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ktrah

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Ending essay with a quote
« on: October 31, 2012, 10:09:16 am »
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Good or bad idea?
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Re: Ending essay with a quote
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2012, 02:13:21 pm »
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Bad idea to be honest. Unless you're doing a pseudo-creative piece or something of the sorts, my opinion would be to steer clear of it in any of your essays, especially if you haven't practised doing it before.
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Re: Ending essay with a quote
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2012, 02:40:41 pm »
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No, because you're not supposed to raise new points in the conclusion...
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Re: Ending essay with a quote
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2012, 02:55:29 pm »
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Quote from: Destiny on October 31, 2012, 02:40:41 pm
No, because you're not supposed to raise new points in the conclusion...
Introducing a quote isn't necessarily raising a new point. It could be to finalise one that you've made throughout. Depends on how your phrase it.
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Re: Ending essay with a quote
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2012, 03:16:14 pm »
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If I end it with a qoute that is similiar to the prompt is that OK?
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Re: Ending essay with a quote
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2012, 04:25:13 pm »
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Quote from: Chemderp on October 31, 2012, 02:55:29 pm
Quote from: Destiny on October 31, 2012, 02:40:41 pm
No, because you're not supposed to raise new points in the conclusion...
Introducing a quote isn't necessarily raising a new point. It could be to finalise one that you've made throughout. Depends on how your phrase it.

agree with chemderp here, it can be a nice way to end an essay by tying up some of the themes/arguments you've brought up. But it's got to have some sort of overall relevance to work, and it really does depend on the quote...
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Re: Ending essay with a quote
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2012, 05:05:38 pm »
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I think it's a brilliant idea!
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Re: Ending essay with a quote
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2012, 07:31:30 pm »
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I do it every time for text response and my teacher didn't have any problem with it. The first time I did it my teacher loved it.
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Re: Ending essay with a quote
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2012, 07:36:48 pm »
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maybe end with a snappy remark about the essay question, that not only articulates your interpretation of the topic, but also proves to the examiner that you have literary finesse as well.
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