no Twitter with current id Writing a Thesis Abstract Consider the aim and purpose of the abstract. The rule of thumb here is simply that your abstract is intended to inform your reader about the core, most salient aspects of your work so that he or she can decide whether or not to bother reading the …
The ‘Black Dog’ Just Might Go Away: Exploring Mental Health & Suicide John Madden, B.A. (Hons) & Niall MacGiolla Bhuí, PhD. Dissertation Doctor’s Clinic/TheDocCheck.Com January, 2016 Introduction We’ve a couple of questions for you. Have you ever felt really depressed? Really down? If so, you’re just the same as millions of men and women, teens …
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Meeting a Rock Legend’s Mother with an Anti-Drugs Message Niall MacGiolla Bhuí, PhD Senior Editor, Dissertation Doctor’s Clinic A Pretty Amazing Back Catalogue In Ireland, the rock band Thin Lizzy has gone down in music history. Songs such as ‘Chinatown’, ‘Killer on the Loose’, ‘Jailbreak’, ‘The Boys are Back in Town’, ‘Waiting for an Alibi’, …
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Mental Health, Suicide & 3rd Level Students: Observations from the Periphery Niall MacGiolla Bhuí, PhD & John Madden, B.A. We pointed out in our first Clinic discussion paper on suicide that, as a nation, we are becoming more aware of the complexities around mental health and suicide. The conversation around these growing issues is evolving from …
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A Millennial’s Perspective on Republicanism Andrew English, Book Hub Publishing’s 2016 ‘Encouraging New Writing’ Series From a very young age, I have had a passion for Irish history and politics. Even in my earlier days in primary school, I can remember looking through textbooks and seeing the frail, dying figure of Bobby Sands and knowing …
Reference Management Software for Thesis/Dissertation Studies: A Freebie Susan McKenna, TheDocCheck.Com As it’s Friday, I thought I’d give you some good news! I’m going to direct you to a freebie – and students just love freebies. In your life as a postgraduate you’ll need to keep track of your academic sources. By this, I mean …
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How to Write Up Your Search Strategy in Your Thesis/Dissertation Dr, Niall MacGiolla Bhuí Senior Editor, TheDocCheck.Com I’m often asked by clients, how does one show an examiner the research strategy undertaken for a particular study? This varies significantly from University to University and from College to College dependent on level of study, academic department …
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Sailing Through Storms: Mental Health MattersMeghann Scully, Mental Health Blogger @ThesisClinic @BookHubPublish “If they walk away, it’s not because they don’t love you. it’s because they don’t know how to love you at this time” – Robin Williams Following the death of the great Robin Williams, many of his wonderful quotes began to appear on …
Mental Health & Suicide: From 3rd Level Education to the Wider Community Niall MacGiolla Bhuí, Ph.D. & John O’ Maidin, B.A. @ThesisClinic @Drniallmc @JohnMadden1 Introduction There’s an interesting quote where Life asks Death, “I am so beautiful. Why do you hate me so?” to which Death answers, “Because you are a terrible lie and I am a beautiful truth.” Writing about ‘naturally’ …
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Self-Esteem, Narcissism & Status Anxiety Dr. Niall McElwee & Sarah Jane Gibson In this series of Clinic blogs, we look at some presenting issues both in research and in therapy rooms under the themes of self-esteem, narcissism and status anxiety. As is the way with the Clinic blogs, we use a writing style that is informed …
