Examples of quotation cited in a text:
I always thought there was something wrong with ‘‘The Little Mermaid" when I
was younger. All I can remember is I really didn’t enjoy the movie and I never
wanted to watch it. At first the main character Ariel seems like a good role
model because she
. . . is indeed brave, curious, feisty, and defiant. She stands
up to her father, saves Prince Eric from drowning and stares
down great white sharks as she hunts for sunken treasure.
But her waist is the diameter of a chive, and her salvation
comes through her marriage--at the age of sixteen no less--
to Eric. (76) Note that a long quote is indented (see p. 614 in Bedford
Handbook for specific directions). No quotation marks. Page
number is outside of period
If the Disney people wanted to make a good role model for little girls it makes
more sense if Ariel goes to dry land because she wants to explore the land and
not to simply find a husband.
Douglas is complaining that the media is still portraying women in the
old-fashion, stereotypical sense. Yet she goes on to portray heavy metal in the
stereotypical 1988 fashion. This is where I lose some respect for Douglas. She
is complaining about a stereotype that bothers her and then she goes and
stereotypes another group. Yes, some metal bands still depict women as sex
objects, but Douglas’s statement "little girls who all too soon will be awash in
the misogyny of heavy metal" (82), is too vague and general. Heavy Metal
music
Notice page number is outside quotation marks but inside
comma; if the author
weren't cited, you'd have to cite the source like this "(Douglas 82)."
is changing because of great women such as Terri B. from Tura Satana and Karyn
Crisis from Crisis. They use the stage and the loudness of the music to express
their hatred toward sexism.
Example of Works Cited page:
Work Cited
Douglas, Susan. "Where The Girls Are." Speculations: Readings in Culture, Identity, and
Values. 2nd ed. Ed. Charles I. Schuster. Ed. William V. Van Pelt. New Jersey:
Ablair Press Book, 1996. 75-84. Follow example #14 on p. 598 in The
Bedford Handbook.