Archive for June, 2009

Pointers on Writing a Narrative Essay

June 30th, 2009

Narrative Essay: Contextualising a Story

Sometimes the best way to get a point across is to tell a story. That’s where a narrative essay comes in. For those who want to become writers or journalists, this can be a very helpful essay writing exercise.

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Reflective Essay: A Measured Review

June 25th, 2009

Writing a Reflective Essay

A reflective essay is about pausing to review the process of completing something – it could be an essay, a dissertation, a course etc. Unlike other essays, it’s more for the writer than the reader. It’s a chance to look back after a job well done and recap the journey, rather like a descriptive essay.

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Writing an Essay on Global Warming

June 24th, 2009

Global Warming Essay: the Greenhorn’s Guide

Global warming is one of the pivotal environmental topics today, particularly in light of Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and scientist Rajendra K. Pachauri being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. So if you’re writing a global warming essay, its imperative that you watch “An Inconvenient Truth”, the documentary that brought the phenomenon into the spotlight.

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Writing a Dissertation Abstract

June 23rd, 2009

What to Include In a Dissertation Abstract

The merit of a dissertation is often measured by how often it is cited. In such a context, the importance of the dissertation abstract cannot be overstated.

There are two types of such abstracts:
- Descriptive: This is like a summary of the objective of the paper and its scope. It outlines the areas that will be covered in the dissertation.
- Informative: This is where you state the facts that you will mention in more detail within the dissertation

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Guidelines Regarding Dissertation Format

June 21st, 2009

The Primer on How to Format a Dissertation

When writing a dissertation, it’s important to adhere to a certain dissertation format. This post discusses the various format aspects of this type of essay writing:

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Why You Should Order an Essay Online

June 19th, 2009

The Merits of an Online Essay Writing Service

Often you are juggling several essay assignments at the same time and you just don’t have the time to complete all the background reading required. So to manage your time optimally and maintain high grades, you could consider ordering an essay online from an essay writing service.

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Process Analysis Essay: A How-To Guide

June 18th, 2009

How to Write A Clear Process Analysis Essay

A process analysis essay is like a how-to guide. It tells the readers how to do a certain task or explains how something works.

Since these type of essays aim to instruct the reader or to satisfy them with a sufficient explanation its best to break it down into simple steps. How much you simplify the explanation depends on the profile of the reader. If you are writing a process analysis essay on cloning techniques aimed at academicians then you can use a lot more jargon than in an essay on gardening aimed at beginners. This also determines the tone of your essay; while an essay on the former topic is expected to have an objective tone, the tone of the latter can be more breezy and approachable.

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Marketing Dissertation: A Game Plan

June 17th, 2009

Writing a Well-Constructed Marketing Dissertation

A dissertation requires a student to research and analyze a particular topic and present findings resulting from the exercise. A marketing dissertation then is self-explanatory. Begin by outlining the topic of your dissertation. Don’t make it too wide in scope; you want to be able to explain all the relevant aspects without exceeding the word limit. Your dissertation could focus on a particular product, organization, industry, strategy, market type, region and such like.

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Writing a Leadership Essay

June 16th, 2009

Leadership Essay: Essential Qualities in Tough Times

A leadership essay is like a character test. It’s about distilling your experiences and those of others down to certain qualities that make leaders memorable.

One way to begin this essay is by defining leadership in the first line of your essay. You could use a definition given by someone else or define it in your own words. Alternatively, you may prefer to leave the definition of leadership open-ended at first, and then delineate it over the next few paragraphs.

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How to Write an Essay Introduction

June 14th, 2009

Essay Introduction: Engaging the Reader

The aim of an introduction is to “hook” the reader. People have very short attention spans nowadays so if you don’t engage their interest or curiosity with the first few lines, the rest of your essay may as well be written in Latin. An essay leads your reader down a path, and the introduction is like pointing a light in a certain direction to indicate “This is where we are heading.” Find a way of weaving in the thesis, i.e. the essential statement/idea put forth into the essay introduction.

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