Academic Writing

Many people write very well. Yet, writing assignments in college and university are very specific. Many students are thus surprised that their excellent writing skills are not appreciated in class. That’s because in college or university you are most likely to be expected to write in an academic style. It is a very specific style of writing that has its own conventions regarding the tone, the content, and the format. 

It is almost a year since countries around the world encountered the threat of COVID infection. In March 2020, most states around the globe announced their first quarantine and lockdown policies to counteract the spread of the virus. Well, it has almost been a year, and the COVID situation has not gone away. So far, both the damage from the crisis and from governmental responses to it has been a disaster on many fronts. One aspect of our lives that took the hit from COVID, has been education.

Imagine you're given a task to write a research paper, and you have little time. You need to conduct high-quality research on your topic and find only the most relevant sources in a very short time. If you encountered situations like this, then this study hack is for you. We will describe here how to gather quality sources on any topic really fast. 

Counseling students are often required to write essays and research papers to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of a particular counseling issue. 

If you want to write a good research paper on counseling, there are two essential things to remember:

Rhetoric is the art of speaking or writing to the public - and not always friendly or familiar public. Rhetoric is the art of persuading others that our course of action is the correct one. The art is in knowing our audience, in shaping our voice, audible or written, so that our audience clearly understands our message and is persuaded - maybe not always persuaded to act, but at least persuaded to acknowledge that another point of view is possible. 

COVID-19 is almost certainly the major thing this year will be remembered for. It has such a massive impact on our lives, irrespective of the fact if you or your family get infected with it. For starters, it locked us all up at home. It stopped so many normal activities, like going to the park, chatting with friends over a cup of coffee in a cafe, or even going to school for god’s sake. 

In the previous post, we were talking about useful techniques that help you study quickly, efficiently, and painlessly. In particular, we have discussed switching between focused and diffused modes of attention, tackling procrastination by "just doing it" (starting on the task you want to avoid for 20-30 minutes and getting the job done), and we have talked about the importance of good sleep.