Writing a thesis introduction can be extremely daunting. The pressure is on and there are often over 100 pages of material to write. How do you get started writing a thesis with a mountain of “to do” lists in front of you? We polled a handful of our writers at Paper Masters and came up with their favorite way to get started with a thesis. Here is what they say… Read more…
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Ok, Ok, Ok…so guilt got the best of me and I’m addressing “the cloud” once again. Just in case your head is in the sand and you don’t understand the problems of cloud computing, I feel compelled to follow up to the blog a few days ago in which I raved on about music storage and cloud computing. Many college students can relate to the problems of cloud computing directly, as their Playstation network crashed and burned several weeks ago. And personal data on Sony’s network? Kiss that good-bye! 100 million accounts compromised, exposed and let loose to hackers. And last month, Amazon’s cloud services had a breach in security and put down many big name sites and scared the pants off of thousands of smaller sites that use Amazon to cheaply store their data. Incredibly scary and a warning to all about jumping on the cloud bandwagon. Read more…
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The Cloud is perfect for a college student's music.
College students have a particularly difficult time with keeping music organized, synced and accessible on all devices due to the large amount of music the typical college student has, the wide variety of devices to play music he or she owns and the transient nature of being a college student. I myself have an iPad, iPhone, MacBook and an old iPod (Sick, I know, but not uncommon at all) and I use them all depending upon where I am or where I’m going or what I want access to. To have all my music synced over all 4 devices is a fantasy I cannot get my head around. However, it looks as if it’s going to be a reality, thanks to cloud computing. Cloud music services are perfect for college students in many ways. Read more…
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Facebook and Google Face-off in Privacy War
Students beware! Google and Facebook are at each other’s throat with a war on privacy issues that is so ugly it wouldn’t surprise me if one of them accused the other of harboring weapons of mass destruction. Facebook was caught this week “leaking” e-mail correspondence critical of Google’s privacy practices. What Facebook did was hire a public relations firm to target Google’s privacy practices to amp up public perception and speculation on their privacy practices. Not a new tactic but, according to the Wall Street Journal, a highly unethical and sophomoric attempt at mudslinging.
The privacy war is very transparent for those that understand both companies are greedy for the public’s private information to enhance their advertising leverage and domination of search. Facebook as a search engine? Facebook is the 2nd most searched entity on the Internet. There are billions of dollars to be had and the stakes are high to make the public believe their information is safe. So who do you believe and what does this mean for college students? Read more…
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Definitions Essays are easy english 101 essays
Definition essays are standard English 101 homework. Typically they offer a vast amount of leeway, as professors tend to allow students to choose their own word or topic to define. Definition essays are also one of the easiest essays to write and we will show you how to put one together right here.
Of course you must start a definition essay by choosing a term or concept to define. The more abstract the better. It is an easy way to earn points with your professor and defining an abstract word is no more difficult than defining a simple, everyday term. One you’ve chosen your term, do your research. Look up the term in the dictionary, the web, textbooks and in specialty or field specific encyclopedias or dictionaries. Get a broad idea of how to apply your term in all settings. Now begin writing. Read more…
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Over and over, the college students we help with research papers at Paper Masters tell us how they don’t get how to cite MLA, APA or various other types of citation standards. Not surprising, since there are over 3000 different ways to cite research, with most of these being variations on the main three (MLA, APA and Turbian). Microsoft Word and various other word programs offer basic citation help within the program but it is often incorrect and not updated with newer standards. What is really needed is a way to organize research and in a push of the button, have it cited within the text of your research paper and then saved to be put in the bibliography. Finally, several great programs have been released that do just this – Papers 2 for the Mac OS and Mendeley for both Windows and Mac users. Read more…
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There is a temptation to look at the news and be angry at what is happening in Japan with the nuclear reactors. I’m located on the coast of California and the gentle pacific breeze blows smog and factory filth from Japan every day. And now it looks like we will be adding a bit of radiation to the mix. How dare you Japan! But alas…in the future, when radiation level postings become part of the weather.com informational postings, just beside the smog alert and allergy levels, I’ll be slapping myself for my apathy. Nuclear energy is a glorious, short-sighted energy alternative, much like oil. Humans are parasitic, apathetic, instant gratification orientated and worst of all, capitalistic driven monsters. But we’re cute, sexy, smart and very persuasive. We can convince an entire globe that a nuclear reactor on an island, under a huge fault line is a good idea. How brilliant was that Oppenheimer!
