...PLAGIARISM & THE ESSAY Plagiarism is a serious academic offense, one which is far too prevalent in today’s academic environment. The penalties range from failing a class to expulsion from school. At The Paper Experts, plagiarism can result in loss of pay for a paper or dismissal from the company’s pool of writers. Nevertheless, many writers have discovered that internet-based sources have made it easy to “cut and paste” material into their own work, and too often they fail to properly document this material, resulting in plagiarism. Often this occurs accidentally through carelessness or mistakes. The key to understanding how plagiarism happens and how to avoid it is to understand the philosophy of writing and what makes an academic paper an essay. What is an Essay? Because academic essays involve using other people’s research, ideas, and opinions to support and defend the writer’s own thesis, many writers believe an essay simply assembles these outside sources. Too often, papers read like a series of quotations glued together with transition words like “additionally” or “in contrast.” This is not a real essay. This mistaken idea about what an essay is makes it easy to plagiarize because the writer is doing very little thinking or writing by him- or herself. A true academic essay develops a strong thesis statement in its introduction and spends the rest of the essay supporting and defending that thesis, both through the use of facts, ideas, and information from outside sources...
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...Qualities of a Good Essay Title that has depth, more than one meaning Introduction: lead-in that draws, notable strategy leading to thesis Thesis: an opinion that shares a worthy explication (an unfolding) • Avoid plot summary • Avoid reducing story to dusty platitude ("Crime doesn't pay", "Be kind to animals") • Underline thesis Body: logical support drawn from within the story • Strong topic sentences (underlined) without pronouns (preferably the first sentence) • Strong logical progression of support for thesis • Strong logic within paragraphs • Smooth transitions within and between paragraphs • Simple documentation of borrowed materials Conclusion: noticeable strategy that adds integrity to the essay Consider: 1. Title is first read 2. Lead-in is next 3. Conclusion is last read and probably most remembered The Qualities of a Good Essay • Even if the essay is about a personal experience, be sure there is a thesis statement (which may be implied). It should be: -declarative -simple, clear, and direct -one that requires explanation, illustration or proof -one that can be explained, illustrated or proven -one that makes a claim that not everyone would accept or automatically agree with. • Limit your essay (and your term paper) to something you can manage. Which of the following theses are too ambitious for a 2-page essay? - Jokes can reveal a great deal about culture. - Brazilians constantly communicate...
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...encyclopedia entries. • Attention to detail in a works cited or references page is important because it can help you to avoid plagiarism, it demonstrates academic integrity, and it helps your reader to find and use the same sources that you did. • Regardless of whether you use a references or works cited page, your entries must be listed in alphabetical order based on the first word of the entry (usually the author’s last name, but sometimes a piece may not have an author, so you will have to use a different piece of information. Check the Prentice Hall Reference Guide for more information. Summaries, Paraphrases, and Quotes • Signal phrases must be written and punctuated properly. o If your signal phrase ends with the word that, you do not need to include a comma. For instance: Otis said that “this house is too small.” o If your signal phrase ends with a word like said or reported, you must include a comma. For instance: Otis reported, “This house...
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...Video 1 - I want to be #1 On Google. Summary | key learning | value for my client | Selecting a keyword for optimization over search engine is a difficult task Everyone wants to be number one in google, but only a few of them know how to get you there.This SEO video either make you laugh or get you thinking how a SEO technique worksBusiness need to understand SEO is slow and ongoing process it takes at least 6-8 months to get someone on the top of search engine and need to maintain that. For generic keywords it’s even more time period and dedication | Generic keywords take more time to get a company on top pages of googleLong tail keywords generate more traffic SEO is time consuming and continuous process, but generate genuine traffic if done in proper way. | This video might help my client to set right expectation before starting SEO campaign and shall help him to understand the importance of keyword selection. | Video 2- #1 SEO Tutorials for Beginners | What is SEO? Summary | key learning | value for my client | SEO is the activity of optimizing Web pages or whole sites in order to make them more search engine friendly, thus getting higher positions in search results.I think this video has been prepared for the beginners to help them understand simple but effective SEO characteristics. After watching this video you will find yourself at a moderate level of expertise in using simple but effective SEO techniques from where you can take yourself to next levels...
