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MLA Research – Modern Language Association Guidelines
by George Bogdan Adonicioaie – Students of the humanities often complete MLA research papers, based on their specialized education and an academic style guide, generally used within the United States or Canada. More precisely, there are quite a few countries around the world where this guide is commonly used ever since its first publication in [...]
Common Mistakes Writers Make When Writing
by Yvonne Perry – For those writers who plan to have a book published, I can only hope that your manuscript will go through a thorough edit before it is printed. That is especially important for those who self-publish or use publish-on-demand services to bring their book to market. These methods usually do not require [...]
The Difference Between MLA and APA Style Formatting
by Heather R. Todd – The American Psychological Assocation (APA) and Modern Language Association (MLA) are two common style guides used for writing academic papers. APA is used within social sciences (e.g. psychology, education, sociology). MLA is primarily used in the liberal arts and humanities. If you are just starting to write papers for college [...]
Single vs Double Quotation Marks and When to Use Them in Academic Writing
By Vitalee Giammalvo – What’s Up with Those Single Quotation Marks? Lately I have been seeing single quotation marks on certain words and phrases in the headlines that float across the bottom of the TV screen. These phrases have nothing to do with the story being reported on. I am referring mostly to CNN. I [...]
Research Papers – How to Write an APA Style Paper
By Gwen Nicodemus Most teachers want research papers written in APA style, and many college classes require research papers. Where do you start? Pick a thesis A thesis is a premise for your argument, a hypothesis, or a brief statement of what your paper is about. A thesis for a research paper is just like [...]
How to Write a Dissertation on Technical Research in Five Steps
by Elisabeth Kuhn Are you feeling overwhelmed by your dissertation? Don’t let it intimidate you. Read on for a few dissertation writing strategies that will turn your dissertation from a monster into something a lot more manageable. 1) Respect your dissertation First of all, acknowledge that writing a dissertation is a complex and challenging project [...]
Writing Style – The Differences Between Academic and Casual Writing
by Gwen Nicodemus Everyone knows that you should write differently your term papers differently from your Facebook posts, and your journal submissions should be written differently than newspaper columns. What exactly are the differences between casual and academic writing? Between formal and informal writing? The biggest difference The single most important difference between casual writing [...]
Tips on Writing an Effective Thesis Statement
By Erik Heyl As a PhD candidate or postgraduate you know that one of the things that is expected of you if you decide on a purely academic career is a long-term thesis statement. However, if you’ve never done this before you may be wondering exactly how you go about writing an effective thesis thing [...]
Dissertation Writing: Basic Steps
Writing a dissertation is a stressful time. But here are some basic guidelines that might help with dissertation writing: 1. Go over possible ideas. It helps, if you write them down. Choose carefully, and do not eliminate topics too quickly. Be specific and remember: the narrower, the better. A theme too wide does not do [...]
Some Tips on The Basic Structure of a Good Thesis Format
by Terry Lugbucket If you’ve never written a thesis before, you know that the first time you’re asked to do so, you may feel a little bit unsure of exactly what a thesis format should be. In fact, this is something that can be quite common as up to this point most people of only [...]
