Everyday I get requests to either type or edit someone's paper. Now, I love my job. I love showing students how to conduct research, the format to write a paper, and the proper way to cite their resources. However, I will not type or edit anyone's paper. Why? I was (for a short time) an English major, have tutored others while I was in college, and I can type at almost 100 words a minute. So it would seem a piece of cake to fix up students' papers. The reason I refuse to edit papers simply comes down to grammar. I don't know what has happened to people's grammar, but the few papers I've read do not use apostrophes, misspell words, and sometimes leave out words completely! I'm sorry but I just cannot bring myself to type something that makes no sense.
The most recent paper I looked over had the thesis of "Success is something new. Barack Obama first black president is success." Well I think I know what the author means but to make it read smoothly, I really think it would suddenly become my paper...
A-Z Challenge
So this is my first blog- and my first attempt at this challenge. Wish me luck!
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