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...Demarcus phillips Ms. Falk English 100 b61 6/2/16 In the short story "Superman and Me", by Sherman Alexie, tells how he learned to read having very limited resources on the Native American reservation where he grew up when he was a younger kid. Alexie starts his story by introducing how he learned how to read using a "Superman" comic book. Alexie learned to read by looking at the pictures and assuming what the comic book boxes would say based on those pictures. Alexie mentions that he does not remember the plot of the "Superman" comic book he used. This is crucial because it stresses the fact that he used a comic book to read because unlike Alexie did not have the correct educational resources that the white children had. He had to use whatever he could find in order to obtain an education. This is also expressed when he tells the reader about how he would read his father's odd collection of novels. Alexie read whatever he could find, he didn't care what it was about, and as long as he was reading he was pleased. Alexie details the fact that growing up on a Native American reservation meant that you were look at to fail. Knowing a lot of people were stereotyping Alexie, it motivated Alexie to become an exception to this rule. He knew that a key to success was reading and an education. Later in the story, after becoming a successful writer, Alexie went to a Native American reservation to speak to a class about reading and writing. He stressed the fact that an education was crucial...
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...Addition * furthermore * moreover * too * also * in the second place * again * in addition * even more * next * further * last, lastly * finally * besides * and, or, nor * first * second, secondly, etc. Time * while * immediately * never * after * later, earlier * always * when * soon * whenever * meanwhile * sometimes * in the meantime * during * afterwards * now, until now * next * following * once * then * at length * simultaneously * so far * this time * subsequently Place * here * there * nearby * beyond * wherever * opposite to * adjacent to * neighboring on * above, below Exemplification or Illustration * to illustrate * to demonstrate * specifically * for instance * as an illustration * e.g., (for example) * for example Comparison * in the same way * by the same token * similarly * in like manner * likewise * in similar fashion Contrast * yet * and yet * nevertheless * nonetheless * after all * but * however * though * otherwise * on the contrary * in contrast * notwithstanding * on the other hand * at the same time Clarification * that is to say * in other words * to explain * i.e., (that is) * to clarify * to rephrase...
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...5 Individual Project ITCO321 – 1103A - 02 August 21, 2011 Does the word matching exist in the phrase. In the phrase “There exists just a single example”, the word exam is indeed in this phrase. Exam is matched to the word Example as seen here. In order to for the word to be matched, using just plain vision was possible, however, in a computer sense; one must use a pattern matching string so that the program would be able to find the match. When using coding to determine if there is a match in the pattern, you would use the RegularExpression namespace. This will allow for easy parsing and matching of strings to a specific patter (miscrosoft.com, 2011). Regex myRegEx = new Regex("exam"); string s1 = "There exists just a single example."; if (myRegEx.IsMatch(s1)) Console.WriteLine("Match found!"); Explain how you could 'teach' a computer to match the word 'exam' in the given phrase above. In order to do this in C#, you could write 4 separate search commands, or you can be more efficient and you can do it in a single phrase. By using pattern = ‘e ?x ?a ?m?’; . now you can locate one or more of the strings with just a single command: Text = [‘There exists just a single example’]; Regexp (text, pattern, ‘match’) Ans = ‘exam’. This is just one of many ways that you could teach a computer to find the word exam in the phrase. You are also able to use different MATLAB returns (MathWorks.com, 2011). Boyer-Moore pattern matching...
