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HOW TO WRITE ORIGINAL ESSAYS?
In academic writing, Ferguson's (2015) three elements of creativity come with their own set of complications in academic writing: contamination anxiety, patchwriting, and confusing citation style guides.
Contamination Anxiety
Patchwriting
Citation Style Guides
Creating scholarly remix
Here is a quick guide to how to write original essays by creating scholarly remix with multiple sources.
(Deb, 2021)
Resources to learn the APA citation convention
There are many resources available online on APA (and other) citation styles. Here are a few that I use:
Citation Machine (citation generator)
Zotero (citation manager)
For detailed instructions about APA citation format, visit Dr. Stephanie Bell's YouTube playlist. (Bell, 2021)
"We have invented a new technology called multi-touch... and boy have we patented it!" - Steve Jobs
(Ferguson, 2015, 00:05:42-00:05:52)
(Crash Course, 2015)
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