Information Integration
By using Star Trek!
This is what you get for letting me
make a PowerPoint (evil lol!)
Topic de jour…
• Thesis: In the movie Star Trek: The
Undiscovered Country, an allegory for the
events and players of the Cold War,
Leonard Nimoy uses allusions to make
ideas of racial and cultural prejudice more
accessible to viewers.
How to Integrate a Quote
• What you do want
– Quotes and ideas
should be inserted
seamlessly
– Quotes and ideas
should be clothed in
other sentences
– Anything taken from
the text MUST be cited
– Context, context,
context! Context tells
who, when, where,
why.
• What you don’t want
– Quotes and ideas to
stick out as if to
scream, “Look at me!
I’m a quote!”
– Quotes should not go
naked…there is no
nudity in school, and
so, none in your
papers
Don’t Forget…
• Every example MUST have an explanation
• Not every example needs to be a quote.
You can also summarize and paraphrase.
But even these must be integrated
seamlessly…no one goes naked here!
The Information…
The destruction of the energy facility and the moon Praxis
represents the Chernobyl disaster (Nimoy 1)
Nice special effects for the early 90’s…
Examples – Summary
Example: Star Trek IV is an allegory for the
Cold War. One example of this is when an
energy production facility blows up the
moon Praxis.
This is a naked
example – the
example is its own
sentence – BAD!
Where’s the
citation? Even
summaries get
citations.
Don’t ever directly
refer to your example
– in fact, the word
example should never
show up in your
paper.
Example…Summary
Example: One example of Star Trek IV as
an allegory is at the very beginning of the
movie when an energy facility explodes,
destroying the moon Praxis; this event is
clearly meant to represent the Soviet
Union’s Chernobyl disaster (Nimoy 1)
I wasn’t
kidding –
don’t use
the word
example!
This is better because the
summary is not naked – it is
surrounded by sentences
and, more importantly,
context.
Example…Summary
Example: The allegory of Star Trek IV starts
in the very first scene when a Klingon
energy facility explodes destroying the
moon Praxis much in the same way that
the Soviet nuclear power plant Chernobyl
was destroyed laying waste and
contamination to the surrounding area
(Nimoy 1).
Notice: the word
No nudity
– GOOD!
example does not
appear in this
sentence – GOOD!
Context, context,
context – GOOD!
This is a Klingon…He represents Gorbachev
The Information
Kirk compares the Klingon
General Chang to Hitler
and Nazi Germany.
General Chang: “We need
breathing room.”
Captain Kirk: “Earth. Hitler.
1945.”
General Chang: “I beg your
pardon?”
(Nimoy 15)
General Chang. Even
though he doesn’t
look like it, this guy’s
a Klingon…it’s a long
story…don’t ask.
Example…Paraphrase
Example: In order to make science fiction
themes of cultural discrimination more
applicable to audiences, allusions are
made to modern events. One example of
this is when Captain Kirk refers to the
Klingon General Chang as Hitler (Nimoy
15).
Ok, so I know that
This paraphrase is
rather naked.
movies don’t have page
numbers…but for the
sake of the PowerPoint,
let’s just pretend they
do…
Seriously, stop
using the word
example!
Example…Paraphrase
Example: In order to make science fiction themes
of cultural discrimination more applicable to
audiences, characters in the movie make
allusions to modern events. During a diplomatic
dinner aboard the Enterprise, Captain Kirk
snidely refers to Klingon General Chang as
Hitler, an allusion lost on Chang but picked up
on by the audience (Nimoy 15).
Context, context,
context! Nice.
This is the
USS Enterprise NCC-1701 A
(Don’t confuse with the NCC-1701 sans A)
Variations on an Enterprise
USS Enterprise NCC-1701
USS Enterprise NCC-1701-B
USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A
USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D
The Information…
The Klingons claim that
Shakespeare was
originally part of the
Klingon culture –
perhaps said in jest, but
we’ll never know.
General Chang: “You have
not experienced
Shakespeare until you
have read him in the
original Klingon.” (Nimoy
15)
Examples…Direct Quotes
1st sentence is
context –
Good.
Naked
quote,
however –
Bad.
Stop using the
word
example!!!!
Example: Not only does Star Trek VI
make analogies to the Cold War Era
Soviet Union, but it also makes
references comparing the Klingon
Empire to that of Nazi Germany.
“You have never experienced
Shakespeare until you have read
him in the original Klingon” (Nimoy
15). This quote is one example.
Examples…Direct Quotes
Example: Not only does Star Trek VI make analogies to
the Cold War era Soviet Union, but it also makes
references comparing the Klingon Empire to that of Nazi
Germany. In the 1930’s, Nazi Germany tried to claim
that Shakespeare was more German that English. The
Klingons make similar claims saying, “You have never
experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the
original Klingon” (Nimoy 15). This statement, directly
followed by Captain Kirk’s comment regarding Hitler,
clearly shows Nimoy’s attempt to draw connections
between Nazi Germany and the Klingon Empire, and, in
doing so, makes his themes of tolerance and prejudice
more accessible to the audience.
(More on next slide
)
Examples…Direct Quotes
Example: Not only does Star Trek VI
make analogies to the Cold War era
Soviet Union, but it also makes
references comparing the Klingon
Empire to that of Nazi Germany. In
the 1930’s, Nazi Germany tried to
claim that Shakespeare was more
German that English. The Klingons
make similar claims saying, “You have
never experienced Shakespeare until
you have read him in the original
Klingon” (Nimoy 15). This statement,
directly followed by Captain Kirk’s
comment regarding Hitler, clearly
shows Nimoy’s attempt to draw
connections between Nazi Germany
and the Klingon Empire, and, in doing
so, makes his themes of tolerance and
prejudice more accessible to the
audience.
Yes, this is a long
example, but this is
what is required to
really make use of
a good quote – lots
of context followed
up with
explanation.
This is Captain Kirk (Ladies, how can you
resist…there were plenty of green skinned aliens that couldn’t…hot!)
A Few More Tidbits…
• When cutting things
out of a quote use an
ellipsis – which is
ONLY three (3) dots…
• When adding material
[for clarification
purposes only] use
brackets
This is Spock. He’s a
Vulcan. Vulcans have
green blood – don’t forget
Tidbit Examples…
Example: Toward the beginning of the
movie, when venting frustration at Spock,
Captain Kirk shows his own prejudice
saying, “[The Klingons,] they’re
animals…don’t believe them, don’t trust
them…let them die!” (Nimoy 10).
A Cliff Hanger…
• Why does Captain Kirk hate the Klingons so
much?
• Are they animals? Do they die?
• And what about that cool looking explosion from
the beginning of the PowerPoint?
• And does Kirk get the ladies?
For all these answers and more go see Star Trek VI:
The Undiscovered Country the title of which is lifted from
Hamlet where Hamlet uses the phrase to refer to life beyond death, but
in this movie it is used to refer to the future. See, they originally wanted to use
the phrase with the title of Star Trek II because someone dies (don’t worry I won’t tell you
who and ruin a defining life event for you)…but that’s a whole new PowerPoint…The saga of the titles, I
mean…I’m done now. Seriously.