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FIRST I cannot stress enough how important it is to preview and review notes daily - even if it is just 10 minutes per class. Herman Ebbinghaus’ forgetting curve Previewieing and reviewing - SQ3R Read textbooks before school starts (this is a vce blog but it applies to everything.) 3 MORE THINGS Handwritten vs typed notes - aeqo For when note taking gets boring - studyfetish Guide to note taking - study-well

General:

The Five-Paragraph Essay

Using Punctuation Marks

Deadly Sins Checklist

Formatting Your Paper

Writing About Literature

Basic Essay

Revision Checklist

Planning and Organization

Editing and Proofreading

Latin Terms

Essay Structure

Tips on Introducing Quotes

Academic Writing Tips

Introductions:

Introductory Paragraphs

Introductions

Writing an Introduction

Preparing to Write an Introduction

Introduction Strategies

The Introductory Paragraph

Writing Effective Introductions

In The Beginning

Introductions and Conclusions

The Introductory Paragraph

Writing Introductory Paragraphs

How to Write an Intro

Body Paragraphs:

Paragraph Development and Topic Sentences

Transitions

Transitions

Transitions

Four Components of an Effective Body Paragraph

Writing Paragraphs

Paragraph Development

Body Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs

Strong Body Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs

Writing Body Paragraphs

How to Write Body Paragraphs

Writing the Body

Writing Body Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs

Body Paragraphs that Defend a Thesis

How to Write Body Paragraphs

The Perfect Paragraph

Topic Sentences:

Topic Sentences

Writing Topic Sentences

Topic Sentences

Topic Sentences

The Topic Sentence

Paragraphs and Topic Sentences

The Topic Sentence

Topics, Main Ideas, and Topic Sentences

Writing a Good Topic Sentence

Good Topic Sentences

Conclusions:

Writing Effective Conclusions

Introductions and Conclusions

Conclusion Paragraphs

Conclusion Strategies

Conclusions

Tips for a Strong Conclusion

The Concluding Paragraph

Ending the Essay

Types of Conclusions

Writing a Strong Conclusion

How to Write a Conclusion

Writing Conclusions

Guide to Conclusions

Thesis Statements:

The Thesis Statement

Thesis Statements

Writing a Thesis Statement

Thesis Statement

Tips and Examples

Writing a Thesis

Writing the Thesis

How to Write Your Thesis

The Thesis

Thesis Statements

Guidelines for Writing a Thesis

Thesis Statements

Thesis

Thesis Statements

The Thesis

Create a Strong Thesis

How to Write a Thesis

Developing a Thesis

Guide to Writing Thesis Statements

Thesis Statements

Citing:

When to Cite

APA Documentation

MLA Documentation

Suggestions for Citing Sources

Research and Citation Resources

Citation Information

MLA Guidelines for Citing Poetry

MLA Style for Poetry

How to Format Your Paper

Argumentative Essays:

Argumentative Essays

Argument

Argumentative Essays

Persuasive or Argumentative Essays

Argumentative Essay

Argument/Argumentative

Argumentative Essays

How to Write a Good Argument

How to Write an Argumentative Essay

Writing Conclusions to Argumentative Essays

Argumentative Essay

Persuasive Essay Writing

Writing Concluding Paragraphs

Constructing the Argumentative Essay

Writing About Poetry:

Writing About Poetry

Writing About Poetry

Writing About Poetry Q & A

Poetry Explications

Writing About Poetry

Writing About Poems

Explicating a Poem

Writing About Poetry

Writing a Thesis Paper About a Poem

How to Start a Poetry Introduction

Poetry Essay Structure

Poetry Explication

Expository Essays:

Structure of a General Expository Essay

Expository Essay Examples

Sample Expository Essay

Expository Writing

Expository Essay Model

Elements of Expository Essays

Expository Writing Information

Expository Essays

Writing Expository Essays

How to Write an Expository Essay

Tips on Writing an Expository Essay

Expository Essays

Essay Map

Writing Expository Essays

How to Create a Strong Expository Essay

Expository Essay Writing

The Expository Essay

Research Papers:

How to Write a Research Paper in Literature

Writing a Research Paper

The Research Paper

How to Write a Research Paper

Five Paragraph Research Paper

Sample Research Paper

Writing a Research Paper

Tips for a Research Paper

How to Write a Research Paper

Writing a Scientific Research Paper

Writing Research Papers

Research and Writing

Research Papers that Rock

How to Write an Effective Research Paper

College Application Essays:

Application Essay Tips

Application Essays

Tips

10 Tips

Application Essays

How to Write a College Application Essay

Tips for an Effective Essay

Do’s and Don’t’s

College Application Essay

How to Write a College Application Essay

Narrative Essays:

Narrative and Descriptive

Narrative Essay Writing

The Personal Essay

Narrative Essays

Narrative Essays

Writing Narrative Essays

Narrative/Descriptive

Narrative Essay

Writing a Narrative Essay

-ER Verbs

regular -ER verbs

spelling change verbs (-CER & -GER)

stem changing verbs  (yer, -eler, -eter, -e_er, & -é_er)

-IR Verbs

regular -IR verbs

irregular -IR verbs

-RE Verbs

regular -RE verbs

irregular -RE verbs

The top 10 most used verbs (which ironically, are all irregular verbs)

être

avoir

faire

dire

aller

voir

savoir

pouvoir

falloir

   How I get motivated

with motivational songs  → Study Songs

with quotes → My favorite Quotes

I like to look at pictures of inspirational people ex. Emma Watson (reading their Wikipedia sides is great too!) → This is nice too: The Motivational Speakers..

