Posts by Jess

Jess

Nov 27, 2006

Essays / Term Paper: Which is the lesser of two evils? [4]

Hello! Yes, I'm sorry I didn't mention- we have to have between 10 and 12 sources. We're also using MLA, but block citations still take up a good chunk of space. :)

I will definitely take all your advice into consideration, thank you! I'm already using maximum margins, and I would be using Arial font instead of Times, but my instructor already caught onto that.

The trouble I was having was that he is usually the type of person who absolutely hates "padded" work. Sweet and simple and to the point. Why he decided to require such an unusual page count is beyond me.

Jess

Nov 26, 2006

Essays / Term Paper: Which is the lesser of two evils? [4]

Okay, I have a term paper due soon. The topic was of the students' choosing, with the only real limits being that the topic had to be argumentative and that the essay had to be 6-8 pages long, double-spaced. My topic is "The Fine Arts Should be More Emphasized in Public Schools." Unfortuantely, I'm having trouble stretching out the topic to 6 pages. It's far too late to switch topics, so my question is:

Is it worse to fall short of the required number of pages, but have a good, solid essay that establishes my point?

Or is it worse to reach the required page count but have the majority of the essay be pointless filler?

Right now, I'm leaning towards the first option.