Have advice on how to handle a professor losing part of a midterm essay?
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Document the incident as soon as possible.  Write him a letter as clearly and as objectively as you can describing what happened, including what you said and what he said, leaving nothing out and exaggerating nothing.  Give one copy to him and one to the department head.  Indicate on the letter who is getting a copy.  If the remaining page strongly hints of more to come (such as ending in mid-sentence), point that out.\n\nPropose a solution--you would be willing to write the essay again under similar conditions (make sure you refresh your memory on the subject matter).\n\nIf confronted by the professor, tell him you are sorry, but you really did write more and felt you had to do something.\n\nMake an appointment with the department head to discuss the situation.  Tell him you only want what is fair.\n\nUnderstand that you can never take a class from that professor again.
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Ask your professor before you buy anything. They may assign specific homework problems that aren't in the edition you plan to use.
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Whenever I am procrastinating (which is more frequently than I would care to admit) I find it best to take the easiest, least drudge-like task and tackle it first. So start with an outline to the papers, write your name, your professors name leave a blank for the title, Section it off into sections reading "thesis statement", introductory paragraph etc. It' sjust easier that way. Ok, this said, I will now get a start on my two papers that are due on Thursday! Thanks for the reminder. (And by the way your thoughts aren't useless :)
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Hopefully you can't.  That would be a serious breach of security.  What kind of paper are you writing anyway??  Maybe you should attempt to talk to someone from your school's CJ department.  They may be able to get you enough info for a paper without leaking sensitive info.
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I've given students an incomplete out of the kindness of my heart - they've made a genuine effort, but something has happened that has prevented them from completing an assignment, and my not having that assignment will make their grade lower. If they are otherwise doing strong work, and they talk to me about the situation, I'll give them extra time. I'm nice like that - if they're a hard worker, and they are honest. \n\nI've never "withheld" grades maliciously. Your situation seems a bit odd. It sounds like there was some sort of miscommunication.\n\nYour first step needs to be a private conversation with the professor. Very politely and with respect, ask her what happened - that you didn't understand the deadline, or the requirements, or whatever the case was. Then listen to what she has to say. If you still have a problem - if you believe the situation is unfair - then you can speak to your academic advisor and/or the department head and/or the dean, depending on who does this sort of thing at your school. \n\nGood luck!
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Act interested! In the topic that is! Seek time with them during their office hours and ask them for additional readings. READ them and discuss them with the professor. They love students that are interested and can express an opinion, even if it differs from their own.
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don't do it. that IS plagiarism. it is a serious thing. this guy i know used to go to my college. he was smart, well loved and respected. he was a very important person in our community. he was accused of plagiarism and kicked out without a hearing. if you are not a good writer you should take this opportunity to practice so you don't get screwed later on.
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MAKE AN OUTLINE THEN GET FACTS. GET A TUTOR THAT CAN HELP YOU. TYPE IN ESSAY WRITTING TIPS AND SEARCH. IM SURE YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING THERE TO HELP. GOOD LUCK.
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if you're thinking of using someone else's work as your own, then i suggest that you just write the essay yourself.\nYour teacher will know if you just copied it.
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if you have any essays written try highlighting just the  main parts i.e. the important bits of it and writing it out again with just these parts. or else try just taking one topic at a time and breaking it down into smaller bits. most importantly try and figure out what you can manage without learning . its always easier if you can just concentrate on 5 or 6 main topics as opposed to the whole course
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Well, if the project isn't due tomorrow or the next day and friend B's part is something that she can do in a short time then if I were you I would wait maybe a day to see how friend B acts. If B refuses to do her part then you and A could do it and maybe notify the teacher about how B didn't participate. If you don't want to do that then you could try to talk to B and work things out and remind her about her promice.
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how long does the essay have to be?\n\ni would rewrite the introduction definitely. i would probably focus more on electives or rewrite it in a way that emphasizes your electives\n\nim a little fuzzy on the tutoring thing - did you tutor students (and if so then, write your reasonings behind tackling a harder subject) or were you being tutored? (and if so, then add what youve got from it - other than it being reflected in your test scores)\n\nand also, talk more about psychology and anatomy. what exactly did you get out of it, why did you decide to pursue it in the future, any eye-opening experiences or something... are you excited to get more into it in college or - what.\n\nyea, these are just suggestions though, so its up to you to use them :]
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take the essay that you are writing about piece by piece.  1st write about the first 1/3 of the essay(this is hard to help with though cause I don't know what the essay is about).....then the rest,  state some facts about the essay then if it requires opinion go into what you thing about it.  This is difficult to advise on but you should read some example essays in the future when you are under less pressure. There are lots on the Internet just go under "review essays" or "paper review" or something like that.  You're school should also have papers on file in the library.  Writing papers is going to be very important in the future so you need to hone your writing skills.
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Well, how can we guide you better than this guide does?  So, you have to revise your paper, and how can we help you without having your paper to examine, to see where you went astray?  Did your teacher mark your paper in this and that spot, pointing out where you slipped up?  Are there any comments that were made in writing on the paper or verbally?\n\nI don't see how you can get any significant help with this from what you have posted...we don't even know what the subject of the paper is.
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You need to make the first paragraph about what you are going to talk about in the whole essay. Begin with a sample of a problem that happened when there was no supervision. Then list a few examples without telling the whole story. In the next parpgraphs tell the examples and near the end give some examples of ways to prevent this from happening again. In the last paragraph tell what you wrote about in a summary of the problems and solutions and who could be contacted or a group for a committee to make the new rules and how to pay for more staff or technology or whatever you come up with for solutions. My daughter was in the 5th grade and went to the K class to read to the class twice a week. The teacher left her alone with the class and went "home" 1 1/2 blocks from the school,walking! She was very lucky that nothing happened while she was gone. I didn't know about it until it had happened several times. She had not told anyone she was leaving the school either.I got it stopped after I found out! Best wishes and I hope I helped!
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Sounds like this professor is looking for a sob story of a mexican immigrant to build their own internal case.  Whether or not you believe in immigration laws or not you should play to your teacher's desire and write a sob story about someone who came over.
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go back to your professor...be honest with him and ask him for help. Professors do not enjoy failing students and have the viewpoint that everyone deserves a second chance. Ask him or her what you can do to redeem yourself.