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The writer develops the paper’s thesis.
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006).
Sample APA Formatted Paper
Brackets indicate a word not in the original source.
A quotation longer than 40 words is set off from the text without quotation marks.
The writer interprets the evidence; she doesn’t just report it.
The tone of the conclusion is objective.
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006).
Sample APA Formatted Paper
Obesity in Children While none of the medications currently available is a miracle drug for curing the nation’s 9 million obese children, research
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has illuminated some of the underlying factors that affect obesity and has shown the need for a comprehensive approach to the problem that includes behavioral, medical, social, and political change.
Source: Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006).
Sample APA Formatted Paper
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