parts to sandwich rule: quote introduction, actual quote, and quote analysis and emphasis. According to the sandwich rule, the correct way to integrate a quote is to first
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In this excerpt of quote integration in my first paper, it is evident that I scarcely analyzed the quote and had little to no background information prior to the quote. “Uninterested, the people of this isolated civilization are content with their style of living and are not welcome to any intruders. “They have expressed little desire for company.”(Tourtellot) Their homes are being destroyed and their city is being bombarded with thousands of people.” In this quote integration example, I merely inserted the quote into my essay without providing a proper introduction of the quote or an analysis of the quote. It seemed almost as though the quote came from nowhere. Not including an introduction to the quote can leave the reader confused when a random quote is thrown into the essay. It is not enough to just insert a quote and not include information about it. In this quote integration example, I did not effectively analyze the quote or explain how the quote is supposed to interpret and explain its purpose. The quality of my quote integration in my first writing assignment is less than …show more content…
This excerpt from my third writing assignment can reveal my progression in quote integration. “These conspiracy theory characteristics are prevalent in Watson’s articles. For instance, the article uses an anonymous source as credible evidence. “The birth certificate was released by an anonymous source who did not want to be named because he fears for his life.” (Watson) The identification of the “anonymous source” is not revealed and therefore should not be used as reliable support. This article provides unsubstantial evidence, such as the one exemplified above, to justify its speculations. Using an anonymous source as evidence is not substantive proof.” In this quote integration excerpt from my third writing assignment I am giving an abundant amount of background information beforehand about the inserted quote. An analysis of the quote is comprehensive and it provides an explanation as to why the quote was integrated. As opposed to the quote integration excerpt in my first writing assignment, this quote integration has clear background information about the quote with supportive analysis of the

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