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Sample 9

To help people understand his discussion of idea shifts, Covey refers to the scientific theories of relativity and heliocentricity (Memering and Palmer 189).

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This example showcases a student being careful.  Not only has the student significantly changed the language and reordered the points, the student credits the source for the information.

 

Note: Source material used below is different from the samples 6-8.

Original Source Material:

Covey cites familiar examples of paradigm shifts in science: when Copernicus placed the sun at the center of the universe (not the earth as Ptolemy had argued) and when Einstein's relativity theory replaced Newton's theory of physics.

The correct MLA citation for the original source material is as follows:

Memering, Dean and William Palmer,eds. Discovering Arguments: An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Writing with Readings. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002.
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