This paper is to be 5-7 pages in length, typed, double-spaced with a
minimum of four academic sources. You are to use MLA format for the citations and
bibliography. The paper must involve a debatable topic, in other words, do not choose a topic
that virtually everyone agrees with unless you are going to go against the grain. The paper should
spend no more than a page introducing the topic, articulating the thesis, and explaining
parameters of the subject. The body of the paper should be spent explicating both sides of the
debate thoroughly, citing along the way to add legitimacy to the positions being held. Both sides
should be represented fairly for the purpose of ensuring that any conclusion arrived at will be
based on the logic of the premises and not the bias of the author. The conclusion should briefly
summarize the findings and clearly state that which the evidence purports to be the case
