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While you probably write very few personal essays in school, you’ll get a chance to write more of them after you’re out of school. Traditional media feature them regularly (opinion columns, lifestyle features) and a lot of new media (i.e. the internet) literally drown in personal essays.
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12.11
7:05
Need to put more structure in your writing process? If you have no clue where to start, you can follow this seven-step guideline that divides the work into focused and manageable chunks.
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When writing your papers, you need to make sure that your reasoning is sound. All the evidence in the world won’t help validate your case if your interpretation is off and your logic is faulty.
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11.11
9:35
Quotations, when used wisely, can make a strong impact in your essays. After all, essays tend to drone on in the same voice — the author’s — the whole. With quotations, you can add a different voice from your own, augmenting your ideas and adding an interesting aspect to your writing.
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Unless you’re specifically writing a personal essay, you will want to use the rhetoric of objectivity in your work. That means, you should adopt a style that presents your views as rational, carefully-considered thoughts.