Just read a solid essay on how to write essays. It dispels a lot of the usual standard crap we were taught in high school (intro, development (3 points), repeat intro in the form of a conclusion) and outlines where essays came from and what they are really for: exploring an idea, not making an [...]
Here are the six rules (and their origin) I try to follow when writing: 1. Avoid the verb ‘to be’ and all its forms (is, am …). – Grade 10 English Teacher, Mr. Shannon 2. Write something once, then cross out the unnecessary words. – Yves Faguy 3. Avoid the use of « I » because it [...]
While the west was already “developed” in the 1950s, we have become significantly more developed since then. Our society has more precise rules, more information, more security, more wealth, and more peace – all of which are reflections of the degree of development. We need more to be shocked – if at all possible – [...]