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Come and join us in reinventing light every day.  \nLight is OSRAM  \nDownload free eBooks at [bookboon.com](bookboon.com)  \n4  \nHow to Write an Essay Contents  \n3 Get going! 28  \n3.1 Procrastination: the art of putting it off 29  \n3.2 Getting to grips with writing 31  \n3.3 Getting to grips with study 35  \n3.4 Essay writing in three stages: plan; draft; edit 37  \n4 Answering the question 40  \n4.1 Understanding the question 41  \n4.2 Creating a thesis statement 52  \n5 Constructing an outline 71  \n5.1 Creating a frame of reference 73  \n5.2 Supporting your thesis statement: building a pyramid 74  \n6 Drafting 81  \n6.1 From head to page: ten tips for drafting more easily 83  \n6.2 Illustrating, citing and quoting (and avoiding plagiarism) 85  \n6.3 Grabbing the reader’s attention: the introduction 92  \n6.4 Ending well: writing the conclusion 98  \n360°  \nthinking.  \n[Discover the truth at www.deloitte.ca/careers](Discover the truth at www.deloitte.ca/careers) © Deloitte & Touche LLP and affiliated entities.  \nDownload free eBooks at [bookboon.com](bookboon.com)  \n5  \nHow to Write an Essay Contents  \n7 Editing 102  \n7.1 Why edit? 104  \n7.2 Bringing paragraphs under control 105  \n7.3 Constructing straightforward sentences 109  \n7.4 Using words well 112  \n7.5 Developing your style 118  \n8 Dealing with feedback 124  \n8.1 Presenting your essay well 127  \n8.2 Making the most of feedback 128  \n9 Appendix: where to go from here 131  \nBook list 131  \nWebsites and links 132  \n\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>We will turn your CV into an opportunity of a lifetime |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Do you like cars? 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As well as working with organizations in the UK, Alan regularly travels to other parts of Europe, as well as working in the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Africa.  \nAlan is the published author of sixteen books.  \nAlan’s blog is Distributed Intelligence.  \nFind out more about him and about Kairos by going to the company’s website:  \n[www.kairostraining.co.uk](www.kairostraining.co.uk)  \nDownload free eBooks at [bookboon.com](bookboon.com)  \nHow to Write an Essay Introduction  \nIntroduction  \nEsther has just grad","cbCainLuOadG5r6V","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainLuOadG5r6V","pdf",16593679,134,"English","# Contents\n## About the author\n## Introduction\n## 1 Why write essays?\n## 2 What is an essay?\n## 3 Get going!\n## 4 Answering the question\n## 5 Constructing an outline\n## 6 Drafting\n## 7 Editing\n## 8 Dealing with feedback\n## 9 Appendix: where to go from here","[{\"question\":\"Why are essays difficult for new university students?\",\"answer\":\"New students often lack systematic training in researching and constructing arguments. 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