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Print Book Copyright © 2001 THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C TERRORISM and U.S. FOREIGN POLICY All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data Pillar, Paul R., 1947- Terrorism and U.S. foreign policy / Paul R. Pillar p. cm. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN (alk. Paper) Terrorism. 2. Terrorism – Prevention 3. United States – Foreign relations I. Title: Terrorism and U.S. foreign policy. II. Title HV6431 .P – dc21 CIP The paper used in this publication meets minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Science-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material ANSI Z Typeset in Sabon. Composition by AlphaWebTech Mechanicsville, Maryland Printed by R.R. Donnelly & Sons Harrisonburg, Virginia PAUL R. PILLAR BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS Washington, D.C. Pillar, Paul R. Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, Print.
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Electronic Book Dow, Mark. American Gulag: Inside U.S. Immigration Prisons. Berkeley: U of California P, NetLibrary. Web. 18 Sep
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Magazine Volkow, Nora. “It’s Time for Addiction Science to Supersede Stigma.” Science News 8 Nov. 2008: 40. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Dec. 2008
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Academic Journal Talbert, JeanAnne J. “Substance Abuse Among Nurses.” Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 13.1 (2009): Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Mar
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All citations are not created equal
Capitalization Underline Old Style Correct Capitalization Klitzing, Sandra Wolf. “Women Living in a Homeless Shelter: Stress, Coping and Leisure.” Journal of Leisure Research 36.4 (2004): General OneFile. Web. 22 Sep Italics New Style Verify database citations using your handbook, the library’s MLA handout, or with your instructor!
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Website Tsang, Gloria. “Light Drinking Benefits Heart in Men.” Health Castle.com. July Web. 12 Apr
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Do You Need the URL? The new MLA Handbook states that if you can easily find a website you don’t need to include the URL Title and Author Search Correct Website
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Formatting the Works Cited Page
Starts on a blank page at the end of your paper (has the same header) Use Times New Roman 12-point font throughout the paper Double space and alphabetize citations Use hanging indents for citations (not indents) DO NOT use bullets or numbers DO NOT list URLs (new style no longer requires them anyway) Check all citations provided by websites or databases, they are usually wrong Formatting is the easiest part Follow the guidelines from instructor, in handbook, and in handouts
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What’s wrong with this Works Cited page?
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Did you find all the errors?
Bullets Missing information for citation Fonts URLs should be in brackets URLs no longer required
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What are the errors here?
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Did you spot all the mistakes?
Works Cited starts on a new page Missing information for citations More than one font URLs should be in brackets URLs no longer required Did not check citation from database Numbered citations Not alphabetized No hanging indent
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Formatting: What not to do!
Single Spacing Spacing between citations Capitalization of titles Alphabetization Format of dates
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What it should look like!
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See the Difference!
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