8 pages (MLA format)

– should both explain and argue.  When you explain, your goal is to get the reader to understand what’s important about a topic; when you argue, your goal is to persuade the reader that your stance on a topic, that your analysis of a topic, is the right one.

– need to use Deep Survival as a main source along with a few academic sources

need at least six reliable outside sources, each outside source must be featured prominently in at least one paragraph–as the main topic of that paragraph and perhaps others.

should be focused, not merely a miscellaneous collection of observations, facts, and scientific background.  By focusing our attention,  you will provide a purpose for our reading of the information, examples, and supporting material you present