Which quotation from the passage best supports the
theme that humans have a natural desire to learn about
the world?
read the passage from "by the waters of babylon."
nevertheless, we make a beginning. it is not for the metal
alone we go to the dead places now there are the
books and the writings. they are hard to learn. and the
magic tools are broken-but we can look at them and
wonder. at least, we make a beginning. and, when i am
chief priest we shall go beyond the great river. we shall
go to the place of the gods--the place newyork-not
one man but a company. we shall look for the images of
the gods and find the god ashing and the others-the
gods lincoln and biltmore and moses. but they were
men who built the city, not gods or demons. they were
men. i remember the dead man's face. they were men
who were here before us. we must build again.
"they were men. i remember the dead man's face."
"at least, we make a beginning."
"and the magic tools are broken-but we can look at
them and wonder."
"but they were men who built the city, not gods or
demons."

im not to sure

27+-

explanation:

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what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).