Whole brain super learning ability

Chapter 28 The rapid increase in writing ability (4)
For many years, the most common form of acknowledgment of sources has been footnotes, but recently two other forms—endnotes and parenthetical acknowledgments—have become popular as well.A footnote is a statement at the bottom of each page that cites the source of the material.In the text, you will add a superscript number after the sentence you want to indicate, telling your readers to refer to the bottom of this page, and indicating the source of the material.

What should the footnote write?It contains the same content as the bibliography, plus the exact number of pages on which the material appears.At the beginning of the source of the information, write the same number as that marked on the sentence to be indicated in the text.There is no limit to the number of footnotes that can be used, but they must start from 1 in order, and it must be determined that for each "note number" in the report text, there must be a corresponding description at the bottom of the page.

When you put all the information together to write the first draft, did you find that some of the information was incomplete?Write down the questions you need to argue further, and then it's time to head to the library again for the final push.

The main purpose of the steps in writing a copy is to polish the meaning of the essay—to increase the flow of the report, organize your thoughts into a more coherent system, clarify ambiguities, and strengthen any arguments that appear to be weak.

At this stage, your attention should be focused on all the problems you have found, and if necessary, you can also add some information to it, modifying the language of sentences, paragraphs or even entire chapters.It's so easy to do, you can move words around, delete and add sentences, and even rearrange entire pages.You just cut out the first draft of the article and paste it in the new order.When you have solved the main problem, go over your sentences and paragraphs more carefully, trying to make them smooth, compact, and easy to read:
·Is there too much water?Use as few words as possible to express your meaning whenever possible.

·Are there any unnatural words and structures? Rearrange your essays to make them flow.

· Are you using subjective, narrative, and overly flowery words?Do you tell your readers directly that "the last days of the war were intense and difficult"?Or tell them "The war drags on, days... weeks... months, exhausted soldiers, plodding, a deadly battle... and countless bloody battles to fight".Look through your dictionary to see if there are some terms that are more suitable than your original use, but don't overdo it so that even the average reader can't understand it, or it seems that these words say to the reader "we are not Belongs here, but don't we look special?" If you are in a dilemma, choose what you are familiar with and discard the difficult ones; choose short ones, not too long; choose practical ones, not illusory ones; choose Say the key points directly, don't go around in circles.

· Is there any word you use too much?Repeating the same words all the time will make the content of your work seem monotonous. You can check the dictionary and make some changes.

· How is the sound of the words you use?When you read your report aloud.Does it sound smooth and musical like music?Still as plain as chanting.You can embellish; vary the length of your sentences and paragraphs to make it more interesting.

·Always remember the point of writing the report—to convey your ideas in the clearest and most concise way.So don't get lost in the details.Indeed, we've all heard of the writer who threw away a wastebasket full of manuscript paper in order to write a page, and every word seemed to have been carefully crafted.Hey!You're not writing War and Peace right now.Relax, if you have to choose between "perfect" language and a "smooth" reporting structure, choose the latter!Likewise, highlight changes in your draft with colored pencils, and you don't need to retype now—unless you've changed so much that it's hard to read.Only print or type a new copy of the entire report when you have finished polishing the content and language.

Well, here comes the job that almost no one likes: weeding grammatical and clerical errors out of reports.Your thoughts are the most important part of your report, that's a fact.But if your teacher sees grammatical and writing errors in the report, he will also think that you are either careless or careless, whichever it is, will affect your final grade.So now, take out your dictionary and a reference book of English usage and grammar, check your report sentence by sentence, and mark out the places that need to be revised with colored pens or pencils. What you are looking for is:

·Written wrong words.Check every word and ask yourself, "If I had to bet $[-] that I got this word right, would I bet it? If the answer is no, you'd better look it up in the dictionary to make sure." , if you are using a computer program that automatically checks writing, pay special attention to words that look similar. For example, the pinyin of "there" may be correct, but if you are writing "their", it is not correct.

• Incorrect punctuation.Review the use of commas, quotation marks, periods, etc., and make sure you follow them throughout your report.

· Incorrect sentence structure, paying special attention to independent participles, separated infinitives, sentences ending with prepositions, and various other taboos.Look carefully at the rules in these sections of the reference book.

