copyrighted material (essay)

  • You will use 2 or more online resources (as identified in the Information Literacy Required Assessment) as the basis of your essay. The online databases at the Brookhaven College Library are excellent sources/articles for scholarly work. Make sure your sources have an author and date.

  • Then, write a 250-500 word essay on your topic that covers the following information:
    • Describe the issue or problem?
    • Indicate the ramifications or consequences that can occur?
    • Tell us what the reader should know or do to reduce or avoid the issue?
  • Create a Word document for your essay. Your document must meet the following criteria
    • Margins: top 1″, bottom .75″, left and right: 1″
    • Header: Your name and email address
    • Footer: current date and page number
    • Font: Arial 11
    • Title: centered, font: Calibri 16
    • Paragraphs: double spaced, indent the first line .5″
    • Must have at least 2 paragraphs
    • Must include 1 bulleted or numbered list (2 or more items)
    • Must include at least 1 MLA citation and a Works Cited pageInclude at least 1 picture or graphic (chart, etc.)
    • Include a table.
      If you cannot find topical information appropriate for a table, you can include a table at the end of the essay with the following information:
Your name Your email address
Course name Instructor name