Isabella Pantoja Period: 5 11/26/12 College Writing There are two important similarities in the movies “Glory Road” and “The Blind Side”. “Glory Road” is about a mixed white and black basketball team during the time of integration aiming for the same goal to make it to national championships. The movie “The Blind Side” is about a young black man who is found on the street by a rich family that help him get an education and help him find his talent to play football. These two movies‚ also true
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Plagiarism in College Writing Introduction Plagiarism occurs in many forms. Self-plagiarism and inadvertent plagiarism are two forms of plagiarism. Students plagiarize for many reasons. Self-plagiarism is a form of plagiarism that is difficult to detect and often over looked. Inadvertent plagiarism is often caused by sloppy work and poor citation preparation skills. Proper education and practicing citations along with the use of online tools will assist the student in
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College writing has helped me to learn more about myself‚ and the kind of writer that I want to be. Going from writing five paragraph essays‚ to more of a proper paper was a transition at first; But‚ after relearning how to write it‚ I found out that is was simple. I found that college writing is a lot more in depth and in detail than high school writing. Before being in a college class I never enjoyed writing essays about boring subjects‚ but I have grown to like writing more. This class taught
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Writing a College Essay Writing a college essay can be a very difficult task. However‚ there are techniques to help make this task easier. The writing process is a three stage approach to planning and creating a college essay. These stages are known as prewriting‚ writing‚ and revising. If a student follows this process‚ she will write a good paper. The first stage of the writing process is called prewriting. There are five prewriting techniques that help writers to understand the topic
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CHAPTER 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO COST TERMS AND PURPOSES 2-1 A cost object is anything for which a separate measurement of costs is desired. Examples include a product‚ a service‚ a project‚ a customer‚ a brand category‚ an activity‚ and a department. 2-2 Direct costs of a cost object are related to the particular cost object and can be traced to that cost object in an economically feasible (cost-effective) way. Indirect costs of a cost object are related to the particular cost object but cannot
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Writing in College states that an effective introduction‚ conclusion‚ and title‚ combined with appropriate formatting and proofreading heavily impacts the reader’s memory. Williams and McEnerney express that while being too aggressive is not ideal‚ “The most important role of your introduction is to give a brief statement about the question or problem that you are answering or solving…The intention is to make your reader feel that you have answered a question that is worth asking‚ that you have seen
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Understanding College English Is reading and writing in college really more difficult than high school? Learning to read and write in high school seems different rather than distant. College reading and writing is extensive and dissimilar in comparison to high school level material. Although others may argue that college writing is harder than high school material‚ I view it as a different way of writing that needs to be practiced in order to establish the same level of excellence in college writing that
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College Level Writing Vs Casual Writing College level writing is expected to be clear and to the point. Often it is expected to cite supporting literature and conform to certain other content and format requirements. College level writing is more formal than most of your daily writing. Casual writing is writing as you go writing as you’d speak‚ rather than however you typically choose to portray yourself on paper. Casual writing‚ sentences must be short and direct. The formality of format and structure
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Sitting down attempting to write a first draft of my college essay‚ I started brainstorming what I could possibly write about. Do I go with something deep or something lighthearted? Do I use a prompt‚ or do I pick a topic of my own? Making these decisions proved to be challenging. My friends and family tried to help me‚ but being stubborn I still couldn’t pick one. Decisions after all‚ haven’t always been my strong suit. However‚ I have learned that although some skills I have- like decision making-
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Giang Anh N Ha Because I was in Chinese Class this semester‚ the professor required us to attend the Chinese Moon Festival which was held by the Chinese Club in Juniata College. At first I really did not enjoy it at all because I am from Vietnam‚ and I already know what Moon Festival is. However‚ in the end of the day‚ I realized that I would regret it if I did not go to that event. I was absolutely amazed. It was not a traditional event like I thought it would be. When I heard about
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