Alvarez, Niccole
English 1302 sec 246
10/18/2015
Mrs. Felicia Dz
MLA Assignment
1. Book
Direct Quote: Allen C. Guelzo emphasizes Lincolns determination during the civil war as he
expresses “the most salient feature to emerge from the sixteen months between his inauguration
and the first presentation of the Proclamation to his cabinet on July 22, 1862 is the consistency
with which Lincoln's face was set toward the goal of emancipation from the day he first took the
presidential oath. Lincoln was not exaggerating when he claimed in 1858 that he “hated”
slavery” (4).
Paraphrase: The author Allen C. Guezlo expressed Lincoln’s dedication from the start of his
presidency and emphasizes it during the time of the Civil war with and the impact he was
determined to make (4).
Work Cited: Guelzo, Allen C. Introduction. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. New York:
Simon & Schuster, 2004. 1-11. Print.
2. Database
Direct Quote: Henry Chambers argues Lincolns motives in the act of passing the Emancipation
Proclamation as he states, “If President Lincoln's take care duty authorized him to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation, the Proclamation can be seen as a historic and momentous
document issued consistent with the Executive's normal constitutional power, rather than one
that was justified only by the enormous power claimed by President Lincoln as Commander in
Chief in the context of the Civil War” (101).
Paraphrase: Author Henry Chambers argues Lincoln’s legal position in passing the
Emancipation Proclamation that he himself wrote. His perspective is bias as he questions
Lincoln’s motives and the political power he had by enforcing the Proclamation. He does this by
seeing it from the stand points of the document being historic and momentous or because
Lincoln had the power to do so (101).
Work Cited: Chambers, Henry J., Jr. "LINCOLN, THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION,
AND EXECUTIVE POWER." Academic Search Complete [EBSCO]. EBSCOhost, 2014. Web.
18 Oct. 2015. <http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=6904bad5-643f-48ad9525-40877c963db3%40sessionmgr4005&vid=4&hid=4103>.
3. Newspaper
Direct Quote: Jenny Deam wrote an article in the Houston Chronicle on behalf of the McSwains’
family as they went through rough time with the mental health of their son and “as far as the
insurance company was concerned, mental illness could be cured in seven days” (A260 ).
Paraphrase: Author, Jenny Deam shares the McSwains story of the mental illness their son had
to emphasize the lack of emotional and financial help insurance companies claim to advertise.
She does this by quoting the insurance company, the estimates they put on their customers and
their short extent of help in attending them (A260).
Work Cited: Deam, Jenny. "A Father's Desperate Fight Turns to Grief." The Houston Chronicle
[Houston] 18 Oct. 2015: A26. Print.
4. Webpage
Direct Quote: History net published their take on the Proclamation document informing their
readers of what powers it implied stating, “Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The
five-page document declared that slaves in the rebel states were free, provided them with the
support of the U.S. government—including the Army and Navy, declared that freed slaves
should be paid a wage, urged freed slaves to abstain from violence except in self-defense, and
publically declared that all suitable freed men would be accepted into the armed services to fight
in the war.”
Paraphrase: History net educates their readers on the Emancipation Proclamation by stating
what the document did for the country and the areas it affected. This was done by throwing in
examples such as how it provided the opportunity for slaves to fight for their freedom, declared
paid wage for them and the support the government was going to give them. Which encouraged
them to get involved with the war, making it a win-win situation on each side.
Work Cited: Net, History. "Emancipation Proclamation." History Net Where History Comes
Alive World US History Online. World History Group, 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.historynet.com/emancipation-proclamation>.
5. Magazine
Direct Quote: Katrina Onstad and Rachel Giese touch on the topic of feminism within the
government, expressing “the problem is with politics being a man’s world… the only result is
that the only woman leader of a political party does not get to talk about women’s issues in a
debate” (108).
Paraphrase: Authors Katrina Onstad and Rachel Giese, argue the feminine role in government is
greatly overlooked because of how it’s strongly influenced by men. They emphasize their case
with example of how despite there being one woman leader she’s not even allowed to bring up
the topic and stress on the behalf of the woman of America for their political rights (108).
Work Cited: Onstad, Katrina, and Rachel Giese. "So Called Women's Issues." Chatelaine :
Ultimate Holiday Party Guide Nov. 2015: 101-08. Print.
6. Literature Book
Direct Quote: Sherman Alexie speaks out against education being held back from students as he
rhetorically states, “A smart Indian is a dangerous person, widely feared and ridiculed by Indians
and non-Indians alike. I fought with my classmates on a daily basis. They wanted me to stay
quiet when the non-Indian teachers asked for answers, for volunteers, for help. We were Indian
children who were expected to be stupid” (130).
Paraphrase: Sherman Alexie emphasizes on education confining students to be alike, not
allowing one to think for themselves. He does this by using the example of Indians as they were
forced to confine to American ways and ironically uses that to show that those techniques still
exist today, just in different forms (130).
Work Cited: Alexie, Sherman. "The Joy Of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me." (n.d.): n.
page. Rpt. in Writing About Writing. By Elizabeth Wardle and Doug Downs. 2nd ed. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin, 2014. 128-32. Print.
Works Cited
: Alexie, Sherman. "The Joy Of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me." (n.d.): n. page. Rpt. in
Writing About Writing. By Elizabeth Wardle and Doug Downs. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford/St.
Martin, 2014. 128-32. Print.
Chambers, Henry J., Jr. "LINCOLN, THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, AND
EXECUTIVE POWER." Academic Search Complete [EBSCO]. EBSCOhost, 2014. Web. 18
Oct. 2015. <http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=6904bad5-643f-48ad9525-40877c963db3%40sessionmgr4005&vid=4&hid=4103>.
Deam, Jenny. "A Father's Desperate Fight Turns to Grief." The Houston Chronicle [Houston] 18
Oct. 2015: A26. Print.
Guelzo, Allen C. Introduction. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. New York: Simon &
Schuster, 2004. 1-11. Print.
Net, History. "Emancipation Proclamation." History Net Where History Comes Alive World US
History Online. World History Group, 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
<http://www.historynet.com/emancipation-proclamation>.
Onstad, Katrina, and Rachel Giese. "So Called Women's Issues." Chatelaine : Ultimate Holiday
Party Guide Nov. 2015: 101-08. Print.