Is greater gun control a good idea?

5-para essay (traditional structure)

1.Introduction:

a. Hook

b. Background Information

c. Thesis Statement: Arguments 1, 2, 3

2.Body 1: Argument 1

a. topics sentences/mini-intro of Argument 1

b. Example 1/Supporting Detail 1

c. Example 2/Supporting Detail 2

d. Example 3/Supporting Detail 3

e. Counter-Argument 1

c. mini-conclusion/transition: restate the argument1

3.Body 2: Argument 2

a. topics sentences/mini-intro of Argument 2

b. Example 1/Supporting Detail 1

c. Example 2/Supporting Detail 2

d. Example 3/Supporting Detail 3

e. Counter-Argument 2

c. mini-conclusion/transition: restate the argument2

4.Body 3: Argument 3

a. topics sentences/mini-intro of Argument 3

b. Example 1/Supporting Detail 1

c. Example 2/Supporting Detail 2

d. Example 3/Supporting Detail 3

e. Counter-Argument 3

c. mini-conclusion/transition: restate the argument3

5.Conclusion

PLEASE CHECK THE ESSAY WITH TURNITIN

IN-TEXT CITATION – WEBPAGES

The same rules for regular in-text citations apply to webpages, except that page numbers are replaced by paragraph numbers, which are found by counting paragraphs starting at the top of the page.

REMEMBER:

Direct Quotes > Quotation marks, para. # Paraphrases > No quotation marks, no para. #

DIRECT QUOTES:

(Author, update/copyright date, paragraph #)

PARAPHRASES:

(Author, update/copyright date)

1. If no author — give shortened article title. If no article title –give website name (NOT URL!)

2. If no date for website — put n.d.

3. Hand number paragraphs — when citing Direct Quotes

Direct Quote

(Author, update/copyright date, paragraph #)

The use of “pizza toppings that seem bizarre to current tastes, such as squid and octopus, were common

in the fishing areas of the Mediterranean Sea” (Smith, 1998, para. 5).

Direct Quote – from article entitled “Pizzas of the World,” from website called PizzaLore, No author given:

(“Shortened article title”, update/copyright date, para. #)

The use of “pizza toppings that seem bizarre to current tastes, such as squid and octopus, were common in the fishing areas of the Mediterranean Sea” (“Pizzas,” 1998, para. 5).

Direct Quote – from website called PizzaLore, No author or article title given:

(Website name, update/copyright date, paragraph #)

Many culinary archaeologists have determined that “the making of pizza was actually an accident”

(PizzaLore, 1998, para. 5).

REFERENCES

All research papers must contain a reference page with is a list of references (all sources cited in the paper,) starting on a new page after the body of the paper.

The References page should contain full publication information (see examples below). Only sources cited in the body of the paper should appear on the References page.

REFERENCE PAGE FORMAT

Center title “References” Title Case and bold, no underline, no italics

Page numbering should be continued in the upper right corner of the References page.

For each entry in the list, the first line begins at the left margin and all following lines are indented a half inch or twelve spaces.

Lines are double-spaced.

Alphabetize by first word of entry (author’s last name; title if no author)

If there are two or more entries for the same author, arrange by year of publication with the earliest one first. If the entries are for the same year, use lowercase letters (a, b, c) with the year.

Do not utilize any underlining or quotation marks for titles. Book titles, magazine/journal titles and volume (issue) number are to be in italics only.

Websites are not to be underlined. Hyperlinks should be removed.

Capitalize journal or magazine titles.

Capitalize only the first word of the title of a book or article, except for proper nouns.

EXAMPLES – REFERENCE LIST ENTRIES

(Examples are single-spaced; actual reference list is double spaced.) The following entries are examples

of the most commonly used research sources. Refer directly to the APA Manual for additional examples of Reference list entries.

Book with One Author:

Author, A.A. (year of publication). Book Title. Name of Publisher.

Jones, S. (2010). The Jones Chronicles. Smith Publishing Company.

Book with Two or More Authors:

Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Year of Publication). Book Title. Name of Publisher.

Jones, S., & Smith, J. (2010). The History of Miami Regional University. Jones and Smith Publishing.

Book with 3 to 20 authors:

Miller, J., Kramer, P., Cane, L. & Font, M. (2010). How to Be a Business Partner. Harlan Publishers.

Book with more than 20 authors: add “et al.” after the 20th author

Logan, P., Smith, U., Lenz, R., Tome, M., Fox, P., Jones, M., Smith, J., Sones, S., Miller, J., Cane, L., Font, M., Richards, K., Rojas, W., Perez, P., Brown, S., Morales, A., Slade, R., Carry, T., Print, B., Harrison, G., et al. (2010). Elements of Real Estate Transactions. Ridgeworth Publishers.

Edited Book:

Jones, S., & Smith, J. (Eds.). (2010). The History of Miami Regional University (4th ed.). Jones and Smith Publishing.

Article/Essay in an Edited Book:

Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Article/essay title. Book editor’s name (editor abbreviated Ed.), Book Title. (article pages). Publisher.

