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So you want to write a thesis?

You’ve spent your entire academic career writing. All different kinds of writing. And learning, all different kinds of topics. For a select number of students, all of…

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How To Take A Literary Summer Vacation

Although it seems like summer will never come for us quarter system DePaul students, it is actually much closer than we think, despite the numerous readings, exams,…

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Will Write for $

Look, the job market isn’t great right now. Luckily, you can hold yourself down with your writing skills – which I know you have, you. Here are…

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Memorial Day Traditions

The grill is cooking and the weather is fine. It’s that time of year again: time to fire up the barbie, invite some friends over, and remember…

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Crook & Folly Launch Party

DePaul University presents the 36th annual edition of Crook & Folly! This year’s launch will take place at the DePaul Art Museum on Thursday, May 26th from…

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The Rhetorical Uprising

Although I was initially hesitant to submit this post to UCWbLing due to the odd format I’m using (it’s quite different from the usual reflective or research-based…

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Scatterbrained: Approaching Writer’s Block

If there’s one thing I find difficult, it’s focusing on one project for a prolonged amount of time.  Not to say that it’s impossible, or that having the…

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Slaying the Grammar Beast

Does syntax make your head spin? Do sentence diagrams fill you with dread? Are you awash in anguish over alliteration? Or do you happen to be someone…

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Confidence (noun): the quality of being certain of your abilities

Two quarters ago, I took a class that really made me step out of my comfort zone. It was a communications class called “Performance: Communication, Creativity, and…

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Blog-O-Rama!: A New Community for Bloggers

In the 7ish years that I’ve been blogging, I’ve written 53 posts. 1,423 sentences. 21,174 words. For those of you looking for your calculators, that’s roughly 1…