Examples of excerpt in the following topics:
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- Of course, there will sometimes be excerpts that get quoted elsewhere, and that's fine.
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- However, if you want to quote more than four lines of prose (or three lines of verse) from a source, you should format the excerpt as a block quotation, rather than as a regular quotation within the text of a paragraph.
- The first line of the excerpt should not be further indented, unless you are quoting multiple paragraphs—in which case the first line of each quoted paragraph should be further indented 0.25 inches.
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- Also, special thanks to Bruce D Buskirk, PhD, Professor of Marketing, Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management who coauthored the gratefully acknowledged and appreciated excerpts provided by Mentorography, Inc. from Entrepreneurial Marketing: Real Stories and Survival Strategies.
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- Listen to these excerpts.
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- However, if you want to quote more than 40 words from a source, you should format the excerpt as a block quotation, rather than as a regular quotation within the text of a paragraph.
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- He described economic relations in moral terms--Roosevelt placed blame for the depression squarely on the greed and shortsightedness of bankers and businessmen, as seen in the following excerpts:
- In the following excerpts, he addressed the issue which was directly affecting so many Americans:
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- Indicating Your Audience: This excerpt from the introduction identifies the essay's target audience, lays out the costs and benefits, and states the level of expertise expected from readers: "Energy policy affects everyone who pays gas and electricity bills, drives a car, or, for that matter, spends any time at all outdoors.
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- Often referred to as the "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech ("I am a Berliner"), it is a perfect example of how to build rapport and favorable attitudes between two differing nations, as excerpted below: