Formal writing is based on respectful communication and should conform to formal language standards. In other words, metaphors using jet engines or atomic bomb references would be anachronistic to an essay on this time period. This is also anachronistic because WE are observers of the past, not participators in these events. Watch your use of past and present tense. Remember, you are writing a formal essay based on respect.
Books have authors who relate, claim, and discuss information.
Please number your pages. You must staple your paper once in the upper left-hand corner. The majority of your evidence must come from the sources outlined by the assignment. The rest of your evidence should come from other assigned readings. Evidence from materials outside of class is acceptable as long as it is used to augment not replace evidence from the assigned class readings.