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― Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods
― Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods
“Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversation?”
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
― Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
“He generally traveled to Europe four or five times a year. The pharmaceutical empire he ran had research centers in Germany, Switzerland, and France, and huge laboratories and factories in England. It was always interesting coming over here, exchanging ideas with their research teams, and exploring new avenues of marketing, which was his real forte. But this time it was far more than that, far more than just a research trip, or the unveiling of a new product. He was here for the birth of “his baby.” Vicotec. His life’s dream. Vicotec was going to change the lives and the outlook of all people with cancer. It was going to dramatically alter maintenance programs, and the very nature of chemotherapy the world over. It would be Peter’s one major contribution to the human race. For the past four years, other than his family, it was what he had lived for. And undeniably, it was going to make Wilson-Donovan millions. More than that, obviously, their studies had already projected earnings in the first five years to well over a”
― Five Days in Paris
― Five Days in Paris
“Those who have not learned to read the ancient classics in the language in which they were written must have a very imperfect knowledge of the history of the human race; for it is remarkable that no transcript of them has ever been made into any modern tongue, unless our civilization itself may be regarded as such a transcript. Homer has never yet been printed in English, nor Æschylus, nor Virgil even—works as refined, as solidly done, and as beautiful almost as the morning itself; for later writers, say what we will of their genius, have rarely, if ever, equalled the elaborate beauty and finish and the lifelong and heroic literary labors of the ancients. They only talk of forgetting them who never knew them. It will be soon enough to forget them when we have the learning and the genius which will enable us to attend to and appreciate them. That age will be rich indeed when those relics which we call Classics, and the still older and more than classic but even less known Scriptures of the nations, shall have still further accumulated, when the Vaticans shall be filled with Vedas and Zendavestas and Bibles, with Homers and Dantes and Shakespeares, and all the centuries to come shall have successively deposited their trophies in the forum of the world. By such a pile we may hope to scale heaven at last.”
― Walden
― Walden
“off a direct address with commas.
Examples Gentlemen, keep your seats.
Car fifty-four, where are you?
Not now, Eleanor, I’m busy.
8. Use commas to set off items in addresses and dates.
Examples The sheriff followed me from Austin, Texas, to question me about my
uncle.
He found me on February 2, 1978, when I stopped in Fairbanks,
Alaska, to buy sunscreen.
9. Use commas to set off a degree or title following a name.
Examples John Dough, M.D., was audited when he reported only $5.68 in taxable income last year.
The Neanderthal Award went to Samuel Lyle, Ph.D.
10. Use commas to set off dialogue from the speaker.
Examples Alexander announced, “I don’t think I want a second helping of
possum.”
“Eat hearty,” said Marie, “because this is the last of the food.”
Note that you do not use a comma before an indirect quotation or before titles in
quotation marks following the verbs “read,” “sang,” or “wrote.”
Incorrect Bruce said, that cockroaches have portions of their brains scattered
throughout their bodies.
Correct Bruce said that cockroaches have portions of their brains scattered
throughout their bodies.
Incorrect One panel member read, “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” and the other
sang, “Song for My Father.”
Correct One panel member read “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” and the other sang
“Song for My Father.”
11. Use commas to set off “yes,” “no,” “well,” and other weak exclamations.
Examples Yes, I am in the cat condo business.
No, all the units with decks are sold.
Well, perhaps one with a pool will do.
12. Set off interrupters or parenthetical elements appearing in the middle of a sentence. A parenthetical element is additional information placed as explanation
or comment within an already complete sentence. This element may be a word
(such as “certainly” or “fortunately”), a phrase (“for example” or “in fact”), or a
clause (“I believe” or “you know”). The word, phrase, or clause is parenthetical if
the sentence parts before and after it fit together and make sense.”
― Steps to Writing Well
Examples Gentlemen, keep your seats.
Car fifty-four, where are you?
Not now, Eleanor, I’m busy.
8. Use commas to set off items in addresses and dates.
Examples The sheriff followed me from Austin, Texas, to question me about my
uncle.
He found me on February 2, 1978, when I stopped in Fairbanks,
Alaska, to buy sunscreen.
9. Use commas to set off a degree or title following a name.
Examples John Dough, M.D., was audited when he reported only $5.68 in taxable income last year.
The Neanderthal Award went to Samuel Lyle, Ph.D.
10. Use commas to set off dialogue from the speaker.
Examples Alexander announced, “I don’t think I want a second helping of
possum.”
“Eat hearty,” said Marie, “because this is the last of the food.”
Note that you do not use a comma before an indirect quotation or before titles in
quotation marks following the verbs “read,” “sang,” or “wrote.”
Incorrect Bruce said, that cockroaches have portions of their brains scattered
throughout their bodies.
Correct Bruce said that cockroaches have portions of their brains scattered
throughout their bodies.
Incorrect One panel member read, “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” and the other
sang, “Song for My Father.”
Correct One panel member read “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” and the other sang
“Song for My Father.”
11. Use commas to set off “yes,” “no,” “well,” and other weak exclamations.
Examples Yes, I am in the cat condo business.
No, all the units with decks are sold.
Well, perhaps one with a pool will do.
12. Set off interrupters or parenthetical elements appearing in the middle of a sentence. A parenthetical element is additional information placed as explanation
or comment within an already complete sentence. This element may be a word
(such as “certainly” or “fortunately”), a phrase (“for example” or “in fact”), or a
clause (“I believe” or “you know”). The word, phrase, or clause is parenthetical if
the sentence parts before and after it fit together and make sense.”
― Steps to Writing Well
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