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David Ruffin: My Whole World Ended (Motown, 1969)
I haven't listened to much music this week, but as I was driving across southern Virginia on the way to my hometown, I had an urge to listen to soul music. Switching back and forth between the soul station on satellite radio and Spotify, at some point the title track from this 1969 album by David Ruffin came on. It knocked me out instantly. The first thing that jumped out was the emphatic chorus, which has the same bittersweet quality of my favorite Buzzcocks songs. As I listened to this song repeatedly, I began to appreciate how perfectly constructed it is, building to that great chorus and even featuring a middle eight (with a key change I think?) that makes the final chorus sound even more powerful. And then there's Dayna Hartwick ripping it up on the piccolo flute... what a great track!
Staff Picks: September 3, 2020
Staff Picks: Daniel
Staff Picks: Jeff
What’s up Sorry Staters?
I’m gonna stick with the theme of talking about bands' later records that most people never talk about:
So, what do you get when take the Oi! stylings from one of the featured bands on the UK/DK soundtrack, but then mix it with cheesy 80s production and the sensibilities of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal? You get the 1988 album Welcome To The Real World by The Business. I recently rediscovered this record stumbling into a bunch of killer songs by UK punk bands I hadn’t jammed in a while. Now, looking at the artwork on this record cover, you’d assume this is a last-ditch effort or a low-budget “comeback” album. At risk of getting my ass kicked by a bunch of tough English dudes, my guys in the Business look pretty dorky in this photograph. Almost like a signal of the shift in sound for The Business on this record, you can see the once cleanly shaven heads of the band members are slowly and coyly allowing some locks grow down to ear-level. But with defiant anthems like “Ten Years,” The Business make it clear in their statement, “We’re The Business from Lewisham, and it’s been ten years and we’re still standing here!”
While I think a song like “Blind Justice” is about as catchy as a classic Oi! tune can get, I think the enhanced musicianship and songwriting chops on The Business’s 1988 effort is dare I say… BETTER than their early records? Behind the veil of the sonic signature of this record, which you could argue is pretty dated, is a collection of great melodies and well-constructed songs. A song like “We’ll Take ‘Em On”, probably my favorite song on the record, is a perfect blend of melodic heavy metal harmonized guitar leads as well as huge and memorable vocal hooks. The title track “Welcome To The Real World” opens with a classic street punk high note riff and big sing-along gang vocal chorus that recalls their Oi! roots, but then throw in some gated reverb on the huge drum sound and a guitar solo that sounds like it’s taken from a major-key Iron Maiden song. I’m sorry to keep harping on this, but the guitar work on this record is absolutely amazing: tasty notes, cleanly played, and harmonized every 5 seconds. Perfect.
Sorry State used to stock reissue copies of Welcome To The Real World. I’m not sure if the record is still in print, but hopefully this staff pick will make Daniel wanna restock it, because I know he loves this record too. If you’re not an Oi! fan, which typically I’m not either, then maybe I can’t convince you give this album a shot. But never say never when you’ve reached the end of your tether…. Like mentioned above, here’s my favorite track if you wanna give it a listen:
Thanks for reading. ‘Til next time,
-Jeff
Staff Picks: Dominic
We had quite an active time last week preparing for the first of this year’s Record Store Day drops. In the process of opening up one the boxes of orders last week I had to let out a whoop of delight when I spotted a record that has had me kind of obsessed for over twenty years. I hadn’t realized it had been given a reissue as it wasn’t part of the RSD releases and it sneaked up on me. It’s a rare one and the chances of ever seeing an OG are slim to none. I’ve never seen one in the flesh and have guarded my CD version since the late 90’s, so a reissue was the only chance to own a copy on vinyl. The label Rockadelic did one in 1995 and hearing that version was my first exposure to the album but copies of that are hard to find and costly too now. Thankfully the good folks at Modern Harmonic have done a great job on the reissue and made this available again at an affordable price.
Kennelmus: Folkstone Prism. Phoenix International Records. 1971
To channel the SNL character Stefon, this album has everything- Morricone like spaghetti western soundtrack vibes, surf guitar sounds, Captain Beefheart and Zappa-esque moments, A Lee Hazelwood sounding song, images of Ravens, a cryptic title and a Jolly Roger pirate flag.
