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Structure of a Thesis Statement

In high school teachers do not talk about thesis statements much. They tend to teach about them, but do not expect you to use them throughout high school. I know this to be true because during my experience in high school I was not required to use thesis statements in any of my essays for …

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Importance of a Thesis Statement

Starting college can be extremely scary with all of the new concepts being thrown at you. It is a whole new way of living and the work can be very different. Writing is crucial to many college classes. Unlike high school level writing, college level writing can be a bit more thorough. Professors tend to …

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Purpose of using tone in college writing

Tone is that unavoidable way an author speaks in his or her writing. Tone can even be flat, dull, and boring but still be considered tone. Tone is like how colors have meaning like red is an angry mood or how blue represents a sad mood such as the tone of a story. The reason …

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Introducing Quotations: And Why It’s a Good Idea

Writing is a form of expression used to tell the reader what is going on, what happened and who has an opinion or something to say. Ultimately, we want our reader to understand who said what and why to get our point across or to explain the information about the topic we have used in …

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How to use a Counter Argument

How to use a Counter Argument             Counter arguments are like an older sibling, they don’t always admit they’re wrong, but they always have your back. In an argumentative paper, counter arguments are used to acknowledge a difference of opinion on the topic and also strengthen the writer’s argument. When incorporating a counter argument students …

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Where Should I Place My Counterargument?

Many questions were buzzing around in my head the first time I heard the sentence “make sure to include a counterargument in your paper” in one of my college classes. The main question that surfaced was “Where in the world do I put a counterargument?”. You should already know from the previous post that a counterargument …

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Quotations: The Protein of Academic Writing

Quotes are words taken from another source that the author places into his or her paper; and they are very important while writing papers in the academic world and for writing in many career fields. The affective use of quotes within a paper can be the difference between and A and a B. Quotations are …

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Explanation of Quotes!

  Putting an explanation after a quote is like securing a huge delicious sandwich with its top bun!   Quotes are an amazing way to put a little flavor in your writing. It gives different points of views of a certain subject, and it can draw major attention to your writing. The only way a …

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Picking and Choosing Quotations

Choosing quotations for a paper in college writing can be like choosing the right friends, because you want to make sure they will always back you up. Quotes can strengthen your writing and provide backup support for the points you are making in a paper. A major challenge for me was deciding which quotes to …

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Placement of Thesis Statements

Placement of Thesis Statements You now know what a thesis statement is and how important it will be in relation to college writing. The next question is where to place it in relation to your paper. The thesis statement should usually appear at the beginning of a college paper. Potentially, it could be the first …

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