Thereafter you may use just the initials. Italicize or underline all book, newspaper and periodical titles. Do not exceed the assigned length. Papers that are too long will be returned for revision. Be sure that all papers have headers and are paginated.
Students are responsible to replace lost papers, even if the fault lay with the instructor.
The paper assignments are designed to test and increase your powers of analysis and argumentation. It is therefore necessary for you to take a position. The argument that you are trying to make is your central theme. The central theme should be stated immediately, preferably in your opening paragraph. Each succeeding paragraph should in some way support the argument that you are making.