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...that a business can use to get their message out to the audience; Sponsorship The act of sponsoring, which can be officially such as sponsoring a company e.g. a football club or financially). Sponsorship The act of sponsoring, which can be officially such as sponsoring a company e.g. a football club or financially). Slogans 1. A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising. Slogans 2. A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising. Livery Special uniform worn by an official member of an organisation or business Livery Special uniform worn by an official member of an organisation or business Logo A symbol or other small design adopted by an organization to identify its products. Logo A symbol or other small design adopted by an organization to identify its products. Brands A type of product manufactured by a company under a particular name Brands A type of product manufactured by a company under a particular name Mission Statement A summary of the aims and values of a company, organization, or individual. Mission Statement A summary of the aims and values of a company, organization, or individual. Advertisement A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy. Advertisement A notice or announcement...
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...Name English 1101 Professor Wright 8 October 2015 _________________________ in _________________________ In ------- (publication date), (author’s full name) offers a brief description or summary of how you think the text creates meaning. Supply the necessary context and summary to get to the point you want to make about the text. No definitions or vague first sentences such as “Hunt examines slavery.” Tell me as specifically as possible what you think the author is doing and why. Do not use a long quotation in the first paragraph. A smaller quotation or a phrase is fine as long as it does not begin or end the paragraph. Offer your idea to introduce your thoughts and then provide the thesis. One way to start a formal rhetorical analysis of a novel is to begin with a focused paragraph of context. This is fine as long as the paragraph is not overly long or general. Do not offer a discussion of slavery or morality that the text does not offer. Stay specific to the universe established in the text. This paragraph may involve summary, but the summary is focused on the point you are making about the novel. Do not provide a summary of the entire novel here. Another way to start the analysis is to get straight to it. Either way, each paragraph must have a topic sentence and appropriate transitions. Topic sentence that sets up and provides context for the point you want to make about the text and helps set up the evidence. You may need two sentences to accomplish the goal. Quotations...
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...LOGICAL CONNECTORS Adverb Clauses, Sentence Adverbs, Transitions, Conjunctions and Prepositional Phrases Structural Formulas: Adverbial Clause: ADV + SVO, SVO. / SVO ADV + SVO. ADV + Ving, SVO. / SVO ADV + Ving. Sentence Adverbs: ADV, SVO. / S, ADV, VO / SVO, ADV. Transitions: SVO. TRANS, SVO. / SVO; trans, SVO. SVO. S, TRANS, VO. / SVO. SVO, TRANS. Conjunctions: SVO, conj SVO. Prepositional Phrases: PP + NOUN, SVO. / SVO PP + NOUN. (NOUN= Nouns, noun phrases, pronouns, gerund phrases, noun clauses) TIME: Adv.Cl: Until, Till, Up till, By the time, Before, After, When, Once, The moment, Now that, Immediately, Whenever, While, Whilst, As, Just as, As long as, As soon as, Since, Hardly . . . when . . ., Scarcely . . . when . . . , No sooner . . . than . . . Transition: Beforehand, Afterwards, Later, Later on, Then, Meanwhile, In the meantime, From (now/then) on PP: Before, After, Until, By, On/Upon, Prior to, Previous to, Subsequent to, During, For Other: Preceding, Proceeding, Following, Succeeding / Formerly, The former/The latter CONDITION Adv.Cl.: If, Only if, Providing/Provided (that), On (the) condition that, In the event that, Suppose/Supposing (that), As long as, So long as, What if, Even if, Unless, Whether … or (not), Assuming that, In (the) case (that), Given (that) Transition: Otherwise, If not Conj.: Or (else) PP: In case of, In the event of, If it weren’t/hadn’t been for, But for, Without CAUSE (REASON) Adv.Cl.: Because,...
