ILLUSTRATION

If that student had FIRST selected the key elements in the research he or she wanted to
research, he or she would have written: What ricin is. How ricin works. THAT should
have become the table of contents, and using almost the exact words, would have come
up with the title; Ricin: What It Is; How It Works.

It is SO MUCH EASIER AND FASTER to think of the key elements, make them your
table of contents and THEN take those words, in the exact segments, and create the
title.

Here is the decisive factor: If you look at the RUBRIC in the Course Materials section of the classroom, for the first and second parts, you'll see the "1" grade will be given in the first part if the title is TOO BROAD (which "Weapons of Mass Destruction" is) and the second part if the text can't deliver on what the title promises. In the example, above, the title never said a thing about ricin. In fact, the title used the ^*$@#$ plural (DO NOT use plurals ANYWHERE in the paper title) is indefinite as to the number of them. NO WAY can a student do a paper on ALL of the weapons of mass destruction. Consequently, the student gets a "1" (25%) on the first two parts, and is in a DEEP HOLE right out of the chute.

By following the above recommendations, especially if you do it for EVERY PAPER, you'll EVER do, for EVERY class you'll EVER take, will amaze your fellow students, who will still be slaving over a hot keyboard while you're completely done with the paper. By following the above recommendations, you will mightily impress your profs with your level of specificity -- and therefore depth -- in the paper, and attract a better class of dinner partners.

Last, don't ever tell me "The title of my PAPER is going to be (whatever)." No it is not. The title of your PAPER is the LAST thing you put on your paper. The title of your PAPER is the LAST thing you put on your paper. The title of your PAPER is the LAST thing you put on your paper. The title of your PAPER is the LAST thing you put on your paper. The title of your PAPER is the LAST thing you put on your paper. The title of your PAPER is the LAST thing you put on your paper.

All I want to hear from you is the title of your RESEARCH TOPIC. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE RESEARCH WILL SHOW, SO YOU CAN'T KNOW THE TITLE OF YOUR PAPER UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE DONE THE RESEARCH AND WRITTEN THE PAPER. If you have selected your research topic title correctly, as articulated above; have done the research correctly, and written what the research showed; and your table of contents is the key to doing each segment of the research, the text of your paper WILL ABSOLUTELY be correct. THEN, put the title of the PAPER on the title page of the paper, without any fear of getting whacked in the head when it is graded.

TIPS ON SELECTING YOUR RESEARCH TOPIC TITLE

After you have read the "How to Cut Your Research Paper Time in Half," specifically the first section on selecting your research paper topic, and nothing seems to jump out at you, consider this tip.

Do NOT try and select it.

Here's what you should do:

1. WRITE DOWN the essential parts of what it is you want to research;
2. Put them in a logical sequence;
3. That becomes your table of contents. So take virtually those EXACT words, and then make it your title. I'm dead serious about using virtually the exact words. In about 95% of the cases, a student will give me some over-generalized title, but when I look at the actual paper, the table of contents is very different from the table of contents. THAT'S A TRAP;
4. As pointed out in the "How to Cut…" document, you can create your title by making the table of contents FIRST.
5. Here's an oversimplified example. A student will create an over-generalized title, such as "Weapons of Mass Destruction" but I look at the table of contents, it will have:
What Ricin Is;
How It Works.

What the title should have been is: Ricin: What It Is; How It Works.

6. Get the absolute MAIN FOCUS into just one, or a very few words, and put that word/ words as the BEGINNING of the title, following by the colon sign. Example: Ricin:

7. THEN, take each of the segments (chapter headings from the table of contents), and put them right behind the colon. Each segment will end with a semicolon, except for the last one, which will end with a period.

Health Care Reform

Every day after arriving to home I normally take a tea with my mother in law and talk with her about our activities during the day. Sometimes we also talk about the news. This week the news mostly covered the Health Care Reform, so on Tuesday we shared our opinions about it. She said she doesn’t know exactly how it will affect her, but she trusts in Barak Obama and thinks the reform will bring positive changes. I explained her some of the features I heard in the news about the Health Care Reform. Registration fees for Insurances will decrease making them more accessible for people. Additionally adolescents will have access to their parents’ Health Insurance until the age of 26. Also people with disabilities finally will be able to have a Health Insurance. Those were only 3 of the benefits I could remember that day. She agreed with me about the positivism of the Health Care bill.
The next day, Wednesday, we talked about the new demands against the company Toyota. New cases were reported, but the curious thing was that they occurred six or seven years ago. She has a Toyota car so she feels worried about it. She said she will take her car to the mechanic for a general check. Even though she never experienced problems with her car she prefers to prevent any problems.

