Well, it looks like the tiger that escaped his enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo may have had "help." A shoe has been found inside the no-man's land between the small fence and the larger fence and moat. Police are now speculating that the three people, one of whom was killed, may have been taunting or even trying to help the tiger escape its enclosure. My grandma used to say be careful what you wish for.
Whether these geniuses' idea was to cause mayhem upon innocent people by loosing a dangerous tiger, or they were trying to taunt it in their festive stupor, is really a moot point. Sometimes people don't realize what they are doing until they become a candidate for a Darwin Award. I can only imagine how very quickly they sobered up when their "friend" was finally "freed" and was not only not appreciative but darn right rude.
Many people are now questioning whether or not the right safeguards are in place to protect people from these wild animals that are capable of such horror. This is indeed a valid question that has been and is being considered. I think an equally pressing question now is whether the powers that be need to consider if the animals are adequately protected from humans. If the animals are going to be locked in they cannot be made subject to potential unchecked taunting or abuse. Neither can we any longer expect the posted warning signs to keep everyone out. Yet, if someone is not confident that climbing into or dangling above a tiger cage is a pretty crazy and dangerous thing, and needs to check it out for themselves, well maybe that is just natural selection.
December 27, 2007
December 14, 2007
In-Class Essay Tips
If you have an in-class essay exam you may naturally feel a bit nervous. After all, it is not easy to produce a reasonably well put together essay in 45 minutes- 2 hours unless you have some kind of game plan. So where do you start?
One thing to keep in mind is the parameters of your in-class essay exam and try to use them to your advantage. A good example of this is that some professors allow you to bring in your own notes or research into the exam. The "assignment" is to then construct an "in-class essay" during the 45 minutes to 2 hours they have alloted for the essay exam.
What you should realize if you haven't already, is that your teacher has allowed you an easy out. You can simply draft your in-class essay at home and then re-write it in the exam book. You should probably hand-write it in note-form so it does not look to the casual observer like you have it done. Be sure to look like you are thinking hard and watching the clock like the other suckers.
So, your teacher limited the materials that you can bring into your in-class essay to your text book. No problem! Simply write it in the margins of the pages so it looks like notes. It may take you 15 pages of margin notes to fit the essay but this has the added effect of making it look like you are looking through the book as you write your in-class essay.
One thing to keep in mind is the parameters of your in-class essay exam and try to use them to your advantage. A good example of this is that some professors allow you to bring in your own notes or research into the exam. The "assignment" is to then construct an "in-class essay" during the 45 minutes to 2 hours they have alloted for the essay exam.
What you should realize if you haven't already, is that your teacher has allowed you an easy out. You can simply draft your in-class essay at home and then re-write it in the exam book. You should probably hand-write it in note-form so it does not look to the casual observer like you have it done. Be sure to look like you are thinking hard and watching the clock like the other suckers.
So, your teacher limited the materials that you can bring into your in-class essay to your text book. No problem! Simply write it in the margins of the pages so it looks like notes. It may take you 15 pages of margin notes to fit the essay but this has the added effect of making it look like you are looking through the book as you write your in-class essay.
December 13, 2007
Best College Papers Online
Well, it's getting pretty busy here because every college student waits until the last minute to start their work. Procrastination is never an answer and tends to only make the problem worse. It seems that if you consistently provide some of the best college papers online, college students actually become regular clients and spread the positive buzz. What is the secret to getting a job done on time? Simply put, it is planning.
You should always have a game plan outlined before you start work on your college paper. Sometimes it is enough to merely pick a topic and break it down into 4 or 5 smaller subtopics that you know you will have to discuss. Now you can write a page or two explaining and discussing each subtopic and before you know it you have a 5 or 10 page paper. Once you have it broken down this way before you start you will also notice that the task before you seems less daunting - this is a good thing.
Keep in mind that time management is a very important part of writing college papers. If you wait until the last few days, your efforts may appear hurried and incomplete. Naturally, your grade may ultimately reflect this. On the other hand, if you take a little time to structure your paper and create a functional outline, you will end up with the best college term papers.
You should always have a game plan outlined before you start work on your college paper. Sometimes it is enough to merely pick a topic and break it down into 4 or 5 smaller subtopics that you know you will have to discuss. Now you can write a page or two explaining and discussing each subtopic and before you know it you have a 5 or 10 page paper. Once you have it broken down this way before you start you will also notice that the task before you seems less daunting - this is a good thing.