Re-type the report, including correcting all the parts changed in the previous step, the format is completely in accordance with the teacher's regulations, and the final footnotes and bibliography are noted.

If you haven't included a title for your report, add it now. The title should be as short and interesting as possible, but it must let the reader know what he can expect to learn from your report.Find a skilled proofreader—parent, relative, or friend—and ask him to proofread your manuscript before you finish it.

Rework any mistakes the proofreader finds, and type one last time to complete the manuscript.After typing, proofread carefully again.When everything is perfect, take it to a copy shop and pay some money to print a copy for yourself.With all that effort, you have to have a backup in case your originals get lost or damaged.What about the last step?Put the report in a new folder.Then, of course, it was ready to hand it over.

Nine Step Breakthrough Essay
The dissertation is probably the hardest to write.Many people feel overwhelmed.Some people started but couldn't write down.However, if you look closely at its components, you will find that there are no special skills.Students see easy things as difficult, and we think there are two reasons for this.First, there is a sense of mystery about the word "thesis".Second, the length of the dissertation is relatively long and thus daunting.The first problem is easy to solve, because the word "thesis" means "try it out" in French, and who can think that trying it out is a mysterious thing?As for the length, it is also easy to solve. The common method is to break it down into several small pieces.The details are described below.

Review your most recent paper and write about how you went from seeing the title to completing it.Consider whether your process of writing this paper was typical compared to the process of writing other papers.

Perhaps now you have reflected on your own writing process and found that you are very systematic.If not, I will tell you how to write a paper so that you can master the systematic writing method.

Writing a thesis is a good opportunity to show your actual ability, it can show:

1. You can study a topic carefully and carefully;
2. You have mastered the research method;
3. You will use the library;

4. You can correctly organize and process a large amount of information and materials;
5. You can clearly express your thoughts and opinions.Therefore, you should regard writing a thesis as a good opportunity to cultivate, use, and prove your abilities, instead of treating it as a terrible burden that can be thrown away.

In the process of writing a dissertation, you will read many relevant monographs and articles written by others around your topic.You may want to take other people's thoughts and opinions directly and make them your own.If so, you are plagiarizing.Plagiarism is copying someone else's words or opinions and passing them off as your own.Therefore, plagiarism is dishonest and a form of stealing.People who plagiarize are liars who don't want to think for themselves, so naturally they won't get good grades.

However, it is clear that sometimes you cannot avoid using other people's perspectives and ideas.The point is to be honest and tell the reader whose opinion you are citing.This is to avoid plagiarism.The way to tell the reader is to make a footnote or endnote stating the source of the citation and the author's name.This chapter also deals with these issues in detail.

Now we come to the topic of the breakthrough thesis. Like other learning activities, writing the thesis can also be divided into several consecutive steps.Below we will introduce the nine steps of writing a dissertation respectively.

Step [-]: A general overview of the chosen field of study.

It seems a little strange to start reading without a specific topic.However, you will find that by browsing in general.You may find a suitable, specific topic that both interests you and has enough material to organize your paper.

When doing general browsing, you must have some preliminary considerations about your topic selection in mind.For example, your teacher asks you to write a historical paper on a certain historical event that occurred between 1609 and 1865.You should first consider which specific period of history you plan to study, the Puritan period, the American Revolutionary War, the Civil War, or the formation of the US Constitution?After setting the basic direction; you can go to the reference room of the library to read relevant articles in the encyclopedia and special references and materials about American history.Like "Dictionary of American Biography" etc.You can also read relevant chapters in official American history textbooks.

Step [-]: When conducting general browsing, pay attention to finding a suitable topic.

After determining the topic, it is necessary to make it specific.Think about what specific aspect of the topic you intend to study.For example, if you plan to study the birth of the U.S. Constitution, you might limit your dissertation topic to "James Madison's Contributions to the U.S. Constitution," or "The Influence of Seventeenth-Century Political Philosophers on the Framers of the U.S. Constitution," or "Benjamin Franklin's role in the making of the United States Constitution".By making the topic of your thesis specific, you can determine your research direction and avoid reading literature that belongs to the broad field of your research but has nothing to do with your specific topic.This saves you a lot of time.

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