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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

How to Write an Essay part 7


Classification of Essays:
         Essays may be divided in many ways according to subject matter or style. We have roughly divided them in to three classes          
(1)             Descriptive essays describe the size, appearance, growth or uses of any given object, place
                Or material.                                                   
(2)            Narrative essays narrate a story, an event, or the life of a person in logical sequence.
(3)            Reflective essays  express the ideas or reflections of the writer on any subject, even any   
         Abstract one.
This classification is neither rigid nor conventional, because there is much room for reflection even in descriptive or narrative writings. Rather it is mostly arbitrary. Convenience, simplicity and ease are at the bottom of this division.

 
Practical Hints For Writing an Essay;
(1)           Select the essay which suits you best.
               (a)    Think before writing, raise question.
               (b)    Put down on a piece of paper the principal ideas that suggest themselves to you.
               (c)    Arrange them in a proper order.
               (d)    Develop them and let every principal idea have a harmonious paragraph to itself.
               (e)    Add fresh details if necessary.
               (f)     Provide an introduction.
               (g)     Set a limit to your essay.
               (h)     Cut down irrelevant stuff and stick carefully to the outline.

(2)            In descriptive writings: 
                 (a)      Long description should be avoided.
                 (b)     Accuracy must be the primary consideration.
                 (c)     Important features and details must not be overlooked.
                 (d)    The details should be arranged as to present a clear picture to the reader’s mind.
                 (e)      Comparisons, if used properly, can produce satisfactory result.
                 (f)      The description should read as interesting and realistic as possible.
                 (g)      Persona’ method is preferable to the objective method of expression.
(3)              In narrative writing:
                  (a)        Make sure about the plot.
                  (b)       Make a direct beginning. Link up the points in natural manner.
                  (c)        Do not have a lengthy introduction
                  (d)        Never write a long story
                  (e)        The narration should be developed to a logical conclusion and should be brief.
                  (f)         Conversation can also be introduced with advantage.
                  (g)         A title is necessary, but a moral should be avoided.
                  (h)         While narrating historical events, causes, incidents, results and reflections should be                                 given under the clear heads.                     
                               
(i)                  While attempting a biography, date and place of birth, parentage, early life and education, career and achievements, circumstances of death, estimate of character are   relevant points, to be borne in mind
(j)          If a phenomenon of nature is to be described, its causes and effects should be
              clearly brought out.
(k)          It is sometimes desirable to end a biographical or natural narration with a quotation.                                                               
(4)                  In reflective writings
(a)           Exact scope of the essay should be clearly understood.
(b)           Do not exceed due limits. Bring out all the points for and against clearly
(c)           Truths should be established
(d)           Their application or otherwise to life should be explained.
(e)           Conclusions should be justified.
(f)            Give instances.
(g)           Short and appropriate quotations may be used.
(h)           Points should be illustrated by examples, references and quotations.
(i)            The essay should bring forth original thoughts and attractive ideas.         

(5)                 Due regards should be paid to spellings, punctuation and grammatical correctness.
                      (a)          Revise your essay carefully. The stops and errors should be corrected.
                      (b)          Revision is as necessary as planning, treatment and proper conclusion.
                      (c)           It is always desirable to a lot some time for it.
                         

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

How to Write an Essay Part 6


4.       Planning
                Then comes the most important stage in essay writing, namely, planning. All the thoughts, ideas, arguments etc., should be given a definite and systematic form and a skeleton should be set up. Everything written must have some bearing on the subject. There should be no wandering into outside matter no bearing about the bush and no uncalled for digression. The arrangement should be made carefully and thoughtfully. Exaggeration indicates bad tastes and must not be indulged in. Planning is of much importance. It is more than half the battle. To do this facts are to be collected. They are to be properly arranged. The right word is to be used in the right place .It is always advisable to write from one’s knowledge, observation, reflection and imagination. Once the outline or the skeleton of the essay formed, the task is facilitated enormously. In writing an essay it must always be attractive and convincing. Well begun is half done, and similarly if the essay is not ell concluded it may not appeal to the reader. The conclusion should be brief striking and natural. Claritand precision are as essential as originality. There should be unity of the structure in paragraphs as well as on the whole. All parts should be properly linked to one another like the links of a chain. Repetition of words and ideas should be avoided. To sustain interest in the composition it is essential that the meaning should be expressed clearly and plainly. Unnecessary words and phrases should not be introduced. Some variety in ideas and words is essential to create  lasting impression on the reader.

