Running head: NAME OF PAPER
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Name of Paper
Student Name
Ohio Christian University
Author Note
This paper was prepared for Name of Course, taught by Professor Alexander Dolin
Date
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Name of Paper
Notice also the first line of the document is the title of paper again. Notice that each
paragraph has a one half (.5) inch indention. Simply go to Home tab and click on Paragraph.
Inside the pop-up there is "special indention section." In the drop-down click "first line" and in
the value line add .5. Notice that he first line of paper starts with the full title of the Paper
Centered and not bold, the same title seen on the Title Page. Notice the running head on the title
page and on all other pages. Only on the title page does the words "running head" appear. Notice
page numbers in upper-right corner. Go to Insert tab, there is a drop down menu for page
numbers on right side, do this before Running head. Click inside the title page header on the
design tab, a clickable option is "First Page is different" select this to add "running head" to Title
page only.
Ruth was an extraordinary woman of God and she was the perfect example of what every
woman of God “should want to emulate” (Friedeman, 2009, p. 115). This was a very turbulent
time between Israel and Moab because the Moabites and Israelites despised one another for
many reasons (Ruth 1:1, NIV). Moab’s king rebelliously oppressed Israel, Moabite women
intentionally enticed and seduced Israelite men, and the Moabites worshiped a God called
“Chemosh” in which the Israelites vehemently disapproved of (MacArthur, 2005, pp. 70-71).
Notice the in-text citations. They include: (author, date, page number). Punctuation goes
after the citation. Also for the Bible, you see The Bible location followed by translation. This is
all that is really needed for Bible texts. The Bible does not even need to show up in the
Reference Page. This student did the research, put the idea in her own words and then cited
where she got her ideas from. This is a model for what I am looking for in APA formatting.
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References
Friedeman, M., & Friedeman Ausley, L. (2009). Life changing Bible study. Wilmore, KY:
Francis Asbury Press.
Gruen, D. (Ed.). (1998). Who’s who in the Bible. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International,
Ltd.
MacArthur, J. (2005). Twelve extraordinary women. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
Notice that the Reference page is on its own page separate from rest of the document and that the
sources are in alphabetical order all of these have a hanging indention which is different from the
rest of the paper. Go to the home tab, click on paragraph and the hanging indention is in a drop
down menu. Notice "References" is centered and at the top of the page alone, not bold.
Notice for a basic book in APA:
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capitalize first letter and pronouns only-same
for subtitle (all in italics.) Location: Publisher.
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Bonus feature (Block Quote):
In APA, if the direct (word-for-word) quotation has more than 40 words,(which is discouraged)
it should use a block quotation. Begin the quotation on a new line and indent a half-inch from the
left margin. Double-space the entire quotation, and at the end of the quotation, provide citation
information after the final punctuation mark. Learn how to do a block quote:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/24/
Here is a student example:
Blah, blah, blah ....a full paragraph (of at least 5 sentences) of text that is logically building an
argument.....God allowed the Israelites to be defeated and pillaged by raiders and no longer went
before them. After a while they began to groan about their suffering, so the Lord took pity on
them and provided them with judges in the hope that the Israelites would turn back to God.
According to Arnold & Beyer (2008),
“These ‘judges’ were not simply legal authorities as the English word implies. They
were charismatic military leaders whom God raised up and empowered for specific tasks
of deliverance. The office implied governing in a broad sense. These twelve judges were
local or national heroes who became military rulers endowed by God’s Spirit to lead the
nation into victory against a particular enemy nation” (p. 182-183).
Notice this student properly performed an in-text citation as he included the authors names' the
year and page number. He also put quotations around the entire direct quote, then he formatted it
with an extra half inch indention.
Do realize that a paper full of block quotes is not a good paper, it can still be considered
plagiarism. A good paper puts ideas in your own words.
Also, it is much better to over-cite than to not cite where you got information. OCU is really
trying to keep a tight wrap on plagiarism. If information is not common knowledge, it needs a
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citation! If it is specific information, it needs a citation! Please, please, please cite your
information! It is better to over-cite than not cite at all!
Here is my simple fail-proof system for getting good grades and avoiding plagiarism: 1. Do your
research. 2. Put the idea in your own words. 3. Cite where you got the idea. I guarantee if you
follow this system, you will improve your writing skills, grades on papers and you will steer
clear of plagiarism.