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"This is stupid, Mr. Canon. I already did this. Why do I have to do all these pointless little steps? It's a waste of time!"

"We've been over this, Taylor. Part of this is having a respectable final product, yes, but part of it is also mastering the process."

"But the process is stupid. No way is it some sort of real-world life skill to put my notes on separate pages or write a work cited entry on every one of them."

"It's a work cited entry, not a true bibliography," I reminded her, "and whether or not it's useful to everyone in the real world, it's useful for some people. Heck, just showing you can follow directions is progress. Whatever you wind up doing, you're probably going to have somebody above you who expects you to be able to do what they ask you to."

"I already have a job, and my manager definitely doesn't make me cite works. Like, ever."

"Oh yeah? Where are you working?"

"I'm a waitress."

"Very cool. Where at?"

She made a face. "What, are you stalking me or something?"

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