Which of the following citations correctly follows mla guidelines?
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a. abdo, alex. aclu.org. "challenge to nsa's mass surveillance
inches way up court system. american civil liberties union. 2
sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014
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b. abdo, alex. "challenge to nsa's mass surveillance inches way up
court system." aclu.org. american civil liberties union. 2 sept.
2014. web. 4 sept. 2014.
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c. alex abdo. american civil liberties union. aclu.org. "challenge to
nsa's mass surveillance inches way up court system." 2 sept.
2014. web. 4 sept. 2014.
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d. alex abdo. "challenge to nsa's mass surveillance inches way up
court system." aclu.org. american civil liberties union. 2 sept.
2014. print. 4 sept. 2014

The answer is B.

Explanation:

First, let`s name some of the rules for citing other people`s paper works (MLA):

name of the author is always written first ( surname then first name), then we write title of the source ( paper we are citing), title of the container ( place where we can find the original work), then we mention people that the author might have collaborated with, version of the work, publisher, publication date and finally location. I the name of the author is not listed, then the title comes first. Date is in Day Month Year format, months are abbreviated to three letter each followed by a period. The exception are May, June and July and September (Sept.).

The other popular citation format is APA (American Psychological Association). Both MLA and APA use parenthetical citations, that means they both list details about the author of mentioned work right in the paper. MLA suggests writing the author's name and page number; as for APA, it suggests using the author's name and date.

MLA requires separate title page, APA does not.

MLA is mostly used for social sciences (psychology, liberal arts etc), while APA is mostly used for natural sciences (chemistry, biology...)

Harvard and Chicago are also common citation styles.

If we apply these rules to the given answer, then we will come to the conclusion that the correct answer is B.

“Birmingham Sunday” discusses the deaths of all four girls, while “Ballad of Birmingham” focuses on the death of one girl.

In "Birmingham Sunday" Richard Farina uses verses 2-5 to identify the name of each of the four girls, giving them their own verse in the song. In "Ballad of Birmingham" the mother refuses to let her child go down to the protests happening in the streets for fear of the violence. She sends her child to church instead. The church, however, is bombed and the daughter dies.