September 2012
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Writing a Cause & Effect Essay →
There are several different types of essays, each with its own goal. The purpose of a cause and effect essay is to convince your audience that certain actions produce certain consequences.
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Uses for Expository Text →
Expository text is written about a particular subject, assuming the reader doesn’t have knowledge about the topic. Because of this, expository text usually makes an effort to demonstrate clarity and avoid convoluted sentences, helping to educate the reader rather than leave him feeling more confused.
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Activities for Improving Writing Skills →
While some people may find that writing skills come more naturally than others, anyone can improve their writing skills with practice and hard work
July 2012
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About the CBEST Test
The CBEST Test is the California Basic Educational Skills Test. Since 1983, it has been required in California for those who want to apply for a teaching credential. It’s also required for those wanting to be school counselors or administrators. Prospective substitute teachers must take it in order to obtain an Emergency Teaching Permit. Some universities require passage of the CBEST before...
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ASVAB Testing Tips →
The ASVAB test, or Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test, is a standardized test that measures your strengths and weaknesses as well as your potential for future success.
ASVAB Testing Tips
The ASVAB test, or Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test, is a standardized test that measures your strengths and weaknesses as well as your potential for future success. The ASVAB can show you which civilian and military jobs that you would be best suited for. One of the scores that are given on the ASVAB is the AFQT (Armed Forces Qualification Test). This score also lets you know if...
June 2012
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How to prepare for the CFA →
Preparing for this exam is like preparing for a marathon. It is a long exam and most of the work is done before you even arrive at the exam center.
How to prepare for the CFA
Preparing for this exam is like preparing for a marathon. It is a long exam and most of the work is done before you even arrive at the exam center. You need to prepare yourself to give yourself the best opportunity to pass the exam.
After you run through the study material, I recommend you buy the Kaplan Schweser Secret Sauce for review. It touches on the majority of important subjects and Read...
How to Prepare for the TAKS Test
While tests in various subjects are required for promotion and graduation in Texas public schools, preparing for them doesn’t have to be a painful or uncertain process. In fact, the Texas Education Agency provides a wide variety of free resources to help students prepare for and pass the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests.
Confirm your subjects and dates. Students do not...
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How to Prepare for the TOEFL →
The TOEFL, or Test of English as a Foreign Language, is an exam that measures your competency of the English language.
May 2012
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How to Prepare for the TOEFL
The TOEFL, or Test of English as a Foreign Language, is an exam that measures your competency of the English language. It requires you to understand and respond to English at a college level. Earning a high score on the TOEFL means you are capable of attending a U.S. college and participating in college lectures just like native English speakers. There are many ways you can prepare for the TOEFL...
April 2012
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How to Search for a Thesis →
A thesis is what drives your paper and is the central issue that your paper will address. A thesis must make a specific claim that is debatable whether the thesis is explanatory, analytical or critical in nature. Searching for a thesis, then, is an important component of development because it gives you the tools to formulate a well-rounded thesis.
How to Search for a Thesis
A thesis is what drives your paper and is the central issue that your paper will address. A thesis must make a specific claim that is debatable whether the thesis is explanatory, analytical or critical in nature. Searching for a thesis, then, is an important component of development because it gives you the tools to formulate a well-rounded thesis.
Think of something that you care about deeply...
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How to Write a Primary Source Analysis →
A primary source analysis is the most important tool a historian or a student of history can employ to gain a deeper understanding of the events and people of the past. A primary source could be a journal, a letter, a newspaper article, even artwork or music—anything that was created and left behind during the time period or the event you are researching.
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About Graduate Thesis →
A graduate thesis is an important part of the overall requirements for a graduate degree. In most majors, graduate students must complete a thesis and have it approved by their thesis committee
How to Write a Primary Source Analysis
A primary source analysis is the most important tool a historian or a student of history can employ to gain a deeper understanding of the events and people of the past. A primary source could be a journal, a letter, a newspaper article, even artwork or music—anything that was created and left behind during the time period or the event you are researching.
Analyzing the Primary Source
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March 2012
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About Graduate Thesis
A graduate thesis is an important part of the overall requirements for a graduate degree. In most majors, graduate students must complete a thesis and have it approved by their thesis committee. The graduate thesis is regarded as a formal paper which serves a specific purpose; the student must identify an original question, theory or problem and subsequently solve or answer it. Graduate students...
