The power of Discourse: Should we believe everything we hear?
What is discourse? Discourse can purely mean a discussion, a collection of ideas but also, more importantly, it reflects the ways in which...
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Netflix's 'You' Will Ruin All Your Favourite Romantic Comedies
If you’ve ever been interested in television of an unsettling nature, look no further than Netflix’s (or Lifetime's, for our US readers) ‘...
What to Do if Your Parents Are More Obsessed with Getting Into College Than You Are
Ultimately, they only want what's best for you—even if they have a weird way of showing it.
How to Procrastinate Efficiently
Say goodbye to external stimuli and hello to internal thought.
How to Write a Research Paper that Looks like you Started it in September
12:16 a.m. on the Sunday night of finals week. Everything is due this Friday, or next Tuesday if you look pathetic when you cry. You look...
How to Write a Good Critical Paper
A senior English major shares some tricks of the trade.
How to Write Your Personal Statement For Law School
You decided to go to law school a long time ago. The LSAT has already come and gone. Your professors have already sent in their letters of...
Why You Need To Know About Media Literacy
“Media Literacy is a 21st century approach to education. It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate, create and participate with...
The Best Playlist to Listen to While Writing that Perfect College Essay
As an English major, it seems all I ever do is write paper after paper. Sometimes writer’s blocks are my biggest enemies, and sometimes the...
How to Survive the Second Half of the Semester
With finals to study for, eight-page papers to write and the withdraw deadline long gone, the only thing left to do is finish strong. Here's how!
Salvation: A Short Scene
And so the party, long worn and tremendously weary, Set out quietly into what remained Of the old countryside. Through the blurry screens...
The 10 Stages Of Writing a Paper
Struggling to write a paper? Is the fear overwhelming & making you tremble in your little fur boots? No worries. I’m here to tell you...
5 Ways to Make Your College Application Stand Out if You Feel ‘Average’
It's important to know yourself.
The Six Stages of Writing an Essay
We’ve all been there — the dreaded 11:59 deadline. You know that it’s your own fault for forgetting the paper is due, however, there’s...
Belonging
“Fitting In” - What does it mean to belong? Paper, pen, banana, eraser. Which one is the odd one out? When sorting words or even objects,...
How Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade Expresses Vulnerability
How do you create a film that mirrors the adolescent experience when that experience is so fundamentally fraught with inconsistencies and...
Tips for Visiting the JCU Writing Center
Another semester comes to a close as this week marks the end of final exams. Throughout the week, students flocked to the library to cram...
Tips for Tackling Research
Helpful suggestions for writing a research paper.
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Alyson Stoner Revealed Her Bisexuality in a Personal Essay & I’ve Got All the Feels
It will make you love her even more.
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How to Beat the Blank Page
It’s a problem we’ve all encountered, even before university. It’s both an analogue and digital problem, plaguing almost all forms of...
