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I'm a junior and I have my first real research paper due in a month—12 pages on the socioeconomic impacts of the New Deal. I've written essays before, but nothing this long or research-intensive. I'm staring at a blank document and a pile of sources I've collected but haven't read, and I have no...

My study group is having a huge argument about are contractions in writing appropriate for our research papers. Half of us think academic writing should be formal and avoid things like 'don't' and 'couldn't' . The other half says language evolves and using contractions makes writing more...

I wrote a paper arguing that author's purpose is just about what the author wants—to persuade, inform, or entertain. My professor wrote in the margins: 'You're oversimplifying. Purpose emerges from the intersection of two key factors.' She wants me to revise and explain which two factors really...