Journal #1

Things I was told not to do when writing:

• Use contractions. I was told that using contractions made my writing very informal and that I needed to have a formal writing style.
• The use of first person. Writing papers without using I, me, etc. that way my writing did not seem like I was forcing my views/opinions down someone's throat.
• Never use Wikipedia as a source. My teachers often said that it was not a reliable source and that anything from Wikipedia could not be used in my papers.
• Do not plagiarize. If I was not sure if it needed to be quoted or not, I was told just to quote it, that would it would not come off as I was trying to steal someone else's work.