Your essay is to be typed and properly documented (use the guidelines in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers for proper documentation). Each essay is to run from a minimum of 1250 words to 2000 words maximum length (approximately 5 to 8 typed pages). You may use any voice that you prefer. For example, you may say, In this essay I will Whatever voice you use, be consistent. This is not a research paper. Your target audience is another undergraduate that has no prior knowledge of your topic. Teach him or her everything you know about the topic. Define terms as needed and use plenty of examples to make your point clear. I want to know that you know this stuff well enough to communicate your understanding of the material in writing to another person. Your paper must have at least three proper citations. All of these may be from the primary reading, lecture (i.e., PPT), or outside resources, or some combination thereof (but no internet sources as a primary source.) Clearly identify the prompt to which your essay responds.
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