Citing Sources in Paper #2 Handout

Citing Sources in Paper #2 (a refresher in MLA)

The Quotation Sandwich: Introduction + Quotation + Response

As Krakauer explains after his return, “The ordinary pleasures of life at home—eating breakfast with my wife, watching the sun go down over Puget Sound, being able to get up in the middle of the night and walk barefoot to a warm bathroom—generated flashes of joy that bordered on rapture.  But such moments were tempered by the long penumbra cast by Everest, which seemed to recede little with the passing of time” (282)

OR,

Krakauer notes that, despite appreciating the simple things in life again, most of his enjoyment was “tempered by the long penumbra cast by Everest, which seemed to recede little with the passing of time” (282).  Then Respond to this quote—explain what he means by this—what is the “penumbra” that Everest casts on his life?  And does it do the same to others? 

WORKS CITED

For Books:

Krakauer, Jon.  Into Thin Air.  New York: Anchor Books, 1997.  Print. 

For EBSCO Articles:

Peterson, Linda.  “Left For Dead On Mt. Everest.”  Biography 4.12 (2000): 96.  Biography Reference Center.  Web. 2 March 2015. 

For Web +Articles:

Burke, Jason.  “Himalayan storm disaster claims even more victims.”  The Guardian On-Line.  18 October 2014.  < http://www.theguardian.com/ world/2014/oct/18/himalayan-storm-claims-seven-more-victims> Web. 

For Films/TV:

The Wildest Dream.  Dir. Anthony Geffen.  Perf. Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson,

          Alan Rickman.  DVD. Virgil Films, 2011.