Article Wagon Blog http://www.articlewagon.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Writing a College Essay 101 http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/writing-a-college-essay-101 http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/writing-a-college-essay-101#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:08:59 +0000 Danny Carlton by Daniel Millions
If you are an individual who is trying to get accepted into a particular college, you will soon need to carefully prepare a college essay that you will be submitting to the College Board for review. The college essay that you will submit can ultimately be of great benefit to you, in regards to your chances of being accepted to the particular college of your choice. The choice of topic on this particular essay is one that is extremely important to your admission, so you will want to take great care that you consider the topic you plan to use, and choose it wisely.

College essays can be very significant in helping the College Board to be able to determine a particular individual’s characteristics in the style in which they portray in their writing. Important details will be considered, such as their own value systems, sense of humor, preferences, morals, and a number of other factors that can be very important to your admission into college.

There is a large amount of helpful information that the school officials will be able to learn through the writing and information that is contained in a student’s college essay. This very important essay will inform the College Board of a great deal of helpful information concerning a specific individual who is a prospective student to their particular college. They are also able to view the extent of the quality within the essay, as well as the depth of knowledge that the person has in their creative and critical writing skills.

When it is time for you to begin the very important task of writing a college essay, you will want to be sure to include information as to why you have decided to choose the particular college that you will be submitting the essay to.

Just as you would when you need to write a regular essay for various types of class projects that are often required in school, you will want to take special care that your college essay is divided into proper paragraphs. Within each paragraph, you will have the opportunity to elaborate on any special points that you would like to discuss.

When you have completed the important project of writing your college essay, you will want to take the extra time that is necessary to proofread the material very carefully. You could also find it to be very beneficial to you, if you will have another person look over the writing style you have used in your essay, and proofread it for you as well. One very important step you will not want to forget is that it is imperative to make sure you are very careful to pay special attention to any errors that might have been made. Fix all of the spelling, typo, and grammatical errors before you submit your college essay. Another important factor to take into consideration is you will want to make sure that your essay is easy to read, and that it is read with enthusiasm and creativity.

Deciding on a choice of which college you would like to attend is perhaps one of the most important decisions that has to be made throughout individuals life. The important things you will be learning, as well as the life lessons you will learn during your college years are very important to a person’s future. Because of this, you will want to make sure that your college of choice is not a decision that you have rushed into. This is also true when it comes time to prepare the college essay you will be submitting to the college you plan to attend.

If you need ideas for your college essay then check out our list of essay topics to help you get ideas.

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The more I pondered the mystery, the deeper it grew: big trucks everywhere…around me every day of my life. Yet I found I knew nothing about trucking or the people manning the cabs

]]> http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/trucking-school/feed Zoos More Than a Walk in the Park http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/zoos-more-than-a-walk-in-the-park http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/zoos-more-than-a-walk-in-the-park#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:08:46 +0000 Danny Carlton by Bill Seaton
This time of year, your favorite zoo is about the busiest place in town. With the gas crises in full swing, many families are choosing to stay near home and take the family to the local menagerie.

Which begs the question - why does every modern city that can afford a zoo have one today?

There are probably half-a-dozen good reasons: recreation, education, nature appreciation, research, conservation, and another purpose best described as sociological.

The recreational aspects of a zoo are evident in the millions who stream through their gates every year. The San Diego Zoo, where I spent some years as PR director, consistently draws over three million people a year to its tropics-like park setting.

Since most zoos are generally located in a park, a visit to them offers a walk in a natural setting and mild exercise, both spiced with close-up views of the living wonders of nature.

In a broad sense, the zoo is a source of entertainment. (And to stay competitive in today’s tourist market, the larger zoos have to offer up additional events, acts, prizes and special days.)

Directors, curators and vets on the staff would prefer to emphasize the more serious purposes of education, research and conservation. But for the endless streams of people who come to the zoo, entertainment is the primary motive — recreational and educational.

Still animals as entertainment cannot be the zoo’s sole purpose. For that, there are circuses.

Nature appreciation is closely akin to the recreational function of the zoo but goes well beyond. Properly designed exhibits

]]> http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/zoos-more-than-a-walk-in-the-park/feed Learning How to Write a Letter of Reference http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/learning-how-to-write-a-letter-of-reference http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/learning-how-to-write-a-letter-of-reference#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:08:12 +0000 Danny Carlton by John Grant
Have you ever experienced writing a letter of reference and not knowing what to write? Has anyone approached you requesting a letter of reference and you felt you had to say no? Have you ever wondered how to write a letter of reference?

