How would I cite my source for a research paper, that came from an essay?

I am using Henry David Thoreau's essay, "Civil Disobedience" as one of my sources for a research paper. Is there a specific way of citing a source that came from an essay rather than a book or website or newspaper, etc.?

How would I cite my source for a research paper, that came from an essay?
try www.citationmachine.net good luck
Reply:Did you find the essay on a webpage? Or in something? Or did you just go to the essay section of the library? yeppp. lols. I crack myself up





so I suppose you would just the title of the essay and wherever you got the essay from.
Reply:Ok, this is just an example. But say you were using To kill a mockingbird as an example.





Author. (year published). Title -in italics. State published: company that published.


Lee, H. (1960). To kill a mockingbird. NY: Warner Books.








Resource Citation Formats:


Viewpoint Essay Example -





Your name. Your title of paper.


Name of peron who wrote essay. Name of essay you are using.


Your title of essay.


Your name. School. City and State. Date.





Dority, Barbara. "Arguments Against Legalizing Physician-Assisted Suicide are Unconvincing."


Assisted Suicide 1998. Opposing Viewpoints.


Gale Group. Lee’s Summit West High School, Lee’s Summit. MO. 6 Oct. 2004








Hope this helped!
Reply:You can check the MLA or Chicago book of Style for the official means; but





Author, {ital} name of work, (if published in a newspaper or journal its name), year written/publish





but if you do foot or end notes, give the page, line or other means of saying THIS IS WHERE I GOT THIS