Similarities and differences between Bolivia and USA

Thesis Statement: There are many differences in the life style between USA and Bolivia
I. INTRODUCCION
A. Life style comparison in 3 main areas
i. Work (similarities and differences)
ii. Family (similarities and differences)
iii. Health (similarities and differences)
II. BODY
A. Work
i. Work daily schedule
1. Bolivia -> 8:00-12:00 14:00-18:00
2. USA ->8 :00-16:00 normally more than 16:00
ii. Work on weekends
1. Bolivia = USA -> if work demands it
B. Family
i. Time to spend with family during the week
1. Bolivia -> Parents can take lunch with their families and spend time with them every day due to short distances
2. USA -> Parents cannot return to home for lunch, only after work in the evening due to large distances
ii. Time to spend with family during weekends
1. Bolivia=USA -> they go out for lunch/dinner, plan different activities
2. EJ: Go to parks, museums, cinema, shopping, etc
C. Health
i. to make an appointment
1. Bolivia ->people schedules an appointment one or 2 days before
2. USA -> people schedules an appointment 1 to 3 months before
ii. Quality of the Service
1. Bolivia -> good quality service
2. USA ->better
III. CONCLUSION
A. Very contrastive differences
B. Work schedules are lighter in Bolivia
C. Distances are a key on making Family ties stronger
D. USA offers a better quality health service
E. I prefer to live in Bolivia

COMPARE/CONTRAST ESSAY

Lifestyle is a term to describe the way a person lives, which originally coined by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in 1929. Countries have different types of living styles, but also some countries have similarities on some particular behaviors. When I first came to the United States one month ago, I did not notice these particular behaviors. Then only a week later I started to perceive some of them, and at the same time I started to compare them to the ones in my native country, Bolivia. The list of similarities and differences is extensive, but I want to highlight three areas I found really interesting: work, family and health.
In Bolivia the daily schedule at work is pretty flexible as it is divided in two periods. The morning starts at 8:00 and ends by 12:00. In the afternoon work is resumed by 14:00 and goes until 18:00. This gives them enough time to go home and eat lunch there. In contrast, in the United States companies’ schedules start around 8:00 and last until 16:00, sometimes more. Employees have a break for lunch, but they usually bring their lunch and eat it in the cafeteria or buy something nearby. Although during weekends both Bolivian and American employees usually don’t work unless the company demands it.
Another interesting comparison is the amount of time parents spend with their families. While parents in Bolivia have lunch at home daily with their families because of the short distances, American parents do not have the chance to return home due to the large distances and the traffic on the roads which reduces the time spent daily with their family. However they recover part of that time during weekends as they plan activities for their family and friends, like going to the cinema, going to a park, to shopping or simply going out for lunch same as parents do in Bolivia. It is very common in most families in the United States that both the mother and the father are employed full time and have the need to leave their child in a daycare house until he or she get the adequate age to attend school. On the other hand most families in Bolivia prefer to raise their children at home even if that would require the mother to leave her job temporarily.
The last comparison that caught my attention was people common behaviors related to health. Unlike Americans, Bolivian people use to make medical appointments with one or two days of anticipation and they usually get an available space. Americans have to call with at least 2 months of anticipation. Also people in the United States have a strong believe on “having a health insurance is a fundamental need,” that’s why they spend a considerable amount of time looking for the right health coverage. In contrast, families in Bolivia think of having a health insurance as an unnecessary monthly payment. That is because their top priorities are food and home.
To sum up, work schedules are less tight in Bolivia than in the United States. Distances play an important role in how much time parents spend with the ones they love. Finally when it comes about health it’s important to plan ahead if you live in USA. Based on this comparison where would you prefer to live and raise your children? What kind of lifestyle fits better with you? As far as now my balance bend to Bolivia maybe I will change my mind with the time.