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In 1848, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted “The Declaration of Sentiments,” she was thinking about how to convince New York State policy makers to change the laws to allow women to vote. Stanton, seen...

Have you ever had a teacher mark comma splice on your paper? Have you ever turned in your essay only to realize later that spell check “fixed” your word so that it reads defiantly...

You’re probably quite familiar with the “grammar police”—those people who find it necessary to correct any grammar mistake you make. You, in fact, may be a member of the “grammar police” squad yourself, but...

Your digital footprint is your path you leave on the web. When people, including potential employers, search your name on the web, what will they find? It’s a good idea to have a digital...

If you have ever heard your professors mention multi-modal writing, they are likely referring to writing that uses text, as with traditional essays, and some other media, such as images or video. Multi-modal writing...

While it used to be that social media was the distraction from homework, now, your professors are finding ways to incorporate social media into your classes. Professors may require students to make Facebook posts...

In college and beyond, you’ll find that you often need to present information from your research or other writing activities in the form of a presentation. A presentation gives your audience a quick overview...

A blog is an online journal that is regularly updated. Blogs are often devoted to writing or “posting” about a particular topic. Unlike private journals, blogs encourage readers to interact through written feedback, and...

A journal is an informal piece of writing in which you record your thoughts, observations, experiences, and/or feelings. The idea of journal writing is to record those thoughts—they don’t need to be written “correctly”...

In a college setting, whether you’re in an online class or a face-to-face classroom, email is one of the most common ways you’ll interact with your professors. Many students make the mistake of thinking...