Professor Sor Angel Fontanez
English 102B May 21, 2013
MLA and APA MLA and APA are two styles most commonly used to cite sources. MLA (Modern Language Association) is used to write papers and cite sources surrounded by the liberal arts and humanities. MLA style offer writers a system for referencing their sources with parenthetical citation in their essays. APA style contains resources on in-text citation and the reference page. This style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences and set a guideline for formatting academic manuscripts. MLA and APA can be used in Business Administration. MLA style was established by Modern Language Association. According to Web “Disciplines that might use the MLA style includes: Art, Drama, English, History, Music, Philosophy, and Religious Studies” (MLA & APA Citation Guide). APA style was developed by the American Psychological Association, and “Disciplines that might use APA style include: Anthropology, Archaeology, Business, Communications, Education, Geography, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Study” (MLA & APA Citation Guide). In conclusion, MLA and APA are styles that can help us to cited papers allowing us to use information to many sources but without committing plagiarism. These styles will help us to learn how to research a paper, in-text citation.
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