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How do I cite the Declaration of Independence in text? Citation Basics. Method 2. Start with a sentence that needs citation. Once again, you need to have a sentence that either paraphrases or directly quotes the UDHR in it. That is the only way you'll need an in-text citation for your sentence. Use the same example form above: "As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, 'All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Add an in-text citation to show where you got the information. Like APA style, you need an in-text citation in parentheses. Unlike APA, the citation usually goes at the end of the sentence the exception being if you cite two different sources in the same sentence.
You'll need the author's name again, the organization, the UN General Assembly. However, instead of the date, you'll use the article number that you're quoting from. Build an end reference that contains the full source information. The MLA has recently updated their style guidelines, making them looser. In other words, the main point is to get the information in there, based on the nine basic elements of author, title of source such as the book name , the title of container such as a larger work or website the smaller work is contained in , additional contributors, version, number, publisher, publication date, and location.
Obviously, not every source will have all of this information, so you just include as much as you can find. Accessed 6 Sept. Method 3. Begin with a sentence that needs a citation. You must always start with a sentence that requires a citation. Generally, that means you need a sentence that either quotes or paraphrases the UDHR. Also, the information should contribute something to your essay. You can use the same example: "As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, 'All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Use a footnote. A footnote places a small number at the end of your sentence after the period , and then a corresponding number at the bottom of the page, where you add your information. To add a footnote, first place the cursor at the end of the sentence after the period or quotation mark whichever comes last. Go to "References" in your word processing software, and choose "insert a footnote.
It should look like this example: As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Put the information in the footnote. Go to the corresponding footnote at the bottom of the page. Add your footnote citation. Start with the organization, followed by a comma, and the title.
Then add an open parenthesis, a phrase that identifies the type of source, the place of publication, and the year, followed by a close parenthesis. At the end, include the location you found the information such as the page or article number.
For instance, your footnote would look like this example: 1. In the citation, " III A" is the document reference, while "Paris" is the location and "" is the date. The website is where you found the document. This site may include links and references to third-party databases, websites, books and articles, this does not imply endorsement by the United Nations.
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