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ENG 102, Jennifer Hays' assignments

This guide was made for a specific set of assignments for Jennifer Hays' ENG 102 classes

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Boolean Logic

For better search results, try Boolean Operators!

AND connects terms and narrows the search
OR  expands the search (finds either term)
NOT use to exclude terms


For example:

  • bullying AND adolescents
  • textiles AND China
  • fashion OR couture
  • body image OR self esteem AND psychology
  • zombies NOT films OR "motion pictures"


Quotes

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For example:

"Wuthering Heights"

"to be or not to be"

Truncation

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For example:

teach* will search for teach, teacher, teaching, etc.

 

Boolean Operators Explained