This is a sample essay that was created to illustrate the appearance of an essay in a blog platform.
Etiam Ornare Vitae Sapien at Mollis
As you
can see, this is a sample essay that shows you what a 1236-word essay, that
includes citations of outside sources, should look like. The title is nonsense
and most of this essay is, too. But it has a purpose. After you read these
first three paragraphs, you may stop reading. Instead, look at how the essay
appears. It shows you how long a 1200+ word essay is. It shows you the margins,
which should be one-inch on the left, the right, the top, and the bottoms of
every page. It shows you double spacing, font size (12) and acceptable type
(Calibri, Times
New Roman), and indented paragraphs. It shows
you that the paragraphs are indented, yet they do not have extra spaces after
each paragraph. It shows you what should appear in the header space (your last
name and the page number) and what should appear on the first page of your
essay in the left hand corner (your name, your instructor’s name, the name of
your class, and the date you wrote the essay). It shows you that the title is
capitalized and is placed in the center. You must also format your first and
final drafts in this way. The double spacing leaves enough room to write
comments and make changes.
This
sample essay shows you that your reference page must be set up in a certain
way. The title of the reference page is centered, but the citations are
not centered. The citations are set up in a format called “hanging indent.” You
must also format your reference page. On the reference page, you should notice
that they are alphabetized. When you write a reference page in MLA format, you
will call it a Works Cited page. The citations on that page are related to what
is inside the essay. The next paragraph will discuss the relationship between
what is inside the paper and what is at the end. Please read it when you are
writing and revising drafts that use outside sources.
The
citations at the end, in the reference page, are related to the
citations made in-text. In-text citations always refer to the source in
which the author (you or me, or in this case, Lorem Ipsum) got the information
that the author is using as a direct quote or a paraphrase. If the source is
used as a direct quote to provide evidence, the in-text citation often looks
like this: According to at least one study, college students are “are more than
twice as likely as employers to think that [they] are being well-prepared” for
what is needed in the workforce (Gowdy). If the source is used as a paraphrase,
you must still cite it in-text. If you cite a paraphrase, it can look like
this: According to at least one study, employers do not find that college
students are as well-prepared for the workplace as college students consider
themselves to be (Gowdy). In both of the previous examples, the Gowdy mentioned
in parentheses indicates that Gowdy is the author of the source that the
information came from. Gowdy did not necessarily state that “college students…”
but the source he or she used did state that. The sentences might then look
like this: In both of these examples, the in-text citations direct the
reader (your audience) to the source where the information can be found. If you
turn directly to page 6, you will see a citation reference to Gowdy.
The rest of this text is utter nonsense. It is
here just to be a placeholder. If you want to see a sample Works Cited page in
MLA 8 format, go to page 6. Morbi in lorem ac diam vulputate aliquam pulvinar
vitae lacus. Duis odio magna, elementum vitae ex et, sagittis finibus lectus.
Fusce elementum, ex vitae ullamcorper tincidunt, magna velit varius turpis, non
interdum nibh ligula et libero. Phasellus placerat leo quam, pellentesque
molestie augue sagittis nec. Vestibulum massa dolor, accumsan eu lorem iaculis,
suscipit viverra nulla. Nullam aliquet tellus nec ante ullamcorper aliquet. Sed
varius eros vel mattis fermentum.
Donec
vehicula, diam nec faucibus finibus, magna metus pellentesque eros, sed aliquam
ex justo vel augue. Nulla sed aliquam turpis, eu vestibulum tellus.
Pellentesque accumsan tincidunt venenatis. Nam tempus mi vel condimentum
congue. Praesent eu ante vehicula, feugiat odio sit amet, malesuada enim.
Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Pellentesque sed
luctus massa. Praesent varius interdum vestibulum. Proin in diam a massa semper
tincidunt at nec odio. In eget metus libero. Ut mi ex, molestie vel nisl nec,
sagittis sollicitudin leo.
Morbi
in lorem ac diam vulputate aliquam pulvinar vitae lacus. Duis odio magna,
elementum vitae ex et, sagittis finibus lectus. Fusce elementum, ex vitae
ullamcorper tincidunt, magna velit varius turpis, non interdum nibh ligula et
libero. Phasellus placerat leo quam, pellentesque molestie augue sagittis nec.
Vestibulum massa dolor, accumsan eu lorem iaculis, suscipit viverra nulla.
Nullam aliquet tellus nec ante ullamcorper aliquet. Sed varius eros vel mattis
fermentum. Donec vehicula, diam nec.
Mauris
volutpat vulputate nibh, vel blandit metus pharetra eu. Duis dignissim metus
vel sagittis porta. Praesent aliquam urna ut nisl vestibulum commodo. Nulla
tempus fermentum arcu, in bibendum nibh tempus quis. Phasellus finibus bibendum
semper. Aenean eget felis rhoncus, pharetra orci eget, viverra mauris. Cras
nisi elit, gravida nec nisi et, maximus varius dolor. Nam auctor sapien sed
diam facilisis, nec sollicitudin erat maximus. Praesent hendrerit, ante non
commodo varius, turpis neque rutrum odio, facilisis tincidunt augue nisi vel
ipsum. Integer pellentesque massa et auctor euismod. Mauris eros orci, luctus
pulvinar turpis in, ornare eleifend ligula. Mauris euismod congue ante, vel
gravida est efficitur nec. Ut sit amet mi at arcu viverra eleifend. Fusce
sodales bibendum enim at pharetra. Vivamus consequat risus orci, id egestas
urna fermentum eu. Aenean imperdiet mauris id ex egestas, et porta est
ultricies.
Vestibulum
mattis tellus tincidunt, consectetur lacus id, rutrum felis. Aliquam justo
tortor, fermentum non ultricies eu, accumsan ultrices justo. Duis vel feugiat
arcu. Phasellus imperdiet hendrerit sem in rhoncus. Ut aliquet, nibh non
vestibulum auctor, elit odio mattis sem, sit amet hendrerit orci lectus vitae
risus. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per
inceptos himenaeos. Donec sagittis, diam vel convallis suscipit, orci urna
sagittis eros, quis volutpat felis neque non mi. Nullam sed viverra lectus. Interdum
et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Cras blandit laoreet nibh,
eu pharetra tortor. Phasellus vehicula elit ac mi pulvinar feugiat. Vestibulum
ac eleifend eros. Integer tincidunt ullamcorper dui. Quisque dictum nibh nec
ultricies feugiat.
Sed
scelerisque tellus felis, in scelerisque felis efficitur ut. Donec ex magna,
ultricies vitae rutrum id, maximus non sapien. Curabitur nibh elit, laoreet sed
egestas rhoncus, congue sit amet purus. Suspendisse a tempus est. Nullam eget
blandit arcu. Pellentesque bibendum fringilla sem consectetur vehicula.
Suspendisse vitae augue ut arcu egestas lobortis sit amet et risus. Morbi
vulputate orci urna, et eleifend arcu maximus ac. Maecenas nulla mauris,
scelerisque a libero sed, viverra sagittis velit. Morbi elementum nunc nec
magna ullamcorper dapibus. Fusce dapibus porttitor ipsum, aliquam commodo metus
placerat quis. Nullam molestie augue turpis, eget sodales ante suscipit in.
Donec
feugiat eros cursus, tristique dui nec, lobortis dolor. Phasellus fermentum est
ac ligula aliquam rutrum nec nec nisi. Pellentesque ultricies sem dolor, non
sollicitudin lorem convallis vel. Nullam cursus sit amet magna vel gravida.
Fusce condimentum et tellus sed venenatis. Duis non augue nunc.
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