This letter is generally meant to help someone obtain employment. They are also used when applying for college. There are employers who would require this letter from their employees and regard this letter as a character reference. Often, the purpose for which a letter of reference is intended is huge. This is why it is important to learn how to write a letter of reference especially if you seem to have a lot of people requesting this letter from you.

In almost all cases, only people who know you will request this letter from you. You need not wonder how to write a letter of reference. It’s easy but it’s easier to write a letter if you are at least familiar with the person; otherwise, you wouldn’t even know where you would begin. It is advisable to decline the request and promptly suggest that the person seek for it elsewhere. It is also not advisable to write a recommendation letter if you don’t feel like creating one for a particular individual, although you may know of him or her. This kind of letter only works well if you know you can actually recommend the person.

Learning how to write a letter of reference is not that difficult. It doesn’t even have to be wordy or long. You only need to explain how the person is related or known to you. Is he your neighbor? Is he a co-worker or a business acquaintance? Is he your student? You also need to put down how long you have known the person. This would determine how well you know the person. A letter of recommendation for someone you have known only known for two days is not really credible.

Aside from mentioning the length of time you have known the person, you also need to mention your shared experiences with the person if there are any. This would give the recipient of the letter a clue as to how trustworthy your claims and recommendations are.

Many people do not know how to write a letter of reference because they do not simply know what to say. Basically, you need to mention of three traits that the person requesting the letter possesses. Is the person honest? Is he dependable? Is he the kind of person that you would want to have on your team? What are his skills?

You need to carefully think of the things you have to say before you actually start writing the letter. Make a draft if necessary. Add an anecdote if you feel like it would help. Just make sure that the person will stand out.

Once you have learned how to write a letter of reference, you wouldn’t have difficulty phrasing the words and sentences that will help the person achieve the purpose for which your letter is intended.

John Grant is a the author for a how to site where he is writing articles about how to write a reference letter.

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]]> http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/learning-how-to-write-a-letter-of-reference/feed Ten Tips to Help You Finish Writing Your Novel http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/ten-tips-to-help-you-finish-writing-your-novel http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/ten-tips-to-help-you-finish-writing-your-novel#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:08:54 +0000 Danny Carlton by harjeet kaur
1. Set aside a time to write and keep it sacred.
Make this a time when you know you are at your best and feel most creative — Saturday mornings, late at night, whatever works for you. Make writing a priority and arrange other parts of your schedule around it.
2. Remove all distractions while you write.
Turn off the television. Don’t answer the phone. You may need to set your writing time at a time when no one else is around to help you avoid being distracted.
3. Outline your plot.
Know generally where you want your story to go. Sometimes stories and characters develop in unexpected ways, and you need to allow for that. But keep your guiding plan in mind.
4. Avoid the intimidation of a blank computer screen.
Just start writing. Try freewriting about the plot of the story or a character to get “the flow” started. Begin a dialogue between two characters and see where your flow takes you. Sometimes that ends up in an embarrassingly bad scene, but that bad scene may just have the seeds of something a lot better in it. Once you’ve got something written, you can always improve it, but you have to get something, anything, written first.
5. Keep a draft mentality.
Nothing you write has to be permanent. Everything can change. If you get into a good flow and there’s a word that you just can’t think of, don’t interrupt the flow by pondering over the word or going to the thesaurus. Leave a blank space and keep writing. There will always be time to go back and look up that word. At this stage, spelling and grammar don’t matter; just write and create.
6. Don’t feel compelled to begin at the beginning.
You don’t have to write your story in chronological order during the drafting phase, especially if you know the main events you want your novel to cover. Work on the chapter you feel like working on. The first sentence and the first chapter will probably require the most work, so don’t get frustrated by trying to get them perfect before you write anything else.
7. Organize your files, especially if you are not going to write in order.
Create a different file for each chapter you write. That way you can dip in and fool around with a few words or draft a scene and then save it, close it up, and move on to a different section of the story. When you can easily work on what you want, you are also preventing writer’s block.
8. Revise, revise, and revise.
Someone once said, “Writing is revising.” Change and polish and delete and rearrange and change some more until you like the sound of the words. Often the best way to revise a sentence is to delete it.
9. Don’t be afraid of putting yourself out there.
Make a list of writers who have written mediocre books (the incentive: “If HE can do it, so can I.”) Be emboldened by writers whose works don’t impress you much. The only thing they have over you is their persistence. There will always be critics, but you have to separate the wheat from the chaff: some people’s criticism means something; most people’s criticism is just so much noise. People keep writing novels despite the criticism. You might as well be one of them.
10. Only you can determine when you are finished.
Show you’re writing to a trusted friend, preferably one who knows about writing. Friends are likely to tell you how wonderful your novel is, as friends will do, and this of course is not helpful at all. Read between the lines of their compliments. Ultimately, you have to be the judge of your own writing.
Make up your mind to finish your novel, and you can do it. The only thing standing in the way is you.

