Hmm, I checked the website today in anticipation that someone had posted their paper for grading, but no sooner had I opened the web page was I met with immense disappointment: NO PAPERS. Sadness fills my heart. Then again, I realize that you guys are busy learning vast amounts of information that'll save our planet from global ...

One of the hardest tasks I've had to do in Creative Writing is to write a paper that magnifies a person's character. Description is one way to do it, but the most effective way is to let the person's character be judged by the author. The best way to do this is by incorporates two antagonizing views, and letting the pers...

I've done a lot of thinking, and I've come to the conclusion that the GUARDIAN newspaper paraphrase we did was fairly difficult. It was so difficult that 3 students didn't do, ha ha. In fact, Sungho, Jenny and Kathy, what happened? Anyway, we're going to a paraphrase assignment that's fairly simpler. I've been taught that people perform better at an assignment when the topic is something familiar and somewhat interesting; and I truly believe this article will fulfill both elements. If I perceive that you guys have gotten the main concept of paraphrasing, I'll move o...

You guys did a good job with your YALE essays: for the most part, I felt most of you answered the question to some degree, albeit, not perfect. Some of you misunderstood what the question was asking, while others didn't emphasize their stance, strongly. It is important to implore/persuade your reader to choose you to come to their prestigious school. Why should they consider you? What makes you so special? You have to PERSUADE them; CONVINCE them. Think of it as life and death, if you don't get into Yale, you're gonna _______________. We're gonna rewrite this paper. I...

Paraphrasing is an important part of writing College research papers: in fact, paraphrasing is an important part of writing any research article. When one does research, 65% of the work he'll produce will be based on research: it'll be based on work he's read from a reference source. Plagiarism is the act of reproducing the work of another without giving credit to the author; paraphrasing usually, negates plagiarism. I believe all of you will go to college, including the 7th and 5th graders (I'm talking to you Josh and Kathy); as a result, it's never too early to start practic...