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Written by Amy Bridges While in a perfect world you would be able to go to school and do just that, go to school, but it doesn’t always work out that way. It definitely hasn’t for me. I have had to work and go to school at the same time since high school. It is... Continue Reading →
As I finish writing the essay that was worth 25% of my grade, I realized I haven’t written a tip guide on essay writing so here it is. My suggestion is you start with my Research Tips first and then we move on from there. While essay writing is not my greatest strength, I have figured out some tricks to make it a lot less painful.
Photos and written by Amy Bridges I deal with A.D.D. and migraines which means some days can be not so nice. On days like those where I have one or both things active to a high degree notes are necessary. If I have a migraine I will concentrate as much as I can on... Continue Reading →
It’s a new year and a new semester and that means setting up my bullet journal and organizing my assignments in ready for the start of classes. 2022 like 2021 and the year we shall not speak of looks different but there are many similarities within the semesters too. There are still due dates and assignments and class time and that I know how to organize.
While we are all at university to get a degree in the end, there is one thing you should make sure you do before you graduate, and that is take some classes for fun. That’s right you read that right – For FUN!
Mental health has always been something that I have struggled with and I know I am not alone. In one of my classes the discussion post suggestion for the week before reading week was to write about mental health.
With big projects and essay due dates rolling in I thought I would give some of my research tips. After going to Durham College for Journalism and being an Anthropology major, I have done a lot of research so I thought I would share what I have learned.
Photos and written by Amy Bridges This past month has been horrible in my house but this past week just takes the cake. Since everyone has been online at the same time the internet, I have at home has been so slow that my partner hasn’t been able to attend classes. So, we decided to... Continue Reading →
There is one aspect of university that I don’t think gets talked about enough and that’s applying to grad school. I am currently in the process of getting my application ready and I am glad that I started early.
The end is near… and we are almost done with the 2020/2021 academic year! This year has been difficult for all of us, but we can at least look forward to a little break this summer. Unfortunately, it's looking like this will be another summer of restrictions and regulations, and that means no parties, concerts, sports games, or vacations. If you're wanting to be safe this summer, or if you just want to take up a new hobby, here is a compilation of some more solitary and low-key activities that you can take up this summer.
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