Why I did my paper the way I did it.

1. White paper
2. Size 12, Times New Roman
3. Portrait Mode
4. No Work-Cited
5. 8x11 Paper
6. Double-Spaced
7. Black colored font
8. Single sided
9. Two staples in the corner
10. 1 inch margins


When I was asked why I made my paper in this format I thought to myself that it was generally how I was taught and I wouldn’t dare do it any other way. But, after thinking about the reason I would use them, I actually thought to myself I would prefer to stay in the format that I used. The format is not only what most teachers and professors ask for; it is the easiest way to do it after establishing a pattern and uniformity. While it is good to be creative is good most of the time, there are other ways to be creative rather than visually making a paper look stunning.

1. I used White Paper because it the standard. Also by making your paper white I think it would let your paper do the talking. The colors could get in the way of the message that you are trying to convey through your essay.
2. Like the white paper size 12, Times New Roman font is a standard and keeps the focus on the points. While changing font’s can be acceptable and there will not always be a loss of message it makes fair when it comes to the length of your work.
3. I didn’t even really know about portrait mode. I was told I was that my paper was in this mode, so I guess it is in portrait mode.
4. I really felt like I didn’t need a work-cited for this particular paper and I felt like I didn’t have sources. I did use another person’s blog, but I made note of that in my paper.
5. Do they even make anything other than 8x11 sized paper for printers. I don’t really know about paper, but if we used smaller paper I could easily do 6-7 pages of work. Don’t ask me about larger paper.
6. Double-spacing is also just a standard of writing a paper for a class. Years ago I was told by a teacher that it makes it easier to read and make not on. So I double-space to help the teacher or professor out.
7. Black font. It is kind of like the same as colored paper in regards to taking about what the paper is really about.
8. Single-sided is all I really know how to do as far as printing out paper. I would only do single-sided anyway. I like my full paper to have a heavy thick fell to it.
9. When I was in about 9th grade I was told that stapling a paper twice makes it easier to flip pages and that teachers and professors like it more. I have been following the “Two Staple Rule” ever since.
10. The 1-inch margin is pretty much the same as portrait mode. I would guess they go hand and hand.