Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Heart of Darkness.

Paper Instructions
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Your papers must be no more than 1000 words in length.
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The paper should compare some topic you find in the two pieces of
literature you are writing about- such as “the role of evil”
The papers are:
Tess of the
D’Urbervilles/Heart of Darkness,

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Your paper must have a title which designates the topic.
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Your paper must have an introductory paragraph which lays out your
thesis. A thesis must be something you have to prove: “Evil” is not a
thesis, “Evil builds up the main character in
Antigone
, but destroys the
main character in
She Stoops to Conquer
” would be a thesis. Do NOT
have in your introduction unfounded generalizations such as
“throughout history…” or “in all literature…”
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Your paper should then have any number of paragraphs where you
prove your case using examples and citations. You may use
quotations, but you can also make your statements and give a citation
in interlinear parenthetical citation form: The role of evil is apparent
in Antigone’s interaction with Creon. (A3). That would indicate that
on page 3 of
Antigone
I will find the quotation that backs up the
statement you have made. The citation will act in the place of a
quotation.
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You should have a
minimum
of six (6) citations per piece of
literature. (ONLY USING THE 2 BOOKS FOR QUOTES AND CITATIONS)Therefore, there should be
at least
twelve (12) citations per
paper since you are working with two pieces of literature for each
paper.
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You should have a concluding paragraph which concludes something
from your paper. Do NOT make claims such as “therefore, in all
literature….” Simply conclude something from your paper-from those
two pieces of literature.
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DO NOT write in the first person (I, we, our) and do not use
contractions (I’ll, don’t, doesn’t, it’s).
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Spelling, grammar, and writing count.