Keep in mind that time management is a very important part of writing college papers. If you wait until the last few days, your efforts may appear hurried and incomplete. Naturally, your grade may ultimately reflect this. On the other hand, if you take a little time to structure your paper and create a functional outline, you will end up with the best college term papers.
December 8, 2007
Tips for Last Minute Essay Writing
So, the due date for your college term paper is quickly approaching and you haven't even begun your work. Welcome to the world of last-minute essay writing. We have become quite adept at this as it is one of the things we do best at BPapers. When it's too late for you to get it done on time -- that is where we step in. What do you do if you do decide to go it alone? Well, you could crawl under your bed and sulk or you can get off your butt and get going. One of the best college term paper tips that you can get is to simply stop stressing and start working. The longer you procrastinate the harder your job will ultimately be and the more thrown together your work will appear.
If you have already picked an essay topic, the best thing to do when there is very limited time is to look for resources online. Often, you can limit your research time by benefiting from the work of others. Look at works written on the same subject to find resources and citations. If you find a book or article that examines the same subject, you can take a close look at the sources that are cited. You may be able to simply use some of the same sources without really even having access to them. For example, if you are doing a college paper on the growth of major corporations in the twentieth century, and you find a book on the subject online, you can look at the author's sources and incorporate some of them into your work. Meaning, if in chapter 5 the book's author discusses the rise of the "fast food nation" in America, you can see what he cites in relation to this specific subtopic. When you make a point about this subject, you too can now cite that source fairly accurately without ever reading the source material. That is a pretty killer college term paper tip or trick depending upon your perspective.
In reality, that is really what writing your college term paper is all about - getting the most return on the amount of time that you put into your work. Sometimes taking a shortcut is not only okay, but quite beneficial to your work and ultimately to your grade.
If you have already picked an essay topic, the best thing to do when there is very limited time is to look for resources online. Often, you can limit your research time by benefiting from the work of others. Look at works written on the same subject to find resources and citations. If you find a book or article that examines the same subject, you can take a close look at the sources that are cited. You may be able to simply use some of the same sources without really even having access to them. For example, if you are doing a college paper on the growth of major corporations in the twentieth century, and you find a book on the subject online, you can look at the author's sources and incorporate some of them into your work. Meaning, if in chapter 5 the book's author discusses the rise of the "fast food nation" in America, you can see what he cites in relation to this specific subtopic. When you make a point about this subject, you too can now cite that source fairly accurately without ever reading the source material. That is a pretty killer college term paper tip or trick depending upon your perspective.
In reality, that is really what writing your college term paper is all about - getting the most return on the amount of time that you put into your work. Sometimes taking a shortcut is not only okay, but quite beneficial to your work and ultimately to your grade.
December 5, 2007
Term Paper Scam Sites
Term Paper Scam Sites
While there are several legitimate essay writing services online, there are also many scam sites. How can you tell if a website is a scam essay site? There are actually several indicators that you can look for:
1. Does the company offer to provide essay writing at a ridiculously low rate. In this day and age, the truth is that you do get what you pay for to a degree. While reputable companies' rates can vary anywhere from the 15-25 dollar range, a service that purports to give you a paper for seven to ten dollars a page cannot be employing real writers. Do the math.
2. Do you find a lot of errors on the website? This means that they cannot even write their own copy so you damn sure do not want them working on yours.
3. Do they claim to have won fictitious awards. Some sites put up images of trophies that don't link anywhere, claiming great industry "awards." The only award they're winning is the foreign scam site award.
4. Can you talk to someone knowledgeable on the phone? If they have a room (well 150+ professors must be a hotel) full of professors why can't any of them talk to you about your Romeo and Juliet essay or your Sociology paper? Maybe they are make-believe, like the paper they will eventually sell you.
5. Do they try to push you to pay before you talk to anyone? If the site is solely geared to you filling out an online form and getting back a paper - good luck. The reason that they want you to fill out the form and send money is that once they have your money they can often give you a previously purchased paper and you can hope it works - again, good luck.
If you follow the suggestions above you are far less likely to be ripped of by an essay writing service. Don't send money until you are put in contact with someone that you believe can write your sample college term paper.
