Combined compare-contrast and research essay

USING YOUR COMPARE AND CONTRAST PARAGRAPH, incorporate external sources that back up your cause and/or effect points.

The paragraph will thus turn into a combined compare-contrast research paper.
A MINIMUM of THREE external sources is required for this paper, and ALL of them must be reliable sources. 

All outside sources MUST be cited whether directly quoted, paraphrased, and/or summarized. Lack of citing and other forms of plagiarism will automatically warrant a failed grade for the assignment!!!!

The length of this essay is a minimum of 3 full pages, counting the Works Cited page. The Works Cited page will be page 3.  If meeting the length becomes a problem, see me and well look at your work thus far.

This assignment must continue to follow all conventions of MLA Style.
Use Times New Roman 12 for the entire paper; this includes the header and Works Cited page.
Remove defaults in line spacing so the paper is double-spaced from the top to the bottom, including the Works Cited page.

Absolutely no use of second-person pronouns you or your.

Absolutely no use of first-person pronouns I, me, we, our, us, etc.

Absolutely no use of slang, offensive language, or derogatory remarks.

Absolutely no use of contractions.

*I am attaching the rubric, please be sure to review.