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How to Write a Process Analysis Essay →
A process analysis essay explains a series of events. Often process analysis essays are written chronologically so that readers can perform a set of steps.
How to Write a Process Analysis Essay
A process analysis essay explains a series of events. Often process analysis essays are written chronologically so that readers can perform a set of steps. To write a process analysis essay, you need to understand the steps involved in a process, how they relate to one another and how they lead to the end result. The steps below will help you in developing and writing a process analysis essay How...
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Ten Principles of Economics Essays →
Harvard economist, Gregory Mankiw, and others outline the principles, which synthesize economic thought into a series of statements that help understand how people behave, how they interact in society and how economies work.
Ten Principles of Economics Essays
The 10 principles of economics provide a framework for understanding economics and explaining human behavior. Harvard economist, Gregory Mankiw, and others outline the principles, which synthesize economic thought into a series of statements that help understand how people behave, how they interact in society and how economies work. Instructors can help illustrate the explanatory value of these...
February 2012
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Career Essay Ideas →
A great career essay will give your reader a balanced idea of what it’s like to train for and enter a particular field. In addition to the usual topics like education, training, and job duties, an interesting and well-researched essay will also cover things like perks, promotion possibilities, eligibility for freelancing or consulting and an overall job forecast.
Career Essay Ideas
A great career essay will give your reader a balanced idea of what it’s like to train for and enter a particular field. In addition to the usual topics like education, training, and job duties, an interesting and well-researched essay will also cover things like perks, promotion possibilities, eligibility for freelancing or consulting and an overall job forecast.
Getting into the...
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How to Lead Up to a Thesis →
The thesis statement is the crucial element of a research paper and regular essay. It is the general topic that you will be trying to prove within the other paragraphs. Each paragraph has to relate to the thesis, so it is important to lead up to the thesis accurately and to state it clearly and definitely.
How to Lead Up to a Thesis
The thesis statement is the crucial element of a research paper and regular essay. It is the general topic that you will be trying to prove within the other paragraphs. Each paragraph has to relate to the thesis, so it is important to lead up to the thesis accurately and to state it clearly and definitely. The thesis is typically the last sentence in an introductory paragraph. This provides you...
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How to Write a Descriptive Narrative Essay →
The purpose of a narrative descriptive essay is to tell a story vividly to appeal to the reader’s senses. The more sensory images, or description, that is used to tell a story, the more interesting it will be to readers.
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How to Teach Middle School Students to Write a... →
A lesson teaching middle school students how to write a thesis statement should use a simple step-by-step process that teaches them exactly what a thesis statement is, explains the difference between argumentative statements and facts, and encourages the class to become an active part of the learning process through collaboration and discussion.
How to Teach Middle School Students to Write a...
A lesson teaching middle school students how to write a thesis statement should use a simple step-by-step process that teaches them exactly what a thesis statement is, explains the difference between argumentative statements and facts, and encourages the class to become an active part of the learning process through collaboration and discussion. By the end of your lesson, students should be able...
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Essays on Economic Issues →
One of the areas most lacking in a child’s education is an understanding of economics. For many young people, their first serious encounter with economics is when they take the introductory course in college
Essays on Economic Issues
One of the areas most lacking in a child’s education is an understanding of economics. For many young people, their first serious encounter with economics is when they take the introductory course in college. One thing you can do if you are teaching the middle grades is to assign your students essays on economic topics based on lectures you have given.
Profit and Loss
The notion of profit...
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GMAT Test Information →
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is required by most graduate business programs for admission. It is given year-round most weekdays and a few Saturdays.
GMAT Test Information
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is required by most graduate business programs for admission. It is given year-round most weekdays and a few Saturdays. It takes approximately four hours in total to complete. It is a computer-adaptive test, meaning the difficulty of the questions are adjusted by the answers given by the test-taker.
Time Frame
The GMAT should be scheduled in Read more...
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Steps in Writing Essay Titles →
Can a news article survive without a headline? How about an essay can go without a title? Titles are the first thing we should write in any form of paper or publication.
Steps in Writing Essay Titles
Can a news article survive without a headline? How about an essay can go without a title? Titles are the first thing we should write in any form of paper or publication. It interprets what the story, article or essay is all about. Being an introduction to any essay copy, titles should be sharp and brief. Long or short titles will do it’s purpose as long as it caught the attention of the readers...
