Is your writing clear and well-organized?

Critical Analysis Paper (CAP)

You must cite at least two reliable sources, preferably academic in nature. Since web addresses change constantly, you can find
the website by googling its name. Be careful of satire websites or fake news. Some good websites include the Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Philosophers Imprint, and the numerous electronic databases
that the school library carries. Possible sources include books, journal articles, magazines, databases, Websites, videos,
dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs. Electronic databases such as JSTOR also contain numerous academic articles and are
usually accessible through the college website. When possible, try to cite from recent sources. Make sure you evaluate your
online sources for trustworthiness and credibility.
Papers should either be in Microsoft Word format (.doc) or Adobe PDF.
Four-to-six pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman font, 12-point, one-inch margins.
MLA or Chicago system of citation.
Include a cover page that contains the title of the paper, your name, my name, the date, and the class (e.g., PHIL 1301.710 or MW
10:10 AM).
Include a short outline of the main points of your paper and include it after the title page.
You are allowed to write in the first person (use the word I.).

Sample Footnotes (For those following the Chicago Manual of Style)
Michael Shermer, The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip,
Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule (New York: Times Books, 2004), pp. 25-26.
Nadrian C. Seeman, Nanotechnology and the Double Helix, Scientific American
290 (June 2004): 64-75.
Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner, eds., The Founders Constitution (Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 2000), chap. 9, doc. 3, http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/.
Shermer, Good and Evil, 25.
Seeman, Nanotechnology, 64.

***Grading Criteria for Critical Analysis Paper (CAP)
1. How well do you understand the issues you’re writing about?
2. How good are the arguments you offer?
3. Is your writing clear and well-organized?
4. Did you follow directions?

***My CAP topic: How would you answer the question: What is the meaning of life? In your opinion, what makes a life meaningful?
Can there be more than one meaning or is life simply what we make it? In your discussion, you might want to discuss
the three theories of supernaturalism, nihilism, and subjectivism.***

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