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]]> http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/ten-tips-to-help-you-finish-writing-your-novel/feed The Benefits of Using free Articles - Writing http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/the-benefits-of-using-free-articles-writing http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/the-benefits-of-using-free-articles-writing#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:08:45 +0000 Danny Carlton by Warren Wong
When you have a website from which you want to earn an income, it is important to have informative articles that visitors can read. The information you present can lead them to clicking on any links to affiliate sites you may have or on the ads that help you earn money. It is costly to pay a writer to write the articles for you, especially if you plan to have an extensive site. However, there are ways of getting free articles that you can post on your site without violating nay copyright laws.

You should start searching online for sites that have articles that are free for you to use. One of these is Article City. This site has a huge index of articles on numerous topics. All you have to do is browse the menu on the right to find the category for which you need articles and contents that you can add to your site. It just takes a few clicks with copy and paste and you have a new page added.

On eth sites you find offering articles that you are free to use, you will also see Google ads offering the same thing. One of these ads you may notice is from ArticleDepot. This site offers a great selection of articles on just about any topic you can think of.

At the same time, if you are and want to drive more traffic to your website, you can submit articles you write to a free directory. There are many of these to choose from and you don’t have to pay a fee to become a member. These include the two websites mentioned above as well as many others. The more articles you submit to these free directories the more traffic you can generate to your website and this translates into higher earnings. With each new article you submit, you do a little promotion of your self and your site at the bottom leading visitors to visit your site.

These directories rate quite high in search engine results which gives you more visibility even if your website doesn’t rank very high. Readers of your article make a connection between you and the topic of your article. If you have several articles on the same topic on the same directory, you may even be regarded as an expert in that field.

You don’t have to stick to submitting articles to the same directory. When you submit to several of them you multiply your exposure. You should be aware that you cannot publish the same article on several sites. The team in charge of approving the articles will check to make sure that it is not duplicate material and may even disallow you from the site if you do this. You also have to make sure the articles you write are original and not copied from other places. This is plagiarism and is illegal. You can get ideas from other sites and rephrase thenm in your own words, but you are not allowed to copy and paste.

One of the best places to get free articles is the free article directory http://www.ArticleCircle.com This site offers free online articles on lots of different topics.

