The challenges of integrating and citing sources in academic work have expanded in scope and complexity in the digital age, but the basic principles and guidelines for doing so responsibly remain the same. The third edition of Writing with Sources is updated throughout, providing more examples of the proper use and citation of digital and print sources across disciplines—including current conventions specific to MLA, The Chicago Manual of Style, APA, and CSE citation styles—while preserving its concise and accessible format.
Now available together as a set for a discounted price: Writing A Successful Research Paper: A Simple Approach, by Stanley Chodorow, with, Writing with Sources, (Second Edition): A Guide for Students, by Gordon Harvey.
Three trailblazers for education reform in the Sunbelt South. In southern politics, 1970 marked a watershed. A group of southern governors entered office that year and changed both the way the nation looked at the South and the way the constituents of those states viewed themselves. Reubin Askew in Florida, John West in South Carolina, Jimmy Carter in Georgia, and Albert Brewer in Alabama all represented a new breed of progressive moderate politician that helped demolish Jim Crow segregation and the dual economies, societies, and educational systems notorious to the Sunbelt South. Historian Gordon Harvey explores the political lives and legacies of three of these governors, examining the conditions that led to such a radical change in political leadership, the effects their legislative agendas had on the identity of their states, and the aftermath of their terms in elected office. A common thread in each governor's agenda was educational reform. Albert Brewer's short term as Alabama governor resulted in a sweeping education package that still stands as the most progressive the state has seen. Reubin Askew, far more outspoken than Brewer, won the Florida gubernatorial election through a campaign that openly promoted desegregation, busing, and tax reform as a means of equal school funding. John West's commitment to a policy of inclusion helped allay fears of both black and white parents and made South Carolina's one of the smoothest transitions to integrated schools. As members of the first generation of New South governors, Brewer, Askew, and West played the role of trailblazers. Their successful assaults on economic and racial injustice in their states were certainly aided by such landmark events as Brown v. Board of Education, the civil rights movement, and the expansion of voting rights-all of which sounded the death knell for the traditional one-party segregated South. But in this critical detailing of their work for justice, we learn how these reform-minded men made education central to their gubernatorial terms and, in doing so, helped redefine the very character of the place they called home.
Covering every step of research, writing, and documentation, Writing from Sources provides a complete guide to source-based writing. The book builds from fundamental skills -- such as annotating a passage -- to more demanding ones such as integrating sources smoothly into an original argument. Examples, exercises, and guidance throughout help students gain confidence with essential concepts, while numerous readings drawn from a variety of sources provide models and practice in every skill.
Four petroleum associations, representing hundreds of oil firms, were so incensed by one man's efforts to curb their price gouging that they made false accusations against him and asked for his scalp in a letter to President Reagan. Over the months, the prosecution turned into a McCarthy-like witch hunt. Those involved planted false and distorted newspaper stories that criticized him and supported the Administration's unjust prosecution. The story vividly reveals the politician's capacity for evil while hiding behind some "noble" fabricated purpose as a shield against any real scrutiny. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gordon Harvey, a native of West Virginia, arrived in Washington, DC in 1962 to begin his 35-year career with the Federal Government. He began his career with the U.S. Army Audit Agency, and later joined the Federal Energy Administration, a predecessor agency of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). He received a Bachelor's degree from Concord University, Athens, WV, and a Master's degree from the University of Oklahoma. He was promoted to a senior executive level in record time and advanced to the top level of the Career Senior Executive Service before retiring in 1997. He had a distinguished career and was often recognized for his unique leadership ability for, among other things, making government organizations work. He was often asked to take over the leadership of various dysfunctional federal organizations and return them to being productive. Among the many awards he has received are three Presidential Rank citations. In 1995, President Clinton awarded him the rank of Distinguished Executive, the highest award in the career executive service. Following his federal court victory over the Reagan Administration's political persecution that is the subject of this book, he was honored by his Alma Mater, Concord University, as both its Distinguished Alumni Speaker and Outstanding Alumnus of the Year.
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