Appendix L COM/220 Version 7

Associate Level Material

Appendix L Integrating Source Materials
Part 1: Example Passages
Example Passage 1 Integrate the quotation into the passage as if the passage is a sentence in your research paper. Include appropriate transitions as well as APA-formatted in-text citations and reference. Delete elements of the passage or quotation as needed. Passage: Some might argue that traditional good looks are not an indication of a persons real attractiveness. Quotation: The philosophical dimension of beauty does not depend on the limits of the physical world; true beauty far exceeds our earthly bounds. Reference: Roger McMichaels. A Deeper Look at Beauty. New York: Graymark, 1995. The quoted material is taken from page 22. Integrated passage

Passage: Statistics show that over half of Democrats and a small percentage of Republicans are in favor of tougher firearms regulations. Quotation: And yet, 60% of Democrats and 30% of Republicans favor stronger gun ownership laws (White, 2012).

Reference citation

White, Debra. Pros & Cons of Gun Ownership & Use Laws for Individuals. Retrieved February 3, 2012, from http://usliberals.about.com.

Example Passage 2 Integrate this quotation into the passage in a different way than you integrated the first passage and quotation. Include appropriate transitions as well as APA-formatted in-text citations and reference. Delete elements of the passage or quotation as needed. Passage: By examining beauty on a merely superficial level, some would argue that we miss out on the larger questions in life. Quotation: We must consider the intersection between perception and expectation: can

Appendix L COM/220 Version 7 what is there possibly be understood by what we see? Reference: Roger McMichaels. A Deeper Look at Beauty. New York: Graymark, 1995. The quoted material is taken from page 96. Integrated passage Passage: Some traditional professors believe that the Second Amendment protects an individuals right to possess firearms and argue that limitations deny them that right. Quotation: Conservative scholars held an Individual Rights position that the Second
Amendment also grants an individual's right to own guns as private property, and that most restrictions on buying and carrying guns impede individual rights (White, 2012).

Reference citation

White, Debra. Pros & Cons of Gun Ownership & Use Laws for Individuals. Retrieved February 3, 2012, from http://usliberals.about.com.

Example Passage 3 Integrate this quotation into the passage in a different way than you integrated the other two passages. Include appropriate transitions as well as APA-formatted in-text citations and reference. Delete elements of the passage or quotation as needed. Passage: It has been said that there are those who watch and those who act.

Quotation: Involving our senses at every level, the re-perception of experiences can keep us from encountering physical phenomenon as they occur in time; in other words, watching what we do can sometimes prevent us from actually doing it." Reference: Roger McMichaels. A Deeper Look at Beauty. New York: Graymark, 1995. The quoted material is taken from page 45. Integrated passage Passage: Gun rights advocates explained circumstances where stricter gun control laws increase crimes involving guns instead of decreasing incidents.
Proponents of less restrictive gun laws cite a number of instances in which stringent new laws resulted in a dramatic increase, not decrease, in gun-related crimes and violence (White, 2012).

Reference citation

White, Debra. Pros & Cons of Gun Ownership & Use Laws for Individuals. Retrieved February 3, 2012, from http://usliberals.about.com.

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Part 2: Sources for Your Research Paper

Select two sources from your annotated bibliography that you did not use for the Week Three assignment. Summarize and paraphrase the contents of the two sources, with the intention of using them in your rough draft. Include at least one direct quotation from each source, and include in-text citations for all sources to avoid potential plagiarism. Identify how you plant to integrate these sources into your rough draft.

Source 1 Summary, with direct quotation and in-text citation:

In the article, Media Silence Is Deafening About Important Gun News, (2011), it provides examples and statistical information highlighting that crime rates involving handguns have dropped compared to rates from the previous year. Crime rates involving firearms did not increase after the Supreme Court ruled against gun control laws in Chicago and Washington DC. There was decrease in crimes with firearms. Unfortunately, the media does not focus on the crime rate decreases. Lott, John (September 30, 2011). Media Silence Is Deafening About Important Gun News. Retrieved February 1, 2012, from http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/30/media-silence-is-deafening-aboutimportant-gun-news/#ixzz1lM0w5DmQn.
Paraphrase, with direct quotation and in-text citation:

Direct Quotation: Murder and violent crime rates were supposed to soar after the Supreme Court struck down gun control laws in Chicago and Washington, D.C. Paraphrased: According to Lott (2011), It was assumed that homicides and brutal crimes would increase because the Supreme Court ruled against firearms regulations in Chicago and Washington D.C. Lott, John (September 30, 2011). Media Silence Is Deafening About Important Gun News. Retrieved February 1, 2012, from http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/30/media-silence-is-deafening-aboutimportant-gun-news/#ixzz1lM0w5DmQn.

Appendix L COM/220 Version 7 How do you plan to integrate these sources into your rough draft?

I plan to integrate this source into my rough draft by using the example of the Supreme Court ruling that struck down gun control laws in Chicago and Washington, D.C. This article highlights the fact that just because the Supreme Court rules against gun control laws crime rates did not soar like expected. They actually decreased in each of these cities.

Source 2 Summary, with direct quotation and in-text citation:

In the article, Media Silence More Ammunition For Gun Advocates (2009,) explains that in 2009 the United States government was strong supporters for gun control. Although our government favors stricter gun control laws, gun laws were on the increase in Virginia and Texas. Support for more stringent gun laws decreased. Schneider, William. More Ammunition For Gun Advocates. National Journal (2009). Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 3 Feb. 2012.
Paraphrase, with direct quotation and in-text citation:

Direct Quotation: Support for stricter gun laws fell from 78 percent in 1990, to 61 percent in 2000, to 51 percent in 2007, Gallup has found. Paraphrased: According to Schneider (2009), since 1990 advocates supporting firearms regulations has gradually decreased over the past seventeen years down to around 50% in 2007. Schneider, William. More Ammunition For Gun Advocates. National Journal (2009). Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 3 Feb. 2012.

How do you plan to integrate these sources into your rough draft?

I plan to integrate this source into my rough draft by explaining that in 2009 our government was Democrat majority favoring stronger gun control laws. I will go on to explain that although our government favored stricter laws, Americans were starting to shift their opinion further supporting my thesis arguing for gun rights.