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Three Books, Two Hats, and an Essay Survival Plan (include the mentioned publications)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 August 2020

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Respectfully suggesting that the following contemporary sources on modern essay writing be added to the "Further reading" section, to improve breadth of research:

Biron, Dean. 2018. The eleven best Australian essays of the past 3,533 days. Overland Literary Journal, Vol. 233. https://overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-233/feature-the-eleven-best-australian-essays/

Cooke, Rachel. 2017. Rebecca Solnit: ‘The essay is powerful again. We’re in a golden age’. The Guardian, 27 August. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/27/rebecca-solnit-interview-essays-feminism-trump-the-mother-of-all-questions

Dillon, Brian. 2017. Essayism: On Form, Feeling, and Nonfiction. London: Fitzcarraldo Editions. Ashtonstreet02 (talk) 03:50, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: @Ashtonstreet02: can you explain why these should be added? See this page for Wikipedia's policy on adding external links. Seagull123 Φ 16:06, 6 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Outstanding Argumentative Essay

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An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument — but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have traditionally been sub-classified as formal and informal. Formal essays are characterized by "serious purpose, dignity, logical organization, length," whereas the informal essay is characterized by "the personal element (self-revelation, individual tastes and experiences, confidential manner), humor, graceful style, rambling structure, unconventionality or novelty of theme," etc.[1] 71.67.140.112 (talk) 22:34, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's not clear what specific edit(s) you are requesting. Please rephrase your request and post it again when you're ready. ElKevbo (talk) 23:45, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The article seems to have maintained a steady neutral tone throughout its entirety. The page's writer establishes a clear, neutral stance on the construction of an essay and the varieties there are. The article's points are consistent with the article's topic. JJAlex22 (talk) 04:02, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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