Whether you’re a college student, home-maker or blithering idiot, rethink your own values and priorities. Get active and if it sounds like a bad idea, tell someone. Show some concern for the earth, for your health, for humankind and come out from under the shell of “what can little ‘ol me do” and get active. Particularly if you’re a college student. College students have a powerful network and voice in the world because they are the future businessmen and thinkers of tomorrow. And remember, if it sounds like a bad idea – Hey, don’t do it.
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The new year provides students the opportunity to develop resolutions aimed at improving academic achievement. What New Year’s resolutions should the good student consider?
First, stop procrastinating! Too often, the allure of friends, parties, movies and even the good old television lures students away from their work. Even the students with the best intentions can fall into this trap. It’s easy to put off today what isn’t due until next week and chronic procrastination leads to sloppy, unfinished and rushed final products.
Second, keep a schedule! Effective time management is the first and best strategy for combating procrastination. That ten page term paper feels less taunting if you space it out two pages at a time over a series of weeks instead of trying to rush all ten pages in the night before it’s due. By developing a schedule and sticking to it, the good student can ensure proper study and homework time while also juggling other social commitments. Writing down projects, meetings and other plans will also reduce the likelihood of forgetting an important deadline.
Finally, a good student must remember to make healthful living a priority. Too often, students rely on caffeine, sugar and other unhealthy stimuli to keep up. Instead of relying upon temporary energy boosts followed by inevitable crashes, the good student will make smart dietary and other health decisions. Eat right, include vegetables in your diet and get a minimum of seven hours of sleep. These healthy choices will keep the body and mind strong, making study sessions more productive.
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With less money available for college students on the federal level, colleges and universities across the country are looking for ways to help students save money. One of the first areas that are explored for savings is in textbook acquisition. Much to the disliking of the major publishing houses, text books are being offered in a variety of unique and cost-saving ways by colleges and universities. From iPad texts to downloadable e-books, college students are finding savings in a wide variety of textbook solutions.
Some unique savings we have seen at Paper Masters for textbook delivery include e-text downloadable on the university website. This method has been around for many years; with the trend most likely starting with the popular academic internet based solution, Blackboard. Students have been logging onto Blackboard for years and uploading their term papers, downloading class lectures and view course texts. Generally, textbooks are downloaded in .pdf form on sites like Blackboard. However, recently e-texts have been improved to be interactive work more like a wiki than a simple downloadable text.
With the launch of the iPad, it was Apple’s wish to break into the market of e-textbooks. In an extensive campaign to all the major academic publishing houses, Apple attempted to be the lone distributer of textbooks and turn the academic world upside down while offering substantial savings to students. Textbooks were rumored to be something that a student could rent by downloading them for a semester and then the rental period would expire and the text would no longer be available. Good idea? Apparently not, since it feel flat and Apple never succeeded on selling the big publishing companies on the idea. Profits won over practicality.
What does your university do to help with the cost of textbooks? Any innovative colleges providing a solution that needs to be passed on to other academic institutions. Let us know, we are all about saving student’s money.
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Halloween seems to have become more and more popular every year. It has risen to the holiday favorites list of many people. This especially seems to be the case across college and University campuses. What is it about this spooky celebration that nearly turns even the most rigid of students into “little devils”?
Halloween is celebrated about the same time as college midterms. Could it be that the stress and work load from ensuring good grades give students the perfect opportunity to release steam? Are they ready for a little bit of ghoulish fun after several weeks of keeping concentrated study? Who could blame them.
The stress of college brings on many complications in a college student’s life. Holloween is a great time to let loose and party within a fun atmosphere. A holloween party is a great way to meet people. Typically costums are involved and they give an opportunity to disguise, enhance or flavor one’s personality. Holloween can be as individual and original as you like or dress up as the typical wicked witch or swashbuckling pirate and be the life of the party with a traditional theme.
Perhaps dressing up as someone else or something else allows a young adult to freely explore other interests. The college years are the perfect time to investigate and discover one’s interests. Dressing up and letting one’s “hair down” is the perfect recipe for a student’s discovery.
Whatever the reason, Halloween is a big event on the campus. Happy Halloween from Paper Masters!
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