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Read with an agenda

aka, How to survive and look good in college There’s too much reading to do, too much fun to be had, and not enough time; welcome to college. Here are some concrete steps to reading that can help you get through everything and actually get something out of everything on the syllabus that was assigned. […]

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Outline to Make Research Easier

An outline helps you organize a complex project, and is best viewed as a research tool. Unlike the outlines that you may have learned about in high school, the outline is not something you do just before writing. The format that I suggest below is a living document – during the research process, you should keep going […]

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Write a Research Proposal

The research proposal is an opportunity for you to tell me not only what you plan to research paper but also how you will conduct the research. In the end, writing a proposal helps you stay organized and focused. It consists of at least 5 elements: The proposal is not something set in stone; think about […]

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Structure of an Abstract

(Updated, 16 March 2017)The structure of an abstract is in essence the structure of a paper, and shares with the paper a need for specificity. The difference is that whereas in the paper you have paragraphs to explain your point, in the abstract, you have one or two sentences! Below are the elements necessary for […]