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Nag Panchami is a Hindu festival of Nag, the snake king. Pictures of Nag are
posted at the door and milk is the prime offering of the day. If you have a keen
eye, you must have noticed in different places of our country. The following isa
local myth behind the origin of Nag Panchami.
ges ago, the Kathmandu Valley wasn't a valley but a huge
lake called Nagdaha (nag: snake god, daha: lake), and was
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thought that it would be a nice place to live and grow crops because to becompensa
it was surrounded by high and protective mountains. Moreover, the he declared tha
Kathmandu Valley had such a nice climate. People tried to make the lunar month 8
valleyta cultivabletandby making efforts to drain the lake[Dưéto human respect to the
activities, the nagas were aroused from their sleep and made them) really
To
revenge on humans, they used their great powers to stop
frain for several years:
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Humans became desperate with the drought and its effect. But they
had no idea what to do. Then, one fine day, a king with magical powers
rode into the valley. The locals begged him to do something about their
miseries, so he used his powers to compel the nagas to allow rainfall like
before. But, he was a wise king.
angry.
take
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compel:
force
drought: dryness
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Young Learners' Delights Book 5​

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).