Education English | Definition of Essay | Schroeder (1997) states an essay is a short piece of writing produced by a writer that discusses, describes or analyzes one topic. It can discuss an issue directly or indirectly, seriously or humorously. It may present opinions or arguments, or just report information. An essay can be written from any perspective.
Oshima and Hogue (1999: 100) state an essay is a piece of writing several paragraph long instead of just one or two paragraphs. It is written about one topic. However, the topic of an essay is too complex to discuss in one paragraph. Therefore, you must divide the topic into several paragraphs, one for each major
point. Then you must tie all of the separate paragraphs together by adding an introduction and a conclusion. Based on the explanation above, the writer concludes that an essay is a piece of writing that discusses about one topic and divides into several paragraphs by adding an introduction and a conclusion.
Oshima and Hogue (1999: 100) state an essay is a piece of writing several paragraph long instead of just one or two paragraphs. It is written about one topic. However, the topic of an essay is too complex to discuss in one paragraph. Therefore, you must divide the topic into several paragraphs, one for each major
point. Then you must tie all of the separate paragraphs together by adding an introduction and a conclusion. Based on the explanation above, the writer concludes that an essay is a piece of writing that discusses about one topic and divides into several paragraphs by adding an introduction and a conclusion.
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