Why fundamentally most college classes require essays

Paul


Essay Writing...

 

Basic Understanding

Essays help improve your communication skills. I’ve been talking about finding your inner voice and even a great tip to help you create an awesome essay outline.  Even then, you’ll still probably wondering in the back of your mind why do we have to write so many essays in each class.   The first and foremost reason is a simple one, it teaches every single person how to communicate and write a report that you might when you get hired by a company.   Most of the times essays are just reports that we have to do in jobs.   I know that sounds strange but when you get hired on to a job, you will most likely be using what you’ve learned in essays to communicate with peers and others through email and other electronic means.    You better know how to communicate with them and be able to relate to what they may need from you to accomplish their or your job in the days or weeks or even months down the road.

Researching

Research is key to a good essay.   I can’t emphasize the any more than this, just by saying research, analyze, and write.   When you are researching for an essay, you are developing that skill that will allow you to find the information you might need to help you with your jobs in the future.   This skill is essential because it helps build problem solving and creates even more self reliance.   We will need to be self reliant in our jobs because employers will say often times tell you to do this or that and not explain how to do it.   Employers will often just walk away expecting you to do what they have said and rarely will they want to be inundated by questions from employees about how to do it.   Getting this skill down can help you when you get a job because employers will be more reassured that they don’t have to watch you.  This is why learning how to research will give help you in when you get that job you are trying to get.

Self confidence

Essays help you build your self confidence and even your self esteem.   It will show that you know what you are doing and how to do it.   Let’s be truthful, most students out in colleges are new to the whole educational structures of college life and feel out of place.   This is quite simply normal, for people who haven’t been for a while to feel and I find that writing a really good essay paper and getting some excellent feedback from the professor or teacher really helps me to understand just how well I am doing.   When you find that your essays are doing well, you will also see that your grades will do well.   Even I have struggled with writing the best essay possible when I first started this process and now I am getting a little bit better each time I write an essay, I am understanding just what the teacher is looking.   I think essays bring us more understanding of what it is like to write and become even better in the job market.   If you haven’t started, now is a good time to start and try to write an essay or two that you are proud of.   I know we can’t all do the same effort or maybe even understanding that we’re all different but it is the first step in creating that one essay that you want to share with your classmates.

Do you have any tips or tricks to help you create the best possible essay?  Have you had any problems in creating essays in the past and How did you solve it?  Have you tried to do your own essay?

Will Microsoft start watching you on Windows 11?

Paul


Microsoft Requirements

According to Microsoft requirement page for Windows 11, you will need to have some of these things enable to be able to install it.   Let me show you what I see of the top and maybe even read between the lines:

  • You will be required to have internet connectivity for Windows 11 Home.
  • The System will need to be TPM Enabled. (If you have an NVME, You probably already have a TPM on your system.)
  • Microsoft Edge will be the Default Browser (That’s was expected by me)
  • Taskbar Alignment to the bottom of the screen is the only location allowed.  (I heard there is a Hack for this).
  • Required to have at least two cores to be able to install Windows 11.
  • Apps can no longer customize areas of the Taskbar.  (I am not sure what they mean by this but it will probably change the app development in the future.)

So who’s watching you?

I have a few issues with this requirement for one, the need to require to have an internet access to for first boot.   There will be people in countries who have no access to internet or people who don’t want to be tracked by Microsoft.   That is something I am cautious about when it comes to booting into Windows.   I don’t want Microsoft to know what I am doing or have access to any of the data that I am during with their system.   I specifically make sure that is what I want by opting out of those features when I installed Windows 10.   I turned off those features before I even started using Windows 10.   I might just be one of those who was security aware of the problems associated with leaking my personal information or having someone watch what I am doing online.   I know I don’t have privacy online but I do try to protect what I can when I can.

WIndows 11 Pro?

