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Embedding Quotes
  • By Ms. Teref

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Embedding Quotes Example 1
  • The greed of Wangs uncles family causes
    disharmony between Wang and his uncle who
    slapped Wang vigorously on both cheeks and
    appeals to Chinese cultural principles by
    reprimanding Wang, Have you no religion, no
    morals, that you are so lacking in filial
    conduct? The uncle presses further by invoking
    the Sacred Edicts which commanded that a man
    is never to correct an elder. At these powerful
    words, Wang can only stand sullen and
    immoveable, conscious of his fault while his
    guilt tears him apart and forces him to restore
    the harmony held sacred by his ancestors. (p.63)

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Embedding Quotes Example 2
  • Wang Lung, a Chinese farmer, endures many
    hardships in life, one of which is his tenuous
    relationship with his greedy uncle who is a
    lazy, selfish, arrogant man who just takes
    advantage of him. (231) Not surprisingly, the
    difficult uncle becomes one of the leaders of a
    gang, the Red Beards, which forces Wang to plan
    the course of action which will eventually
    restore harmony in his home. Along with his
    eldest son, he

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The best way to learn how to embed quotes is
  • to look at professional models of essays, such as
    those by Nabokov, Perrine, Brodsky, Frost,
    McCarthy
  • read movie reviews, such as those from
    chicagoreader.com
  • read book reviews, such as those from the New
    York Book Review, Atlantic Monthly, the Guardian

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Bad Example
  • Long isolated quote
  • Long quote. Period. This means
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