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SCRAWL S19 E3: Cross-Culturalism & Multilingual Writing

Greetings from Scrawl!! This Friday morning we had a great discussion about cross-culturalism and working with multilingual writers. With Mark L. of the CMWR team on as…

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Happy Banned Books Week 2018!

Meet this quarter’s Outreach Team! At the UCWbL, the Outreach Team spreads the word about the Writing Center’s services, engages with other DePaul departments, celebrates reading- and…

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FAQs on Chicago Style

At The UCWbL, tutors work with writers who use many different genres and citation styles, and we tend to be the most comfortable with those we use…

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A Quick Guide for Citing Sources in APSA Format

Much to my surprise, as a Political Science major, I have never had to cite sources in the American Political Science Association (APSA) format. Thus far, my…

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On Writing and Truth

I hold an ideal that supports my obsession with writing very close to heart: we not only learn to write and write to learn, but we learn…

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The “Established” Discourse of Historians

For one of my assignments during winter quarter, I was to write a blog-post that discussed my relationship with the discourse of historical writing. Within this prompt,…

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APA: More than a Citation Style

“To be admitted to membership of a particular sector of the academic profession involves not only a sufficient level of technical proficiency in one’s intellectual trade, but…

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Give Your Paper the Support It Needs—Fact-check

The above cartoon was featured in the Feb. 5, 2007 copy of The New Yorker. With its witty humor, the cartoon appeared funny to most readers. Until…

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Space Aesthetic and Writer Growth

I am quite proud of the design of my room. It reflects some of my best qualities. When reading this, you might be thinking, “Man oh man!…

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(Adjective) Woman

I want you to close your eyes and think about who the strongest woman in your life is. Now, who’s the bravest woman that comes to mind?…