Essay Assignment 2: Compare and Contrast

Due Friday, March 5, no later than 3:00 p.m.

You are to write a paper of about 3 to 4 pages in length. It is standard to use double-spacing, 12 point font, a cover page, and page numbering.

The paper should have introductory and concluding paragraphs.

The sole goal of the paper is to summarize two conflicting positions on the same topic, making clear to the reader how they agree and disagree on their shared subject..

You may choose from these:

• Compare and contrast the view that the recent invasion of Iraq was morally right with the view that it was not a case of just war.
• Compare and contrast two different theories of emotion.

YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED AND NOT ENCOURAGED TO USE ANY SECONDARY SOURCES FOR THIS PROJECT.

This is meant to be your summary and comparison. 
For more information on the goals and format, click here.

Direct quotations from the readings should be used sparingly. Any use of more than two consecutive words from the text demands quotation marks. Where standard technical terminology is involved, you are not expected to find your own words for those ideas. But you are expected to define them for the reader who might not know what they mean.

Citation: You must cite the texts that you are using. Do this by adding a bibliography page as a separate page at the end of the paper. You will need a citation for each author you discuss. 

Because you are using a bibliography page, any references that you want to make to the text (for instance, when you quote) can be done by putting the author’s name and the page number into parentheses in the text.

For full information about bibliographical citation, go to http://web.mnstate.edu/philosop/  and click on “Guide to Writing Research Papers”