Comments on: My English paper isn’t writing itself…

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:22:47 +0000

I see that Serena already helped you out with the Bible quoting thing. We use the Wadsworth Handbook for stuff like this, it explains it all very well.

I study English Lit myself, and have to write a ton of essays each semester. It is my own personal hell on earth. Apparently I must be a very succinct person, because I always end up 2 or 300 words short of the required word-count 😛

By: Rachy

Rachy — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:58:01 +0000

What Serena said. ;D I was going to go into this whole thing about how to cite the Bible properly, but she did it for me. Haha.
Even though I’m an English major, I still haven’t completely memorized MLA. It changes too often. >_> So I always use the Purdue website. (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/06/)
So far the only thing I haven’t been able to find on there is how to cite a YouTube page. xD

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:18:19 +0000

That’s awesome that your word count is working out perfectly for you. I hated writing my college admission’s essay, ’cause it could not be over 500 words and I wanted to keep writing. XD

I’m not entirely sure how one goes about citing the Bible, but I’m sure if you searched on Google, there would be a site all about that sort of thing — MLA and APA citing guides abound on the internet. 🙂

By: Georgina

Georgina — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:17:12 +0000

Wooo, we’re in the essay dump together. You’re doing great too 🙂

I have no idea how to reference a bible. I never thought about it! Perhaps just like a normal book. Even though author and year is not known :S. I hope you find out soon :S

By: Jenna

Jenna — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:39:34 +0000

Good luck with essay.

I really don’t know how to cite the bible. By passage probably?

By: Serena

Serena — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:40:50 +0000

Hey,

I’m assuming that you will be citing in MLA style…. so… In your in-text citing:

“He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.” (John 1. 8-9).

And in your Works Cited…

New International Version Bible. New York: Oxford UP, 1972.

(The “New International Version Bible” should be underlined). I think you know that there are many different versions of the Bible, so yeah… just replace “New Internation Version” with whatever version you’re using. I hope this helps and sorry if I’m wrong with any of the citing stuff. And I usually capitalize the “B” in Bible.

By: Aimee

Aimee — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:04:57 +0000

I wish I had essays only 1500 words again 🙁 I have a 10,000 a 4,000 and I’ve done my 3,000 :/

Hmm citing the bible.. no idea.. can you ask your lecturer?

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:39:13 +0000

I find that turning off the word count for the first few hours of essay writing REALLY helps me. When I can see the numbers clicking, it slows me down and makes me anxious. Maybe that would help?

And though I was raised Mormon, I have no idea how you cite the bible. I should know… But I don’t. XD