JOEY MAXWELL
FEBRUARY 14, 2007
MRS. THOMPSON
ENGLISH 10
In this paper, every OPINION from someone else has been acknowledged in a parenthetical citation. I realize that the mere presence of a parenthetical citation does not avoid plagiarism. If I have used the exact words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of someone else, I have enclosed that information in quotation marks. If I have paraphrased the opinions of someone else, I have not enclosed the paraphrased portions in quotation marks; but I have stated those opinions in my own words. I have also introduced the paraphrase and have used a parenthetical citation to acknowledge the source. ALL FACTUAL INFORMATION (common knowledge or uncontested knowledge), though not credited with a parenthetical citation, has been stated in my sentence structure. I have not used anyone else 's organization of the factual information.
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EDGAR ALLAN POE AND HIS WORKS
Thesis: Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most influential, yet misunderstood writers in American Literature.
I. His Early Life
A. His Adoption
B. His Education
II. His Later Life
A. Books Published
B. Military Life
III. The Conclusion of His Life
A. His Marriage B. His Death
IV. His Works
V. What Others Thought Of Him
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EDGAR ALLAN POE AND HIS WORKS
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, known as a poet and critic but most famous as the first master of the short story form, especially tales of the mysterious and macabre. Since his early death, the literary qualities of Poe 's writings have been disputed, but his works have remained popular and he influenced many major American and European writers.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Poe was orphaned in his early childhood and was raised by John Allan, a successful businessman of Richmond, Virginia. Taken by the Allan family to England at the age of six, Poe was enrolled in a private school. Upon returning to the United States
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