I love to read “studyspo” blogs

with planning my study time (draw a timetable etc.)

   Other Ways

meet friends that motivate you

read a biography

watch a documentation

go in the library

write your goals down (break them down into small steps)

Think positive (What do you already have? etc.)

watch Youtube Videos → MotivationGrid, Elle Woods studies for..

What motivates some of my Followers

first off, let’s get some shit straight. i hate waking up. i fucking hate it. at any given moment in my life, there is a 93% chance that i would rather be asleep. that being said, becoming an early riser when i started graduate school was the best thing i’ve ever done for myself and for my productivity. so an alternate title for this post could be 

HOW TO TRICK YOUR BODY INTO GETTING VERTICAL AND STAYING THAT WAY AT AN HONESTLY UNREASONABLE HOUR.

put your alarm someplace far, far away from your bed. when i was in undergrad and i really had to get up for something important, i used to put my phone in a box on top of my dresser. in order to turn it off i had to get out of bed, drag a chair over to the dresser, stand on the chair, and open the box before i could shut it off. this required way more in the way of motor skills than just rolling over in bed and swiping the screen. this is an extreme example. now that i’m an “adult,” i put it just far enough away from the bed that i need to walk to it. other, saner options include apps that require you to solve a math problem or a puzzle, but in all honesty, i’ve tried those and just rolled over and passed back out anyway.

pick a wake-up time and stick to it. mine is anywhere between 6:30 and 7:00 (which, I know, is not that early for those of you in high school, and believe me when i say i am so sorry). eventually your body will begin waking up at that time by itself, which is kind of horrific, but which also makes your life a lot easier. my advice is to gradually work your way towards that time, in 15- or 30-minute increments. on the weekends, when i stay in bed until 8 or 9, i feel like a goddamn kardashian. height of luxury.

have some early-morning jams ready. here are some playlists i love, or you can pick one song for the week. i’ve been using this one. on the days i’m feeling particularly daring i let myself lie back in bed until the song’s over, and then i get up. this is pretty dangerous, though, so use cautiously.

drink water. you can do this when you wake up, like all the fitblrs tell you. or you can do what i do, which is to drink between 8 and 12 ounces immediately before going to bed, so that when my alarm goes off my first thought is how badly i need to pee. unless you’ve got some ongoing health issues, that usually requires you to get out of bed and walk to the bathroom. 

open all your blinds before you go to bed. i know, this seems counter-intuitive. but i’ve got a roommate who has those fancy light-blocking curtains and i never see her before 10:00. i, on the other hand, have an entire wall of windows and no curtains, just broken blinds circa 1980, and am up earlier than god himself. i’m not saying these things are related, but i think the facts speak for themselves.

in an emergency: early morning flight? time for a nap after an almost-all-nighter? make the alarm harder to get to, sleep with the light on, or have a friend or parent in another time zone call you to make sure you’re awake.

also, maybe most importantly, remember that even though the act of waking up itself sucks ass, once you’re up and moving things are great. i get my best studying and reading done in the morning, and it’s the best time to sit for a minute and plan our your day. plus, you know, the sooner you get going, the sooner you can get back in bed. good luck my little bumblebees!!! 

Money:

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Easily earn paypal and other gift cards by filling out quick surveys

Free app that manages your budgets, bills, cash flow, and even provides a free credit score

Shop at smile.amazon.com and amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to the charity of your choice

Student Resources

Studentrate: allows you to get cashback and extra coupons from your favorite stores (urban outfitters, forever 21, etc) just by being a student!

Free amazon prime for students + 5 bucks to spend on amazon

Project Gutenberg - online libraries of books in the public domain (like Shakespeare!)

Free Online Textbooks

Web extension that automatically checks your grammar

Common grammar mistakes

Online bibliography maker

Proper essay format

The Real World

How to write a resume

Easy resume builder

Beginners Guide to Taxes

How to Build Credit

What to Wear to an Interview

Living on Your Own

How to Do Laundry 101

Ultimate Stain Remover Chart

Guide to understanding the symbols on clothing tags

Annual cost of owning a pet

Cleaning 101

Health and Lifestyle

The ultimate 7-minute workout

52 healthy meals in under 12 minutes

9 ways to reduce anxiety

100 hacks to make your life easier

How to resolve conflict

yesterday - 어제 - eo je

today - 오늘 - o neul

tomorrow - 내일 - nae il

now - 지금 - ji geum

then - 그때 - geu ttae

later - 나중에/후에 - na jung e / hu e

tonight - 오늘밤 - o neul bam

right now - 바로 지금 - ba ro ji geum

last night - 지난 밤 - ji nan bam

this morning - 오늘 아침 - o neur a chim

next week - 다음 주 - da eum ju

already - 이미 - i mi

recently - 최근에 - choe geun e

lately - 최근에/얼마 전에 - choe geun e / eol ma jeon e

soon - 곧 - got

immediately - 바로/즉시 - ba ro / jeuk si

still - 아직도 - a jik do

yet - 아직 - a jik