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...Learner's common mistakes Cambridge Advanced [EH26] Dictionary, 3rd edition Writing essays The language that we use for writing essays is often more formal than the language that we use in conversation. The next four pages give you help with the more formal type of language that is usually used in writing. They give words and phrases that will help you to write your ideas clearly and naturally, and in a way that is suitable for an essay. Saying what you agree with You will first need to read the essay title carefully, and decide what you agree or disagree with about it or whether you think it is true. Use these words and phrases to say what you agree with or what you think is true about the statement: Certainly . . . It is certainly true that . . . It is certainly the case (= true) that . . . Examples: An example essay You could be asked to write many different types of essays in English during the course of your studies. These may include factual essays, descriptive essays or stories. You may also be asked to write letters, emails, reports or pages from a diary as writing exercises. The phrases below all relate to the language you might want to use in a discursive essay (= an essay in which you are asked to discuss something). The title of the example essay is: ‘Despite the increased availability of ‘healthy’ food and our greater knowledge of what makes a healthy diet, we are fatter and less healthy than ever before.’ Discuss. Before you start Make sure you understand...
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...Words Linking & Connecting Words — Part 1/2 * * Home * * Linking Words * Transition Words * Conjunctions * * Words for * ... Feelings * ... Speech * ... Action * * Pre-Writing * * List of Synonyms * * Quotes & Sayings * * English Language Humor * Smart & Funny & Clever * * Disclaimer Transition Words and Phrases This structured list of commonly used English transition words — approximately 200, can be considered as quasi complete. It can be used (by students and teachers alike) to find the right expression. English transition words are essential, since they not only connect ideas, but also can introduce a certain shift, contrast or opposition, emphasis or agreement, purpose, result or conclusion, etc. in the line of argument. The transition words and phrases have been assigned only once to somewhat artificial categories, although some words belong to more than one category. There is some overlapping with preposition and postposition, but for the purpose of clarity and completeness of this concise guide, I did not differentiate. Agreement / Addition / Similarity The transition words like also, in addition, and, likewise, add information, reinforce ideas, and express agreement with preceding material. in the first place not only ... but also as a matter of fact ...
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...spelled encyclopaedia, encyclopedia or encyclopædia) is a type of reference work – a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge. Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries, which are usually accessed alphabetically by article name. Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries. Generally speaking, unlike dictionary entries, which focus on linguistic information about words, encyclopedia articles focus on factual information to cover the thing or concept for which the article name stands. (Wikipedia, 2014) The word encyclopedia comes from the Koine Greek transliterated enkyklios paideia, meaning "general education": enkyklios, meaning "circular, recurrent, required regularly, general" + paideia, meaning "education, rearing of a child"; it was reduced to a single word due to an error by copyists of Latin manuscripts. Together, the phrase literally translates as "complete instruction" or "complete knowledge.".Ibid. The word encyclopedia, which to us usually means a large set of books, descends from a phrase that involved coming to grips with the contents of such books. The Greek phrase is enkuklios paideia, made up of enkuklios, "cyclical, periodic, ordinary," and paideia, "education," and meaning "general education." Copyists of Latin manuscripts took this phrase to be a single Greek word, enkuklopaedia, with the same meaning, and this spurious Greek word became the...
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...and Phrases This structured list of commonly used English transition words — approximately 200, can be considered as quasi complete. It can be used (by students and teachers alike) to find the right expression. English transition words are essential, since they not only connect ideas, but also can introduce a certain shift, contrast or opposition, emphasis or agreement, purpose, result or conclusion, etc. in the line of argument. The transition words and phrases have been assigned only once to somewhat artificial categories, although some words belong to more than one category. There is some overlapping with preposition and postposition, but for the purpose of clarity and completeness of this concise guide, I did not differentiate. Agreement / Addition / Similarity Avtale / / flere Likhet The transition words like also, in addition, and, likewise, add information, reinforce ideas, and express agreement with preceding material. in the first place not only ... but also as a matter of fact in like manner in addition coupled with in the same fashion / way first, second, third in the light of not to mention to say nothing of equally important by the same token again to and also then equally identically uniquely like as too moreover as well as together with of course likewise comparatively correspondingly similarly furthermore additionally Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction Motstanden, Begrensning ,Selvmotsigelse Transition phrases like...
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