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Writing Help
You can get one-on-one help by making an appointment at the UA Writing Center.
Guides to Historical Writing
To Quote or Not To Quote?
In general you want to limit quotations to "gems"--very well-written sentences and phrases from primary sources. Try to paraphrase as much as possible. Here are some more tips on quoting and paraphrasing.