Research Direct Quotations 25/3

Exercise one - Integrating quotes into sentences

1 - The economy is looking much brighter.
"Millions of new jobs are emerging. Things are really on the upswing." (Frank Rank, writer in an online magazine)

Solution - Writer Frank Rank believes that "Things are really on the upswing." He contends that "Millions of jobs are emerging each day" to help brighten the economy. (Rank, 2017, p8)

APA Reference:
Rank, F. (2017, March 30) The economy for dummies. The Economist. Retrieved from http://theeconomist.com

2 - It is more important than ever for Americans to forge a common identity.
"We need an identity that binds us together." (Frank Hairpiece, from a chapter in an edited book)

Solution - Forging a common identity as Americans "binds us together" claims Frank Hairpiece. It is more important than ever because "We need an identity." (Hairpiece, 1995, p. 304)

APA Reference:
Hairpiece, F. (1995) Improving american relations. In G, Homeowner (Eds.), The American People (pp. 300-312). Oxford, England: Blackwell

3 - Animal rights represent the next stage in human moral development.
"If we don't change our ways, future generations will judge us harshly. We need to achieve a higher state of consciousness and empathy." (Yoshi Om, from a This American Life podcast)

Solution - "Future generations will judge us harshly." argues Yoshi Om. The next stage in human moral development is animal rights. He asserts "We need to achieve a higher state of consciousness and empathy." (Om, 2016)

APA Reference:
Om, Y. (2016, April 1). Animals and Us [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved from: http://wwwyoshiom.com


Exercise Two - Structure sentences to integrate quotes more elegantly.

Violent movies are popular for all kinds of surprising reasons. It is well known that they appeal mostly to teenagers. Holman Jenkins writes a column for the Wall Street Journal. He states that, “ teenagers swarm to horror flicks so the boys can demonstrate their manly unflappability and girls can demonstrate their vulnerable desirability. Boys and girls who fulfil these roles are rated as more sexually desirable than their peers” (2013, para.6). So perhaps horror films do not cater to a taste for violence, but rather to the desire to show off before the opposite sex.

Sociologists argue about whether or not violent television creates more violence in society. But maybe this strict cause-and-effect misses the point. “Sex and violence-drenched entertainment can desensitize a whole society. It can drag us down to the point where nothing is morally unacceptable, where nothing makes us blush. What happens to an unblushing society? Central Park joggers get raped and beaten into comas. Sixth-graders sleep around. Los Angeles rioters burn down their neighbourhoods and murder their neighbours. The Mendez boys blow off their parents’ heads.” Jeff Jacoby wrote this in the Boston Globe (2013, p.113). The point is that by overcoming our inhibitions, we lose an important protection against some of the terrible things that people are capable of.

Solution:

Violent movies are popular for all kinds of surprising reasons. It is well known that they appeal mostly to teenagers. Writer Holman Jenkins postulates that, “teenagers swarm to horror flicks so the boys can demonstrate their manly unflappability and girls can demonstrate their vulnerable desirability.”(Jenkins, 2013, para.6). So perhaps horror films do not cater to a taste for violence, but rather to the desire to show off before the opposite sex.

Sociologists argue about whether or not violent television creates more violence in society. But maybe this strict cause-and-effect misses the point. “Sex and violence-drenched entertainment can desensitize a whole society." Jeff Jacoby asserts. "Central Park joggers get raped and beaten into comas. Sixth-graders sleep around. Los Angeles rioters burn down their neighbourhoods and murder their neighbours.” (Jacoby, 2013, p.113). The point is that by overcoming our inhibitions, we lose an important protection against some of the terrible things that people are capable of.