January 2012
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How to Write an A-Level Economics Essay →
Just because economics is known as the “dismal science” does not mean an economics essay has to be dull. Economists, including Paul Krugman, a New York Times columnist who won a 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics, have written engagingly and well about the subject.
How to Write an A-Level Economics Essay
Just because economics is known as the “dismal science” does not mean an economics essay has to be dull. Economists, including Paul Krugman, a New York Times columnist who won a 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics, have written engagingly and well about the subject. Since economics is both art and science, it offers room for more than one point of view and is fertile ground for essays....
How to Write an Introduction for an Economics...
An economics essay discusses a topic of importance regarding the domestic or international economy (past or present). The introduction for your economics essay should indicate that you have thoroughly researched the economic principles or news in the essay. You must also present an introduction that draws the reader in and inspires him to read more of your essay.
Keep your economics essay Read...
How to Write an Economics Essay
Writing an essay can be a daunting task. The subject matter and skill level of the writer play a great deal into how successfully the writing process will go. Economics is an often difficult topic to write about in an interesting way. Follow these steps to write a well written, entertaining, and well informed economics essay, and make the essay writing process smoother for everyone Read more...
How to Write an Introduction for a Literary...
A literary analysis essay explains the significance of a specific aspect of a literary work. Literary analysis are scholarly essays and should be written more conservatively than other types of essays. An introduction for a literary analysis should provide relevant information about the work of literature and orientate the reader to what will follow.
Start out with a clear topic—an Literary...
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How To Structure Criticism Essay →
Criticism essays are written for the purpose of critically analyzing a subject matter, generally, criticism essays are written for analyzing any literature work.
How To Structure Criticism Essay
Criticism essays are written for the purpose of critically analyzing a subject matter, generally, criticism essays are written for analyzing any literature work. However, you can also analyze any movie or art plays. You can also compare two books or movies depending on how you want to write your criticism essays.
Literary criticism essay is solely based on your thinking but you cannot express...
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How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis →
Writing a rhetorical analysis is an aspect of educational writing that can often pose complexities for a writer. When facing this type of academic writing, you first need to understand the purpose of the assignment itself.
How to Write a Rhetorical Analysis
Writing a rhetorical analysis is an aspect of educational writing that can often pose complexities for a writer. When facing this type of academic writing, you first need to understand the purpose of the assignment itself. According to the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), the expectation for a rhetorical analysis is that the writer can competently discuss what message the author is attempting to...
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How to Write a Scientific Essay →
Scientific essays are challenging to write. While most essays are conversational and persuasive, a scientific essay is meant to inform.
Tips on building direct proof in the essay
In previous articles we were speculating on an importance of proof and arguments in it. Now let’s see how to use those arguments to build a strong logical link that would act like a polestar in your work.
To locate theses and arguments in a logical sequence, you need to investigate their relationship. Relation involves the interaction of thesis and argument, and may be direct, indirect and Read...
How to Write a Scientific Essay
Scientific essays are challenging to write. While most essays are conversational and persuasive, a scientific essay is meant to inform. The structure and format of a scientific essay is different from other types of writing. Knowing these key differences is an important part of writing a well-written essay. Here is how to write a scientific essay.
Determine the purpose of your essay. How to...
December 2011
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About Career Personality Tests →
Career personality tests are geared towards individuals who want to find career opportunities that would suit them according to their personality make-up.
About Career Personality Tests
Career personality tests are geared towards individuals who want to find career opportunities that would suit them according to their personality make-up. In these tests, psychological methods are used to assess mental and emotional development patterns. There may be questions about likes or dislikes, color pattern quizzes, and questions about working in certain types of jobs. Based upon the...
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How to Take a Career Aptitude Test →
Career aptitude tests analyze different aspects of your personality to help you determine which jobs are most likely to suit you the best.
How to Take a Career Aptitude Test
Career aptitude tests analyze different aspects of your personality to help you determine which jobs are most likely to suit you the best. They can be a very helpful tool in choosing an appropriate career path, especially if you really do not have a good feel for what you would like to do for a living. The tests typically include wide range of questions, including questions about whether you...
