Practicing Summary and Paraphrase

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In this blog I will be analyzing a quote I pulled from the article "President Obama's Speech on Stem Cell Executive Order." I will be paraphrasing the quote as well as writing a summary for it. I will be using the information from the reading in the Student's Guide to First- Year Writing as a guide for writing the paraphrase and the summary. 

The original quote from the speech is:

"This Order is an important step in advancing the cause of science in America.  But let's be clear: promoting science isn't just about providing resources - it is also about protecting free and open inquiry.  It is about letting scientists like those here today do their jobs, free from manipulation or coercion, and listening to what they tell us, even when it's inconvenient - especially when it's inconvenient.  It is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda - and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology." (Obama)

My Paraphrase of the original source:

Allowing stem cell research is beneficial in the evolution of science knowledge in America. Allowing this research is not only about giving money but promoting the freedom of though and exploration into that thought. It involves scientists to be allowed to use their knowledge free from outside persuasion and do what they need to do even if not everyone approves of it. Scientific data needs to remain pure of politics and show exactly what they research is showing, not what cultures are allowing it to say.

My summary of the original source:

Allowing stem cell research promotes science in America, the freedom of thought and curiosity, and allowing science to stay clean from the persuasion of culture and personal opinions rather than factual based evidence.