English Class help/suggestions

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March 17th, 2011, 02:49 PM
Computernerd22

English Class help/suggestions

:drink:I made a mistake. I focused/studied so much on getting computer 'Certifications; certified; etc... that I have to do six assignments in College English with a Final Paper that has to be a 11 pages in length. All based on 'Diversity in the Workplace,' I never had an issue with 'diversity' in the workplace that is the problem.... 1.)Gathering Resources (25 pts.) (meaning from the net, library, newspaper etc..) 2.)Annotated Bibliography (55 pts.) 3.)Week 05 REP - Outline (55 pts.) 4.)Week 06 expanding your sentences 5.)Week Week 07 REP - Introduction and Conclusion 6.)Week 08 Rough Draft For example, Your rough draft should be between 5-6 pages and contain all the necessary elements ...outlined on the Week 01 Research Essay Project (REP) - Introduction page. ------------------------------- I only need 15% more on my grade to pass this class. Anyone have any pointers, tips on writing a paper on Diversity in APA format. All help is greatly appreciated.
March 17th, 2011, 07:01 PM
ABS

Sure... When writing papers on a subject I usually follow these steps:

1) Google the subject to get and idea of the kind of content there is out there and skim through it to start to formulate an idea of how to organize the paper
2) Determine the point I want to make
3) Create an outline around my main point
4) Do a thorough search online, libraries, etc... on the points created in the outline
5) Start writing the rough draft by expanding on the points in the outline
Then the normal stuff like revising, adding in references, bibliography etc... Good luck.
March 18th, 2011, 07:48 PM
Computernerd22

How much you charge to do papers? All the assignments need to be turned in by 11:59 eastern time. If I have to pay I don't care, I just need to pass because I am on academic probation and if I don't pass this class I will have to pay out of pocket. It is 410.00 a credit. So, I am desperate. Paypal works well.
March 18th, 2011, 08:28 PM
ABS

Sorry man, but this is probably the wrong place to be asking for that kind of help. I'm sure there are places you could find via google that would do that kind of thing, but everyone else here who has gone through college had to do their own work and go through the pain of many hours of homework, and frustration.

Why pay all that money towards a degree if you aren't even willing to do the work? Why not just find some place and buy a degree outright? You learn a lot from getting a college degree, not just in the academic sense, but also about time management, prioritizing, money management, and self-discipline. I personally have spent very very long nights getting a paper written because I had either procrastinated or poorly planned out my time.

My recommendation to you is to take the hit, stay up all night, take a sick day, or whatever and just do the paper. Even if it isn't the best paper in the world, at least you made an attempt, it's your own work, and you'll hopefully get enough of a grade to pass your class... if not then just take all that money you were going to pay someone to do the paper for you and take the class again. Yes that is a pain, but hopefully you'll already have the previous work done and you can learn from what you did (or did not do) last time.

Good luck. And welcome to college :)
March 23rd, 2011, 02:34 PM
Computernerd22

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Sorry man, but this is probably the wrong place to be asking for that kind of help.

I was just curious if you did and how much. Besides, I was only kidding. I was just curious what would people charge for something like that.

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Why pay all that money towards a degree if you aren't even willing to do the work?

I am willing to do the work because I carry a 3.25 GPA. A's & B's in all my other classes. Problem is my English composition 2 it's complicated, so it is not my strong suit.
March 23rd, 2011, 06:39 PM
brokencrow

English composition is easy...

Just buy some voice recognition software. Better yet, pull it off a torrent.

Then install it and start talkin' fast. Any word processor can clean up the
spelling and some of the grammar.
March 23rd, 2011, 06:54 PM
Computernerd22

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English composition is easy...

That is a personal opinion. What is easy for you, might be hard for me and vice versa. I am suppose to graduate in December and I have 83 credits as of now, (I need 96 to get my associates degree in Computer Information Systems Management. So, I am not *new* to college. I was just so focused on getting my A+ compTIA certified & my MCTS 70-680 certifications, english composition will not make me money, but these two certifications will definitely help.
March 23rd, 2011, 07:17 PM
brokencrow

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Originally Posted by Computernerd22

That is a personal opinion. What is easy for you, might be hard for me and vice versa.

That may be true. I bullchit my way thru college back when there were
no PC's, not even Apples. Think I was a History major, maybe a philosophy
minor. This was in the day when MIS students worked out programs on
IBM punchcards. Got out of college, started out in mgm't, then worked
my way down...

So, believe me when I tell you that in your later years, when you aspire
to a mgm't position, the effort you put into English composition now will
serve you well in the higher levels of any company you end up in.

:p
March 23rd, 2011, 07:52 PM
nihil

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That may be true. I bullchit my way thru college back when there were no PC's, not even Apples.

Been there, done that! :D

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This was in the day when MIS students worked out programs on
IBM punchcards.

Yeh!............80 column punched cards......submit you jobdeck and wait 3 days to find out what happened! :D Hell! I still have a couple of those decks around the place somewhere...........I guess I wrote them in 1970 :eek:

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I was just so focused on getting my A+ compTIA certified & my MCTS 70-680 certifications,

The trouble with "certifications" is they are datestamped...........academic qualifications are for life ;)
March 24th, 2011, 03:45 PM
Computernerd22

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The trouble with "certifications" is they are datestamped...........academic qualifications are for life ;)

Good point.

You think it makes a difference where you get your associates degree from? For example, my state college here they charge $90.00 a credit. where the school I am going to now is *private* and they charge 410.00 a credit

associates degree is a associates degree in the end. The benefit is suppose to be smaller classes for more one-on-one training and more hands on and more of the newest technology.
March 24th, 2011, 05:09 PM
ABS

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I was just curious if you did and how much. Besides, I was only kidding. I was just curious what would people charge for something like that.

Good, I'm glad to hear you were only kidding.. in that case I charge around $4k USD per paper and don't guarantee a passing grade. So I'm probably not the best deal :)

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Problem is my English composition 2 it's complicated, so it is not my strong suit.

All the more reason to work on it, you don't have to make it you passion, but fight through it till you at least feel it isn't a weak point.

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You think it makes a difference where you get your associates degree from? For example, my state college here they charge $90.00 a credit. where the school I am going to now is *private* and they charge 410.00 a credit

associates degree is a associates degree in the end. The benefit is suppose to be smaller classes for more one-on-one training and more hands on and more of the newest technology.

That depends a lot on what you plan on doing with the degree. If you are planning on transferring it to another college afterward, to get a Bachelors degree, then you'll want to make sure that where ever you get your Associate's degree from is an accredited institution so that you know it will transfer. There are a lot of tech/trade schools around who offer Associates degree that don't really transfer anywhere else.

I actually ended up getting my Associates degree from our community college, then transfered that to a 4 year university(the community college's price per credit hour are much cheaper that a University), the community college had a list of the classes they offered and what classes their equivalents at the 4 year university would be for the Bachelors degree I wanted, so that I wouldn't have to retake classes after transferring the Associates degree (which will usually exempt you from degree generals). But if you don't ever plan on transferring, it probably doesn't matter where you get your degree from.

In my experience employers care more about your work experience than where you got your degree, and if you have enough work experience often times they don't even care if you have a degree or not (Assuming you're going to management in which case an MBA is highly favorable).