Paraphrasing Example

Paraphrase: The conflict between the Janjaweed and the Sudan Movement Army located in Darfur has been deemed by the U.N. as the "World's worst humanitarian crisis."
Within the last year this conflict has effected the country of Chad, causing hundreds of thousands of Chadian's lives to be devestated.

Direct Quote: "The war in Darfur had led to what the U.N. has called the 'world's worst humanitarian crusis' Over the past year, the conflict had spread into Chad, and hundreds of thousands of Chadians have become refugees in their own country" (Polgreen 19)