Yes, it’s true, all this and more are part of the mystique and legend of this record.
The band came from Phoenix, Arizona and were formed from the ashes of a typical mid-sixties surf-garage band doing British Invasion covers. A name change and new members brought in switched things up considerably and recording began in late 1970 on the Folkstone Prism album, the title originally meant to be Folkstoned, the idea to give people something to think about apparently. The record was issued with one side being all instrumental and the other with vocals. A couple of those instro tracks did have lyrics but main songwriter Ken Walker (real name Kennelmus Walkiewicz- see where the group name came from) did not think anyone in the group had the vocal chops to sing them and so they remained as instrumentals. That decision in hindsight seems almost genius.
Another interesting fact that was revealed in the liner notes was that the band members worked at a record manufacturing plant and actually personally supervised the making of their own record and made sure that all thousand copies were perfect. So, if you ever do see a copy you can be sure of the quality of the pressing-good luck on that.
With me not being the best of writers, giving a track by track review is not always easy but honestly the comparisons at the top really are fairly accurate. If you like psychedelic surf garage music and Ennio Morricone and Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa and Lee Hazelwood, then this really is the record for you. It also doesn’t outstay it’s welcome, clocking in at just under forty minutes.
As a DJ, playing this type of music, I always wanted a copy to spin the track Think For Yourself, a great number which still makes me smile and jig around to the groove. Highlights are plentiful but opener I Don’t Know definitely sets the scene and just about prepares you for what is to follow. Some of the tunes also remind me of the cool bits from late sixties Ventures records and anything that guitar hero Jerry Cole cut, particularly the awesome Animated Egg LP and The Inner Sounds Of The Id LP. Check those out if you get a chance. On other cuts, interesting sounds are added. There’s a zither sounding effect used and a watery, bubbly bass sound that kinda sounds like the jug on the Thirteenth Floor Elevators to name a couple. The only complaint I could have is the sudden cut away from the second to last track to a spoof news report that to my ears is a little jarring but that’s a very small complaint on what is a thoroughly enjoyable listen.
Check out the clips below and do your own investigating and hopefully you will agree with me. We have a copy in stock and will get more for those that are interested. The best part of all this is that when I mentioned to Daniel that we had it and he saw how excited I was, he actually let me take a copy at no charge. What a class boss and top fellow. He really is awesome and knocks himself out every week to bring the Sorry State Universe to you all and makes working here the absolute best job ever and one of the coolest.
Staff Picks: Ava
Various: Speed Metal Hell Vol. 1 (New Renaissance, 1985)
Speed Metal Hell vol. 1 is a mid 80's metal compilation that really took me by surprise. Ripping guitars and drums backed with so many killer vocal styles is what really makes it. I love exploring these comps and finding all kinds of underground metal bands, allowing me to dive into so many discographies and have hours worth of records to listen to. The artwork and the name is really what made me interested, I mean, Barbed wire strings? So Sick. Battle Bratt's Henchman is probably my favorite track on there- Or Whiplash's Thrash Till Death. I love some good falsetto/vibrato action. Check it out if you love wicked 80's metal!
Staff Picks: Usman
DIG YOUR OWN GRAVE #1
This badass mixtape/fanzine release is brought to you by Suck Blood (Los Angeles) the same label who brought you KRIGSHODER KRIG I HODET, which Jeff wrote about a few weeks ago in his Staff Pick. I think Suck Blood came from the ashes of East 7th Punx, who knew exactly what they were doing and did it right. Sorry State has copies of this mixtape and the KRIGSHODER tape on the way. I am really critical of tapes. I think because I have made so many damn top-notch tapes it makes me judge the quality of other's work pretty heavily, cos I know how good a tape can get. I'm sorry I don't mean to brag about myself, I seriously suck at a lot of shit, including general life-skills and I only talk so highly of my tapes cos my friends have all affirmed their quality to me time and time again. Back in Indianapolis, I didn't have social media and I didn't have internet at home. I didn't know what bandcamp was (or that my address for shows was all over facebook haha). I say this cos when I got a band's tape, thats how I would know the songs. And man, so many tapes sounded like complete shit. To be honest, I just assumed that the recordings just sucked. I remember many years later finding bandcamps from bands back home and realizing it was the dubbing process/lack of care that made the tapes sound like shit. And I say all this, cos I am highly suggesting you pick up this mixtape with the fanzine that comes with it heavily in mind. The cassette itself sounds alright, one side sounds a bit better than the other. It's certainly not the best quality sound but very far from the worst i've heard. I'm assuming they just used mp3 downloads of the songs, but maybe I am completely wrong and they ripped their own records/tapes to get the tracks.
