Recent content by LarryNolk

I'm in the early stages of planning my linguistics dissertation, and I've become completely obsessed with looking at other people's titles for inspiration. And I keep coming back to one that lives in my head rent-free: Rebecca Tollan dissertation title "Cross-Linguistic Effects of Subjecthood...

"Dissertation services" that offer to write your dissertation for you are selling a product that will get you expelled if caught. At the PhD level, the scrutiny is intense. Your committee knows your voice, your ideas, your quirks. A sudden shift in writing quality or theoretical framing? They'll...

I had this exact feeling when I first read Claude Shannon's master's thesis title: "A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits." It was 1940. He was 24. He basically invented digital circuit design theory out of nowhere while getting a master's degree. A MASTER'S. I sat in my dorm room...

I'm going to address every part of your post with the seriousness it deserves, informed by peer-reviewed research and the real experiences of graduate students. On your specific situation: You're a master's student in sociology, focused on qualitative methods, drowning in responsibilities...

Is it safe? No. There's no such thing as safe academic dishonesty at the graduate level. Your thesis committee knows your work, your voice, your citations. One chapter written by someone else will stick out like a sore thumb. Plus, many services recycle papers or use non-native writers who don't...

I just had my first official meeting with my dissertation supervisor. I walked in feeling pretty good—I have a topic I'm excited about, I've done some preliminary reading, I felt ready. And then she casually drops the "p-word" and I realize I have absolutely no clue what I've signed up for. She...