Acknowledgments

This is an optional section.

The Acknowledgments section can give thanks to people who provided assistance or support while you researched or wrote the disquisition. If you received funding from an outside source, you can use this section to give credit to that source (when such a statement is required by the funding source).

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  • Heading – The Acknowledgments must include the “ACKNOWLEDGMENTS” major heading, which must be formatted like other major headings in the disquisition, including the use or non-use of bold font.
  • Spacing – The line spacing and indentation of the Acknowledgments section’s paragraphs must be consistent with the rest of your disquisition.

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