Importance of Vocabulary for Your Writing Skills

Most college and university assignments and assessments require the student to present written work. Essays, dissertations, and exams all rely on linguistic skills for the expression of the ideas and provision of relevant answers. Strong vocabulary is essential as it will impact on the way work is presented and understood in terms of accuracy and […]

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Description – Analysis – Synthesis

Essays or assignments benefit from different types of content, including description, analysis, and synthesis. The three elements require students to use different skills, with good essays or assignments often incorporating all three as integrated components. Student can improve their written works if they understand the differences between these three elements. Description Description is the easiest […]

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How to Use Strong Arguments in your Essay

Most essays entail putting across a specific point or view or perspective. Even those based on empirical studies entail making the case for a given interpretation of the results. This entails putting forward strong arguments. Here’s a quick guide to how to do this. Lead with Bold Statements: then prove them One of the common […]

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Dissertation’s Results

Well, if you’ve made it so far in the dissertation process that it’s time to write your results section, let us pause for just a moment and say ‘congratulations’. By no means is the work done, but you are now on the home stretch, and at the place where your research is finally what is […]

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Oxford or Harvard Referencing

It is essential that students ensure all of their essays, assignments, projects, or dissertations are fully referenced. Failure to reference the ideas, research, or work of others could be regarded as plagiarism. References are also important as they allow readers to check the validity and accuracy of any claims made or facts cited, supporting the […]

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Correctly Referencing in your Dissertation

There is probably nothing more entertaining in the world than correctly referencing the information in your dissertation! Of course, when we say “nothing is more entertaining” what we really mean is “everything is more entertaining than that, but you have to do it anyway, so buckle up, and here’s some worthy advice”! If you want […]

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Writing a Bibliography

If you’re lucky, you’re one of the people who enjoys the process of writing, of crafting your thoughts against the background of what other illustrious thinkers have done before you, and of course, remembering to give them full credit where it is due. One of the most important ways to do that is through the […]

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What Does a First-Class Essay Look Like?

A first-class essay is a piece of work that clearly, accurately, and concisely answers the essay questions and/or covers all elements of the assignment brief. The first-class essay will exceed the basic requirements and demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the topic on the part of the student along with well-formulated content that incorporates different perspectives, […]

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How Many References is Too Many References?

Referencing in any assignment or article is essential, regardless of whether the source provided a direct quote or just an idea that was used by the student. Even where the student rephrases an idea, it is important to provide a reference, as failure to indicate the source of information and present it as one’s own […]

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Writing the Dissertation Proposal

Writing a dissertation or thesis is an important undertaking for a student. The completion of thedissertation will be preceded by the creation of dissertation proposal. The proposal is a document that outlines the topic of the project, as well as how the research to complete the paper will be undertaken and why the topic is […]

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