Parenthetical referencing

At the beginning of the year I was really nervous about taking your Composition 1 class. You see, writing papers was never one of my strong traits. Looking back on this semester, I can see just how much my writing has improved. I went from being a writer who stressed over every tiny detail of a paper into someone who feels more confident in her writing to actually start enjoying what I put in my papers. Even though I stressed over every detail in my writing I still lacked a lot of the knowledge…

Reflective Essay I took WRTG 101 to complete my Community College of the Air Force degree. After attempting to take multiple English courses from different college institutions for the last two years. I find the course drawing to a close, coming a long way from the start of the course where I would rate myself a 3 out of ten. Because I never enjoyed taking any type of communication course being written or oral. Never having a real interest in the subject, procrastinating to the very last minute…

Plagiarism FAQ’s 1. What is plagiarism and why should I care about it? Plagiarism is taking the words and thoughts of others and using them as if they were your own because you fail to give credit to the other person. Plagiarism is a major form of cheating that should be avoided when you are completing assignments or posting on discussion threads. 2. How do I give credit to someone? At WCU, you are expected to credit your sources through APA guidelines. This means you’re responsible for citing…

1. Identify four distinct elements in this article that help readers assess its credibility. In each case, explain precisely how these elements do so. Within the article, some credible elements include, the publication, author, footnotes, and dates. The publication helps with credibility because it allows the reader to acknowledge where the source is from and depending on where the article was published, it can help the reader determine if what is in the article is credible or not. Having the…

Over the course of the last semester and taking English 112 my writing has improved dramatically since my junior year and since taking English 111. In the class we’ve written a total of four essays which all had to be a total of five pages each. In each one of my papers I’ve had things that I needed to improve on to better the next. So as I worked on each paper I tried looking back at the others to see what I needed to improve on and what I can change. There were a lot of different varieties of…

Introduction Career Exploration with today rising economy there are many different career to choose from to further gain knowledge in order to excel and be proficient in everyday life. The first career I chose was Training and development Manager this seem to be right up my alley because I always wanted to further enhance people skills. The second career I have chosen is within my company Lowe’s Regional Distribution Center and the position is an Assistant General Manager. I have been with my…

4. Use the Google web site to do a keyword search. Find FOUR relevant sites on Engineering standards and cite them below, using the Harvard referencing style. Engineering standards - foreword - what are engineering standards? (no date) http://wermac.org/documents/engineering_standards_what_are.html (Accessed: 7 November 2016). Standards and certification FAQ (no date) https://www.asme.org/about-asme/standards/about-codes-standards…

It has been a couple months since writing my last cover letter. It is time for me to reflect on my growth as a writer. Do I feel more like a writer than I had felt before? Yes and no. I definitely do not feel like I can call myself a writer. However, I do feel like my writing abilities have progressed. Through my English Composition journey, I felt like my eyes were opened to how much I struggle with writing. Despite the hardships that I have encountered when writing, I have also seen some…

reader by making it unclear on what they are reading about. Chapter 31 also talks about citation and documentation and parenthetical citation. Using citation and documentation allows your readers to know where the ideas and facts that you use come from. Using parenthetical citations keeps your readers from finding other people’s work that could interfere with your essay. A parenthetical citation includes the authors name as well as the page number. This citation is placed inside of the sentence…

Indiana Online Academy Cheating and Plagiarism Policy Cheating or plagiarism by students is attempting to take credit for someone else 's work, using unauthorized materials, or otherwise acting to deceive the evaluator in an assignment, project, or test. Consequences of plagiarism or cheating: Students who engage in plagiarism or cheating are subject to punishment, which can include but are not limited to: No credit for the assignment or test in which plagiarism or cheating occurred Removal…