That's nothing new bro. Only reason I got my politics degree was by using Wikipedia and Google Books to find sources.
The single greatest use for Wikipedia I've ever seen...
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How to write a research paper:
1. Place words on a page to to the necessary word count.
2. Cite sources that agree with your claims.
3. If more citations are needed, quote non-contradictory sources and cite them.
And people say the education system is a joke.
1. Place words on a page to to the necessary word count.
2. Cite sources that agree with your claims.
3. If more citations are needed, quote non-contradictory sources and cite them.
And people say the education system is a joke.
Me too! Bioware;Galway;Mayor;Germany;Hitler.electricsoup_erman said:
OT: I don't remember what the paper was about, but I cited The Wizard of Oz for something once. If I remember correctly I got an A.
A writing class required that the students keep a journal and write something (nothing specific) per page every week. I used roleplaying character profiles I'd made up in middle school (written in paragraph form because I had a lot of time on my hands back then). I simply typed up (some were handwritten) or printed out three of them every week (grammar corrected and edited for voice and whatnot)...
The teacher thought I was a genius.
The teacher thought I was a genius.
Like I mentioned a few posts up, "the only way it could be any more awesome would be if it had tits and was on fire." I said it about Voltaire's Candide. Said my professor: "Thank you. You have no idea how tedious it can be to read student papers. You actually have writing ability and your stuff is funny."TheLefty said:
My mate used a book that he invented in an exam, as well as a song he wrote, in one exam. I have another friend who moved away who showed me a genius essay, about whether some novel or other was good (I can't exactly remember the question, but it pertained to the worth of the text). he was quite clearly meant to write about the novel in a positive light, but as the question was a little more open ended then that he chose to write how terrible it was, and cited A) one of his own poems and B) the essay he was writing. He cited the essay he was writing in the essay he was writing, itself! is that legal?
I don't care what people say about Wikipedia, it's the greatest thing on the interenet. Even if teachers are picky about it, I still use Wikipedia as a confirming source a lot.
That's awesome. The only teachers I had that would maybe have the appropriate sense of humor for that would be some of my CS professors and there were no essays there.SimuLord said:
Took me 12 from carrot.Okysho said:
... anyway... this is a brilliant idear, I shall attempt it.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.230978-3-Clicks-to-HitlerOkysho said:
http://thewikigame.com/
My friend once quoted ME as a source on his chemistry report. The funniest part was I had no idea wtf he was researching. His teacher gave him an A.
I managed to use quotes from Style Wars as legitimate quotes on which to balance an entire paper. And while the film itself is incredibly relevant and important to the understand of the evolution of graffiti culture, it's just sort of funny to have stiff academic writing juxtaposed with quotes like this:
I have to write a 1000 point research paper relating to my IT class in order to pass both that class and my English class, and I chose the same topic.BreakfastMan said: