How do you site using the mla format?

When citing in the MLA format you want to be sure to include the following things in this order:

Author- Start with last name then a comma and the rest of the name

Title of Source- Found after the author's name, normally in italics or "quotation marks"

Title of Container- normally italicized and followed by a comma

Other Contributors- normally the editor, illustrator, translator, etc.

Version- If the source is listed as an edition or a version of a work something then be sure to include it in your citations

Number- Part of a numbered sequence such as ~season 2, episode 26, or vol. 6 no. 2

Publisher- Who it was published by, such as colleges, museums, etc.

Publication Date- What was the date when published

Location- From a book then the page numbers, or from a website then include the URL, or link of the website

Hope this helps ;)

answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.

explanation:   "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,