It’s such a simple little question: How are you? But I’ve heard from people who feel a twinge of apprehension or even full-blown frustration every time they have to decide whether to say they’re good or they’re well. “I’m good” is what you’re likely to hear in general conversation, but there are grammar nitpickers out […]
What makes a great academic paper?
The first rule concerning how students should set about writing academic essays is that there are no universal rules, since what works well for one writer may not suit another person. You may have been told in school that ‘you should always begin with a plan’ or that ‘you should develop your essay through successive […]
Writing is a process, not an event
Writing is more than just tapping words onto the page. There are several steps to writing: thinking, planning, researching, drafting and reviewing. What’s more, often all the stages in the writing process have to happen before a deadline. There can be a lot to do in a limited amount of time. In this blog we […]
How to do research using primary source methods
A primary source is basically source material that is closest to the person, information, time period, or idea that is being studied, such as surveys, interviews, and observations. It is contrary to secondary sources, which is information that has been passed through another person, medium, or agent. A primary source typically includes any sort of […]
How to Use Conjunctions?
When you are having a conversation, conjunctions are so much a part of your regular speech, you barely notice them. Why then, do they become s o troublesome when you are using them in your written work? Does the comma go in front or behind? Does it need a comma at all, or perhaps the […]