Being a college student, there are times during my years of academic work where I knew exactly what I wanted to write in my paper. At the other end of the spectrum, there were an equal number...
May 3, 2019
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11:50 AM
Posts
(When Your Paper Grade isn’t What you Wanted)
As the professor begins to pass back our papers, I am filled with the angst of fear and intrigue as I wait for the fateful moment of the return of my labor. Six hours of labor to be exact, all...
April 16, 2019
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11:42 AM
One of the things that bothered me most about my high school writing experience was how my teachers would, more often than not, put unnecessary prohibitions on how we wrote our papers. I don’t...
April 15, 2019
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2:29 PM
Reading, while considered a leisure activity, is also an invitation to an infinite source of examples of good writing. College students who read, either for their academics or as a hobby, are...
April 10, 2019
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10:01 AM
by UMBC Writing Center
When it comes to any writing, whether for pleasure or for an assignment, the first step is to pick your topic. This step is the easiest part of the process for some writers, followed by the...
April 1, 2019
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9:35 AM
by UMBC Writing Center
We’ve all been there; you’re sitting in a class and a professor suddenly assigns you a “Rhetorical Essay.” Maybe there is a specific text to go along with that prompt, maybe they’ve given you a...
March 22, 2019
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11:18 AM
by UMBC Writing Center
Commas and Conciseness: Finding the Middle Ground by UMBC Writing Center I decided to get serious about my writing during senior year of high school....
March 15, 2019
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11:27 AM
Come practice your presentation with a peer tutor!
The Learning Resources Center has an exciting new offering beginning the Monday after spring break, March 25th. Check out our schedule for Presentation Coaching by the LRC, located in the...
March 15, 2019
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7:35 AM
Tips for Success in STEM Writing
For many of today’s brightest problem-solvers, the writing process is considered a needlessly challenging, unpleasant, and unrewarding experience that offers little preparation for work in ‘the...
November 9, 2018
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2:34 PM
As I mentioned in my first article, I’m big on genre fiction. I love an interesting fantasy world and can get really lost in a good science fiction piece, even well after I’ve put the thing...
November 8, 2018
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5:52 AM