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Aside from the list of references at the end of a paper, the APA style also concerns citations within the actual text. APA stands for American Psychological Association, which provided a set of standards for writing down references in research papers, journals, and similar articles. An Introduction Written works that utilize the APA style have […]

In the same way that editors don’t want to see an ending they’ve seen before, equally, there are some story beginnings that have been done to death. Here are ten you shouldn’t use. “It was a dark and stormy night.” The “weather report” gambit. Not only is it a lazy way to start a story, […]

In writing essays from biographies, one may expand on at least three distinguishing characteristics of the individual or one may enumerate three areas in which the reviewer admires or does not admire the individual. For The Life of Arthur W. Pink by Ian Murray published by Banner of Truth, the reviewer has chosen to use […]

Want to write more and write faster too? Let’s discover the secrets of great writing habits, which completely eliminate procrastination and writer’s block. Great writing habits start when you realize that writing is a process. Although others’ writing (including articles and books) may seem effortless – as though a piece of writing has been written […]

Looking for a different angle on your fiction or nonfiction? Consider the concepts of insight, oversight, foresight and hindsight for your fiction character’s point of view or as the angle for your nonfiction topic. They may prove to be the unique twist you’ve been looking for.   Insight Insight is defined as the power to […]

Excitement filled my mind as I called Jill Kinmont Boothe. This was two years ago, and Jill had graciously agreed to an interview for the book I was writing. I eagerly looked forward to hearing the inspiring story of how she rose above the tragic skiing accident which left her paralyzed and went on to […]

Nigerian dating sites are arguably still in there infancy. The attitude of the Nigerian market has been similar to other markets around the world. Even the writer used to be with the crowd who confined online dating in general to people who were desperate or layabouts! Today, we have a growing number of Nigerian dating […]

1) How should I prepare for XAT essay section? 2) What would be the essay topic? 3) How should I write the essay? These are few questions asked by the XAT (Xavier Admission Test) aspirants to counselors and in most of the forums. Essay writing for many years has been the integral part of XAT […]

The word “Criticism” is enough to raise one’s hackles. We bristle up like porcupines, ready to shoot our angry quills into our critics. As Dale Carnegie said, “Criticism wounds a man’s pride, hurts his sense of importance and arouses his resentment.” Of course all criticism is not fault finding. When applied constructively, criticism can serve […]

The work I’ve been involved with on contract cheating over the past decade has looked at students who pay for work to be completed for them online. This is a concerning behaviour. Students who do not complete their own learning are not gaining the skills they need for employment and the workplace. A worrying trend […]