1. What was discussed today in class?
In class on Friday, we talked about citations. Sitting through two years of AP English in high school, I thought that I knew all that there was to be known about citation. However, I cited my sources in only one way back then, and that was in MLA format. Not only was the topic refreshing and useful, but also enlightening. I felt a little foolish walking out of class, though. Back in my Junior year of high school, I purchased a copy of Diana Hacker's fifth edition of "A Writer's Reference" and it was only when I took that first step outside the lab that I realized I rarely consulted chapters other than the one that covered MLA.
2. Describe two differences between MLA and APA citation formats.
Well, one difference between the two is that I like APA better than MLA. It is simpler, cleaner, and easier to remember. It follows a logical format and pays less attention to the capitalization of items unlike MLA, where every item contained must be grammatically correct and differentiated from each other in some way. Also, another difference between them is that they are used for different purposes. The MLA style is catered toward fields categorized under Humanities, and the APA style is designed for the sciences. In other words, APA is better. For me, anyway.
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Hacker's book is a great resource. I have a copy at home and I use it often. No need to feel foolish. You're a great student.
As for the differences, I think each person's preference depends on their subject interest. Frankly, I don't care. I wish they'd just pick one for everything; that way, when you submit a paper and then have to re-submit it elsewhere, you wouldn't have to spend time re-formatting all your citations to suit alternate publications!
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