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 Apr 13 2009, 08:14 PM
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I was wondering if you guys have any techniques for righting reports.
I have a report that has to be like 2 pages long but I have so little information to right with! Im lucky and get to use a 14 size font  How can I make it longer?! And I dont mean tricks like larger periods. 
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Apr 13 2009, 08:18 PM
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QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 13 2009, 09:14 PM)  I was wondering if you guys have any techniques for righting reports. I have a report that has to be like 2 pages long but I have so little information to right with! Im lucky and get to use a 14 size font How can I make it longer?! And I dont mean tricks like larger periods. ok.. princc hur da halp.. furztt u needdaa lurrn howdaa SPPELLL 
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Apr 13 2009, 08:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
Dang oops. I proofread reports, not threads! haha
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Apr 13 2009, 08:22 PM
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Lol I was going to mention the period thing.
 But two pages? That's nothing. What's your topic? |
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Apr 13 2009, 08:25 PM
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mangg.. moi kan ritee 5 pagg wyth moi WANG.. shiet..
2 pagg.. i juss jizz n mak dat 2 paagee  
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Apr 13 2009, 08:42 PM
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Its a speech about a guy in a book. Its a short book and he doesnt say much. Since its a speech it cant be monotonous.
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Apr 13 2009, 10:52 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
Lol, even Prince had to say something about the way you type.
I had a friend who had to write a 12 page, single space, 11pt font report for Sociology that covered 10 questions and only TWO questions out of the whole report were graded. That means a lot of research and writing for nothing. Two pages is a breeze. Can you double space? If so, quit your bitching. :) |
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Apr 13 2009, 11:09 PM
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also, if you make the commas and the periods 1-2 font sizes bigger, that usually buys you a bit of space. havent done that since 6th grade though... but you're only 13, right? so i guess it's appropriate.
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Apr 13 2009, 11:33 PM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
QUOTE(PrinceGonnaChokeaBEECH @ Apr 13 2009, 09:18 PM) ok.. princc hur da halp.. furztt u needdaa lurrn howdaa SPPELLL Seriously, y'all, cut the kid some slack. He's only 13, this is probably one of the first papers he's ever written. Joseph, are you writing a book report? |
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Apr 14 2009, 12:29 AM
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this is def not my first report. its a speech about a guy in the book "words by heart". he is a fictional character. and he is barely in the book and he dies and it has to be a speech about what a great man he was. thankfully im the best public speaker so as long as i sound good my teacher will love it. haha. and guys i can write really long reports! i just have so little to work with without sounding monotonous.
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Apr 14 2009, 12:36 AM
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 f your couch Group: Official Member Posts: 3,089 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 491,301 |
i would say use fillers. and by that i mean take specific points about your subject, seperate them and write at least 2 sentences about each.
can you give us more info on the part you have to write about, a link, or something? |
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Apr 14 2009, 12:42 AM
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good idea. that gave me some serious inspration, thanks. links?'its a book not an e-book. haha. but his character is basically a christian bkack dad living in a racist neighborhood in the 3os i think. so im basically explaining his caracter and giving some examples.
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Apr 14 2009, 12:47 AM
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f your couch Group: Official Member Posts: 3,089 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 491,301 |
something else that might help: answer these questions what, why, and when. why is he a great man? when did he become a great man? etc.
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Apr 14 2009, 12:56 AM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
wtf why are you complaining, you can double-space that shit.
And 14 pt font? omg, that's easy. Just do the whole 5 paragraph essay dealio. |
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Apr 14 2009, 01:26 AM
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MLA style quotes ftw... indent that shit
You can make half a page with a (good) double-spaced quote |
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Apr 14 2009, 10:03 AM
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I cant double space or indent. I can only seperate paragraphs but its a speech it doesnt have much structure. but it needs to have more. Thanks Ashley.
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Apr 14 2009, 11:10 AM
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scan instructions for us.
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Apr 14 2009, 11:13 AM
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 ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,309 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,593 |
aren't u homeschooled
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Apr 14 2009, 12:13 PM
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Ya, but I take english at a co op. They give me homework.
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Apr 14 2009, 12:22 PM
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Racism was always an easy, imo, thing to right about as far as length. Especially in speech form. Plus religion and how it was told in the 30's, if you wrote how I write that would be pages among pages. Defiantly answer the questions what, why, when, how, who. Elaborate without being monotonous.
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Apr 14 2009, 12:32 PM
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I had to do a character-analysis presentation on two of the flattest characters in short story "The Destructors" (Joe and the lorry driver) last year, and most of it was analyzing their choice of words ("here here" instead of "hear hear" implies stupidity in Joe), how the others treated them (nobody paid Joe any attention), and what the story would've been like had they not been a part of it (the ending wouldn't have happened had there been no lorry driver).
Just try doing something like that. I would only use the editing tricks for a 2-page paper if there was absolutely nothing else to do. |
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Apr 15 2009, 07:00 PM
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EY jcp..su wat happinn naww.. u kann right naw rite..
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Apr 15 2009, 07:04 PM
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Ya, it went well:)
Everyone else in my class only wrote half a page and got in trouble. haha |
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Apr 15 2009, 07:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 5,166 Joined: Oct 2007 Member No: 585,858 |
c mangg.. wenn u takk prince TIP u duu
 eat
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Apr 15 2009, 08:16 PM
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f your couch Group: Official Member Posts: 3,089 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 491,301 |
QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 14 2009, 10:03 AM) I cant double space or indent. I can only seperate paragraphs but its a speech it doesnt have much structure. but it needs to have more. Thanks Ashley. you're very welcome Joseph. 
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Apr 15 2009, 08:21 PM
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QUOTE(PrinceGonnaChokeaBEECH @ Apr 15 2009, 07:10 PM) c mangg.. wenn u takk prince TIP u duu eatI didnt take ur tip. If I typed like you i'd fail. |
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Apr 16 2009, 05:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 5,166 Joined: Oct 2007 Member No: 585,858 |
MANGG.. u juss lykee othaa..
u NUGGA HATUR
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Apr 17 2009, 08:26 PM
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Topic closed since Joseph's report is done.
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