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Category Archives: Research Paper Help
Celebrating Kwita Izina: The Baby Mountain Gorilla Naming Ceremony of Rwanda
In the 1990s, Rwanda was primarily associated with the catastrophic upheaval of its war and genocide. But for the past ten years, Rwanda has been making the news for other reasons: the conservation efforts to save the region’s mountain gorillas. …
Posted in Foreign Language, Humanities, Research Paper Help, Sciences
Tagged Banyarwandas, Kwita Izina, mountain gorilla, Rwanda
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How to research Anthropology history books and articles using Questia
Why major in anthropology? The study of human behavior goes back thousands of years to the time of ancient Greek civilization. Greek historian, Herodotus (484 – 425 BC) is considered the “father of history” having written about the Greek victory over …
How to master the rewrite of a research paper or term paper
As any professional writer knows, the hardest part of the writing process isn’t the writing itself, it’s the rewriting. Screenwriters, novelists, scientists and historians all go through it; the same goes for college students when it comes to rewriting a …
We’re celebrating! Questia nominated as finalist for three CODiE Awards
“The SIIA CODiE Awards have recognized more than 1,000 software and information companies for achieving excellence,” according to the SIIA CODiE website. ”The CODiE Awards remain the only peer-recognized program in the content, education, and software industries so each CODiE Award …
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Tagged CODiE Awards, nomination, Questia
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Art history books and articles on Questia for researching art history
Back in March, we featured a post on how to research performing arts topics and we wanted to follow it up with a brief exploration into a few of the most well-received art history books and articles ever written. Art …
Tactical tricks for becoming a better writer
For some the writing process is cathartic, while for others it’s more like torture. As a college student, having good writing skills is more critical for certain majors than others. However, once college is over, to compete in today’s job …
Posted in Humanities, Literature, QTA Blog, Research Paper Help
Tagged Footnotes, writing tips
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History articles and history books: How to research the history of humankind
Pop quiz time! For all you history buffs, plowing through your history books and articles, let’s delve into a short history of the human race and see where you stack up! How far back does the oldest human (hominid) date …
8 college tips for handing in a high-quality term paper
My term paper sucked! It came back covered in red. What happened?! I thought it was awesome. How can I tell if the term papers I’m handing in are of high enough quality to get me a good grade? Some …
Posted in College Success Tips, QTA Blog, Research Paper Help
Tagged Footnotes, term paper help, writing advice
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Increase your productivity with blogging
You know that one of the very best ways to improve your writing is to keep on writing! Did you know it can also help you improve your productivity and organization? Check out this guest post from blogger, Greg Narayan.
Posted in College Success Tips, Research Paper Help
Tagged guest post, organization, productivity, writing skills
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Science articles and science books: Free science research using Questia
Science articles and science books fill many of the libraries in our universities and colleges but scoring easy access to them is not always so simple. This is a problem that happened to Varvara Trachana, a biologist with a PhD …
Posted in Research Paper Help, Sciences, Student resources
Tagged free reading, free research, science books, science research
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