There are actually two reasons to cite sources. First, we cannot assess the reliability of your paper unless we know what sources you used, so that we can assess the reliability of your sources. Secondly, if we wish to investigate further, we may wish to go to those sources for further data.
A works cited page is very important part of a student's homework. Plagiarism is a serious crime and is dealt with in different ways at different academic institutions. Providing a works cited page with a homework assignment is a way for a student to give credit to others who have assisted with the assignment. Taking ideas from someone else's work without giving them credit for it is stealing and plagiarism. To avoid being accused of plagiarism a works cited list is a crucial component of submitted assignments.
Avoiding plagiarism, accuracy, credibility, allows for your audience to assess the validity of your information
To protect you from accusations of plagiarism
To lend credibility to your arguments
Because if you don't you can be sued from the author of the site for plagiarism.
It is important to include references in a research paper because it gives the original authors credit, and avoids plagiarism.
Citations state where your information is obtained and also gives credit to the author of the quote or source. It also helps prove your thesis.
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"Gray's Anatomy for Students" typically has around 1,100 pages.
Only the specific pages that are directly referenced in your written work need to be cited. However, it is good practice to include a full citation of the entire source, including page numbers, in your reference list or bibliography for transparency and completeness.
You don't do homework like that. You do the project first, and however many pages you get is what you should do. Trying to aim for a certain number of pages is going to get you a sloppier project than if you just do your best on it.
Sample work cited pages can usually be found in text books dedicated specifically for research writing classes. There are also several writing resource websites available online that contain such examples.
The abbreviation for "and the following pages" is "et seq." It is commonly used in legal citations to indicate that the cited information can be found in the same source and subsequent pages.
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and others, you use it in term papers for your work cited pages. :D
This is an interesting article about why students often fail to do their homework, and thus, fail their classes too. Linda Darling-Hammond and Olivia Ifill-Lynch. If They'd Only Do Their Work! Helping Struggling Students. Educational Leadership. February 2006 | Volume 63 | Number 5 Pages 8-13. Online access.
Worksheets, Textbook pages, notes, homework, etc.
If you're talking about bibliographies or works cited pages, check out bibme or easybib.com
It is not the number of sentences important in a report, but the number of pages and paragraphs. Depending on the level of schooling you are in some reports can vary from as little as 3 pages to as many as 20+. I required my 5th grade students to do a 3-5 page report, but expected my college students to write a 15-20 page report.