A college persuasive essay is a very important assignment, one of the most important papers in your life. You know, the rate of importance can be different: there are academically important papers, papers that are important for educational bureaucracy and papers that are important to you and no one else. College persuasive essays belong to this category of papers.
 
The point is that working on a college persuasive essay you learn how to organize your speech, how to make it logical and convincing. Master the art of writing successful college persuasive essays and you will “rule” over almost every situation.
 
College persuasive essay topics
 
So, how should you start your work? With choosing a college persuasive essay topic, of course. The first thing to remember is that your topic should be controversial. It should be hot and catchy. But be sure to skip everlasting controversies. Thus, do not write an abortion essay or an essay on gun control or devote your college persuasive essay to the topic of same-sex marriages (unless assigned, naturally).
 
College persuasive essay writing
 
The next step of college persuasive essay writing is research. Be sure to check the opinions of both sides of the discussion. Sometimes people inherit their views from parents, friends, people they respect. Are you sure you can defend your opinion? Is it what you truly believe in? Maybe you never truly questioned it?
 
There are several ways to persuade your audience. The first way is to quote prominent persons. The second one is to provide explicit scientific or statistical data to prove and support your opinion. The third way was developed by Socrates: sometimes it is enough to show the groundlessness of your opponent’s arguments.
 

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Why is it important to make another overview of essays and explain once again what makes a good essay? You know, as practice shows, the number of essays students have to prepare does not mean they gain better understanding of this type of work. Students continue making mistakes, which demonstrates some gaps in knowledge.
 
This is why we want to make one more essay overview for you and explain in simple words the main characteristics of a well-written essay.
 
Essay overview: the main purpose and idea
 
You should never start writing an essay if you do not clarify the purpose of writing it and the main idea. Just the fact that a teacher asks you to write an essay does not mean you should get down to work straight away. Without a motif for writing, your essay will never be highly rated.
 
Essay overview: a thesis statement
 
Reminding about a thesis statement already looks a bit ridiculous, but at this stage, almost all students make mistakes. You cannot even imagine what kinds of thesis statements teachers find in students’ works:

• too complicated, vague theses;
• theses that do not clearly express points that students make;
• theses that are written in several sentences, etc.

Thus, always take time to develop a strong thesis statement.
 
Essay overview: arguments
 
Arguments, in other words, can be defined as reasons that you give in support of your thesis. Always make sure that:

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“Million Little Pieces” – a semi-fictional memoir written by the American writer James Frey was published in 2003. In 2005, the memoir reached the top positions in the Oprah’s Book Club and became the number one book on Amazon.com.
 
In a few words, it is a story of 23-year-old guy (James) who is alcohol and drug addicted. One day, he finds himself in a plane and has no idea how he appeared on the plane and where is going. James’s parents meet him at the airport and take him to a rehabilitation clinic. This is where James begins his new life, finds friends, and love.
 
We strongly recommend you read the book not because you have to prepare a “Million Little Pieces” essay. Probably, this will help you gain new insights or help you fight some of your inner “devils” as the main character of the book did.
 
However, now you should focus on your “Million Little Pieces” essay. You know, actually your work on the “Million Little Pieces” essay should start once you get down to reading the book. Mark all points in the story that you find the most impressive, stunning, or that you do not fully understand. Make notes while reading, then look them through, and choose a good question to answer in your “Million Little Pieces” essay.
 
Sure, we can briefly explain you the main motifs and symbols of the story as well. Although it can be a good basis for the “Million Little Pieces” essay, we advise you to come up with your own unique ideas. Anyway, here are several themes and symbols you may discuss in “Million Little Pieces” essays:

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Do you know what a critique essay is all about? Actually, it is not an essay that critiques something or expresses negative comments. If this is what you think and if you have to prepare this essay type, we strongly recommend you find several free examples of critique essays and study them carefully.
 
Why? Since sample critique essays will serve as perfect guides to completing your assignment. Sample critique essays will show you all strong sides and flaws, all mistakes that students can make when writing this type of essays.
 
So, check explanations of how to work with examples of critique essays so that to benefit from using them.
 
Examples of critique essays: what impression the author makes
 
Read the sample critique essay found. What impression it makes on you? Do you think that the author read a book/poem/watched a movie carefully? Is the essay written in the way that shows that the author really got the main message of what he/she is talking about?
 
Examples of critique essays: tone used by the author
 
In the beginning, we have mentioned that critique essays are not about negative comments. You should check this in sample critique essays. What tone does the author use? Does it not sound biased, offensive, or aggressive?
 
Examples of critique essays: arguments
 
Someone is trying to critic a literary work or a movie. What arguments does he/she use? How many arguments can you find? Do you think they are solid enough?
 

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Do you think that completing short essays is easier than creating longer pieces of writing? Do you think that preparing a short essay will not take you too much time? Do you think you will have no problems with a task like that?
 
You know, it is better not to be that confident. Sure, writing a 300-word paper or even a one-page essay is easier than writing a paper that is 5-7 pages long. However, this does not mean that you will prepare a perfect short essay easily and quickly.
 
Teachers may ask to write short essays for school and college classes. What do they expect? All they want you to do is disclose a topic in a very clear and precise fashion. Are you sure you can do this? In case you have doubts, try useful tips on how to write the best short essays described below.
 
Start with teacher’s requirements
 
Do not get down to writing until you specify the required word limit, short essay format, its topic, etc.
 
Use the rules of “3S”
 
This rule means that when writing short essays, you have to be:

1. Succinct
2. Specific
3. Simple

Do not use complicated sentence structures. Avoid using passive voice, which usually makes writing more difficult to understand. Use specific facts and details to support any of your points.
 
Stick to the required structure
 
Short essays require strict organization and structure as well as any other paper. Break your short essay into paragraphs, start each paragraph with a topic sentence. Make necessary transitions.
 

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