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Plagiarism and Procrastination. Are They Related?
If you happened to have stumbled upon this website and ended up on this article, you are probably a first year composition student. We...
Bonnie Garcia
May 4, 201611 min read
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College Students vs Time Management
As a first year college student, when I was told to write an essay to other struggling students here at UTRGV, I didn’t even have an idea...
Bonnie Garcia
May 4, 20169 min read
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Preparing For Future Science Research Presentations
“How can first year composition (FYC) science students learn to effectively present their research to a general audience?” We are hoping...
Bonnie Garcia
May 3, 20168 min read
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“Reading the New Hobby” an Easy Way to Improve Your Writing
Optimistic. Nostalgic. 1302 Rhetoric and Composition students, take lead on an extensive research, to find out what they had missed. Now...
Bonnie Garcia
May 3, 20168 min read
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Just Put My Name On It
One of the hardest things to do in college as an FYC student is to be able to work in groups efficiently. There’s always that one...
Bonnie Garcia
May 3, 20169 min read
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Building the Bridge: Digital vs. Print Text
At some point throughout our first year of college we all get to go through some struggles due to the changing teaching methods college...
Bonnie Garcia
May 3, 20169 min read
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Letter to a Freshman
Vanessa Aguila Stephanie Arechiga Kaylin White Professor Bonnie Garcia Letter to a Freshman Hey! It's your first day in college, you step...
Bonnie Garcia
May 3, 20169 min read
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The Diary of a Needy Mind
How time changed our question Our question is, “What are the most effective learning techniques that UTRGV English 1302 students should...
Bonnie Garcia
May 3, 20169 min read
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I am Legion: The Various Voices of the First Year Composition Student
First Year Composition Students’ Voices We go through most of our primary and secondary education being told how to write. We were taught...
Bonnie Garcia
May 3, 20168 min read
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Why Do Distant Learning Students Procrastinate on Research Papers?
Why Do online First Year Composition Students Procrastinate? Distant learning students procrastinate on research papers because their...
Bonnie Garcia
May 3, 201610 min read
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