tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407953480765391858.post8109229807889777412..comments2023-06-22T18:54:58.429-06:00Comments on Own the Day: Academic QuestionKaleenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16592417119719913439noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407953480765391858.post-63712559593813973252015-05-31T02:26:38.143-06:002015-05-31T02:26:38.143-06:00Great job, Kaleena. I am a reader for doctoral dis...Great job, Kaleena. I am a reader for doctoral dissertations (the person who proofs citations). D'Souza is on solid ground as long as he is not placing the statement between quotes but footnoting the information as from A Testament of Hope. The information you have supplied indicates that he has acknowledged King as the source of the thoughts expressed in the sentence to which you are referring. Thanks to your scholarship, I am placing A Testament of Hope on my reading list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062077507515858712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407953480765391858.post-45490800325386550882009-04-17T13:35:00.000-06:002009-04-17T13:35:00.000-06:00From what I understand, you can synthesize another...From what I understand, you can synthesize another person's ideas, so long as you don't take them out of context and so long as you give credit to what parts go where. I mean, you can't say something like "Jesus said (Matthew) thou shalt...kill (Exodus?)." But it is interesting how easily those kinds of things can be done. Kudos for being critical!Excelsiorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09434247895321329705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5407953480765391858.post-26924103929366442732009-04-04T17:13:00.000-06:002009-04-04T17:13:00.000-06:00I think this kind of paraphrasing is legitimate, s...I think this kind of paraphrasing is legitimate, since finding the exact meaning of a historical quote is an arbitrary science anyway. I mean, he did cite his sources accurately, right? So inquisitive readers such as yourself could look it up and make their own determinations? ;]SDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583094039755200404noreply@blogger.com