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Got my research paper back with a note in the margin that said "competent synthesis but lacks original contribution to the literature" and I've been staring at it for two days trying to understand what I was supposed to do differently 🔍 I'm a junior in political science. The assignment was a...

I'm writing this massive research paper on the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology and its ethical implications. I've been at it for two weeks. I have 10 peer-reviewed sources, a pile of highlighter pens, and enough sticky notes to build a small fort. 🧬 But here's my problem: my thesis...

I picked something I'm really interested in: the role of Chinese railroad workers in building the transcontinental railroad, but specifically focusing on their labor organizing and protests in the 1860s. I thought it would be perfect - interesting, specific, relevant. But I've been searching...

I know this is like, day one stuff, but I keep mixing them up in my head. My professor keeps saying we need more primary sources, and I thought I was using them, but apparently not? Can someone just give me a super clear breakdown with examples? My understanding is: Primary Sources: Are like...

I've asked three different people about my research paper introduction, and I've gotten three completely different answers. My friend said "like a page, max." My TA said "however long it needs to be to set up your argument." My professor just smiled and said "it depends." THAT IS NOT HELPFUL...

My research paper is technically done. The abstract is polished, the methodology is sound, my analysis is (mostly) coherent. I should be popping champagne or taking a victory nap, right? Wrong. I am currently frozen in front of a blank page, and it's not the introduction this time. It's the...