Quotations, summaries, paraphrases, and facts will help you develop your argument, but they cannot speak for you. You can use several strategies to integrate information from research sources into your paper while maintaining your own voice.
Use sources as concisely as possible so that your own thinking and voice aren’t lost (MLA-3a).
Avoid dropping quotations into your paper without indicating the boundary between your words and the source’s words (MLA-3b).
Integrate sources to show readers how each source supports your argument and how the sources relate to one another (MLA-3c).