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Write an APA formatted essay on TOPIC, defining what it is and why it is necessary.
- 750-1000 words
- 12 pt font with some Serif based font
- Indent paragraphs using 8 spaces
- Double spaced lines
- Page headers with page number at the header
- No contractions ("isn't")
- No phrasal verbs (I will give you a list of examples in a moment to help you follow this requirement)
- No idioms (I will give you a list of examples in a moment to help you follow this requirement)
- Subheadings to separate introduction, subtopics, and conclusion.
- Use the Justified page format (not Centered, left/right, but the last option with text stretching the full width called Justify)
- Separate Bibliography page, if sources are used.
- Title page is required. Format:
Title by (Name) Organization name (you can make this up) Teacher's name Date
Phrasal verbs and with what to replace them:
- Leave out → Omit. "The study left out key variables." → "The study omitted key variables."
- Look at → Investigate/Examine. "This paper looks at climate impacts." → "This paper investigates climate impacts."
- Fill in/out → Complete. "Participants filled out surveys." → "Participants completed surveys."
- Go up → Increase/Rise. "Prices went up significantly." → "Prices increased significantly."
- Set up → Establish/Organize. "We set up a new experiment." → "We established a new experiment."
- Pick out → Select/Identify. "Researchers picked out relevant data." → "Researchers selected relevant data."
- Use up → Exhaust/Deplete. "Resources were used up quickly." → "Resources were exhausted quickly."
- Get across → Communicate. "The theory was hard to get across." → "The theory was hard to communicate."
- Cut down → Reduce. "We must cut down costs." → "We must reduce costs."
- Talk about → Discuss. "This section talks about limitations." → "This section discusses limitations."
- Put up with → Tolerate. "The system put up with errors." → "The system tolerated errors."
- Go on → Continue. "The reaction went on for hours." -> "The reaction continued for hours."
Here is a page that introduces idioms. Idioms should be avoided in academic language: https://ielts.idp.com/singapore/prepare/article-idioms-a-z-explained