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How do I structure an essay?

Structure is a key element of successful essays and always encourage the examiner to view your work in a better light, as well as gaining you extra marks. Before thinking about structure you must have a clea...
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Can an author use a particular contemporary issue or a precise historical context as a means to convey a more timeless and universal matter?

Like all artists, authors are influenced by the events of their time and era. While Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby was greatly inspired by the roaring twenties' historical context, Kipling's works captured th...
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How should I write an essay introduction?

Your introduction should clearly indicate the text(s) you will be using in your essay. It should use key terms from the question and indicate what makes the texts you have chosen relevant to the question. It...
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How do I use critics in a coursework essay?

In a coursework essay only use critics that support the themes that you are drawing upon. You should make sure you interpolate them properly, it's better to introduce them and explain them after the quotatio...
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How can I contextualise my essay?

Context can often add a lot to the reading of a text, be aware of the era the work you are analysing was/is written in, as this often impacts the way it is read. You can also think about how various schools ...
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