Your essay should meet the following guidelines: is between 900 and 1200 words in length;

• includes direct quotations and paraphrased passages from four or more scholarly texts representing more than one side of the issue;

• qualifies each of the authors;withholds personal opinion until the conclusion of the essay;

• is written clearly, concisely, and accurately;

• is written primarily in third-person;

• includes a References page;

• has been closely edited so that it contains few or no mechanical errors.