Writing Essays As A Way Of Learning
The word “essay” has a brilliant etymological journey. It is derived from essayer in French, meaning ‘to endeavour’ or ‘to attempt’ or ‘to do one’s utmost.’ An essay, in other words, is a humble, tentative effort. When we write essays we are simply trying to explain our thoughts, trying to share our feelings, trying to connect with others.
I believe an essay is the most flexible written medium, and it calls for a fusion of genres: the soul of a memoirist, the pen of a poet, and the rigor of an academic. By learning to shape a thesis, your essays will become more than gripping stories with beautiful sentences, they will help you and your reader make sense of the world.
Michael Dean • THESIS
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An essay lets the soul of a memoirist, the rigor of a scholar, and the pen of a poet all co-exist on the same page. Out of all the mediums, it's most able to fuse the best parts of every other genre. It's literature's sponge, the frontier of the written word. https://t.co/Olikaqb5pV