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You are now at the stage
in your research where you can actually start thinking about writing.
Before you begin writing, however, there are a few points about the form
of your paper that you should keep in mind:
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The paper upon
which you will be typing should be white, 8 ˝ - 11" paper of
good quality. Copier or printer paper, which is relatively cheap to
buy, is usually a safe bet.
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The type that
you use when printing any college paper should always be 12 points,
Times New Roman.. Term papers in philosophy should also always be double-spaced
[except in block quotes where single spacing is acceptable].
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Margins on all
college papers should be 1".
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The entire text of your
paper should be fully justified.
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Paragraphs
should be indented a ˝". Do not skip lines between paragraphs!!!
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Block quotes
should be single spaced and indented 1 inch from both the right and
left margins of your paper.
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Page numbers
should be included on all but the cover/first page of your text. Page
numbers can either be placed in the top/right hand side of your paper
or in the bottom/center. Papers over 10 pages may use headers
in place of page numbers. The headers should include an abbreviated
version of the title in the left hand corner and the page number in
the right hand corner. Both page numbers and headers should be
suppressed on the first page of your paper.
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All college papers
under 35 pages should be stapled in the top, left hand corner
of the page. Do not put your paper in a binder or folder unless
specifically told to by your instructor!
Papers under five pages should use the
following heading: in the top right-hand corner of your first page
type (1) your name, (2) the name of your professor, (3) the name of the
course, and (4) the date the paper will be submitted. Double space and
center the title of your paper. Double space again between the title and
the first words of the text. Your title may be in a slightly larger font
than the rest of your paper, but no more than 15 pts.
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Your
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Professor's
Name
Course
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Title
It is generally acknowledged that Augustine’s Confessions
is a masterpiece of Christian spirituality. Those who have
read the work can hardly forget Augustine’s now famous
accounts of his struggles to overcome the oppressive force
of carnal habit, his conversion in the garden of Milan,
and his supposed mystical ascent with his mother at Ostia.
It is less obviously apparent that the work—or at least
the first three books of the work—represents one of the
earliest and most systematic treatments of Christian moral
education in Western thought.
This thesis may surprise those who automatically assume
that the Confessions was written by Augustine
essentially as an autobiographical work. Such a limited
reading of the Confessions, however, obscures the
fact that Augustine’s primary aim in the work is to
represent his own life as a microcosm of the life of the
human personal in general and to use his moral struggles
and ultimate victory over sin as a guide for others who
are struggling with their own spiritual journeys. If this
is the case—and recent scholarship on the work suggests
that it is (fn?)—then Augustine’s treatment of his own
infancy, childhood, and adolescence should be taken as a
kind of existential portrait of youth in general, and his
often pointed observations about his moral upbringing can
be read as a general depiction of the proper type of moral
education for Christian youth. Indeed, reading the first
three books of the Confessions in such a light
forces one to recognize that Augustine, the moral
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Papers over five pages
should have a cover page. The title of your paper should be typed
slightly above the center of the page in bold capital letters. Your name,
the name of the class and the date of submission should be placed in the
lower right hand corner of the cover page approximately 3 ˝" from
the bottom of the page. If you are using a cover page, you may increase
the point size of your title up to 18 pts.
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