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]]> http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/the-benefits-of-using-free-articles-writing/feed Six Weeks to Sustained Self-Promotion http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/six-weeks-to-sustained-self-promotion http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/six-weeks-to-sustained-self-promotion#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:08:10 +0000 Danny Carlton by harjeet kaur
Writers write.
Want more money? Then memorize this phrase: “Writers promote.”
Think you don’t have time to organize a marketing plan for yourself, your books, and your website? Try this six-week plan to a sustained program of self-promotion and you; too, will find new friends who will help you, editors who approach you, and readers who will follow you throughout your writing career.
Week One: Focus on online message boards and lists. Yahoo, MSN, Topica and Smartgroups all have online discussion lists that you can search by topic. Sign up, read past messages, and then decide whether you’ll stay with the list or move on. Some lists have nothing but spam messages; others are packed with information. Register with message boards that focus on writing. Do the same with these as you did the lists. Choose at least five to participate in. Choose two days a week, at a minimum, on which you will send messages to the lists. Be aware than many of the same writers will be on more than one list so don’t just write a canned message and send it to all. Show that you’ve read previous messages - answer a question, ask a question, share a valuable link. Once in a while you can mention a favorable review or a “Hurray, I got the assignment” message.
Week Two: Keep up your week one efforts. Study local newspapers, both daily and weekly. Investigate any magazines published for local readers. Keep a running list of local media contacts. Some of the things you should note: who is writing about food, what type of stories are turned into juicy features, what kinds of announcements run in the business section, how many food articles are syndicated from another source? This list of media contacts will save you time when you have an article you want to write or you are seeking an article to be written about you, your business or your book.
Week Three: Weeks one and two plus a trip to an office supply store. Buy some great paper - matte, two-sided coated paper, color or white. Write a brochure for yourself. Don’t feel it’s appropriate for what you are writing about? Then design a business card and print it up. Or ask a graphic designer to create a unique look for your business card. I was at a business fair, manning the table for my employer at the time (a college), and I realized that I could have networked my own writing business if I’d only had a business card to hand over to the advertising and web design businesses. Get some business cards.
Week Four: This is the week when you take your writing business on the road. Go to the local Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours event. Chat with people, and hand over a brochure or business card when you meet someone who can hire you, or who can connect you with a publisher or editor. Keep posting on those message boards and lists; have fun with them.
Week Five: Write a press release about your recent success. Did you publish an article, finish a workshop, win an award, or open for business? Write your press release in third person as if you are writing an article. Send it to someone - your discussion list buddies for a critique, a local weekly that runs news releases unedited to fill in the news holes, post it on your website (don’t have a website

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Many college and graduate students write a thesis each year. A thesis is an important part of your collegiate experience. This is often looked at as a mark of distinction when applying for a job or graduate school. There are many benefits to writing a thesis. However, not every student is actually ready to start the process of creating their thesis when they would like to. Being properly prepared is critical and will give you many tools for success. Here are some self-evaluation questions, and tips for thesis writing that will help you.

Is your thesis statement strong enough to support writing now? Not every thesis statement is strong enough to support a longer paper. Many students are used to writing shorter papers, typically shorter than twenty to ten pages. A college thesis is often twenty five to fifty pages and a graduate thesis typically begins at one hundred pages. It is critical that your thesis statement have enough substance to support your writing. Without this very beginning, your project will not be successful.

Have you done all of your research? This in some ways is a trick question because many students find that during the thesis writing process, they continue with their research. The process of writing the thesis stimulates the creative thinking and investigating the research you have already done may create even more questions you want to discover. A strong thesis uses every possible resource, from books, magazines, journal articles, newspapers, internet sources and even personal interviews with sources.

Is your writing organized and planned? Most students who write a thesis try to organize the majority of their writing for a successful thesis. They may create a bare-bones outline, something to follow and start to fill in. While you may decide not to follow your outline to the letter, having an outline to follow is a great beginning and gives you something to work with. It helps keep you organized and gives your research and writing a real flow.

What has been the feedback on your thesis process? Many students must check in with a thesis adviser during their thesis process. Each student has their own strengths and challenges. Perhaps your strength is research but your weakness is the outline. Alternatively, your weakness is procrastination but your strength is a passion for doing the project. Take notes on everything your thesis adviser says and keep their comments well in mind as you do your project. These comments give you valuable information from someone with great experience advising on many thesis projects they have truly been in the trenches so to speak. Listening to their comments can save you time, worry, stress and give you confidence in your own abilities.

Do you understand the formatting you must follow for your thesis project? This is actually more important than some students think it is. Some thesis projects are done in APA style and others are done using the Chicago Manual of Style. Whatever style method your school and/or department prefers, it is critical that you follow it to the letter. Your ignoring this style method could cost you a letter grade or could cause the department to reject your project initially, asking you to reformat your project. Pay attention to formatting.

Just about every student with an interest in doing a thesis is able to tackle this ambitious project. Students can learn a lot by writing or creating a thesis project. This is a time to study something that truly interests you, and take it to the next level.

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]]> http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/are-you-ready-to-write-a-thesis/feed How To Write A Dissertation Paper http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/how-to-write-a-dissertation-paper http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/how-to-write-a-dissertation-paper#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:08:27 +0000 Danny Carlton by Daniel Millions
If you’re a scholar and you use the World Wide Web to contend with infinite writing assignments, then you recognize how many dissertations on the internet can be obtained there. Many writing providers give you a big assortment of dissertations on the internet. You have to inquire into what type of dissertation it is, whether they’re worth relying on and whether or not they are genuine to buy.

