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These days everyone has a camera in their pocket – a built-in camera in a smartphone. It is packed with features and assistants, such as night, portrait, and landscape modes, various filters, and tweaking possibilities to enhance certain visual effects while suppressing others. Everyone is a photographer today; at least that is what he/she thinks. […]

Life as we knew it came to a halt all over the world around March of 2020. The eerie silence of empty streets, formerly bustling with life, brought a sinking feeling that forced us to reflect on humanity’s impact on the environment. But as the classroom doors closed, the laboratories stayed open, and the scientists […]

As the school year is about to start, you are probably wondering if you should upgrade your wardrobe. But due to the long pause in campus life, you might be out of touch with the latest fashion trends.  Don’t sweat it; we will help you out the most amazing student clothing trends of the year. […]

Essay writing is more about creativity than about strict, fact-based reporting or giving a straight answer to a question. However, creativity is not everybody’s merit. This is the first and perhaps the most widely spread reason why many people hate writing essays. Even though most essays have a fixed topic or a question to be […]

I cannot think of a better way to ruin one’s essay than starting it with the phrase “In this essay, I will discuss…”. This will have a similar effect as informing your listeners that now they will laugh before telling a joke. Or imagine you are watching a TV and just before a commercial there […]

The teaching profession has remained one of the noblest professions since the dawn of human civilization. These heroes devote their lives to imparting knowledge to future generations. And in the present climate, their importance to the academic system cannot be overstated. However, this year has been quite tumultuous and extraordinary, presenting new challenges to educators […]

Let us first define what a narrative essay is and how it is different from other types of essays. There are four major types of essays: a descriptive essay (painting a picture), an expository essay (focus on facts), a persuasive essay (convincing the reader), and a narrative essay (story-telling).  A narrative essay is a type […]

Essays may vary in length and may be as long as 5 pages and over 3000 words. Your requirement of 300 words is perhaps the shortest an essay could be. However, such a short length does not mean that you should not take this assignment seriously, after all – a short essay is still an […]

The year 2020 feels like a chapter of an apocalyptic, dystopian novel series. At some point, students had no idea whether the school year would be canceled indefinitely. Admit it; you thought for a brief moment that your exams or finals would be pushed back to give you more time to prepare. But due to […]

As a general rule, when you are citing an essay, be sure to make note of the following bibliographic items: the author name(s), other contributors such as translators or editors, the book’s title, editions of the book, the publication date, the publisher, and the pagination. However when you are referring to a collection of essays […]