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How to Write an Essay part 5


                                    

3.       Techniques  of Writing a Good Essay
                 Some students start writing an essay and find themselves lost in the subject. There are others who always complain about lack of material and ideas and can hardly tackle half the points on the subject. An essay must reveal the mental discipline of the writer and the thoughts must be put down in an orderly manner. The essay should have artistic unity, design and proportion of parts like a well finished work of art. The subject of an essay must be thought over a number of times. The best side should be put foremost in the introduction which will win the interest of the reader. Haste often makes waste. Therefore careless handling of the subject often results in failure. Having carefully understood the subject, the necessary material should be gathered. Human memory, contains more things than one is conscious of and study of several books by different authors on the subject may be found to be useful. Consultation of standard books is always desirable. One must write frequently to write well. Practice alone will make him a good essayist
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Writing an Argumentative Essay part 4

Wanna write an argumentative essay? Here are the tips WATCH THEM CAREFULLY



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Saturday, May 19, 2012

3 Top Tips On Writing An Essay part 3

Here are 3 major tips to remember easily when you start writing an essay.


look for  part 1 and part 2 too for essay writing tips and watch out this video


How to Write An Essay Part 2

Here is a video describing more points on how to write good essay.Watch it out


look for part 1 as well for essay writing guideline.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Education, Leadership, And Pakistan

I have found it on you tube and wish to share with you.Looks like words from the depth of my heart.
Education, Leadership, and Pakistan:

Is an effort to revive the spirits of our Nation, to make use of the greatest resource we have, Our Children. They are our Future and our only Hope. They are Sir Syed, Iqbal, and Jinnahs of Tomorrow.

Education, Leadership, and Pakistan 

A Vision of Future
A Simple Idea
To Revive the Hopes

A Seed carries within Itself
All the Possibilities of a Tree
A Child
Is boundless in the possibilities
Lets realize this Goal
And make the Leaders of Tomorrow
and save the Nation

The Beginning

Lets Build
One Thousand Schools
All over Pakistan
In Private Sector, with no Fee
Financed by Dividend paying Stocks
Each School will have 1,000 Students
From Grade 1 to 12
To be built, not in the Cities
But in the most Rural Areas
Taking neighborhood Kids

The Goal is to Create
Leaders of Highest Values
These children are to Become
Sir Syed, Iqbal, and Jinnah of Future
These Schools will be the Best in the World
In every possible Performance Measure

From the beginning Each Child
Be treated as a Leader of Ummah
The Genius of the Prophet (pbuh) was
That he created Geniuses

We can, and We Will
Do it, Insha Allah
Lets Begin
And Change the course of history.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

How To Write An Essay part 1



                                                         
1.     .1. Introduction
                       An essay-writer should have a chief purpose of a methodical, harmonious, well balanced and personal presentation in his essay. We cannot define it as a short piece of prose because prose is of different kind and then many essays are anything but short. An essay must express the writer’s personal opinion about something. This strikes the key-note. It may thus aptly be called the subjective literature of self-expression. Generally students are shy. They never express their own ideas but only content themselves with borrowings. It is the point where the shoe pinches. Minds differ as finger-prints and every independent personal opinion is many times more valuable than the repetition of other’s views. A new approach is always desirable. It is always possible to say an old thing in a new way and with a new gusto. In an essay the personality of the writer counts most and it must reflect itself thoroughly in his writings.  The writer feels strongly by his treatment of the subject. As such an essay is an attempt at correct and personal writing. It must have lightness, grace and ease.watch it out!

http://youtu.be/bgCujqVW-8E

2.Importance and Scope
                     It occupies an important place as a form of literature. The world can never forget the contributions of Montaigue, Aristotle, Bacon, Cowley, Swift, Johnson, Ruskin, Addison and steele. The most famous essayists of the last century were Charles Lamb, Macaulay, Emerson, Hazlitt, De quince and Sydney Smith. They rendered valuable service in reviving this branch of literature. It is adaptable to all subjects, imposes no restrictions and conveys information in a clear easy and pleasant manner. Its importance from the examination point of view is also significant. It is the crucial test of a student’s ability. Then again it encourages thoughtfulness and serves to form a habit of reasonableness fairness and of lucid writing.  Its scope is unlimited. Anything from the stars to dust will serve an essayist. He may even attempt an essay on “Nothing”. The subject does not matter, but what matters is clear thinking, vivid exposition and an individual mode of presentation or expression.

In my next posts I will describe the Technique of essay writing, classification of essays, practical hints on essay writing and much more----Keep visiting my blog to go through essays on new topics.

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