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April 1, 2016 By TutorPhil Leave a Comment

Frustrated with Your Writing Assignment? Do this…

Old and Weird Advice You Got Back in School Hi, I’m Tutor Phil, and I’m assuming that you’re here because you’re struggling with your writing assignment. And I’d like to reveal one little mental block that is keeping your ideas from flowing freely. I’d like to ask you to think back to your school days…. [Read More]

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March 28, 2016 By TutorPhil Leave a Comment

How NOT to Write a Thesis Statement (Essay Introduction)

In this video I’ll talk about a very common way to write an opening paragraph of an essay or a term paper, why this way makes your life difficult, and what to do instead. Time and time again college students come to me for help with their writing assignments, and I always ask them what… [Read More]

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March 14, 2016 By TutorPhil 1 Comment

The Biggest Reason You Get Stuck When Writing Essays

Time and time again I get students – mostly adults going to college – who are intelligent, talented, and have interesting things to say in conversation. But when it comes to writing an essay, they freeze after the first sentence. I used to wonder at why this happens because these students obviously have important things… [Read More]

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February 12, 2013 By TutorPhil 8 Comments

How to Write an Essay Fast in an Exam

Trying to write an essay fast when time-constrained by an exam or test, you can do three simple things to get you out of stress and writing fast. Here they are: Decide on your structure in advance Spend considerable time on your thesis statement Refer to the thesis statement as you are writing the body… [Read More]

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November 15, 2012 By TutorPhil 6 Comments

Video Q&A 5 – An Essay Topic about Social Work plus Thesis Writing Tips

In today’s video I am answering Jemma’s question of whether she is on the right track or not – writing a 1,500-word essay on Social Work. So, here’s what you will learn: How to develop a topic really well How to avoid repeating yourself How to write a thesis statement that is easy for your… [Read More]

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August 31, 2012 By TutorPhil 6 Comments

Video Q&A 2 – How to Develop an Essay Topic – “Ethical Principles in Social Work”

  Hi there! An excellent question came in from Socrate – a TutorPhil.com subscriber, and I created this little video to answer it in some detail. Here’s the question: “Hello Tutor Phil. Could you assist in this case to give me a coherent understing of how to write, this essay which is in research of… [Read More]

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April 1, 2012 By TutorPhil 10 Comments

How to Write an Essay in Three Easy Steps – Audio Lesson

If you want to write an essay in three easy steps, first, you need to understand what is NOT working for you right now and why. Essay writing is not easy because of the traditional, really outdated structure of Introduction – Body – Conclusion. You need something new that works. Here is your audio. And… [Read More]

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September 21, 2011 By TutorPhil 4 Comments

Term Paper Topics – 14 Easy Templates You Can Use

Coming up with a term paper topic can be a pain in the neck. The templates I provide below will help you get started. These are meant to show you different outline possibilities, so you could get an idea of how to structure your term paper. Here is an example of how to use them:… [Read More]

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September 23, 2010 By TutorPhil 4 Comments

Can You Go from More General to More Specific in Your Essays? You Better…

Does this sound familiar? You sit down to write, cursing the world, asking yourself why you have to write this stupid essay. You manage to come up with a couple of sentences; then a paragraph; and then it happens. You’re out of ideas. You’re stuck. You have nowhere to go. Game over. What do you… [Read More]

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September 7, 2010 By TutorPhil 8 Comments

How to Use the Internet for Essay Ideas

In order to find relevant information on the Internet and never have your professor accuse you of plagiarism, here are two simple steps to take: 1. Find vivid examples A vivid example is usually a story of a person, a group of people, or a company (but preferably a person) that illustrates the main point… [Read More]

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