Spencer, J. (2010). The ethical basis for termination. In J. Kelp (Ed.), Ethics in Business (pp 282-292).

Hampton Press.

Dissertation:

Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Dissertation Title (Doctoral dissertation). Database.

Smith, J.V. (2010). Relationship between Board of Directors and Executive Offers: Effect on Turnover. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.

Newspaper Article (this is the only instance where you will use p. or pp. in front of the page numbers on the References page):

Author, A.A. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Name of Newspaper, p. or pp. page #(s).

Jones, S. (2009, April 12). MRU Opens New Campus. Miami Observer, p. A3.

Magazine Article:

Author, A.A. (Year, Month Day). Article title, Magazine Name, volume (issue #, if applicable), page #(s).

Smith, J. (2009, May 1). Florida Power Understates Earnings. Newsweek, 5(1), 23-24.

If a magazine or journal article has more than two authors, follow the rule for books regarding number of authors.

Magazine Article with No Author:

Article title. (Year, Month Day). Magazine Name, volume (issue #, if applicable), page #(s).

Florida Power Understates Earnings. (2009, May 1). Newsweek, 5(1), 23-24.

Journal Article:

Author, A.A. (year of publication). Article title. Journal Name, volume (issue #), page #(s).

Johnson, J. (2010). The undergraduate student population of Miami Regional University’s graduating class of 2018. Journal of Education Statistics, 1(2), 200-211.

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

All digital object identifier (DOI) numbers are entered as URLs. Do not use the formulation “retrieved from”. Example: https://doi.org/10.1037/028-6133.27.3.379

Journal Article Retrieved from an Online Database with a DOI:

The MRU Online has many scholarly databases such as EBSCO Host, Academic Search Elite, LIRN,

etc.

Author, A.A. (Year of Publication). Article title. Journal name, volume (issue #), page #(s). DOI

Johnson, J. (2010). The Undergraduate Student Population of Miami Regional University’s Graduating Class of 2020. Journal of Education Statistics, 1(2), 200-211. https://doi.org/10.1037/028-6133.27.3.379

Journal Article Retrieved from an Online Database without a DOI:

Online scholarly journal articles without a DOI require a URL.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume #. http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Kenneth, I. A. (2010). A Nurse’s Response to the Nature of Human Rights. Journal of Ethics, 8.

http://cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html

INTERNET SOURCES – Must give author’s name if available, last update/copyright date, retrieval date, or complete URL. DO NOT ONLY LIST URL for Webpage sources.

If author given:

Author, A.A. if known. (Year, Month Day). Title of section. Website address.

Grant, C. (2010). Why Go to College? https://whygotocollege.com

If no author is given, begin with article title:

Article name. (Year, Month Day). Website address.

Shark attack. (2010, January). hpps://www.sharkattack.com

Newspaper Article Retrieved from the Newspaper’s Website:

Author, A.A. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Newspaper Name. Website address.

Greenwood, L. C. (2009, May 3). Education loans at all-time low. The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com

Article in an Online Only Periodical:

Author, A.A. (Year, Month Day). Article title. Periodical Title, volume(issue). Website address.

Kobb, M. (2010). The New South. Lifestyles, 5(2). https://lifestyles.com

Article in an Online Encyclopedia or Other Reference Work:

Reference article name. (Year, Month Day). In Name of Reference Source. Website address.

Scholar. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary. https://webster.com/dictionary/scholar

MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES

Organization/Company Website:

Author, A.A. if known. (Year, Month Day). Title of section. Website address.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2010). About us. http://walmartstores.com/AboutUs/

Government Publication Print Version:

Governmental agency. (Year of Publication). Title of Publication. (Publication #.) Publisher.

U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2009). Women in the labor force: A databook (2009 edition). (Report No. 1018). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Government Publication Electronic Version:

Governmental agency. (Year of Publication). Title of publication. (Publication #.) Publisher.

U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2009). Women in the labor force: A databook (2009 edition). (Report No. 1018). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Division of Labor Force Statistics. http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2009.htm

References

A condition we can ill afford: Debating the Equal Pay Act of 1963. (n.d.). http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6196

Banzak, L., Bewith, K., & Rut, D. (2009). Women’s movement facing the reconfigured state. Cambridge University Press.

Boushey, H. (2006). Tag-team parenting. Center for Economic and Policy Research.

Carr-Ruffino, N., & Acheson, J. (2007, July). The hybrid phenomenon. Futurist, 41(4), 16-22.

https://doi.org.10.1037/028-6133.27.3.379

Hars, M. (2008). Welcome to ‘Whole-Mart’. Dissent, 53(1), 61-66. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pd

JetBlue Airlines. (2010, January, 15). About JetBlue. http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml

Kagey, Y. (2007, June 22). Jim Press gets ok to join Toyota’s board. Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2007/06/21/AR20070 62102647_pf.html

National Organization for Women [NOW]. (2009). Women lose million due to wage gap. http://www.now.org/press/2578

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (2007a). Equal pay and compensation discrimination. http://www.eeoc.gov/types/epa.html

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (2007b). Facts about compensation discrimination.

http://eeoc.gov/facts/fs-epa.html