Granted, Windows 11 Home is the only thing they say requires internet connection, I am curious to see what the requirements are for Windows 11 Pro.   Will I need to do all this for the Professional versions also?   Until Then, I will keep with Windows 10 Pro(*Get the OEM version for $21.96 USD* Affiliate Link), because I don’t have to worry about logging into Windows 10 with my Microsoft account.   Even though, I am using skype and other features that I log into.  I am however not giving them much information as I could be.   Although, As I am looking at the business side of Windows 11, I do not see the requirement for needing an internet connection to run Windows 11 Business.  I think that is what you call the Professional edition.   Either way, I’ll wait and see what happens in the future and see what the requirements are.

Are you going to use Windows 11?  What do you think about it?  Why not leave a comment and tell me what your thoughts are about Windows 11?

How to play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Steam version on Linux Mint 20.1

Paul
MSFS2020 on Linux Mint 20.1

Run Microsoft Flight Simulator

I’ve been trying to get this to work the last few days on Linux because of Windows 11 set to come out in the follow months.   However, I was also wondering if this would work on Linux as it should be able to to do.   As you know steam has some great ways to run windows games on it.   The problem that most people have is just to figure out the right way to run it.   I am here to help those who might still be having difficulty in running Msfs2020(Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020) on Linux because it seems to have so many people having issues with running it.   According to ProtonDB, This game should be playable with Gold standards which means it should run perfectly after some tweaks.   I don’t know about the rest of you but It’s more than some tweaks but I digress.

Install wine

The First step you will need to do is check out my other post about installing Wine on Linux Mint.  If you followed those instructions you are half way to getting it to run on Linux.   You’ll however want to install all the Wine DB and API’s that are associated with Wine to get it to work.  That includes but not limited to Q4wine, Playonlinux, Winetricks, All Wine Compatibility layers(Windows-Desktop-files also), Wine-binfmt  and the API layers that is associated with Wine.  I found sometimes they don’t automatically install these but they are necessary for several other games.

Install Graphics Drivers

Go to your driver manager app and make sure you have the GPU driver for your system.   I currently have a NVIDIA 1660 Super and an Intel 10-850 Core.   First I’d try the recommended but we’ll discuss this at the end.   Always download the recommended driver on Linux Mint but if you have a different Linux and want to download the NVIDIA drivers, check out the NVIDIA Unix Drivers for them to work with your system.  If you have an AMD GPU, you can visit the AMD website for your Linux Driver.  Once those are installed, you will probably need to reboot your system to make sure your drivers are active when playing on Steam or other games.   Each time there is an update, it will probably be a good idea to reboot just to make sure the drivers you want are being used by the system.

Install Steam

It seems Linux Mint 20.1 or some earlier version installs the Flathub version of Steam when they install Linux Mint.   Uninstall that version first,  I’ve found that it doesn’t do as a good as a job as the one you can get from the package manager.   I also found that it won’t run some games with Proton.   So that is the reason I say, just go ahead and uninstall it and install the real one.  This is the easy part of the installation.   Once done you are more than halfway there to be able to play your games like you want.

Download and Install Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Example of -FastLaunch

Once you have steam, You can now go ahead and download and install MSFS2020 into steam.   This will be a quick process.   Steam however will not allow you to download the game until you enable proton.  Go over to the Gear icon in steam and left click properties and go to Comparability tab.   I’d recommend trying Proton 5.13-6 first because that is what everyone else used to get it to work on their systems according to the ProtonDB. Once you do that, you’ll be able to download MSFS20 and install it.  Once installed, you’ll also want to add ‘-FastLaunch’ to the Launch options.    Once done with that, hit the little “X” button and try clicking the play button and seeing if it will run.

If it doesn’t work

Sometimes each system is a little bit different.   So I’ll talk about ways you can tweak it to get it to work on your system.    Some things to try:

  • Get a New or Older version of the GPU driver
  • Change the Proton version to a New or Older version or try the experimental version.
  • Check your Wine Settings(Although I didn’t have to do much with mine just install and try to run the q4wine once that was ran.   I didn’t do anything else but quit the program.)
  • Check the ProtoDB to see what everyone else has done to get the game to run.

