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tis is absurd. do not go click full essay cos it will lead you to a sign in page. which is , ridiculous and absolutely absurd. how is that supposed to help *rolls eyes* sigh. now i have some stupid number of words to exceed. FAKE ESSAY BELOW.
An essay is generally a short piece of writing written from an author 's personal point of view, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of an article and a short story.
Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. Almost all modern essays are written in prose, but works in verse have been dubbed essays (e.g. Alexander Pope 's An Essay on Criticism and An Essay on Man). While brevity usually defines an essay, voluminous works like John Locke 's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Thomas Malthus 's An Essay on the Principle of Population are counterexamples. In some countries (e.g., the United States and Canada), essays have become a major part of formal education. Secondary students are taught structured essay formats to improve their writing skills, and admission essays are often used by universities in selecting applicants and, in the humanities and social sciences, as a way of assessing the performance of students during final exams.
The concept of an "essay" has been extended to other mediums beyond writing. A film essay is a movie that often incorporates documentary film making styles and which focuses more on the evolution of a theme or an idea. A photographic essay is an attempt to cover a topic with a linked series of photographs; it may or may not have an accompanying text or captions.
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1 Definitions
2 History
2.1 Europe
2.2 Japan
3 As an educational tool
4 Forms and styles
4.1 Cause and effect
4.2 Classification and division
4.3 Compare and contrast
4.4 Descriptive
4.5 Dialectic
4.6 Exemplification
4.7 Familiar
4.8
An essay is generally a short piece of writing written from an author 's personal point of view, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of an article and a short story.
Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. Almost all modern essays are written in prose, but works in verse have been dubbed essays (e.g. Alexander Pope 's An Essay on Criticism and An Essay on Man). While brevity usually defines an essay, voluminous works like John Locke 's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding and Thomas Malthus 's An Essay on the Principle of Population are counterexamples. In some countries (e.g., the United States and Canada), essays have become a major part of formal education. Secondary students are taught structured essay formats to improve their writing skills, and admission essays are often used by universities in selecting applicants and, in the humanities and social sciences, as a way of assessing the performance of students during final exams.
The concept of an "essay" has been extended to other mediums beyond writing. A film essay is a movie that often incorporates documentary film making styles and which focuses more on the evolution of a theme or an idea. A photographic essay is an attempt to cover a topic with a linked series of photographs; it may or may not have an accompanying text or captions.
Contents [hide]
1 Definitions
2 History
2.1 Europe
2.2 Japan
3 As an educational tool
4 Forms and styles
4.1 Cause and effect
4.2 Classification and division
4.3 Compare and contrast
4.4 Descriptive
4.5 Dialectic
4.6 Exemplification
4.7 Familiar
4.8
References: The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (January 2011) Europe[edit source | editbeta]