The Essay Writing Archive
How To Improve Your Written English
English writing and reading skills have a universal value since it is an international language. One should have a good knowledge of both written and spoken English to be able to communicate effectively in any country. Written English skills are closely associated with spoken English skills. If you have good ... Continue reading
Essay Writing- The art of writing essays
Many of us like essays. We like reading essays and also we have a special interest in writing essays. The word “essay” has been originated from the French word “essai” which means effort, attempt. Many of us might have written essay on some other day. In school days many of ... Continue reading
Altering Quotations in Essay Writing
There may be times when you need to add or alter words in a quotation, so that it will make sense in the context of your essay. For example, here we rave added a character's name to help the quotation make sense: Malcolm muggeridge said that '[Macmillan] exuded a flavor ... Continue reading
How to Apply Examples In Essay Writing
Most examiners make tremendous allowances for work done under pressure and don't expect a perfect performance, but a student who can turn in a measured, controlled piece of writing always impresses in examinations. The same applies, curiously, to word-processed essays. These are usually very professional in appearance, but what matters ... Continue reading
Essay Writing – Rule of Three
Such a method seems to be readily applicable to a scientific experiment, where there is usually a set order for doing things, but is it going to have any relevance for an essay on, say, the life of Florence Nightingale? We think it is again a good idea to think ... Continue reading
Essay Writing – Addressing the Reader
Style starts with being aware of your reader. This is why we have stressed the importance of presenting your ideas in an orderly way in an essay, and why you should always be striving for correctness. You should never be prepared to tolerate sloppiness or laziness in the composition of ... Continue reading
Constructing a Paragraph In Essay Writing
Far too many students have very little idea quite where they are heading in any paragraph of an essay, but the fact is that every paragraph can and should be tightly, and even self-consciously, organized. Just as an essay as a whole sets up an issue, deviances, and arrives somewhere, ... Continue reading
Essay Writing – Tone and Vocabulary
Can you see anything wrong with this paragraph? The risk of damnation is made clear in Kyd's "The Spanish Tragedy" by the use of a ghost from hell, called Revenge, who acts as a chorus to the play. This provides a formal framework which contrasts with the violent actions of the ... Continue reading