Anyway, the fanzine is where it's at... It is beautiful. Multi-color sheets bound between a screen-printed cover, it truly is gorgeous. The zine compiles interviews from a shit ton a bands, all of which I have never read before. Almost of the bands I already knew, so it was super cool to read interviews they had done when they were an active band. Retrospective interviews are great, but there's something special when you can capture the genuine feelings of the band at the time. Rather than interviews conducted after a band has broken up - they have time to reflect on their experiences and can rehearse the responses a bit more, for better or worse. Yeah, some of the interviews are kind of boring in the but the ones that aren't definitely make up for it. The coolest one I read was (unexpectedly) Vice Squad. Some of my favorites were Rudimentary Peni, Sacrilege, and Mellakka (of course). It's funny to hear what band's like to talk shit about, a common one was actually playing gigs haha. Anyway, this write-up will be kept brief. DIG YOUR OWN GRAVE #1 is an amazing release, so stoked they did something like this and I can't wait to see what comes next!!! Grab one if you get the chance and you'll definitely enjoy it if you like any of the bands on there.
Screaming Dead, Sacrilege, Rudimentary Peni, Disorder, External Menace, Exit-Stance, Mellakka, The System, Heimat-Los, Mau Maus, Flux of Pink Indians, Vice Squad, Acid Attack, Upright Citzens, Siege, Attak
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The next stage is complex and consists in defining goals, objectives, research methods, selection and systematization of relevant literature and parallel drawing up of a thesis plan, which is a preliminary outline of the structure and content of future student scientific work. When familiarizing with the sources of information, one should take into account their novelty. The periods of obsolescence of educational literature are established by order of the Ministry of Education and Science No. 1623 of April 11, 2001: for a general humanitarian, socio-economic profile and special disciplines – five years; for general professional, natural science, mathematical subjects – ten years. The measures of relevance do not relate to sources of in-depth fundamental study of the issue. It does not stipulate the order and terms after which research publications: articles, dissertations, reports, etc., are considered outdated, but university regulatory controllers, when checking their thesis for compliance with standards, are almost always guided by the requirements set for textbooks. For informational purposes, no one forbids using them, but in order to avoid sending the finished diploma for revision, it is better to include only works no older than five years in the list of used literature. In January 2017, the order of the Ministry of Education and Science entered into force No. 1651, canceling the effect of orders No. 1623 and No. 133, which regulated the provision of university libraries with scientific and educational literature (it was in them that the terms of its obsolescence were prescribed). The new document aroused a lot of questions from the experts of the academic community, and the official answers of the department to them did not clarify the situation, so teachers still prefer to adhere to the old standards, determining the “expiration date” of the sources used to write the thesis. Algorithm of writing The scheme of work on a diploma is standard for all students – according to a single algorithm, graduates who write both project and research FQPs go to future defense. First of all, you need to decide on a supervisor, then choose a topic. It is approved before the start of the pre-diploma practice, to which the student is sent with the assignment for the FQP signed by the head of the department.
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8 effective ways to boost memory
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Like any other ability, memory can be trained and developed. The main thing is to choose the right exercise program.
Remembering the name of an actor or finding the keys left in the evening can sometimes be difficult. It takes a lot of effort to recover the information you need. Forgetting is a natural process that is designed to unload the nervous system from unclaimed information, to protect it from overstrain. But increased forgetfulness can significantly complicate life. It can be caused by lack of sleep, stress, addictions, or information overload.
If this problem is not related to injury or illness, it is realistic to solve it on your own. Memory can be developed and improved like any other ability. To activate its potential, regular exercise is necessary, as in sports or music. And vice versa – in their absence, the ability of the brain to memorize will decrease. Let’s talk about the most effective ways to help strengthen memory and improve brain function.
