Assignment Guidelines: Under Fire Under Fire by Henri Barbusse is a story about the life of a soldier. It was written during World War I and accurately portrays the impressions of a front-line soldier. While Barbusse has been criticized on occasion for writing fiction rather than a strict accounting of what happened to him, but book has a great deal of value in understanding life during war time. Later books, such as All Quiet on the Western Front, borrowed heavily from Barbusse’s writing style. For this class, the purpose of writing this paper is to go beyond the traditional accounts of war and try to understand the soldiers’ mindset. Writing Assignment Question Having read Under Fire, describe the different challenges faced by the soldiers. Which of these challenges do you think is the most difficult for soldiers to deal with? What strategies have they employed to cope? In your answer, be sure to provide specific examples to support your argument. Writing Assignment General Guidelines • 3–4 pages (must be at least three full pages) • Double spaced (except for your heading, which should be single spaced) • Times New Roman 12-point font • 1-inch margins on all sides • Outside sources may be consulted, but any internet sources other than those used in class must be approved by prior to writing the paper. You may use any citation format that you prefer, but Turabian (Chicago) format is preferred. For the assigned book, you must provide a page number for any direct quotations included in your paper. All outside sources must be fully cited. For help with Turabian style, see http:// www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html • No cover page should be used, but you should give your paper a title. • Papers must be submitted electronically via Blackboard. • Emailed assignments will not be accepted. • Remember that specific examples do not need to be quoted directly out of the book. They should generally be paraphrased unless the exact wording from the book is critical. • For more specific writing tips, see the writing guide available on Blackboard
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