Embedding Quotes

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Embedding Quotes

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Embedding Quotes Example 1

• The greed of Wangs uncles family causes
  disharmony between Wang and his uncle who
  slapped Wang vigorously on both cheeks and
  appeals to Chinese cultural principles by
  reprimanding Wang, Have you no religion, no
  morals, that you are so lacking in filial
  conduct? The uncle presses further by invoking
  the Sacred Edicts which commanded that a man
  is never to correct an elder. At these powerful
  words, Wang can only stand sullen and
  immoveable, conscious of his fault while his
  guilt tears him apart and forces him to restore
  the harmony held sacred by his ancestors. (p.63)

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Embedding Quotes Example 2

• Wang Lung, a Chinese farmer, endures many
  hardships in life, one of which is his tenuous
  relationship with his greedy uncle who is a
  lazy, selfish, arrogant man who just takes
  advantage of him. (231) Not surprisingly, the
  difficult uncle becomes one of the leaders of a
  gang, the Red Beards, which forces Wang to plan
  the course of action which will eventually
  restore harmony in his home. Along with his
  eldest son, he

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The best way to learn how to embed quotes is

• to look at professional models of essays, such as
  those by Nabokov, Perrine, Brodsky, Frost,
  McCarthy
• read movie reviews, such as those from
  chicagoreader.com
• read book reviews, such as those from the New
  York Book Review, Atlantic Monthly, the Guardian

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Bad Example

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