basically arguing a side of this question for 3 pages. In “The Comet,” the world changes drastically—for a moment. Do we need a comet—which is to say, do we need an act of God—to
change the world for the better? They should be between 3-4 pages, double-spaced, 12-pt. font, 1-inch margins: by “3-4 pages,” we mean 3 full pages. The papers should have a clear response to the prompt. We typically call these “thesis sentences,” but you can call it whatever you like. It doesn’t matter how you respond to the question—you can come at the question however you like—but we need to know your answer. In other words, these papers need to clearly cite from the sources in class. For this class, a proper citation happens at the end of the sentence in which you cite someone, and it looks like this: (Du Bois, 4) we want you to think with the ideas in the class, not simply regurgitate them. Tell us what you think; argue with the sources. Argue with us!