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Underline the thesis in the introductory paragraph.

In EH 1302, the thesis is always a debatable opinion.

Hal Moore, Formal Essay 1

Mr. Wright

EH 1302

2 October 2017

Display of the Ten Commandments

America is a society of rules, and the Ten Commandments represent the very basic rules

under which many societies exist and have based their laws. In every elementary, middle, and

high school classroom, a set of rules is posted on a bulletin board. Schools should also post a

copy of the Ten Commandments next to class rules in every classroom. Students might not agree

with the class rules, but they are still expected to conform to them. Similarly, citizens are

obligated to obey laws or to accept the consequences.

Good laws are not intended to be offensive. Laws exist so that people can live in an

orderly society. God exists, and “there are those in America who understand that God exists, i.e.,

the God of the Bible, the Creator of humanity and the Supreme Ruler of the Universe.” The Ten

Commandments provide an opportunity for us to live in peace with one another regardless of our

religious beliefs. God is not a religion. God may be the core and focal point of religious faith, but

He, Himself, is not a religion. Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and the like

are religions (Miller).

The Commandments tell us not to steal anyone else’s stuff, not to lie to each other, not to

murder anybody, not to cheat on our wife or husband, not to wish we could have our neighbor’s

wife just because she looks good, not to want any of our neighbor’s junk, not to worship idols,

not to use God’s name in a bad way, not to tell lies about our neighbor, to recognize God as God,

to honor our parents, and to keep the holy day holy.

THIS IS A MODEL ESSAY

Instructor’s Name

The information (heading) to the left is

placed one inch from the top of the

page, only on the first page.

Use the “Insert” and “Page

Number” feature to place your

last name and page number one-

half inch from top of each page.

Always create your own title.

Notice that everything is double-spaced, and

the font size is 12.

The left, right, and bottom margins are one inch.

This (Miller) is an in-text citation. It leads the reader to

the full citation on the Works Cited page below.

Identify the assignment.

Observe that this essay contains one short quotation by Dave Miller.

The remaining words of the essay belong to the student, Hal Moore.

Your Name

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The Ten Commandments contain no hate, no envy, no offensive language, and no

unrighteous intolerance. Displaying them on a wall inside a classroom would certainly not

damage anyone’s character nor would it keep students from getting a good education. In school,

for example, students are not apt to read the Ten Commandments and run out of the room

screaming that they want to be baptized.

Certain people will always violate laws and ignore the common rules of decency, but that

is no excuse to be lawless. People make bad choices regardless of the severity of the

consequences. Neither commandment nor law will stop incivility or criminal behavior.

One of our oldest legal codes is the Ten Commandments. At least three different areas of

America's Supreme Court display the Ten Commandments, and one of the depictions displays an

image of Moses holding the commandments. Time has come to take God’s Laws out of the

schoolhouse cloakroom of censorship and to display them with dignity.

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Remember to indent ½ inch the

first line of each paragraph.

Each paragraph of the essay must support the thesis.

The Works Cited page is the last page of the essay, and it

begins on the page following the text (body) of the essay. It

cites the research and any outside sources that are included

in the body of the essay. The Works Cited page does not

count in the word count of the essay.

One-inch margins

Use the same, standard font throughout

the essay. The font size (pitch) must be

12.

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Work Cited

Miller, Dave, Ph.D. “America, the Ten Commandments, and the Culture War.” 14 September

2010. Apologetics Press. apologeticspress.org/articles/2355. Accessed 2 October 2017.

NOTE: The URL is required in this class. The URL (apologeticspress.org/articles/2355) must be the exact

Web page where the material is located. The instructor must have unrestricted access to that page. Do not

include the protocol http:// in the URL. If there is a sub-domain or host (www), it may also be omitted.

Name of author. When author

is not known, begin the first line

with the title of the article.

Name of web page (italicized)

One-inch margins

When there are two or more lines in a citation, indent

the second and subsequent lines one-half inch. This is

call a hanging indent.

Notice that your last name and page number (numbered

consecutively) are also entered on the “Works Cited” page

one-half inch from the top of the page.

Date of article

Date that you accessed

the article

URL (Uniform

Resource Locator)

SUGGESTION: If you are using MS Word 2010 or a later version, use the "References" tab to help keep track of

your research.

This document has been prepared as a PDF document for the purpose of providing an example. Do not submit PDF

documents.

Title of the article.

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Some Basic Essay Formatting Guidance

• Before typing anything on a document, set the line spacing to “Double” and do not change it.

• Before typing anything on a document, set the font size to 12 and do not change it.

• Before typing anything on a document, set the margins (left, right, top, bottom) to 1 inch and

do not change them.

• Place your last name and page number ½ inch from top of each page of all writings. If you

are using Microsoft Word, use the "Insert" and "Page Number" tabs for an easy way to do

that. The same applies to users of Google Docs. After inserting the page number, place the

cursor to the left of the number, type your last name, and space. Then, make sure that you

click out of the header before typing anything else on the page. Your last name and page

number will automatically update on each page of the essay.

• Left-align the text of an essay. Do not use “Justify” or block style.

• Use a standard font. Example: Times New Roman.

• Press the “Tab” key once to indent the first line of every paragraph ½ inch. Do not use the

space bar to indent. Indent the easy way.

• Paragraph indentations should be set to zero. That will not affect pressing the “Tab” key to

indent.

• Center the title of the essay and the title of the Works Cited page. Do not use the space bar to

center the title. Center the easy way: Hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and press E.

• Before submitting an essay, always perform a quick format comparison with the model

essay, including the Works Cited page when required.