Writing Good Essays: What You Should Know About Writing!

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• Friday 21 April 2023, 11:00-12:00
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Of course, all students understand that writing good essays is important, or even vital. However, do all students understand what does writing good essays really mean?

First of all, writing papers presupposes relevant topic and bright ideas. You cannot consider issues which are already solved or if the solution is obvious. Try to find new facets. Writing good essays also presupposes good research. You should support your ideas by reliable sources. You should refer to some serious sources, do not rely on Internet data (of course, if you are not sure about the source). For instance, you may use governmental sites or educational sites which are appropriate for writing good essays. However, do remember that the most precious are books and scholarly journals. Writing good essays means accurate following format and other rules. If you are told to write in MLA style, do follow this format. Besides, if you think that beautiful frames, highlights and lovely flower on the last page of your paper are making you essay winning, you are wrong. In fact, do not decorate your paper. Writing good essays needs bright ideas not bright colors. Of course, even the brightest essay is likely to get a poor grade if the deadlines are violated. In fact, when you do not keep to your deadline you risk leaving your essay unread. Thus, writing good essays requires strict order. Finally, you should remember that writing good essays does not mean paper free of mistakes. Your writing should grab readers’ attention. You should work on your writing style. Balance academic restraint and you peculiar writing style.

In fact, these are major points of a good essay which should be present in your papers.

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