Tutor profile: Nikki P.

Pretend you do not have access to a computer, the internet, or even a typewriter. What are your first two steps for writing a formal research essay?

The thesis statement is one sentence with a big job- set up the structure and argument of your essay. Write a thesis statement that could be used in a essay either in support of or discouraging social media.

Shakespeare can be intimidating, but powerful. What do you wish you knew about him and his writing style before you read one of his play? Is there a play you think is the best one to use begin this journey?

Plot lines often get repeated from one generation to the next. Is this copying, are the writers just inspired by what came before them, or are there no original ideas left?

Do you think there is a link between the increased use in technology for social connection and a potential spike in social anxiety order?

The lines that define a gender, race, culture, sexual orientation are blended more than ever. These new categories require new language, so how do we develop this new vocabulary? Is there a generation you would want to introduce these new term to first and why?