finished....kinda

so i finshed my paper a good 6 hours before i needed to wake up and turn it in. i'm positive i won't get a failing grade but i'm obviously not expecting her to go crazy over it. and what's up with some people doubling their content? it boggles my mind.

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so i met with Dr. austin the other day and realized that even a book crazy historian who loves to read about health would fall asleep reading my paper. that sucks because not only would i not wanna read my own paper, but i have to write it. she told me to include and focus on a certain age group. i'm definetly gonna take her up on it because not only is it a good idea, but it will give me more content. alright, i need to stop. i'm getting way too serious.

Intro

My introduction is a work in progress, but also a masterpiece, so I'd hate to give it away just yet. alright, I got nothin...but I'm pretty sure it will contain what Attention Deficit Disorder is and my take on it.

Attention Deficit Disorder
Thesis Statement: Attention Deficit Disorder is an increasingly troublesome problem found in some teenagers and few adults.

I. What is ADD?
A. Causes
B. Symptoms
C. Treatment

II. Odds and Affected
A. Percents in Teenagers
B. Others affected

III. Life with ADD
A. employment
B. education
C. family

definitions

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paraphrasing - a restatement of text, rewording
common knowledge - not necessary to quote, known by general population
general culture knowledge - basic media knowledge which should be known by a majority
discipline specific knowledge - knowledge that is common to experts in the fields represented
elipsis - "..."
brackets - used to quote someones else's quote
signal phrase - indicates the source and the verb
indirect source - quotation borrowed from someone else
cheeseburger approach - dont package information, restate it like a big mac
block quotation - longer quotations

second post

So I was supposed to research a topic for my paper today from the list Dr. Warren gave me, but I ended up just looking at the news pages. Regardless, I'm still thinking about a topic. I'm just not sure yet...

eh..

So I have to write another research paper...I'm not too psyched about it, but what can you do. I'm not gonna lie, I'll probably just pick a topic out of a hat, bs my way through it, and hope that she likes my writing enough to be generous on my grade. I feel like I'm talking to myself...