Model Essay Policy

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Overview[edit]

For those of you traveling our journey with a guide, below is a potential essay policy. Be sure to ask your guide for confirmation and/or variations from this policy.

Rules for Essays[edit]

  • The essay must be written in plain text using emacs
    • Use two carriage-returns between paragraphs; do not use carriage-returns within a paragraph
  • The essay must be stored in your Journals directory
  • Be sure to site all sources, listing each at the end of the document
  • The essay must be at least 1,000 words (and no more than 1,250 words)
  • The essay must be pushed to GitHub on or before the due date
  • For all outlines and drafts, use a single document, labeled as Exxxx.txt, where xxxx is the number of the experience.