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In conclusion, although the origin of Harvard Referencing System is still a mystery, it is a fact that the style of referencing has been commonly used in writing. It is owing to the convenient way of referring in-text citations to the last page (bibliography or reference list). It is especially useful for students to show that the arguments are well-founded, as well as to prove the originality of work as to avoid plagiarism. And for sure to credit the ideas to the…

Most students don’t realize how easy it is to misuse and misappropriate Doctors’, Nurses’, and Medical Professionals’ ideas and documentation, otherwise known as plagiarizing. These medical professionals use a style of formatting and writing known as the American Psychological Association (APA) Style. This organization also sets the rules and guidelines for this style. Most students use the Modern Language Association (MLA) style of writing, but in the medical field the APA style is used.…

Adult learners bring a wealth of maturity, time management skills, critical abilities, perseverance, and experience to the classroom (Bethel. 2016.p1). In order to create an accurate picture of where I am in life, how far I have come, and what I will need to succeed in the Leadership program, I took the self-assessment test. Rating myself was very interesting, the assessment allowed me to point out my strengths and weaknesses, that I don’t really think about on a daily basis. The…

My interpretation of the test itself, I always enjoy self assessments, they locate the areas which need improvements. I am amazed by some of the questions listed throughout the self-assessment. The self- assessment discovers the strengths and weaknesses in particular areas. Although they discover, I myself "occasionally" evaluate myself in order to perform at my best ability," generally speaking". My biggest weaknesses include, money management, seeking support from other, energy,…

Writing for me has always been a complicated and thorough process. While I have enjoyed writing for many years, I often found myself struggling to organize my thoughts in a way that would clearly show my true self to the reader. However, after going through the Reflective Writing Portfolio course, my writing has changed in both its organization and its overall focus. By examining numerous texts and revising many of my old writings, I have learned various techniques to effectively organize my…

In their article, “Conventional Wisdom Tells… What’s in a Name? That Which We Call a Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet,” Cerulo and Ruane claim that names and labels can effectively reshape an individual’s past, present circumstance, or future path. This essay was written for a sociological textbook, which would be primarily viewed by college students taking a sociology course. The essay is therefore stylistically different. It maintains the flow and structure of an essay, but differs…

Scholarly Article Exercise RS3000 Ohio Christian University October 10, 2015 JoAnna McClain Professor Rose For this exercise five web links were given to be used in the identifying and understanding of scholarly and trade publications. To begin, students were provided a downloadable article entitled “What is the difference between scholarly and peer reviewed (refereed) publications?”. This article gave explanation of difference in the two types of information used in scholarly…

format. Specifically, during the research portion of the course. I flounder on the format by forgetting to include a few elements. For example, I learned that you must have a title page and abstract which my paper was lacking. Also, creating a bibliography to properly list the cited sources was something that I haven’t done since high school. However, I did learn a quite a bit from the assignments that required me to use this…

At the beginning the semester, I was terrified, it had been ten years since I have been in high school, and now finally I was enrolled in college courses. I tried to my best to recall everything I had learned in my time in high school, but I knew throughout the semester it would be an uphill battle. Now with the semester coming to end, I have realized that I have come out the other end with better understanding and knowledge with English Composition that I know will help further succeed in many…

transition from socialism to communism. “The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggle” The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx This quote represents Marx’s view on classes based off the time he lived in. In the bibliography provided on D2l we see that Marx lived in Europe during the period of the French Revolution and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Marx lived in Europe during the rise of capitalism, this made him critical of it. It was natural…