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HS101: History of Technology

Format of the Project

● General guidelines:
Size of the paper: A4
Font: Times New Roman
Font Size: 12
Margins: 1 inch on each side
Line and paragraph spacing: 1.5

● Project subsections: The project should be structured as shown below and should include
the following subsections:

Title
Your Name
Entry name

1. Introduction
Briefly introduce the technology. What led to its development and how it has changed or
advanced over the years. Discuss the areas in which it has proved useful and different uses it is
being put to.

2. Advantages and Disadvantages

Analyze the advantages, drawbacks and potential future risks of the same if any.

3. Discussion
Giving logical arguments, critically evaluate the role of this technology in terms of betterment of
human life and society in general.

4. Conclusion
Concisely conclude your arguments and discussion.
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References

● Cite the sources that you have referred to. Your reference list should appear at the end of
your paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any
source you cite in the body of the paper.
● The reference material should be listed in the alphabetical order of the first author. The
name of the author/authors should be immediately followed by the year and other details.
● Your references should begin on a new page separate from the text of the essay; label this
page "References" in bold, centered at the top of the page (do NOT underline or use
quotation marks for the title). For instance:

Lastname, F. M. (Year, Month Date). Title of page. Site name. URL

Price, D. (2018, March 23). Laziness does not exist. Medium.

https://humanparts.medium.com/laziness-does-not-exist-3af27e312d01

● Refer to the the following website for more clarification:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_g
uide/reference_list_electronic_sources.html