For most of the world, consumption has been the unquestioned duty of every individual. May, 2009 this is a summary of the contents of the video, the story of stuff. This book shows why it is time to acknowledge and confront this neglect and how much we can learn from focusing our attention on stuff. To locate a book from a citation, try searching the librarys opac or. The actual economy provides the substance of enst305, not the abstracted theories such as neoclassical economics, which will be treated immediately after the story of stuff, as displayed in the schedule. The mla format short story need to include all information about the story, it anthology, websites and other places of publications. The book citation index in web of science core collection connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books. How our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our healthand a vision for change. She is author of the story of stuff, the book, published by free press of simon and. The story of stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of. Generate works cited pages, bibliographies and more in mla, apa, chicago and various other formats. Citation index, conference proceeding citation index, book citation. Cite your chapter anthology in modern language association 8th edition format for free.
The story of stuff is a short animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods. Information about the book citation index database. I do agree with most of her points but not all of them. The impact of overconsumption on the planet, our communities, and our healthand how we can make it better at. When citing stories from textbooks, as long as you understand each element in the citation, you can easily cite any story from a textbook. I havent read the book, but if its anything like the video, its very good. Annie leonard, creator of the internet film sensation the story of stuff, viewed over 6 million times, offers an astonishing, galvanizing book that tells the story of all the stuff we use everyday where our bottled water, mobile phones and jeans come from, how theyre made and distributed, and where they really go when we throw them away. The modern language association enacted this new format due to the many new and innovative ways of obtaining information. I want to cite an illustrated book and give proper credit to the illustrator, but i cant find an example of how to do that in the publication manual. The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here.
With just 5 percent of the worlds population, were consuming 30 percent of the worlds resources and creating 30 percent of the worlds waste. She gets her message across with great visuals and a great story. For example, the title in the citation above is about a boy. Oct 18, 20 professional indexer and successful selfpublished novelist joanne phillips provides an easytofollow guide to compiling an index for a selfpublished nonfiction book. While not needed in novels or short books, an index is required for most textbooks, technical manuals and other books that contain factual information. A book index is an alphabetized list of words and phrases showing the page numbers on which text on the subjects listed can be found. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
For my works cited page im confused on how to cite this. I was now on my own less is more personal stuff reduction quest so a whole book about stuff had huge appeal. I strongly agreed with some points, strongly disagreed with others. How do i cite a short story from a literature text book. The story of stuff is a 20minute, fastpaced, factfilled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. List the author of the chapter and the chapter title. The brief citation in the body or text of the paper should always correspond to an entry in your references list. Our first movie, the story of stuff, started it all, launching an honest conversation about our consumptioncrazed culture.
The story of stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. According to bloom 2000, cervantes was not only a contemporary of shakespeares but also his rival in literary achievement. There are certain rules to follow, whether you are citing from an online source, a physical book, a newspaper or a story within a textbook. This book is based on the authors 2007 internet film, the story of stuff. Feb 17, 2011 please read everything its not that long. This page reflects the latest version of the apa publication manual i. The index was made into a web site and corresponding mobile apps by stephen liddle, also a byu faculty member.
A classic expose in company with an inconvenient truth and silent spring, the story of stuff expands on the celebrated documentary exploring. They even offer faithbased programs for christian and jewish teens. A wellorganized essay has a beginning, middle, and an end. The index is typically placed at the end of a book. To get the full story behind this announcement, newsbreaks talked to james. One major theme of this video is to explain how the u. Thomson reuters announces book citation indexscheduled for. The link points to the story of stuff, a video by annie leonard.
In the video, writers annie leonard and jonah sachs describe the process of turning natural resources into consumer goods, then into waste. Apr 10, 2014 a story of stuff summary april 10, 2014 by sarah folk 4 comments the story of stuff is a 20minute video that was released by annie leonard and friends in december of 2007 detailing the lifecycle of our material goods. Then garbage activist annie leonard brought her twohour lecture to free range who helped her turn it into a 20minute animated revolution. The basic information of a book includes author s, the title of the book, and the publication information. To cite a short story using mla format, write the authors last name, add a comma, and write their first name, followed by a period. Since then, weve produced dozens more animated shorts and documentaries that chart a path to a more just and sustainable future. Show more the story of stuff is a short video created by the story of stuff project in 2007.
Unfortunately, the publication manual doesnt have the space to accommodate examples for every type of. The impact of overconsumption on the planet, our communities, and our healthand how we can make it better paperback february 22, 2011. How to index a selfpublished nonfiction book a beginners. She decorated the gingerbread men with care, each having socks, shirt and pants of different colors. Mar 09, 2010 with curiosity, compassion, and humor, leonard shares concrete steps for taking action at the individual and political level that will bring about sustainability, community health, and economic justice. When it came to the little gingerbread man she felt sorry for him and gave him more color than the others.
I regard this video as essential viewing, and its message as fundamentally correct. The documentary is critical of excessive consumerism and promotes sustainability filmmaker annie leonard wrote and narrated the film, which was funded by tides foundation, funders workgroup for sustainable production and consumption, free range studios and other foundations. Including all of the necessary parts of a book and putting them in the right order is the first step to making your book credible and professional. The scripture citation index was first created in paper form by richard galbraith while serving as a faculty member at byu now emeritus. Jan 21, 2016 though most people know who rosa parks is, cain takes the time to provide the reader with the historian she has used as an authority in the relation of the familiar civil rights story. Nothing is more important than finding a way to live together justly, respectfully, sustainably, joyfully on the only planet we can call home. How to cite stories from textbooks pen and the pad. The director of the story of stuff project tracks the life of the stuff we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. The beginning, or introduction, should include an opening sentence to grab your readers attention.
