MLA 8 is a flexible style that uses the concept of containers within containers. The purpose is to give your reader all the information they need to locate the source.
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MLA
MLA stands for the Modern Language Association. It is the style guide used by most humanities disciplines.
In-Text Citation:
An in-text citation is the information you put in parentheses after a quote in the body of your essay. The MLA style includes the author and page number. It looks like this: (Gladwell 5)
Works Cited
In MLA, the bibliography is called the Works Cited. It is a list of all the references you cited in your essay. It should be the last page and should be titled Works Cited.