No, it isn't, because there are many very professional and well sourced articles that can be used if you know what you're doing. ... It is the researcher's responsibility to make sure that all cited sources exist and are accurate. Not all sources are acceptable to schools, or even to certain professors or professional organizations, so it's always best to make a few checks before submitting your essay. ... Once you find that the source book is available, check to make sure that the information really is in the book. ... If you want a failing grade on your essay, this i...

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Goode-Maier says that the high grades given to the students are not worth what they used to be. ... What are colleges/businesses doing to combat the grade inflation? ... This is just one example of what colleges are doing. ... Each one makes a good point about how the grades are affecting the quality of education. I believe Farber's solution would be a good step in solving both the problems. ...

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This paper you wrote is really good! ... " That's what my teacher said when I was in third grade. ... From then on my papers were usually really good during all that year. ... " I feel like after reading those books it helped me make really good onomatopoeia's at the beginning of my essays from then on. ... I began to think; "what if my teacher lied to me this whole time....

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You must do what you need to survive the freshman year. ... If you don't study, then you will most likely just waste your time that will make you lazy (not a good habit to have, once you get out there!) ... If you get homework and take it home without knowing what to do, then how will you do it, and not doing your homework is not a very good idea, So like I said before if you don't get what your teacher is saying, ask to find out. ... Say you have a five-page essay to write in two weeks. Don't start writing the whole essay the night before. ...

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Zinsser seems to have a sarcastic tone throughout majority of the essay, which I think makes it easier to read and relate to. ... Students feel as though they need to go to school to prepare them for a career which will make them financially successful- in student terms, they want to make a lot of money. ... When C's meant average, B's were very good and A's were excellent. This essay was interesting and even slightly entertaining. ... However, once you have progressed to college, you are expected to know what you want to do, be good at it, and be ready for tougher gradi...

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Rather than being afraid of that horrific English essay next week, I need to become more proactive, then preparing and writing every single day in order to make that essay seem just that much smaller and less difficult. ... Say I have a fall ball game next week, but I am not hitting the ball particularly well, what am I going to do? ... I have to work on the part of the game that I am not so necessarily good at. ... I was good enough academically and athletically to just squeeze on by. ... " Make the choice....

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Despite my hatred towards work, I know that receiving an education will make my life much easier. ... I did not understand what school was all about. ... To me, a difficult assignment would be to write an essay or prepare for a speech. ... That=s probably one of my main problems with essays. ... The test results I get will help me enter a good college. ...

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Response I think Petrie wrote a very good essay. ... I knew right from the beginning what the essay was going to be about. But I did get a little confused on what he was arguing. ... Overall, I really liked Petrie"s essay. ... Also, he had good evidence and stories to back up all of his arguments. ...

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Like most children, my parents pushed me in sports at a young age in hopes to spark some interests, get exercise, and make friends. ... Unfortunately, I didn't make my high school's volleyball team, bringing my career to an end; although, this brought me to a sparkling new start to my life – my inconsistent life. ... With my lack of commitment to these new-found interests, I was unable to become any sort of big-shot president or captain; however, I put in the work, passion, and determination to make up for lost time and truly benefitted from my variety of experience. ... I beli...

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Etzioni declares that "these jobs undermine school attendance and involvement in school activates" If anything it would make students want to be more involved in their school. Students in general want to be a part of what's going on with their peers, with their school. ... He clearly states "What does it matter if you take twenty minutes to learn to work a register and the "operate" it what "skill" have you acquired?... Amitai Etzioni is a very intelligent man, he has some good points but hardly any that are worth looking into. ... The essay "Worki...

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The SAT I test is very broad and does not look at what students have learned specifically in the subjects they were taught from grades one through twelve. ... Colleges could also look at the grades and the essays of the applying students to make their decision on whether they are fit for the school. ... This is what makes it unfair toward lower income families. ... (Stein, 2) How is it fair to say that the SAT I exam is a good way of predicting at how a student will do academically in college? ... The SAT II exam might be the answer along with assessing the grades and entrance essays...

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Jonathan Smith 11/21/14 HCS Reflection Essay Looking back at my experiences over the past few years there are a lot of things that have influenced where I am today. ... They said that getting a better education is critical in life if you want to have a good paying career. ... She had went to Daemen for psychology and she told me that Daemen had small class sizes, a good teaching staff, and everyone there was really friendly. ... I plan on keeping organized, staying motivated, and completing all my assignments so I can impress my professors and make my parents proud. ... M...

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This common method of education is what Paulo Freire refers to as "the banking concept."" ... What should the students do about their education though? Percy's essay can serve almost as a solution to Freire's response. ... Percy's idea when connected towards education sounds like a good idea, but doesn't work. ... They, themselves, are graded and tested to make sure they follow a similar method. ...

