POLI 136 Why Faith Thrives in the United States Descriptive Essay

I’m working on a political science writing question and need a sample draft to help me learn.

Choose and answer one or more of the following (cite lectures for all answers and see the syllabus for further guidelines):

• Explain why faith thrives in the United States

• Explain the logic of religion in the Civil Rights Movement

• Explain the significance of William Jennings Bryan

You can write about more than one of the prompts for the essay. You can also write about just one. If you want to write about more than one prompt, although this is not a formal “requirement”, I would suggest probably just choosing two and making sure that you focus on linking them together, not just writing about both as separate topics. This is because it is very important to make an independent argument in your essay and not simply rehash course material. 5-6 pages long.

Use standard formatting with:

•Double spacing

•11 or 12 point font (Times, Helvetica, Calibri, etc.)

•1 inch margins

•No more than 1 inch of space dedicated to title and header

•No extraneous space between paragraphs or headers

Cite lecture and class readings where appropriate (points will be deducted if you do not cite sources correctly):

•Include a bibliography page at the end of your paper

•Include in–text parenthetical citations throughout the paper (including lecture dates)

•Do not use footnotes unless absolutely necessary

•Do not use outside sources

•Do not copy/paste lecture notes into the text of your response (this isplagiarism)

•Do not include images, tables or figures

•Do not simply paraphrase the lecture notes or the book