My teachers never taught our class how to cite stuff such as websites, books, etc. Today, the webbased version of that index covers 5,600 journals across more than 150 scientific disciplines. We are no longer receiving information through traditional means, such as books, websites, and articles. Provides access to the social sciences citation index, science citation. In case of a printed book, there will be necessity to use print and electronic in case of an electronic book. The cycle of stuff consists of extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal.
By continuing to use our site you accept these terms, and are happy for us to use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Annie leonard is the author and host of our very own the story of stuff. In the story of stuff, author annie leonard a reknowned environmentalist examines the impact that trash has on the environment, and looks at the social and economic costs of the things. The system of material economy is in crisis and we cant conti.
Leonard examines the stuff we use everyday, offering a galvanizing critique and steps for a changed planet. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. The website boasts that the story of stuff is being used in classrooms all across the country and around the world. Figuring out how to keep our life support system running needs to be our numberone priority. With book citation index, we are rounding out our citation coverage of. First, the story of stuff book contains a wealth of information that just couldnt be crammed into the video. And yet, unlike the study of languages or places, there is no discipline devoted to the study of material things.
Feb 27, 2011 how do i cite a short story from a literature text book. The story of stuff was written by annie leonard, louis fox, and jonah sachs, directed by louis fox and produced by free range studios. The documentary is critical of excessive consumerism and promotes sustainability. How do i cite a book chapter or handout that my professor. Not only is the entire video dishonest, vague, and devoid of any citation of sources, but your kids may be watching it at school. The short story is flannery oconnors good country people and the literature book is the bedford introduction to literature by michael meyer. Shown in thousands of classrooms, endlessly blasted by fox news, viewed more than 10 million times, the store of stuff finally. The story of stuff a summary this is a summary of the contents of the video, the story of stuff. For a complete list of how to cite print sources, please refer to the 7 th edition of the apa. We depend on this planet to eat, drink, breathe, and live. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jan 01, 2010 annie leonard is the author and host of our very own the story of stuff.
Embraced by teachers, parents, churches, community centers, activists, and everyday readers, the story of stuff will be a longlived classic. The book citation index in web of science connects a librarys book collection to powerful new discovery tools, giving researchers the ability to quickly and easily identify and access the most relevant books. Whether you believe global warming is a hoax or a real crisis, the story of stuff has something to say to you. Annie has spent nearly two decades investigating and organizing on environmental health and justice issues. Now, with the new version of mla formatting, which is version 8, all source types use the same citation structure. Reflecting on the story of stuff, write a wellorganized and wellsupported essay in which you identify the three most important issues the video addresses. To cite a book chapter that your professor uploaded to a web site, begin with the mla format template. Brief intext citation, put into the authors own words.
If you believe your responsibility in the matter of global warming is only to recycle or reuse stuff, this book has something to say to you. Several months ago, during our spring cleaning in the fall, our family had divested itself of a lot of excess stuff. Itll teach you something, itll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. Eliot as the author of a couple of lines out of april is the cruelest month, would disturb the flow of the story. You will be bouncing up and down as you are drawn through its pages. The book treats the economy as a grounded and concrete phenomenon rather than an abstract and detached set of theories. Add as much as the original publication information as possible. Filmmaker annie leonard wrote and narrated the film, which was funded by tides foundation, funders workgroup for sustainable production and consumption, free range studios. The inside of your book, which we call the book block, is divided into three main sections.
Today is world water day and i was tweeting about annie leonards the story of bottled water, which is done in the style of the story of stuff. Story of stuff pinpoints the problems with possessions book. A classic expose in company with an inconvenient truth and silent spring, the story of stuff expands on the celebrated documentary exploring the threat of overconsumption on the environment, economy, and our health. Bse12reaction paperthe story of stuffthis video of annie leonard open my mind as a student and as a citizen of this progressive country. The materials system that defines our economy today.
Bringing together scholarly book, journal and conference proceedings literature within web of science, optimizes the powerful features. Unfortunately for the last gingerbread man she ran out of batter and he was half the size of the others. Next, write the storys title in quotation marks using title case and put a period after it, inside the closing quotation marks. Providing an index gives your nonfiction book a professional edge, and compiling one is as easy as abc once youve mastered the basic rules.
How do i cite a book chapter or handout that my professor uploaded to a web site. The story of stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to. If the author of the book does not appear in the title of the book, include the name, with a by after the title of the book and before the publisher. Note that this type of citation is less common and should only be used for papers or writing in which translation plays a central.
Apr 22, 2009 the story of stuff is a 20minute, fastpaced, factfilled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. A very brief guide to citing sources in a bibliography. Shown in thousands of classrooms, endlessly blasted by fox news, viewed more than 10 million times, the store of stuff. An overarching issue is our carbon footprint individual, corporate, etc. She is author of the story of stuff, the book, published by free press of simon and schuster on march 9, 2010. Garfields achievement lay in establishing the utility and objectivity of a citation index in pulling up related papers in published literature that at first glance might not have seemed pertinent to the researchers inquiry. The title of the book typically looks different than the rest of the citation it is usually in italics. The book citation index bci, bkci is an online subscriptionbased scientific citation indexing service maintained by clarivate analytics and is part of the web of science core collection. It was first launched in 2011 and indexes over 60,000 editorially selected books, starting from 2005. When i spotted the story of stuff by annie leonard in the green section of a local bookstore, i thought, how cool, a book about stuff, i have to get it. After citing the original publication information, add the electronic. As a part of web of science core collection, book citation index allows users to search seamlessly across books, journals and conference proceedings to find the. His or her name is followed by the label, translator.
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