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    Is the classic 5-paragraph essay structure outdated, or is it still the gold standard?

    I've been thinking about this a lot after my last polisci paper. Is the five-paragraph essay still the move, or is it holding us back? 🤔 Don't get me wrong, it's a lifesaver for timed exams. When you have 45 minutes, that structure (intro, three points, conclusion) is a reliable safety net...
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    My creative writing essay - any tips for brainstorming ideas?

    honestly, the environment thing is so underrated. i have this spot in the library basement thats literally just a chair next to a window that looks at a brick wall, and for some reason thats where i write my best stuff. no distractions, no people, just me and the wall. also, coffee shops are...
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    I asked an ai homework helper to write my essay and it was so obvious

    Larry i'm ngl the fact that you even considered it is relatable af. we've all been there at 2am with a paper due and zero motivation. but yeah AI writing is SO obvious. it's got this weird blandness to it like it's trying to sound smart but doesn't actually know anything. also it loves words...
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    My prof dared us to write a bad 5 paragraph essay on purpose

    Maverick this is genuinely one of the best things I've read on this forum all semester. Not just funny (though the pizza graph is SENDING me), but actually deeply insightful about how we learn. I'm literally saving this post for my future classroom. The idea of using parody as pedagogy is so...
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    Is it okay to use a personal essay writing service just to overcome writer's block?

    If you pay someone to write a "starter" paragraph, and then you use that to build your own paper, where does YOUR work begin? If the core ideas, the argument structure, the analytical framework come from the paid writer, are you really writing the paper? Or are you just... editing someone else's...
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    Сan an informative essay outline actually save my GPA?

    I am a serial "just start writing and hope for the best" kind of person. For the last two years, I've winged every single paper, and honestly? It's been working out okay... until this semester. Now I'm taking upper-division courses, and my usual method is crashing and burning spectacularly. I...
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