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APA Assignment
Carina Libretto
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi
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APA Assignment
1.Book
Direct Quote: Playboy Trip Fontaine from The Virgin Suicides reflects over his high school love
with Lux Lisbon saying, “I’ve never gotten over that girl, man. Never” (Eugenides, 1993).
Paraphrase: Trip Fontaine, a key character of The Virgin Suicides, explains that he could never
forget about his romantic relationship with Lux Lisbon (Eugenides, 1993).
Reference: Eugenides, J. (1993). The virgin suicides. New York, NY: Picador.
2.Database
Direct Quote: In an article concerning the development of social capital through a choir, author
Thomas Langston explains that “participation, interaction and civic involvement is a key factor
both for identifying the possible presence of social capital and in developing social capital”
(Langston, 2011).
Paraphrase: Thomas Langston believes that social capital is defined by interaction,
involvement, and participation (Langston, 2011).
Reference: Langston, T. (2011, July). It is life support, isn’t it? Social capital in a community
choir. Retrieved October 25, 2012, from the EBSCO databse.
3.Newspaper
Direct Quote: Island Waves newspaper informs the reader that “October is the American
Humane Association’s Adopt-A-Dog Month. Local animal shelters such as Pewee’s, the Gulf
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Coast Humane Society and Pets and Animals Life Shelters(PALS), are just a few of the animal
shelters located here in Corpus Christi that allow for pet adoptions (Ramirez, 2012).
Paraphrase: Island Waves newspaper explains that the month of October is the American
Humane Association’s Adopt –A-Dog month. A list of shelters such as Pewee’s, the Gulf Coast
Humane Society, and PALS are a few of the local animal shelters that allow people to adopt pets
(Ramirez, 2012).
Reference: Ramirez, K. (2012, October 18). Who let the dogs out. Island waves, p. 3.
4.Webpage
Direct Quote: Becket Adams of theblaze.com explains why the U.S. is suing the Bank of America
saying, “The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan sued Bank of America for more than $1 billion
on Wednesday for mortgage fraud against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the years
around the financial crisis” (Adams, 2012).
Paraphrase: Becket Adams of theblaze.com explains that a prosecutor in Manhattan has sued
Bank of America for $1 billion dollars for mortgage fraud against Fanne Mae and Freddie Mac
(Adams, 2012).
Reference: Adams, B. (2012, October 24). Another week, another bank: U.s. goes after bank of
america for mortgage fraud. Retrieved from http://www.theblaze.com/stories/another-weekanother-bank-u-s-sues-bank-of-america-for-mortgage-fraud/.
5. Magazine
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Direct Quote: A Psychology Today article about women’s body shape and the relation to sex
appeal and health states that, “the total amount of fat a human female carries is seven times
that of other animals, and much more than that of men (Lassek & Gaulin, 212)!
Paraphrase: A Psychology Today article about women’s body shape and the relation to sex
appeal and health reveals that a female human carries seven times the amount of body fat in
comparison to other animals and much more of that amount than that of men (Lassek & Gaulin,
212).
Reference: Lassek, W. & Gaulin, S. (212, July/August). Ahead of the curves. Psychology today,
73.
6. Interview
Direct Quote: In an interview with Mitt Romney, when David Muir asks about the critics within
his own political party Mitt Romney explains that, “there are critics and there are cheerleaders,
we have people of all different persuasion…” (Romney, 2012).
Paraphrase: When David Muir asked Mitt Romney about those that oppose his views in the
same political party, Mitt Romney explains that everybody has a different point of view and
that some support him and some don’t (Romney, 2012).
Reference: Romney, M. (2012, September 26). Interview by D Muir [Personal Interview]. David
muir’s interview with gov. mitt romney in toledo, ohio. ABC News, Retrieved from
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/09/transcript-david-muirs-interview-with-govmitt-romney-in-toledo-ohio/.