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MLA
In-Text:
While many may disagree, a number of eminent ethicists and biologists assert that "animals have the same rights as humans" (Smith 24).
Corresponding Works Cited Entry:
Smith, James. The Animal Kingdom: How Humans Mistreat Animals and Why. New York: Random
House, 2006. Print.
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APA
In-Text:
While many may disagree, a number of eminent ethicists and biologists assert that "animals have the same rights as humans" (Smith, 2006).
Corresponding References Entry:
Smith, J. (2006). The animal kingdom: How humans mistreat animals and why. New York: Random
House.
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Chicago-Turabian
In-Text Endnote:
While many may disagree, a number of eminent ethicists and biologists assert that "animals have the same rights as humans" 1
Corresponding Notes Entry:
1. James Smith, The Animal Kingdom: How Humans Mistreat Animals and Why ( New York: Random House, 2006), 24.
Corresponding Bibliographic Entry:
Smith, James. The Animal Kingdom: How Humans Mistreat Animals and Why. New York: Random ![]()
House, 2006.
In-Text Endnote for Encyclopedia:
In his article on abstract expressionism in the fifteenth edition of The New Encyclopaedia Britannica , Dino Caureli states that...
Notes Entry for an Encyclopedia article:
1. The New Encyclopaedia Britannica , 15th ed., s.v. "abstract expressionism."
No Bibligraphic entry: ["Well-known reference books, such as major dictionaries and encyclopedias, are normally cited in notes rather than bibliographies" p. 715]

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