These two block quotes are indented when on Google Docs. For some reason on this website it does not indent.
Original: Cuddy also says that she was nervous because of a big talk she had to do and this is how her boss responded: “You’re going to stay, and this is what you’re going to do. You are going to fake it. You’re going to do every talk that you ever get asked to do. You’re just going to do it and do it and do it, even if you’re terrified and just paralyzed and having an out-of-body experience, until you have this moment where you say, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m doing it. Like, I have become this. I am actually doing this.” (17:03).
Edited:
Cuddy also says that she was nervous because of a big talk she had to do and this is how her boss responded optimistically.
You’re going to stay, and this is what you’re going to do. You are going to fake it. You’re going to do every talk that you ever get asked to do. You’re just going to do it and do it and do it, even if you’re terrified and just paralyzed and having an out-of-body experience, until you have this moment where you say, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m doing it. Like, I have become this. I am actually doing this. (17:03)
Explanation: This needed a block quote because it was more than four lines long. Also I did not write Cuddy in parentheses because I introduced her in the sentence before. Also, I added a full sentence before the quote.
Original:
Cuddy integrates her idea into talking about job interviews and says: “What do you do before you go into a job interview? You do this. You’re sitting down. You’re looking at your iPhone — or your Android, not trying to leave anyone out. You’re looking at your notes, you’re hunching up, making yourself small, when really what you should be doing maybe is this, like, in the bathroom, right?” (13:31).
Edited:
Cuddy integrates her idea into talking about job interviews:
What do you do before you go into a job interview? You do this. You’re sitting down. You’re looking at your iPhone — or your Android, not trying to leave anyone out. You’re looking at your notes, you’re hunching up, making yourself small, when really what you should be doing maybe is this, like, in the bathroom, right? (13:31)
Explanation: It was more than four lines so I had to make a block quote. I indented and took away the quotes because we don’t need them. We already understand that someone is saying something. Also, I removed the period after the parentheses. I also took off “And says” before the quote because I didn’t need it.
Original: I agree with Cuddy on many different levels and believe one can “Fake it til you make it”.
Edited: I agree with Cuddy on many different levels and believe one can “Fake it til [they] make it”.
Explanation: It makes more sense in the edited way than the original. In the context it is in, I think it is appropriate to add brackets. Brackets show that the writer didn’t exactly say those words.
Original: Gee says that “You are either in it or you’re not” regarding Discourses. (Pg 5).
Edited: Gee is obsessed with the idea that you must be completely in a Discourse, or you’re not in it. For example, you must speak languages fluent; not somewhat (5).
Explanation: I already mentioned that Gee said “You are either in it or you’re not”, so I don’t need to say this again. I can paraphrase and the reader will still know that I am using Gees same idea. You don’t always need to quote every single thing.
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