Essays

"Now take out your pen and paper, today you'll be writing an essay," your teacher or professor announces. Slumping in your chair, you solemnly take out your pencil and begin to day dream, because you "don't have anything to write about". You stare up at the ceiling, give it some thought, but nothing comes to hand. You're hopeless, and the clock's ticking.
Has this ever happened to you? Are you afraid it will happen to you? Relax, there is a way for you to get rid of this writer's block. It can be easily done with ease.
Every time you write an essay, there's always (ALWAYS) a prompt (or thesis) to write about. You may not realize it, but already your teacher is giving you some help; you don't have to come up with it all yourself.
The introduction. For most, it's hard to get started on writing to the thesis, because you're unsure about how to start. Here are some tips on writing an introduction:
-start off with questions
-start off entering a scene
-start off with a short story
These will help get your reader hooked. If you start out with a bang, chances are your reader won't be bored and will really want to keep reading.

The pieces of information come next. Here, you should probably have about three or four paragraphs listed. Each paragraph will refer to one major piece of information, and it will provide little bits that go along within. In each paragraph, there will be:
-an opening statement
-3-6 little pieces of information
-a concluding statement
If you were writing about bats, you could write this:
    Bats are nocturnal creatures that sway through the night. Did you know that each bat catches up to 400 bugs per night? Bats don't even use sight! They can use echolocation, which is an echo coming back to you, causing you to find things. So even when it's a foggy night, bats can find their pray with ease.
And so on. Getting the idea?

The conclusion. Here is the ending, where you'll drop your reader off from the ride. After the introduction, three or four paragraphs, and maybe some more information here and there, you'll find that you need to stop. And for most, the conclusion is the hardest thing to do.
Consider this: you never really do know how you're going to end something, because it's always at the end. Here are a few suggestions for ending:
-close with a fact that specifically relates to the thesis. If the thesis were asking, "How do bats survive at night?", you could write:
    Throughout the dark, cold, night, bats fight angrily for survival. Scourging for food, they quietly come upon their pray, and finally it's captured. The night is a fight for survival, but yet many bats manage to survive.
Or, you could simply end with the classic "in conclusion." After in conclusion, restate the thesis in your own sentence.
For instance, "In conclusion, bats rigorously survive."

So, essays really are that simple. Just take a deep breath and start to write. If done with confidence, essays can be the easiest things you've ever written.

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