One of the things that annoy me the most about the public education system is that everyone demands a paper but no one taught anyone how to write a paper. At a maximum, they might have mumbled something under their breath about accordions and being persuasive.
Here’s a quick and dirty about how to write a paper:
1. Get your topic down to one sentence and write an intro
Topic: AIDS is an economic issue.
Intro: AIDS first came on the scene as a sexually transmitted disease that only homosexuals and sexual deviants have as demonstrated by the reaction in the 1980s, however, it has been proven that AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease that affects all walks of life whether they are sexually active or not… … …
Make sure to tie your topic into your intro.
2. Write down all of your points.
Prostitution for economic need spawns an environment of increased risk for sexually transmitted disease because it is more profitable to perform sex without protection.
The rate of AIDS is higher in impoverished Western communities and third world countries because of the availability of education and resources.
Stereotypes surrounding the disease and lack of proper sexual education create higher risk factors.
Point 4
point 5
3. Write down the point of your point. (Why is it in your paper?)
This is important because …
This ties into the argument because . .
Point A causes
Point B affects/ has the effect of
Point C represents
The point of this is …
4. Write down any sub-ideas into separate paragraphs but with the same format as main paragraphs.
Sub-ideas are small branches off of your main idea, but are different enough to garner a paragraph of their own.
5. Find your quotes. If for some reason you can’t find a quote to support your point, write a new point.
Then explain the quote. Do not let the quote stand alone. There is no quote on the planet that stands alone. You must explain the importance of the quote with regard to the subject. I don’t care how great the quote is.
5. Write a conclusion by essentially summarizing, not all of your topic sentences, but all of your concluding sentences (point of your point).
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By the time you are done filling in all the spaces and resources and citations you have a nice, thick paper.
The way I eyeball it is I need 2 main paragraphs, not including intro and conclusion per page. So if it is a 5 page paper, I need 10 main ideas. If the paper goes over, then I can cut some thoughts here and there. It’s a wide gauge because it all depends on 1) how long your quotes and citations are 2) how succinct you are in making your point 3) what the professor/teacher actually asks for in the way of citation and opinion.
It all can be adjusted very easily because everything is in its own nice little compartment.
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The Dua of Musa (AS):
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir
‘My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.’ (Surah Al-Qasas, 24)
The Dua of Yunus (AS):
لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِين
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin
‘There is no god worthy of worship except You. Glory be to You! I have certainly done wrong.’ (Surah Al-Anbiya, 87)
The Dua of Nuh (AS):
رَبِّ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانْتَصِرْ
Rabbi inni maghlubun fan-tass-ssir
‘I am helpless, so help me!’ (Surah Al-Qamar, 10)
The Dua of Ayub (AS):
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Innee massaniyad durru wa Anta arhamur raahimeen
‘Indeed, I have been touched with adversity, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.’ (Surah Al-Anbiya, 83)
The Dua of Muhammad (SAW):
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْهَمِّ والْحُـزْنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ
Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu bika minal-hammi walhazani, wal’ajzi walkasali, walbukhli waljubni, wa dhala’id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaal.
‘O Allah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being overpowered by men.’ (Sunan an-Nasa’I 5449)
The definition of drawing
draw,(verb)
to produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks, especially with a pen or pencil, on paper.
I love planners, highlighters, giant calendars, nice ball point pens, to do lists, & anything else that gives me the illusion that I’m getting my life together
"I no longer believed in the idea of soul mates, or love at first sight. But I was beginning to believe that a very few times in your life if you were lucky, you might meet someone who was exactly right for you. Not because he was perfect, or because you were, but because your combined flaws were arranged in a way that allowed two separate beings to hinge together."
-Lisa Kleypas
I believe in free education, one that’s available to everyone; no matter their race, gender, age, wealth, etc… This masterpost was created for every knowledge hungry individual out there. I hope it will serve you well. Enjoy!
FREE ONLINE COURSES (here are listed websites that provide huge variety of courses)
Alison
Coursera
FutureLearn
open2study
Khan Academy
edX
P2P U
Academic Earth
iversity
Stanford Online
MIT Open Courseware
Open Yale Courses
BBC Learning
OpenLearn
Carnegie Mellon University OLI
University of Reddit
Saylor
IDEAS, INSPIRATION & NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)
TED
FORA
Big Think
99u
BBC Future
Seriously Amazing
How Stuff Works
Discovery News
National Geographic
Science News
Popular Science
IFLScience
YouTube Edu
NewScientist
DIY & HOW-TO’S (Don’t know how to do that? Want to learn how to do it yourself? Here are some great websites.)