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During the essay Ken Harvey mentions that he just wants to be average and considers himself to be below average while Rose is thinking to himself what an absurd comment it was but it actually stuck with him for years and made him really think. ... He then goes on to describe every character he mentions through the essay what their faces look like, their actions, how they dress. When Rose describes Ken Harvey, "Ken was good-looking in a puffy way and had a full and oily ducktail and was a car enthusiasta hodad" (186) you imagine exactly what he looks like in your head. ... It is a ver...

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My reading comprehension has always been extremely good, and I cannot thank my mom enough for this. In the event that I ever asked what a word implied she would make me find it in the dictionary myself. ... I have managed to win 7 scholarships just for writing essays. ... In "The Lonely, Good Company of Books," by Richard Rodriguez he tells about what reading has done, or hasn't accomplished for him in his past. Beginning toward the start of the essay the inspiration driving Rodrigues' adoration for reading originates from his first educators in school. ...

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This is an academic summary of an essay by Richard Rodriguez, "Achievement of Desire". We are to summarize Rodriguez's essay and then expand on it using a recent personal experience. I am looking for help with proofreading and any ideas you may have on how to expand this essay further. ... He has parents who are barely scraping by and know he is in a place where he can ensure his future by getting a good education. ... It makes the boy seem smart at first, but that is only on the surface, beyond that he barely understands the meaning. ...

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Skateboarding: an Arguementive essay Somewhere a teenaged kid is happily riding his skateboard trying to have a good time by fully living his youthful years, when he is suddenly grabbed from behind and forced to the ground by a police officer. ... Within the San Jacinto Valley there are many young people of various ages that are continuously searching for new and decent places to do what they love to do: skate. ... But the question the school system should answer is this: If the school builds tennis courts for tennis players to use or spends millions of dollars on a stadium for m...

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She was mean to all the kids, only a few, like one or two, kids were on her good side, I was not. ... The tests/quizzes for language would have a 5-paragraph essay on them. ... Teachers what can I say about teachers, well two of them were nice, and the rest were as strict as all get up. ... She made fun of her students, and was not a good teacher at all. ... Leasure would make me miss half of my lunch and stay after with her. ...

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The Future Freaks Me Out In the following essay I will be discussing my future plans for the next five to ten years. ... By this time I should be in my early twenties and have a good starting foundation for the rest of my life. ... If this were to be the case I would probably have to settle for something just to make money and until a opening in the field I want becomes In conclusion I have a pretty good idea of what I want out of the next ten years of my life. ... Although none of my plans are a guaranteed thing, I still feel that at the very least I am being optimistic about what I ...

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Especially if you want to get into good college and be someone very successful in life. ... So once you get through the first day and make new friends you will be all right, all you have to do is let your brain do all the work, besides that is what it is there for. Tomorrow, I will probably have an essay to write for English, and like I said earlier, I am going to have to apply my self. ... Then you have your first reason, which is followed by evidence to support your reason, then your second and third follow, with different reasons and different evidence to support, then finally you have yo...

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In the essay, "A Lifetime of Student Debt? ... In fact, Wilson goes on to quote a professor of economics, " 'College is a good investment, and most students take out too few loans, not too many'," (259). ... In the essay, "Two Years Are Better Than Four," the author Liz Addison, reminds us on the importance of community colleges. ... Addison also goes on to say, "Not to score political points, but simply to make sure that anyone who is looking to go to college in this country knows where to find one. ... Students should not let the price of college scar...

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English Experiences Throughout my high school English years, I wrote a lot of different types of essays, poems and character analysis etc. ... This taught me a great deal of how to write good character analysis because my teacher would go over our papers one by one and tell us what we needed to make the paper stronger. Poems were also a fun thing for me because it was sort of a challenge for me to make things rhyme and flow right so it would sound good. ... I think this helped me with my writing a lot, especially in fantasy writing, because I could make up a lot of crazy things. ... This...

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Throughout my high school English years, I wrote a lot of different types of essays, poems and character analysis etc. ... This taught me a great deal of how to write good character analysis because my teacher would go over our papers one by one and tell us what we needed to make the paper stronger. Poems were also a fun thing for me because it was sort of a challenge for me to make things rhyme and flow right so it would sound good. ... I think this helped me with my writing a lot, especially in fantasy writing, because I could make up a lot of crazy things. ... This sort of helps me get ...

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The tastes of Gatorade mixed with salty sunflower seeds will surly never taste so good again. ... Bales believed in the theoryPractice makes perfect?... Although this may not seem like fun to the reader of this essay, I truly do miss every detail. ... Jim, on the other hand was quite a softy, but I liked him and with good cause, he was my personal trainer and taught me many useful skills. ... This angers me now, but perhaps it is what I deserve, I used the system and the system used me. ...

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Whether I was out in the water or at school, people would approach me and ask about my sponsors or how I became good, and I would always tell them that I could not have done it without God on my side. ... Without bodyboarding I would not be at this school writing this essay because the only way I could have afforded to come here was through the help of my sponsors and the scholarships and money I have won while competing. ... If there is ever a time when I am sick it will also make me feel better and it will give me the energy I need to make it through my day. ... Bodyboarding has helped make ...

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