3-4 pages, double-spaced, in 12-pt. font, with standard margins. (Note: that means at least three FULL pages, and everything above the first line of the essay itself does not count towards the 3-page minimum.) Refer to at least three of the authors (Plato, Aristotle, Tolstoy, Freeland, and Barthes). Should clearly convey the views of the authors you choose to write about, and can argue for or against those views, but if so must provide reasons for criticism. — This is basically what the professor instructed, I have already outlined the paragraphs and chosen my quotes.