It is a dream of many people, whether from London, England or Stamford CT (Connecticut), to attend college and achieve a higher education. However many are surprised at the difficulty of the work expected, and many people may require college essay assistance. This can be from a student in a year above, a professional body or an online essay site.
Such websites must be bypassed, as it is an easy but dangerous option. Purchasing papers online is known as plagiarism, in other words, theft of someone else's work. You may get away with failing the essay if you are caught. But you are more likely to be kicked out and in extreme cases possibly arrested. Plagiarism is an intellectual minefield but most colleges have plagiarism software so you will get caught. Even copying and pasting some ideas that are not your own with no credit to the author, or trying to pass them off as your own work is plagiarism.
This does not mean that you cannot use the ideas of other scholars, experts, websites or even television shows. If you do use someone's ideas then you must reference them. Referencing can be the bane of any college student's life, but without referencing there is no way of verifying the ideas in the essay. There are different ways of referencing ideas: through direct quotes ("Caligula killed his mother"), or paraphrasing (It is said Caligula killed his mother). Whichever is used it must be followed by a reference, either in text or in the footnotes (author date: page). This may make the essay longer to write but it means other people can verify your facts.
So now we can forget about plagiarism and referencing and get to the interesting part of the essay, the research. This is difficult, complex but can be fascinating. Sadly you have to read three times as much as you need for every essay. Chasing references is fun. If one text provides some referenced information you can follow this original source and analyse this yourself. Perhaps you will interpret the information differently to other authors. If you do you have the basis for the argument of your essay.
If you disagree with a well-established argument, or in an academic debate favour one argument over another, it is essential that you explain why. It is not enough to simply say "I do not agree with". It is essential to show the evidence supporting your opinion or the evidence debunking another argument. For every sweeping sentence (all women are good cooks) it is essential to be able to prove it, and reference it.
Arguing well makes for an A* grade. But only if you answer the question asked, not the question you want to answer. This may seem pointless to explain but it is too easy to get side-tracked from the question in hand.
Once you have completed the college essay; with an introduction, argument and conclusion, and all quotes and ideas referenced to the original author it is time to form the bibliography. This should be all the books, articles and websites that have been referenced in the text. NOT all the books, articles and websites that you have read to produce the essay. You will need to check the school guidelines for the system required for bibliography and referencing.
You now have enough time to proof read your essay before you hand it in on time. Don't lose marks with poor spelling and typos.
Such websites must be bypassed, as it is an easy but dangerous option. Purchasing papers online is known as plagiarism, in other words, theft of someone else's work. You may get away with failing the essay if you are caught. But you are more likely to be kicked out and in extreme cases possibly arrested. Plagiarism is an intellectual minefield but most colleges have plagiarism software so you will get caught. Even copying and pasting some ideas that are not your own with no credit to the author, or trying to pass them off as your own work is plagiarism.
This does not mean that you cannot use the ideas of other scholars, experts, websites or even television shows. If you do use someone's ideas then you must reference them. Referencing can be the bane of any college student's life, but without referencing there is no way of verifying the ideas in the essay. There are different ways of referencing ideas: through direct quotes ("Caligula killed his mother"), or paraphrasing (It is said Caligula killed his mother). Whichever is used it must be followed by a reference, either in text or in the footnotes (author date: page). This may make the essay longer to write but it means other people can verify your facts.
So now we can forget about plagiarism and referencing and get to the interesting part of the essay, the research. This is difficult, complex but can be fascinating. Sadly you have to read three times as much as you need for every essay. Chasing references is fun. If one text provides some referenced information you can follow this original source and analyse this yourself. Perhaps you will interpret the information differently to other authors. If you do you have the basis for the argument of your essay.
If you disagree with a well-established argument, or in an academic debate favour one argument over another, it is essential that you explain why. It is not enough to simply say "I do not agree with". It is essential to show the evidence supporting your opinion or the evidence debunking another argument. For every sweeping sentence (all women are good cooks) it is essential to be able to prove it, and reference it.
Arguing well makes for an A* grade. But only if you answer the question asked, not the question you want to answer. This may seem pointless to explain but it is too easy to get side-tracked from the question in hand.
Once you have completed the college essay; with an introduction, argument and conclusion, and all quotes and ideas referenced to the original author it is time to form the bibliography. This should be all the books, articles and websites that have been referenced in the text. NOT all the books, articles and websites that you have read to produce the essay. You will need to check the school guidelines for the system required for bibliography and referencing.
You now have enough time to proof read your essay before you hand it in on time. Don't lose marks with poor spelling and typos.
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