We are proud of how comprehensive our website is and try to stay ahead of the curve and predict the questions and concerns that students are experiencing. However, we work with thousands of students a year, from universities all around the world. Every once in a while, a student has a question that we have not yet addressed in our tutorials and guides. That is why we developed our student questions section. Not quite a FAQ, our student question section is where students can go to find out more information about the art and craft of academic writing.
What type of questions do students ask us? Honestly, it depends on the student. Some of our previous customers have asked very specific, technical questions about different writing types. We answer those questions for the students, and sometimes use those questions to develop guides and tutorials for our entire customer base. For example, we began to get a number of questions about the synthesis essay, and realized that many professors had begun to use this term to describe a very specific type of argumentative/persuasive essay that requires the student to call on class reading lists for their supporting information. Once we saw that need, we expanded our answer from the student question section and into our tutorial section.
Other students ask very specific questions about their own projects. We have answered student request on topics as varied as can we suggest sources for a particular type of essay and how a student can avoid run-on sentences in their writing. We get a lot of questions about the writing process, and the answers vary for that because each of our writers has his or her own process. In other words, our student questions section is designed to give you an opportunity to ask a professional writer any and all of the questions you may have while working on your own writing assignments.
It was not that long ago when “essay editing” meant manually retyping an entire page (or entire paper), but things have changed dramatically over the past 30 years and there are now numerous open source and commercial software applications available that can assist in the editing process. For example, students may not know about Microsoft’s new Researcher feature that was included in its Word application in 2016 that will make writing academic papers a little easier. Microsoft reports that this feature uses the Bing Knowledge Graph to search for relevant online content internet which is then plugged directly into your Continue Reading...
Yes, but the first endnotes must contain the complete reference of the source (i.e., author name, title, city of publication and publishers (in parentheses), the date of the publication and the page number(s) while subsequent references should be shortened to include only the author name, abbreviated title and page number or author and page number depending on citation style. If you’re using the automatic endnote feature on Word, endnotes will be numbered sequentially. If you want to refer to the same endnote number(s) again, Microsoft Word’s endnote feature can help you do this efficiently.
Writing an AP essay for world history can be an intimidating task for many students simply because of all of the factual information that is involved and much it is presented without much discussion concerning the context of the events. Therefore, the first thing students should do is to review the assignment guidelines carefully to identify the topic, how many pages (or words) are required, the citation style and any additional requirements that are involved. Armed with this information, students can then search for information online, in their public libraries and school learning resource centers to write a draft outline Continue Reading...
By definition, getting accepted early (or late) to a college is not “normal” since it deviates from the average ages (17 to 19 years) for admission, but getting accepted to college early is not “abnormal” in the sense that something is wrong. In fact, there are around 450 colleges that accept early admission applications from students but there are some caveats involved that should be taken into account before applications are made to these schools. For example, if students apply to one of these early admission colleges, they are prohibited from submitting applications to others and if they are accepted, Continue Reading...
There are a number of interesting teenage-related topics that would make a good essay, but the best way to find a good topic is to look at recent and current trends. For example, an essay about social media and how these platforms are being used by young people would be an interesting topic. Likewise, a discussion concerning the best career opportunities for young people or how they view racial relations in the United States today would both be interesting topics. In addition, a discussion concerning the least expensive and most expensive colleges in a given state or the country would Continue Reading...
Perhaps best remembered for his pro-slavery stance, John C. Calhoun was a secretary of war in James Monroe’s administration and President John Quincy Adam’s vice president. He was also a white supremacist and slave owner. Therefore, some good theses for this southern politician could include the following: This paper examines the rationale in support of John C. Calhoun’s claim that slavery in the United States was a “positive good.” Although some historians believe that John C. Calhoun’s pro-slavery stance was a product of the times in which he lived, others counter that his beliefs about white supremacy and the correctness Continue Reading...
Although most members of the scientific community agree that global warming is being caused by humankind, there are those that disagree; therefore, some creative titles for a paper on global warming could include the following: Natural or Artificial? An Examination of the Debates about the Cause of Global Warming Time for a Global Reality Check about Global Warming Global Warming: Apocalyptic Threat or Evil Hoax? If You Can’t Stand the Heat – It’s Probably Global Warming Is It Too Late to Do Anything about Global Warming? The Causes and Effects of Global Warming Identifying Global Warming Threats and Potential Solutions Continue Reading...
When Ben Franklin discovered electricity in 1746, he probably never believed that people would want to actually save it someday, but people have been trying to save electricity for a long time, even before it became so expensive. For instance, in 1963, President Lyndon Baines Johnson was alarmed by the White House’s electric bill and would wander the halls at night turning off lights in rooms that weren’t being used and there is now a standing order to turn out lights in these rooms today. More recently, there have been calls to replace conventional filament light bulbs with more energy-efficient Continue Reading...
When Elon Musk opined that most academic papers are useless, it was in the context of their usefulness to others rather than the writers themselves. While it is likely true that the tens of millions of academic papers that are written each year are completely read only once (if at all), it is also true that academic papers can help students learn more about a given topic or issue in ways that might not otherwise be possible. Moreover, academic papers provide a gauge of learning that can be used to evaluate student progress. More importantly still, some academic papers do Continue Reading...
Although some students may believe that the purpose of writing a term paper is to punish them, there is much to be gained from the process that can actually help them in school and later in their adult lives when they enter the workforce. In the first place, writing a term paper requires you to learn something new about an issue or topic and then explain what you think about it. In the second place, another purpose of a term paper is also to provide educators with a means of evaluating their students’ writing abilities and the amount of effort Continue Reading...
