If you are only using one level of headings, meaning that all of the sections are distinct and parallel and have no additional sections that fit within them, MLA recommends that these sections resemble one another grammatically.
#The general manual
MLA does not have a prescribed system of headings for books (for more information on headings, please see page 146 in the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd edition). Here is a sample of the first page of a paper in MLA style: (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit the last name/page number header on your first page. Number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin.
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Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are each distinct from one another.
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Most importantly, the use of MLA style can protect writers from accusations of plagiarism, which is the purposeful or accidental uncredited use of source material produced by other writers. Writers who properly use MLA also build their credibility by demonstrating accountability to their source material. MLA Style also provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and Works Cited pages. MLA Style specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and citing research in writing.