Posts by nikhi

nikhi

Sep 13, 2012

Essays / What are good methods for reducing footnotes? [2]

I often find I need to footnote many times per paragraph (almost every sentence) or cite several sources for one sentence. This seems excessive, but I've read it's better to err on the side of caution. Therefore, I was wondering if rewriting or rewording an essay is an efficient way to consolidate footnotes, or if there are any other good methods for reducing footnotes?

nikhi

Sep 15, 2012

Undergraduate / Compare and Contrast Essay; TOPIC: Apocalypse [2]

Perhaps you could compare/contrast atheist vs. christian views concerning the apocalypse? (Also, shouldn't your thesis statement introduce the two things you are going to compare & contrast?)

nikhi

Sep 15, 2012

Writing Feedback / SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES (pros and cons) [2]

Some thoughts:

- Try not to use 'also' so much (synonyms: too, as well, in addition, additionally, along with, besides). Often the 'also' isn't necessary at all.

- If you use a semicolon (;) make sure there is a subject and a verb for each side of the semicolon (each side must be a complete sentence).

- Numbers (and ordinal numbers), which are expressed in two words, need to be hyphenated (e.g., twenty-first, twenty-one, thirty-three) unless the number is one hundred or larger (e.g., one hundred twenty-one, six hundred thirty, one hundred five).

- Be careful what you capitalize (when in doubt, look it up).

- In general, place commas where you would naturally pause for breath if you were reading your essay aloud.

- You began your essay using the present tense, so try to keep everything in the present tense, unless it is necessary to clarify that something happened in the past or will happen in the future.