Recent content by LionelDuke

This is solid advice! 🙌 Breaking things down really does make a huge difference. I'm also an engineering major and the "small tasks" approach saves me from overwhelm. Quick question: how do you find a good study buddy? My friends are in different majors and our schedules never align. Any tips?

My early Chinese handwriting was embarrassing—characters uneven, strokes in wrong order, everything looking crooked. I knew I needed help, so I researched proper techniques. Here's what fixed my handwriting (y)(y). Use grid paper (田字格) – This was the biggest game-changer. The squares help you...

I appreciate the supportive tone here, but I have to gently disagree with recommending services like GradeMiners or Ultius. Even if they claim "originality," submitting their work as your own is still academic dishonesty. Professors aren't just checking for plagiarism—they're checking for your...

please be careful with "research paper services." Most sell pre-written or ghostwritten work, and history professors are especially good at catching voice shifts and anachronistic arguments. Instead, try: JSTOR's "Understanding Series" for breaking down historiography, Zotero for organizing...

This is exactly what I needed—thank you! 😭 I've been writing abstracts first (because they're... first?) and wondering why they never quite fit. Writing it last makes so much sense now. The "mini-version of your whole paper" framing clicked for me. I was treating it like a fancy intro, not a...

I appreciate the energy here, but I have to gently push back. Telling an overwhelmed freshman to find "reliable research paper services" is risky territory. Most of those services sell pre-written or ghostwritten papers, which is academic fraud. Getting caught can mean failing the assignment—or...

I've been staring at a blank screen for two hours. The cursor is blinking at me like it's mocking my existence. I know I need to write a cover letter for this amazing job, but I have no idea where to begin. Does this sound familiar? Here's what I do when I'm stuck: I stop trying to write the...