We are sure you know what basic essay format means. Basic essay format refers to the structure of your papers, which usually include five paragraphs. It looks approximately like this:
 
Introduction
 
Point 1
3 supporting details
Point 2
3 supporting details
Point 3
3 supporting details
 
Conclusions
 
Some students find this basic essay format effective and easy to use. Others do not like it. Using this basic essay format in college papers is not recommended as well.
 
However, let us explain you the main advantages of using basic essay format. Particularly, we want to talk about students who fail to stick to it.
 
So, what does your inability to stick to such basic essay format means?

1. Say, you tend to write more paragraphs in your essays and, thus, break the rules of basic essay format.
2. This means that you, most probably, have too much information. Having too much info might mean that it is either irrelevant or not that important. It will only distract the reader.
3. There is one more reason why you cannot stick to basic essay format. Maybe, you do not understand an assignment or get it incorrectly. You try to convey some other ideas that have nothing to do with the main idea of your work.

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Do you want to learn arguing with your dad who is always right? Do you want to learn operating with necessary arguments when proving your teacher that you deserve a higher grade?
 
Then you should definitely learn how to write argument papers, because this type of papers will help you gain precious skills. In this article, we want to explain you the main principles of how to write an argument essay and make it stand out.
 
How to write argument essays: principle 1
 
Come up with an idea that you feel strongly about. Better choose something original, for instance argue that Spiderman is better than Batman. Or, check argumentative essay topics from our writers. You should also think about a strong and creative title that will reflect the gist of your paper.
 
How to write argument essays: principle 2
 
Make a list of all pros related to the subject you are arguing for. Then list all cons of the subject you are against.
 
How to write argument essays: principle 3
 
Get down to writing the introduction of your essay. Try to make it intriguing. You can include a couple of cons from the list made, e.g. “Batman has a stupid, black costume”.
 
How to write argument essays: principle 4
 
Now, you have to write the rest of your paper. It will not be that difficult. In the second paragraph of your essay, discuss all positive aspects of your subject, e.g. all pros of Spiderman.
 

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In a few words, scholarly essays can be defined as those that are written by scholars – people who have solid knowledge in various fields. Basically, you will face this type of essays in college, and it is better to get ready for writing scholarly essays right now.
 
In school, you also have to deal with a great amount of essays. You develop a writing style, some secrets of how to prepare effective essays. Sorry to disappoint you, but in college or university most of them will not work and will not help to write scholarly essays.
 
Thus, let us introduce you some important facts to keep in mind about scholarly essays.
 
Scholarly essays are not meant to impress
 
In school, you usually write essays to impress your teacher, mostly with some creative and unusual techniques. You can forget about those techniques when writing scholarly essays, because there is only one way to impress the reader – new knowledge, some sort of investigation, amazing discoveries, etc.
 
Scholarly essays are based on credible sources
 
Operating with your background knowledge, some observations, and a couple of facts found online are quite enough to prepare a school essay.
 
Scholarly essays require substantial research and analysis of various sources. Mind that you can use only credible, scholar materials: primary sources (The New York Times, The Nation), Web resources like JSTOR or URLs that end with .edu.
 
Scholarly essays are not arranged according to some standard patterns
 
At school, you are taught to create five-paragraph essays. Many students just do not know that essays can be structured in some other way.
 

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So, you say you want to get a ROTC scholarship and you have been getting ready for it for quite a long time. You:

• are trying to stay fit;
• can do 50 sit-ups and 15 pull-ups;
• drank a bottle of beer only once in your life, got intoxicated, and never tried alcohol again;
• have never experimented with any kind of drugs;
• have high grades in school.

If it is really so, your chances to get the scholarship are really high. Then, we have one last question. What do you know about writing ROTC essays? Do you know how to make your ROTC essay stand out and impress the admission officers?
 
Like in any other application process, the writing part plays a crucial role, and you should be ready to produce the best ROTC essay.
 
Here are some winning strategies for writing ROTC essays.
 
Answer a question
 
Asking questions in application essays is a common practice, and you will have to answer one of those typical questions when writing your ROTC essay. It will be something like “Why do you want to become a Naval/Air Forces, etc. officer?” or “How your knowledge and experiences can contribute to the Naval Service?” Yes, questions are typical, but your answer should be extraordinary.
 
Show who you are
 
Hundreds of other fit guys who do not have problems with alcohol and drugs will be writing ROTC essays to get the scholarship. How are you planning to single out? We are all different, and you need to show your individuality when writing the ROTC essay.
 

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Grabbing the reader’s attention – this is what essay titles are for. No matter how perfect your essay is in terms of content, the reader might never find it out if you have a poor title for an essay.
 
We know that not all students are good at creating good titles for essays. If you are one of them, we are glad to present some strategies and simple rules of making eye-catching essay titles.
 
How to learn making good titles for essays
 
Sure, it is not that easy. However, you can start at least with such simple strategies as looking through sample essay titles. You may look up:

• newspaper titles;
• article titles in your favorite magazines;
• titles of some books;
• essay titles created by other students (you will easily find them in essay banks).

After you look through sample essay titles, answer the following questions:

• Why did this title grab my attention?
• What exactly makes it interesting?
• How is it different from other titles?

Steps to creating a good title for an essay
 
Use this simple plan to create strong titles for your essays.
 
Step 1
Better get down to creating an essay title after the work is finished. So, when your paper is ready, re-read it.
 

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