How to Cite an Article in MLA Style

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Lastnamerson, Arthur. "Academic Journal Article: Capitalize the Article Title and Put It in Quotation Marks." Title of Journal. 123.1 (2011): 123-45. Name of Database. Web. 9 Aug. 2011. <http://optional-but-often-useful.url/ask-your-professor.html>.

Lastnamerson, Arthur. "Magazine Article: Capitalize the Title and Put It in Quotation Marks." Title of Magazine. 5 Aug. 2011: 123-45. Print.

Lastnamerson, Arthur. "Newspaper Article: Capitalize the Title and Put It in Quotation Marks." Post-Gazette [Littletown, PA]. 5 Aug. 2011: A1 123-45. Print.

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