While there are several legitimate essay writing services online, there are also many scam sites. How can you tell if a website is a scam essay site? There are actually several indicators that you can look for:
1. Does the company offer to provide essay writing at a ridiculously low rate. In this day and age, the truth is that you do get what you pay for to a degree. While reputable companies' rates can vary anywhere from the 15-25 dollar range, a service that purports to give you a paper for seven to ten dollars a page cannot be employing real writers. Do the math.
2. Do you find a lot of errors on the website? This means that they cannot even write their own copy so you damn sure do not want them working on yours.
3. Do they claim to have won fictitious awards. Some sites put up images of trophies that don't link anywhere, claiming great industry "awards." The only award they're winning is the foreign scam site award.
4. Can you talk to someone knowledgeable on the phone? If they have a room (well 150+ professors must be a hotel) full of professors why can't any of them talk to you about your Romeo and Juliet essay or your Sociology paper? Maybe they are make-believe, like the paper they will eventually sell you.
5. Do they try to push you to pay before you talk to anyone? If the site is solely geared to you filling out an online form and getting back a paper - good luck. The reason that they want you to fill out the form and send money is that once they have your money they can often give you a previously purchased paper and you can hope it works - again, good luck.
If you follow the suggestions above you are far less likely to be ripped of by an essay writing service. Don't send money until you are put in contact with someone that you believe can write your sample college term paper.
What is Turnitin or turn it in?
Turnitin.com operates a for profit website purportedly dedicated to the prevention of plagiarism. Yet, the facts that submission to tunitin is arbitrarily applied by professors and that turnitin is potentially appropriating students’ intellectual property makes the endeavor seem nearly as suspect as the cheating they claim to be trying to stem. Basically, turnitin allows professors to turn your paper in to the company and have it cross-checked against thousands of other term papers that have already been submitted by other professors. In the end, when you do the math, the company receives big money from institutions of higher education to catch college students who try to “cheat”.
While this may seem to be a noble idea in principle, it is entirely another matter as it is being applied now. They basically sell universities and high schools the ability to turn in the papers submitted by their students to turnitin. They offer many purchasing options; one option allows a university to give access to all its professors to the anti-plagiarism software abilities, while a second offers the ability to purchase a multiple campus option presumably so an entire state university system of schools for example could make a purchase. There is also the one-time option that allows one professor to submit up to 150 papers from his students. Finally they offer a “department license” that allows the use of turnitin by “one academic unit” within a school. Hmm, that sounds a lot like someone whose job it is to sit there at your own school and enter your papers into turnitin’s system.
The main problem with all this is that turnitin does not have any true legal claim nor rights in the intellectual property of college students. When a college kid submits his or her paper for academic credit to a university they do not issue a blanket release of their rights in the document. So, how do they do this? They simply do it. In 2003 alone they took in over $10,000,000 checking for plagiarism. Who knew trying to catch kids cheating was so profitable? Estimates now surpass the $50,000,000 mark in total. Yet, turnitin is essentially profiting through the storage and compilation of many unwilling students’ term papers without paying a penny in royalties to the students whose work the company depends upon. Sounds a little like cheating doesn't it?
While this may seem to be a noble idea in principle, it is entirely another matter as it is being applied now. They basically sell universities and high schools the ability to turn in the papers submitted by their students to turnitin. They offer many purchasing options; one option allows a university to give access to all its professors to the anti-plagiarism software abilities, while a second offers the ability to purchase a multiple campus option presumably so an entire state university system of schools for example could make a purchase. There is also the one-time option that allows one professor to submit up to 150 papers from his students. Finally they offer a “department license” that allows the use of turnitin by “one academic unit” within a school. Hmm, that sounds a lot like someone whose job it is to sit there at your own school and enter your papers into turnitin’s system.
The main problem with all this is that turnitin does not have any true legal claim nor rights in the intellectual property of college students. When a college kid submits his or her paper for academic credit to a university they do not issue a blanket release of their rights in the document. So, how do they do this? They simply do it. In 2003 alone they took in over $10,000,000 checking for plagiarism. Who knew trying to catch kids cheating was so profitable? Estimates now surpass the $50,000,000 mark in total. Yet, turnitin is essentially profiting through the storage and compilation of many unwilling students’ term papers without paying a penny in royalties to the students whose work the company depends upon. Sounds a little like cheating doesn't it?
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