this is a dupe thread from study hall, but i figure id get better responses from yall. Anyone had him and had to do a research paper? what is he picky about? what does he kill you over, etc...

any wtf i did this or that and he nailed me for it etc?

thanks

4/10/2006 7:45:24 PM

I had him 4 years ago... I wrote a paper biased toward what I thought he'd want to hear and I think I got an A.

4/10/2006 8:21:28 PM

I have no idea what he wants to hear proabbly a bunch of fluff from the class, but damn....im an engineer, i suck at poli sci

4/10/2006 8:25:18 PM

I remember writing my paper on medicinal marijuana.

It was awhile ago, so I don't remember much, but I seem to recall him being a stickler for citations/footnotes.

4/10/2006 8:30:41 PM

^bah, thats what i figured...

4/10/2006 8:36:19 PM

I have to use MLA format. Can you use footnotes with MLA. This book thing i have doesnt say anything about footnotes, and footnotes eat up mad pagespace

4/10/2006 8:41:41 PM

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php

4/10/2006 9:21:12 PM

im pretty sure MLA uses internal citations

like:

blah blah blah blah blah(author page).

4/10/2006 9:22:33 PM

^thats how im doing it. unfortunately, so far my paper is little better than blah blah blah im proper fucked....

oh, nice link ,thanks

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4/10/2006 9:31:46 PM

I never had any problem on Pavlik papers. Just cited texts and connected ideas to current events, supported my arguments and was golden.

Just don't use unsupported cliches and political catch phrases, or he will own you.

4/10/2006 9:36:55 PM

This has no business being in the soap box.

Also, you're a drunk driver.

4/10/2006 9:43:20 PM

^i said that out of the box about this thread...

how does it feel to be such a loser?


anyway... an example of a political catch phrase would be?

4/10/2006 9:57:29 PM

When you're learning you're a Democrat, when you're earning you're a Republican.

4/10/2006 10:02:07 PM

gotcha. i dont know enought about politics to even come up with those.

thanks for the help guys....

4/10/2006 10:02:47 PM