Enhancing Academic Writing: A Study of Paraphrasing and Quotations

This assignment focuses on developing academic writing skills, specifically paraphrasing and using quotations effectively. It includes two examples related to the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating how to paraphrase original texts about the impact on healthcare workers and the challenges of vaccinating Black patients. The assignment also provides examples of direct quotations from various sources. It highlights the importance of proper citation and attribution in academic writing. Desklib provides a platform for students to access similar solved assignments and resources.

Unit 4 Academic
Writing Skills

Table of Contents
EXAMPLE-1...................................................................................................................................3
Original text: COVID-19: a heavy toll on health-care workers................................................3
Paraphrasing ...............................................................................................................................3
EXAMPLE-2...................................................................................................................................3
Original text: An issue of trust—vaccinating Black patients against COVID-19.....................3
Paraphrasing ...............................................................................................................................4
Quotations .......................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

EXAMPLE-1
Original text: COVID-19: a heavy toll on health-care workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and, in many
cases, exceeded the capacity of hospitals and intensive
care units (ICUs) worldwide. Health-care workers have
continued to provide care for patients despite exhaustion,
personal risk of infection, fear of transmission to family
members, illness or death of friends and colleagues, and
the loss of many patients. Sadly, health-care workers have
also faced many additional—often avoidable—sources
of stress and anxiety, and long shifts combined with
unprecedented population restrictions, including personal
isolation, have affected individuals’ ability to cope.
Paraphrasing
The many challenges are faced during Covid 19 pandemic by everyone. The new
shelters, ICU's, hospitals were created to provide the treatment to the patients. To isolate the
people, community halls , hotels and many more spacious areas are converted into isolation
centres to keep the patients there and carry on the treatments. The doctors and volunteers were
providing services continuously to patients disregards of tiredness, irritation, personal jeopardy,
fear of being ill, and the failure of many patients(Canady, V.A., 2020). Woefully, they have
faced many challenges and situations which are unavoidable, taking lots of stress along with
anxiety. But they continue do their work repeatedly for long shifts with lots of restrictions. Many
of them sacrifices their their personal issues, family members, kids and children's, stay away
from them and treat the other patients. Instead of being at home they stayed at the hospitals and
help everyone to fight with this pandemic.
EXAMPLE-2
Original text: An issue of trust—vaccinating Black patients against COVID-19
2020 has brought unprecedented challenges to the field of

medicine. At the forefront of it all is COVID-19. This disease
has paralysed the globe, leading to closure of schools,
religious establishments, and businesses worldwide. With
the winter season upon us and hospitalisations reaching
all-time highs, our level of concern for this disease rises.
The estimated number of lives that will be lost and
affected is unfathomable. If this holds true, achieving herd
immunity must be a global priority, which in turn might
mandate an effective vaccine deployment strategy. With
the roll out of two vaccines achieving over 90% efficacy,
an obvious question must now be answered. Which
populations should be prioritised for immunisation?
Paraphrasing
The COVID-19 has come up with many unexampled challenges for everyone specially,
on the grounds of medical. Due to this disease the schools were closed, companies were shut
down, religious establishments were closed and importantly the business working stopped world
wide. It seems that the globe has obstructed, all things were stopped and the nation was
suffering from this disease (Contejean, A.2020). The disease was causing more worry in the
winter season, as the season comes the hospitals started to getting full and the citizens fear rises.
Further the vaccines were introduced to overcome this disease, so it was mandatory for everyone
to get vaccination done which helps a lot in this circumstances. The 2 vaccines were introduced
between a specific time period which was mandatory to have. The institutions and other regions
it was necessary to have the vaccine then only then people are allow to enter. The vaccines were
almost 90% effective, it helps to cure many people and protect from the disease.
Quotations
Example 1 :

 According to Shareh Ghani, M.D., vice president and medical director for Magellan
Healthcare “We are in unprecedented times that are taking a toll on our emotional
health,”
 According to Adrien Contejean,& Jérémie Leporrier, “Healthcare workers (HCWs) have
paid a heavy toll during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Routes of
transmission remain to be fully understood.”
Example 2 :
 According to Sherita Hill Golden, M.D., M.H.S “ COVID-19 Vaccines and People of
Colour”.
 According to Katherine Kricorian “COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Beliefs among
Black and Hispanic Americans”
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Canady, V.A., 2020. CDC: pandemic taking heavy toll on mental health of 1 in 4 young
people. Mental health weekly, 30(33), pp.1-3. Online
<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mhw.32481>
Contejean, A.2020. Comparing dynamics and determinants of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions
among health care workers of adult and pediatric settings in central Paris. Clinical
Infectious Diseases. Online <https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/72/2/257/5871438?
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