1. Create associations and visualizations
It will be easier to remember new things if you connect the unknown with the already existing knowledge. The essence of the method of associations is to combine the known and the unknown into a single history, to mark new information with familiar markers. So the information received can be easily remembered and quickly reproduced at the right time. With the help of associative parallels, it is easy to learn road signs, passwords and dates, phone numbers and credit cards.
In 1980, the Olympic Games opened in Moscow, and 600 years before that, the Battle of Kulikovo took place. The number 5813 can be represented as a numerical expression 5 + 8 = 13. In this case, images are remembered even more efficiently. Better if they are unusual and even absurd. For example, the figure eight resembles a woman with large hips and voluminous breasts, and the figure five is a circus unicycle. In your mind, draw a fat lady who buys such a bike and rides it around the city.
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Such illustrations should be large, three-dimensional, color and as detailed as possible. The skill of coding into visual images is trained and quickly automated. In the future, it will not be difficult to restore in memory both these images, and the meaning that is embedded in them. Once again putting the keys in this or that place, imagine a flower blooming here. In the morning you will definitely not forget where exactly the flower grew in your house, and you will quickly find the right thing.
2. Learn poetry and read aloud
The time-tested method is memorizing poems. This is not about mindless cramming, but about understanding the meaning, its conscious perception. Make it a rule to teach one little piece every week. Gradually increase the volume of the material. It will be easier to remember if you break it down into several parts in advance and teach it in quatrains. You can do this anywhere: at lunch, while walking or in transport. Don’t be afraid of a lot of repetitions. Over time, you will notice that it takes less and less time to memorize.
The effect will be even better if you take the works of those authors whose collections do not interest you. It will take more energy to learn such verses. Try to delve deeply into their content and reflect on the artistic techniques that the author used. Poetry can be recited in front of a mirror or recorded from memory. Reading aloud is equally useful. It helps to improve diction, intonation and develops auditory memory. If you don’t like poetry, learn the lyrics.
3. Try to remember forgotten
It is not necessary to take the shopping list prepared before going to the store. On the one hand, such a list will help not to miss anything and at the same time not to buy too much. On the other hand, its absence will have a positive effect on the state of memory. Do not buy something this time – by the next trip you will have an incentive to better memorize items from the list and keep them in mind. Forgot someone’s name, phone number, password or recipe ingredients? Try to remember. Take the time and take a few minutes to do this instead of looking for an answer in your smartphone or notebook. This is great for strengthening memory.
4. Master foreign languages
You can learn poems and songs not only in your native language. Don’t know a foreign language – start mastering it. It is one of the best ways to activate brain cells and enhance memory capacity. If you memorize a few words every day, then after a couple of months you can feel a noticeable result. Learning a new language develops the ability to structure, analyze and memorize information. In addition, it is a good prevention of age-related diseases. For example, Alzheimer’s disease. The most popular way to memorize foreign vocabulary is cards with words and expressions. This technique is based precisely on visual associations.
5. Remember the events of the day
Another way to activate memory is to plunge into the past day and remember all its events. Before going to bed, try to reconstruct snippets of dialogue, images of people, their facial expressions and gestures, every phone call and meals that made up your diet. Try to recreate the sequence of all actions from the moment of awakening. Provide these pictures in as much detail as possible. At the same time, it is important to connect imagination, visual, auditory and olfactory memory.
If it’s boring to remember the day in the form of imaginary illustrations, keep a diary and regularly write events on paper. It is recommended to repeat the same with the films watched. After the next movie show, scroll through the plot in your head again. Remember not only the main moments, but also the dialogues of the characters, the details of their clothes, the interiors of the shooting locations. It is even more useful to retell the content of films, plays, read articles and books to your friends. This not only trains memory well, but also develops speech, enriches vocabulary.
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To write a diploma easier, you need to find a middle ground: the topic should not be “hackneyed” or too rare.
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Otherwise, it will be difficult to find aspects that are not covered by anyone and, on the contrary, to select materials for development, analysis, argumentation, comparison.