wikiHow
Wonder How To
instructables
eHow
Howcast
MAKE
Do it yourself
FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS
OpenStax CNX
Open Textbooks
Bookboon
Textbook Revolution
E-books Directory
FullBooks
Books Should Be Free
Classic Reader
Read Print
Project Gutenberg
AudioBooks For Free
LibriVox
Poem Hunter
Bartleby
MIT Classics
Many Books
Open Textbooks BCcampus
Open Textbook Library
WikiBooks
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS
Directory of Open Access Journals
Scitable
PLOS
Wiley Open Access
Springer Open
Oxford Open
Elsevier Open Access
ArXiv
Open Access Library
LEARN:
1. LANGUAGES
Duolingo
BBC Languages
Learn A Language
101languages
Memrise
Livemocha
Foreign Services Institute
My Languages
Surface Languages
Lingualia
OmniGlot
OpenCulture’s Language links
2. COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING
Codecademy
Programmr
GA Dash
CodeHS
w3schools
Code Avengers
Codelearn
The Code Player
Code School
Code.org
Programming Motherf*?$%#
Bento
Bucky’s room
WiBit
Learn Code the Hard Way
Mozilla Developer Network
Microsoft Virtual Academy
3. YOGA & MEDITATION
Learning Yoga
Learn Meditation
Yome
Free Meditation
Online Meditation
Do Yoga With Me
Yoga Learning Center
4. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING
Exposure Guide
The Bastards Book of Photography
Cambridge in Color
Best Photo Lessons
Photography Course
Production Now
nyvs
Learn About Film
Film School Online
5. DRAWING & PAINTING
Enliighten
Ctrl+Paint
ArtGraphica
Google Cultural Institute
Drawspace
DragoArt
WetCanvas
6. INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC THEORY
Music Theory
Teoria
Music Theory Videos
Furmanczyk Academy of Music
Dave Conservatoire
Petrucci Music Library
Justin Guitar
Guitar Lessons
Piano Lessons
Zebra Keys
Play Bass Now
7. OTHER UNCATEGORIZED SKILLS
Investopedia
The Chess Website
Chesscademy
Chess.com
Spreeder
ReadSpeeder
First Aid for Free
First Aid Web
NHS Choices
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Please feel free to add more learning focused websites.
*There are a lot more learning websites out there, but I picked the ones that are, as far as I’m aware, completely free and in my opinion the best/ most useful.
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Something happened and they were not happy.. they were not feeling well.. and then a sudden unpleasant thing happened which made their brain do extra over thinking and plan out how to not get mad and burst out... everything planned out calmly.. almost like a prepared dialogue of a conversation... and then when they spoke.. BAM!!!! Events took a wrong turn and they put more wood to the fire... now they are feeling terribly sorry... They are waiting for the right time to fix things... will they manage? . . . END
Anonymous said: hi! i’m writing a story where the main character is a muslim teen girl, and it’s not like the /main/ focus of the story but since i’m not muslim myself i was wondering if you had any pointers on how to show that as a part of her life (beyond the hijab, which is something she chooses only to wear at home?) without being too blatant/forced or oppositely non-evident? thank you!
Hi there! Islam is a deeply intricate religion that is woven into a muslim’s everyday life, and there are definitely easy ways to sneak in indicators of a person’s religion. For example, muslims only eat meat that has been cut the halal way- your character could ask about that at a restaurant, or forgo the meat just to be safe. Muslims also pray five times a day (with the exception of the days some people are on their periods), so you could show her waking up at sunrise to pray Fajr. Honestly, there are a million and one ways to portray a muslim girl.
Also, while I might not know the complete context of your character’s situation, the purpose of a hijab is to shield a person from the gaze of male strangers. Homes are places where girls let their hair down and relax. A muslim only wearing a hijab at home contradicts the very importance of a hijab and could be really offensive to some readers. There are many muslim girls who don’t wear a hijab, so I suggest maybe going with that. There are also muslim girls who wear the hijab in certain areas (read: around traditional family members) to preserve social standing, but aren’t actually committed to the hijab.
I suggest you do more research on Islam if you want to convey your character realistically.
-Yasmin
I’d just like to add that I see quite a few writers taking the non-hijaabi route in order to avoid repercussions of possibly negative representation. I’d just like to stress that, if you feel that offering this representation is important, and you feel that you can do the research and continue to ask the questions to make it as good as you can, you should strive to do it.
Of course, we need non-hijaabi representation, but I do not think that should be the only option offered if a writer is nervous about approaching the hijaab.
Besides that note, I agree with Yasmin’s eloquent answer and the fact that a girl only wearing the hijaab at home is rather unusual and offensive. Good luck!
-Kaye
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