Pre-written dissertations can be very resourceful, primarily to avoid penning your own. Cyberspace dissertations have gotten very popular over the years. Pupils are so lazy that they attempt to find all potential means not to compose their own reports and some choose to merely purchase it. Occasionally, students just don’t have adequate time for authoring their own reports. So they employ such writing companies every once in a while.

If you’re among them, then net dissertations are for you. It doesn’t take much to get dissertations online either. All you have to do is go online to any search engine and enter your in your keywords. You should browse several writing service sites and match up what each one has to offer. If there is any customer feedback on the site, you should definitely read through it. After you find the site that meets your needs you will be ready to go ahead with your order.

Some may feel that online dissertations are not trustworthy however that is a very biased opinion. Of course, you may find a few places that offer you pure and exclusive internet dissertations that will mail you back something pre-written. Or that has been previously posted from another source. This does occur from time to time. However, just be doing simple search engine searches, you can quickly see if it’s online or not. Nevertheless there are some web sites that are worth believing and using to. You need to do a little investigating into the writing service you hire for your custom dissertation.

Determine everything conceivable about these businesses by studying the good words given by former clients, the good and the bad. Scan through some of the sample writings on their homepage. You could also inquire with your acquaintances, perhaps a few of them may know where the most adept dissertations online could be found. Remember that every dissertation on the net must be assured by particular plagiarism curricula which most places offer.

Otherwise, you could buy a dissertation on the net, turn it in and be caught on cheating. Is it worth all of the work you put in studying and doing homework each semester to throw it all away on cheating? So, if you’ve decided to order a dissertation on the internet, you must be sure that it’s 100% authentic. This is more important than the actual dissertation itself.

What will you do with your internet dissertation? The most beneficial advice I can give is to utilize such dissertations only as an extra piece of research. If you don’t recognize what to write on in a few areas, you can search for information in diverse dissertations online. But still, you shouldn’t entirely re-create it into your own work. Study the material, dissect and compose it as you interpret it in your own words.

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]]> http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/how-to-write-a-dissertation-paper/feed Why You Ought To Write An E-Book http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/why-you-ought-to-write-an-e-book http://www.articlewagon.com/blog/article-writing/why-you-ought-to-write-an-e-book#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:08:19 +0000 Danny Carlton by Victor Epand
Books! Books! Books! I personally have grown up with them. Books have become a necessity. We get so much nourishment and sustenance from books that it is very difficult to live without books. When we have no one to guide us, it is books that work their magic to show us the way. They guide us and show us what is right and what is wrong. They shed light on things that make us stumble in the dark.

Writing is an art. Only people who have the talent can write well. You can use this talent to write books to help others. It would be a very humane thing to do. You can make a business of writing books and earn quite well. But not everyone can write just because they want to or have a command over the language. It is only possible when you draw knowledge and information from within yourself, and convert it into a book. Finances are also something that have to be taken care of. Comparatively, e-books are a much cheaper option, compared to hardcover ones, especially when you consider printing costs, other production costs, publicity costs, etc. E-books are much more feasible than the normal books, both for the writer as well as the reader.

Writing a book should come smoothly to you, if you have a taste for writing. Your dream of becoming an author can easily be fulfilled because of the Internet. It will be possible for you to realize your dream, as it has become easy for people to publish their work on the Net. Work on the cover page, with color schemes, etc., and make it as attractive as possible. Ensure that you market your website well through pop-ups or links with other websites.

E-books are a good option as you need hardly put down much in terms of investment, and you can make quite a profit. If you have friends, I recommend that you take their assistance and set up a good sales and publicity team. Get new and fresh ideas. If not, then hire someone, who is a professional to work on the promos, so that your book gets enough exposure.

Provide great and attractive offers. For example, you could offer something free with your e-book such as a free gift or a short-term subscription for a few months. People are always interested in what they can get out of a deal. Make this deal worthwhile for them, and offer something that they would want to tell their friends about. Always remember, a personal touch can be given even through your website. If you convince one customer, that one could lead a chain of customers to you.

It is up to you entirely, if you are going to do a good job on the promotional aspect. After so many weeks of hard work, you have authored a book. Let it be a great occasion and a boon for you and your reader.

Victor Epand is an expert consultant about books. When shopping for books, we recommend you shop only at the best bookstores for used books, autographed books, and vedic books.

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