Elizabeth Bankston is our staff blog contributor and the mastermind behind our
content marketing efforts. Having spent 6 years at the University of Richmond, she
now puts to practice her leadership skills and humanities knowledge to show students
how to study more effectively and successfully.
In between working and volunteering in the community center for homeless animals,
Elizabeth loves taking virtual tours at museums worldwide, jogging in the woods,
reading modernist literature, and helping her mother in the garden.
All posts by Elizabeth Bankston
Born out of human curiosity, imagination, and the need to complete the unfinished, reconstruction has long since become an essential tool of historical science. However, the reconstruction of destroyed architectural landmarks is a fairly new domain. In the past, the loss of a significant structure was seen as a...
Regardless of their major, college students become professional essay writers for at least 4 years – until they graduate. You write so many papers that finding a unique topic to explore becomes more and more difficult. Choosing an original slant on the age-old problem is even harder! We know how lack...
A conclusion is one of the most often overlooked parts of an essay. It may seem unnecessary and repetitive since it usually echoes the introduction. This is one of the biggest mistakes inexperienced essay writers can make. Instead, a conclusion is a vital part of any paper. So much is at stake here! It...
Most prompts are calling for a short essay with a limited word count and ask you to speak your mind in “500 words or less”. However, being laconic is not always an advantage. Sometimes, teachers specifically ask you to write five pages on some obscure topic to measure the diligence of your research. Information...
Writing essays about yourself, however weird this may feel, has always been a part of the school curriculum. Why? Not for the cringe of it – that’s for sure! Here are just some of the legit reasons: self-reflection helps to develop critical thinking writing about something you know well allows you to focus...
Writing a movie review format is one of the more creative academic papers that students encounter. However, it only adds to the complexity, for combining critical analysis of the film’s artistic merits with one’s personal response can be a challenge. Even if you enjoy sharing your opinions and...
You know you don’t suppose to do that. You know you should plan your big projects and give each stage of work the appropriate amount of time. You know you can’t really cook up something fast and easy the night before the deadline and still manage to impress your instructor enough for an...
