In his essay about the atomic bombing of japan during world war ii, a student has used statistics he found in an article in the online archives of the irish times. the article is from may 5, 1997, and is called “cancer finding in hiroshima.” there is no author given. how should the student cite this source using mla citation format? (the irish times) (“cancer finding”) (“cancer finding in hiroshima,” 1997) the student needs the author’s name before citing the article

For an article found in an online database, the correct MLA format is: Last name, First name, “name of article between quotation marks”, Name of journal in italics, volume or issue number, (Year of publication between brackets): page numbers. Name of Database, then URL or DOI (Date of Inquiry). A good example would be:

Poniewozik, James. "... But We Know What We Like." Time 169.16 (2007): 63-66. Academic Search Premier. Web. 9 Nov. 2012.

(“Cancer Finding in Hiroshima,” 1997).

Explanation:

The MLA is a set of technical standards to standardize academic work. According to the MLA all source used in an academic paper should be displayed in the following order of information:

When the source does not provide all of the information, some of the above topics may be excluded, such as the source used by the student in the essay cited in the question. In this case, the student should refer to the source as follows:  (“Cancer Finding in Hiroshima,” 1997).

what play?

explanation:

there is no play