How to use the mla format in writing a research paper​

MLA Paper Formatting Basics

Use white 8 ½ x 11” paper

Make 1 inch margins on the top, bottom, and sides

The first word in every paragraph should be indented one half inch

Indent set-off quotations one inch from the left margin

Use any type of font that is easy to read, such as Times New Roman. Make sure that italics look different from the regular typeface.

Use 12 point size

Double space the entire research paper, even the works cited page

Leave one space after periods and other punctuation marks, unless your instructor tells you to leave two spaces

These guidelines come from the MLA Style Center’s web page “Formatting a Research Paper.”

MLA Guide Overview

There are various sections in this guide. Each section provides an in-depth overview of the different components to keep in mind when developing an MLA paper.

This guide includes the following sections:

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The Header

General Paper Formatting

MLA heading format & Title page instructions

Running head & Page numbers

Quotations

Paraphrases

Punctuation

Abbreviations

Numbers (includes the use of numbers in MLA outline format)

Images, Tables, and Musical Scores

Lists

MLA works cited format

MLA citation format (for in-depth citation rules visit this MLA citation guide or MLA in-text citation guide)

Edits & Proofreading

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

appeal to ethos is your answer.