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11. His sister Barbara was U.S. ambassador to Malaysia (she also became an assistant
secretary of state.)
12. Powell’s parents (Luther and Maud (who was born McKoy)) take most of the credit for
the family’s success, according to their famous son.
13. “Children watch the way their parents live their lives..,” Colin Powell said. “If the
parents’ values seem correct and relevant, the children will follow those values.”
14. He told the New Republic magazine that there was an “expectation” in his family:
“(You) were supposed to do better.” 
15. At Morris High School and later at City College of New York, Powell was only an
average student (Did you know that he began college as an engineering major, later
switching to geology)?
16. In college, Powell joined the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), and he became a
second lieutenant when he graduated in 1958.
17. Powell said later about his school career, “.... it gave me an insight into the
fundamentals of government [and] a deep respect for our democratic system.”
18. Powell found that he enjoyed the disciplined life of the army (Perhaps it was this
discipline, as much as any other element, that led him to decide to become a career
officer.)
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Lesson 89
Quotation Marks for Direct Quotations
Use 
quotation marks
to enclose a direct quotation. In general, separate introductory or
explanatory remarks from the quotation with a comma.
“Once you’ve seen Niagara Falls, you’ll never forget its awesome power,” my
grandfather said solemnly.
Grandmother added with a laugh, “I agree with you, dear, but when we were there,
you complained the whole time about the roar!”
When a quotation is interrupted by explanatory words such as he said or she wrote, use
two sets of quotation marks. Begin the second part of the quotation with a capital letter if
it is a complete sentence.
“Notre Dame, Michigan, and Alabama are the teams,” said the coach, “with the best
records in college football.”
“Alabama coach Bear Bryant has won the most games,” she continued. “He won 323
games in his career.”
Never use quotation marks in an indirect quotation (a quotation that does not repeat a
person’s exact words).
Original quotation: “I don’t care about your horrid little frog,” Valerie screeched.
Indirect quotation: Valerie screeched that she didn’t care about the horrid little frog.
Use single quotation marks around a quotation within a quotation.
During the discussion, he said, “Remember that she ends the novel by stating, ‘The
land went slowly back to pasture and then to forest. In a hundred years, no one knew it
had ever existed.’”
In writing dialogue, begin a new paragraph and use a new set of quotation marks every
time the speaker changes.
“What do you feel like doing?” Mark asked when we had all gathered at the corner.
“How about we go shoot some hoops at the playground,” suggested Khalid.
“We could do that—if we had a basketball,” answered Mark.
 Exercise 1