Writing in a diary or a journal is not something that only a girl does. Boys can write in them as well. Diaries or journals have been a way for people to express their feelings in writing. This has been done for centuries.
Diaries help you with thinking. They keep things organized so that there is a plan. This especially helps when you feel as if you don’t have a direction or if you need to have a solution. You can write out your goals. No matter if they are short- or long-term ones, writing them down will help you accomplish them. When you have a problem, writing it down can help you think it through. This may even help you solve your troubles. Diaries are also a good way to look back and see how things were in the past. It shows how you have grown up as a person.

Laura wants to use a quote from the passage for her paper. How can she add the quote without plagiarizing?
Make the quote look as if it came from her original thought.
Add the quote to the paper without any changes made to it.
Change one or two of the words but keep the rest the same.
Add quotation marks and include the author's last name.