Philosophy essay

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• Papers MUST be typed and double-spaced in 12-point Calibri or Arial font with 1-inch justified margins. • To receive any credit for the assignment a student’s paper must be at least 1000 words in length. • Students should strive to submit a paper that is at least 1500 words in length. • These word counts DO NOT include elements of the paper irrelevant to understanding and justifying the thesis of the paper; bibliographic information, identifying elements at the top of the paper such as student name, course name and number, instructor name, etc. will not be counted in reaching the minimum word count for credit. In other words, what matters is the body of the paper. This should be obvious, but if not, you have now been instructed on this matter as well. Do not be surprised if you turn in a paper that is in reality only 997 words and receive no credit for your submission for failing to reach the minimum requirements of the assignment. o It is strongly encouraged that you aim for MORE THAN the minimum. Aiming for the minimum is a good way to do poorly. Instead, aim for more than the minimum and do your best work possible. That way, if you come up a little short of your goal above the minimum, you will still likely have met the minimum requirements of the assignment and likely will still receive some credit for your work. Falling short of the minimum on the other hand results in no credit at all. • When utilizing reference material in their paper, each student should reference the material via footnote (NOT in text citation or endnote) in a way that makes clear where the material originated.