I suggest making one change at a time and seeing if the game will run after the change.   If it is a GPU driver change, I suggest rebooting to make sure you are using the GPU driver you want to try to run with the program.  Also Don’t expect the game to run as smoothly as it does on Windows so be thoughtful when you are playing the game.   Sometimes there will be crashes and other things going on.  You can however try different configurations to see if you can resolve those issues also.  If you like this post please consider buying something from my affiliate list to support my blog and my time in write.

Brainstorming and Blogging!

Paul

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There’s a storm in that brain!

Whenever I want to write a post, I often am caught pondering what to write about and what my readers may or may not want to read about. I know sometimes it can be hard to sit down and write that blog post, but you never really know how well it will be received until it is posted. That is the one that will always be unique to each and every blog. I’ve always had a problem with managing my time but that might change also. I’ve started to day dream and also brain storm about what some good posts you might want to read about and I will discuss how I do it.

Sit back and Relax!

Something that you may never of tried is to just relax. Nothing in the world is that big that you really can’t just sit back and relax for a few minutes to a few hours. That is where people will often times go wrong, they think if they aren’t doing anything that you will not get their work done whether it be personal or job related. So I am going to give you a few tips on how you can also relax and maybe let those creative juices flow:

  • Take a Soothing bath and just sit there.
  • Listen to your favorite music in bed
  • Take a long walk in the woods
  • Being exhausted doesn’t help so Get some Sleep.
There are many reasons why you want to brainstorm. You however have to be well rested and relax to be able to do it just right. That is what encourages you to brainstorm and get as many ideas as possible.
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Dealing with the Distance on the hardest of days.

Paul
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Long Distance and The Pandemic

If you are in a long distance and you had your life turned upside down because of the pandemic year of Hell, Then you are not alone. There are couples all around the world who haven’t seen their partner or fiance, or even wife or husband.  There is nothing that makes people like me so depressed.  I am sure I am not the only one who has had those ups and down days this past year.  Most borders haven’t fully opened up and the ones that do probably only have seen their Long Distance partner once or twice the whole.  I’ve heard rumors about how it could take up to 8 hours to get through the whole arrival process of immigration or other things that might take even more time to travel.

The Struggles are Real

It can be so hard for couples around the world.   Even sexually it can be so frustrating for even the most modest.  We’ve all had those days where the need to feel their touch from our partners and that can be the hardest part of this pandemic.   We don’t know when those international borders will open and I am hopeful and watching the Philippines that it will open in November or December.

Handling the distance

We all have our ways to handle the distance but I thought it would be a good idea to talk about some of the things that I’ve learned over the years.   Even the idea of buying Airplane tickets can be hard for someone to save up the money to be able to see their partners internationally.  Some things to keep in mind while you are waiting:

  • Faithfulness — Try to keep true to your partner and try to not make any mistakes with your partner.   This has definitely been real hard for most to do.   I’ve heard about how hard it is and I can totally relate.
  • Patience — Seeing all what is going on with borders, we can have those days where we will have little or no patiences with Governments or even with your Partner.   You’ll need to walk carefully on how you deal with disappoint.   We’ve seen governments that have really disappointed us all.
  • Determination — After all you’ve been through this past few months to years.  You’ll have to keep your determination and keep reminding yourself why you are in an LDR.  Try to have fun and remember those really special times with your partner, that has helped me tremendously.
  • Understanding — This is also something you must do while you are waiting for the borders to open up.  We have to remember to keep understanding our partners and listen to their needs and wants.

Strategize the meeting

Finally, when the borders finally open up for your partner and you.   You should already have plans in place for the next meeting.   This can be so helpful to see there is going to be a time together.  This will help you see the light at the end of the tunnel.   I am already doing this and we are planning for the time when we are finally together.   This has helped me so much and kept us rooted in what really matters.   We are also talking about closing the distance.   If you can close the distance this will help you keep grounded and knowing that there is more at the end of the tunnel.   These are just small tips to help you survive the distance and even the pandemic.