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The next stage is complex and consists in defining goals, objectives, research methods, selection and systematization of relevant literature and parallel drawing up of a thesis plan, which is a preliminary outline of the structure and content of future student scientific work. When familiarizing with the sources of information, one should take into account their novelty. The periods of obsolescence of educational literature are established by order of the Ministry of Education and Science No. 1623 of April 11, 2001: for a general humanitarian, socio-economic profile and special disciplines – five years; for general professional, natural science, mathematical subjects – ten years. The measures of relevance do not relate to sources of in-depth fundamental study of the issue. It does not stipulate the order and terms after which research publications: articles, dissertations, reports, etc., are considered outdated, but university regulatory controllers, when checking their thesis for compliance with standards, are almost always guided by the requirements set for textbooks. For informational purposes, no one forbids using them, but in order to avoid sending the finished diploma for revision, it is better to include only works no older than five years in the list of used literature. In January 2017, the order of the Ministry of Education and Science entered into force No. 1651, canceling the effect of orders No. 1623 and No. 133, which regulated the provision of university libraries with scientific and educational literature (it was in them that the terms of its obsolescence were prescribed). The new document aroused a lot of questions from the experts of the academic community, and the official answers of the department to them did not clarify the situation, so teachers still prefer to adhere to the old standards, determining the “expiration date” of the sources used to write the thesis. Algorithm of writing The scheme of work on a diploma is standard for all students – according to a single algorithm, graduates who write both project and research FQPs go to future defense. First of all, you need to decide on a supervisor, then choose a topic. It is approved before the start of the pre-diploma practice, to which the student is sent with the assignment for the FQP signed by the head of the department.
The structure of the thesis According to the generally accepted rules for writing a diploma, its main part should consist of three chapters: First (at least three paragraphs). Written on the basis of a synthesis and analysis of theoretical information gleaned from selected sources; reveals the central concepts, the essence of a phenomenon or process, different points of view on the object and subject of research. Second (at least three subsections). Assigned to factual material and analysis of the problem; contains statistical information with quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the phenomenon under consideration, a statement of the identified trends and shortcomings in its state and development. Third (the minimum number of paragraphs is three). Dedicated to developing a solution to a problem. His diploma student proposes on the basis of the second chapter with scientific justification, for which the theoretical provisions of the first are involved. The chapters should be approximately equal in length. At the final stage, a conclusion, an introduction, a final list of used literature are drawn up and a block with annexes is completed. How to properly draw up a thesis In student memos and on their official websites, all universities must post detailed methodological recommendations containing requirements for a diploma. They indicate: volume – how many pages in the diploma should be; structure – how many chapters to divide the study, what to write in the introduction and conclusion; what materials should be included in the attachments and how to number them; technical regulations – where to put down, from which sheet to start pagination, what font to use for text and headings, how to indent the paragraph and margins, line spacing; the number of sources in the bibliographic list; permissible percentage of uniqueness when checking for plagiarism. Most universities and institutes include in methodological collections: a template for the title page; forms of reviews, annotations, reviews; sample bibliography; examples of the design of references, footnotes, formulas, tables, figures, diagrams, photos. It remains only to carefully check with the university standard and follow the recommendations, since the normative control will be meticulously carried out precisely according to the points of the manual, and only then relying on GOSTs. Average requirements for a thesis: Volume – 50-70 pages, excluding attachments and, as a rule, bibliography. The number of sources is at least 40, and 70% are publications not older than five years. The bibliographic list is drawn up in accordance with GOST 7.80-2000, 7.1-2003, 7.0.5-2008, 7.0.1-2011. Times New Roman in black, 14th for text, 15th for subheadings, 16th for headings. The interval is 1.5. Margins – at least 2 cm to the left, bottom and top; 1.5 cm – on the right. Printing is only one-sided. The standard of uniqueness of the diploma: humanities – 80%, exact – 75%.
How to choose a company for writing a diploma Checklist: A solid site – it should be a kind of Internet branch of an officially registered company with at least one offline office; that is, the site must be a full-fledged working tool, and not a one-page business card on free hosting. The age of the company is at least 5 years. Only those who really know how to work can become a “veteran” of the market. Conclusion of an agreement – the lists of customers of the company for writing student papers are not transferred to the dean’s offices, do not worry. You need a confirmation of the deal – to ensure that the work is done.
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To write a diploma easier, you need to find a middle ground: the topic should not be “hackneyed” or too rare.
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Otherwise, it will be difficult to find aspects that are not covered by anyone and, on the contrary, to select materials for development, analysis, argumentation, comparison.
