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Trying to find a reliable writing service?
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Each and every day you hear about reports, book reviews, term papers and some tests. It is no surprise because you are a student. Being a learner means facing numerous challenges and being able to cope with them if you want to get desired degree. Students are different, and not everyone has writing talent and can cope with assignments with ease. What is the best way out? - you may wonder. Right, to find a reliable academic helper that will assist you any time you are in a difficult situation and can’t cope with written tasks. Have no idea what ...
Monologue of a household tool
So far, 25 people have completed this assignment and it has 2667 views.
Have you ever wondered what your tools around the house are thinking from day to day? Write a short inner monologue or narrative from the perspective of a household tool. It can be a blender, a circular saw, chair...anything you use around the house. Try to keep it vague so your reader has to think about what the tool is. For bonus points, throw in an image or a GIF of that tool's perspective.
Postcards from the Past…
So far, 23 people have completed this assignment and it has 2581 views.
Find an old archive: letter, postcard, photograph, memo, computer document, e-mail. Then, form a story surrounding the piece. Develop a general, basic narrative or back story and characters. It doesn't have to be super long; it can be a haiku or a novella--your choice. Let the past inspire you! My example is a postcard from World War I. It was discovered unsent and from an unknown author, and attached to the postcard was a small poppy, addressed to the soldier's love. I wrote a poem in Spanish about the postcard, and you can read the poem and its translation at ...
Apocalypse Terms of Service
So far, 8 people have completed this assignment and it has 872 views.
We all agree to them, but who among us reads them? Terms of Service are baked into our lives, no matter how hard we try to ignore them. For this assignment, imagine it's your job to write the Terms of Service for the apocalypse. What does that mean? We have no idea -- but we're sure you'll figure something out.
It’s Dead, Jim
So far, 6 people have completed this assignment and it has 1393 views.
Around my home you will find a growing collection of broken debris of the digital age gone awry. Examples of these include a digital camera with a stripped gear that refuses to push the lens out anymore; a 1 TB hard drive containing irreplaceable family photos that my computer no longer recognizes; my first laptop computer, a 486 Toshiba with monochrome screen that refuses to power on; my current Macbook Pro which still functions but had coffee spilt on the keyboard and now requires an external keyboard because I've been too busy to have it repaired; an iPod Shuffle accidentally ...
Different Point of View – Same Place
So far, 9 people have completed this assignment and it has 1888 views.
Take a scene from any movie (that includes more than one character) and rewrite it from the perspective of a different character. Write about the emotions and thoughts the character is having without acknowledging what you know from the original scene. For example: You could write on the scene from Titanic using Jack's perspective while they were in the water and Rose was on the door. Be creative the possibilities for this are endless.
Your Character’s Past
So far, 23 people have completed this assignment and it has 1619 views.
If you've been a part of DS106 for at least a few weeks, you've probably already thought of and created a host character that you will be following around for the remainder of the semester. There are already a lot of assignemnts that deal with your character, but for this assignment, you need to explain how your character grew up, and what made them the way they are today. Did they have a happy or sad childhood? What decisions in life led them up to the point they are at now? Just give us some more detailed background on your ...
Sharing Credit
So far, 12 people have completed this assignment and it has 1739 views.
This is an assignment for two or more people. It's very simple: Take turns writing a collaborative story via email, each writing a minimum of 4 times. Have fun with it!
To my mom
So far, 35 people have completed this assignment and it has 2157 views.
If you're like me, you are super close to your mom. The woman who has done everything for you from missing work to be with you, to driving hours to be with you. But there is not enough words to thank her. How do you even show her how much you appreciate her for doing everyhing she has done (or even just for loving you) For this assignment you must write an open letter to your mother. Whether it is a thank you letter, a sorry letter, or an anger one. Express the words you always wanted to say to ...
Status Report
So far, 5 people have completed this assignment and it has 1450 views.
As part of an agency, it is your duty to summarize your findings for the public. Take all of the group that your agency has done and sum it up. This can be case-by-case or in any other format. Write a detailed synopsis that references the evidence and assignments your team has put together, then draw conclusions.