Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

These common techniques used to work other people's words and ideas into your writing are quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing.


What is it?

1, Quoting
    -Using the author's exact words. Always cite it and use "quotation marks."
    -While paraphrase and summary are effective ways to introduce your reader to someone's ideas, quoting directly from a text allows you to introduce your reader to the way those ideas are expressed by showing such details as language, syntax, and cadence.

2, Paraphrasing
    -Restating, in your own words, the author's words or ideas without altering the meaning or providing interpretation. Paraphrases are about the same length as the original.
    -while a summary will be shorter than the original source material, a paraphrase will generally be about the same length as the original source material.

3, Summarizing
    -Condensing the author's words or ideas without altering the meaning or providing interpretation—you use your own words for this. Basically, presenting the original information in a nutshell.
    -When you summarize, you provide your readers with a condensed version of an author's key points. A summary can be as short as a few sentences or much longer, depending on the complexity of the text and the level of detail you wish to provide to your readers.

 Here are some cites that you can study.

Harvard Guide to Using Sources

USLA Library

Japan's culture of deciet

  In Japan, there is a principle: uso mo houben- " laying is also a means to an end." Not telling the truth isn't sometimes rude. Almost all of my friends describe Japanese personality as polite, respectful and kind. Why could they describe as that? First of all, In Japanese culture, there are words "Honne and Tatemae." Honne is your real feeling and Tatemae is the façade or the face we show in public. It's important to use Honne and Tatemae in some situation. As usual, we don't lie maliciously. for example, in company we have strong pecking order and we always praise superior outright. The more we show positive behavior to our superior, the more we build a good relationship with them. There is no foolproof way to live with others in Japanese society. Also, Even if senior person do some elusive things, it's better not to say rude words. The more offensive the behavior, the more difficult we are accepted by others. Regardless of this Japanese habitualness, The majority of young age people are getting to forget Tatemae. The more we forget our culture, the less positive aspect of Japanese culture. I suppose that it is unacceptable that we deceit someone as a concealment, on the other hand, it's important to understand "Honne and Tatemae." The more sensitive you are, the more you could be Japanese.