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 Lesson
Five: Intros & Conclusions
In the Overarching Themes
section, we touched on some of the purposes of the introduction and
conclusion. Specifically, we discussed how an introduction can orient
the reader to the ideas the essay will undertake, and, more briefly,
how the conclusion could be useful in synthesizing those ideas. At that
point, we were most concerned about coherence of your essay's structure.
In this section,
our purpose becomes slightly narrower for the introduction and broader
for the conclusion. That is, having covered one of the two major aspects
of the introduction already, we will now focus on the other: how to
draw the reader in. On the other hand, since we have not yet covered
the conclusion in depth, we will focus here on defining its purpose
and offering tips on how to achieve that purpose.
Select One:
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EssayEdge
Extra: Opening With a Quotation
"Another
example of a potential mistake is the urge to begin with a quote.
We're more interested in what you have to say than in what you've
found that some famous person or writer has to say."
-Admissions Officer, Harvard Law School
There is
no approach more hackneyed than opening with a quotation. The
ones we see at EssayEdge are almost always just marginally clever
expressions of the most obvious lessons about hard work, persistence,
and fulfilling one's dreams--often barely relevant to the rest
of the essay. Occasionally someone will find a quote that's
worth a pause, but even then the reader will not be impressed.
The very sight of quotation marks at the beginning of your essay
might elicit a cringe or sigh.
The admissions
committee wants to know what you have to say. If you find some
fascinating quotation by another person, using it won't make
your case for admission any more compelling. In fact, an impatient
reader might simply write you off as unoriginal. Neither does
quoting a philosopher or Shakespeare make you appear well read,
because anyone can consult Bartlett's Familiar Quotations to
find something that sounds smart.
Finally,
even quoting your grandmother or some other wise relative has
been done too many times. This is not to say that you shouldn't
use dialogue if you're describing a particular episode, but
anything that sounds like an aphorism is only going to add triteness
to your essay--no matter how perfectly your life illustrates
that theme.
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