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The next stage is complex and consists in defining goals, objectives, research methods, selection and systematization of relevant literature and parallel drawing up of a thesis plan, which is a preliminary outline of the structure and content of future student scientific work. When familiarizing with the sources of information, one should take into account their novelty. The periods of obsolescence of educational literature are established by order of the Ministry of Education and Science No. 1623 of April 11, 2001: for a general humanitarian, socio-economic profile and special disciplines – five years; for general professional, natural science, mathematical subjects – ten years. The measures of relevance do not relate to sources of in-depth fundamental study of the issue. It does not stipulate the order and terms after which research publications: articles, dissertations, reports, etc., are considered outdated, but university regulatory controllers, when checking their thesis for compliance with standards, are almost always guided by the requirements set for textbooks. For informational purposes, no one forbids using them, but in order to avoid sending the finished diploma for revision, it is better to include only works no older than five years in the list of used literature. In January 2017, the order of the Ministry of Education and Science entered into force No. 1651, canceling the effect of orders No. 1623 and No. 133, which regulated the provision of university libraries with scientific and educational literature (it was in them that the terms of its obsolescence were prescribed). The new document aroused a lot of questions from the experts of the academic community, and the official answers of the department to them did not clarify the situation, so teachers still prefer to adhere to the old standards, determining the “expiration date” of the sources used to write the thesis. Algorithm of writing The scheme of work on a diploma is standard for all students – according to a single algorithm, graduates who write both project and research FQPs go to future defense. First of all, you need to decide on a supervisor, then choose a topic. It is approved before the start of the pre-diploma practice, to which the student is sent with the assignment for the FQP signed by the head of the department.
The structure of the thesis According to the generally accepted rules for writing a diploma, its main part should consist of three chapters: First (at least three paragraphs). Written on the basis of a synthesis and analysis of theoretical information gleaned from selected sources; reveals the central concepts, the essence of a phenomenon or process, different points of view on the object and subject of research. Second (at least three subsections). Assigned to factual material and analysis of the problem; contains statistical information with quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the phenomenon under consideration, a statement of the identified trends and shortcomings in its state and development. Third (the minimum number of paragraphs is three). Dedicated to developing a solution to a problem. His diploma student proposes on the basis of the second chapter with scientific justification, for which the theoretical provisions of the first are involved. The chapters should be approximately equal in length. At the final stage, a conclusion, an introduction, a final list of used literature are drawn up and a block with annexes is completed. How to properly draw up a thesis In student memos and on their official websites, all universities must post detailed methodological recommendations containing requirements for a diploma. They indicate: volume – how many pages in the diploma should be; structure – how many chapters to divide the study, what to write in the introduction and conclusion; what materials should be included in the attachments and how to number them; technical regulations – where to put down, from which sheet to start pagination, what font to use for text and headings, how to indent the paragraph and margins, line spacing; the number of sources in the bibliographic list; permissible percentage of uniqueness when checking for plagiarism. Most universities and institutes include in methodological collections: a template for the title page; forms of reviews, annotations, reviews; sample bibliography; examples of the design of references, footnotes, formulas, tables, figures, diagrams, photos. It remains only to carefully check with the university standard and follow the recommendations, since the normative control will be meticulously carried out precisely according to the points of the manual, and only then relying on GOSTs. Average requirements for a thesis: Volume – 50-70 pages, excluding attachments and, as a rule, bibliography. The number of sources is at least 40, and 70% are publications not older than five years. The bibliographic list is drawn up in accordance with GOST 7.80-2000, 7.1-2003, 7.0.5-2008, 7.0.1-2011. Times New Roman in black, 14th for text, 15th for subheadings, 16th for headings. The interval is 1.5. Margins – at least 2 cm to the left, bottom and top; 1.5 cm – on the right. Printing is only one-sided. The standard of uniqueness of the diploma: humanities – 80%, exact – 75%.
How to choose a company for writing a diploma Checklist: A solid site – it should be a kind of Internet branch of an officially registered company with at least one offline office; that is, the site must be a full-fledged working tool, and not a one-page business card on free hosting. The age of the company is at least 5 years. Only those who really know how to work can become a “veteran” of the market. Conclusion of an agreement – the lists of customers of the company for writing student papers are not transferred to the dean’s offices, do not worry. You need a confirmation of the deal – to ensure that the work is done.
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