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... ***All data OR MATERIALS submitted TO GET FREE ESSAYS.COM becomes the require s So you want access to our archive of free essays and term papers? All you need to do is register and verify your email address! Well, what are you waiting for? Placement and Punctuation of MLA Citations When a segment of research information is summarized in your own words, the citation follows it immediately. It comes before the closing punctuation as shown below: The loss of the Franklin Expedition was largely due to the failure of the English explorers to adapt to the severe northern conditions and to provision their ships properly for the long Arctic winters (Parker 54-55). Following a brief direct quotation, the citation is placed after the closing quotation marks but before the closing punctuation: The expedition was "doomed from the start by the cavalier attitudes characteristic of the British navy in Franklin's time" (Singh and Johnson 77). Long quotations are set off from the text of your essay, with the entire passage indented. (Quotation marks are not needed.) In this case, the citatio...