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2. Essay - Wikipedia

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   The Frenchman Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) was the first author to describe his work as essays; he used the term to characterize these as "attempts" to put his thoughts into writing. Subsequently, essay has been defined in a variety of ways.

3. Five-paragraph essay - Wikipedia

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   The five-paragraph essay is a format of essay having five paragraphs: one introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs with support and development, and one concluding paragraph. Because of this structure, it is also known as a hamburger essay , one three one , or a three-tier essay .

4. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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   Editors should write articles using straightforward, succinct, and easily understood language. ... Correct: "I began to change," said Turner, "opening the way to ...

5. English writing style - Wikipedia

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   University students, especially graduate students, are encouraged to write papers in an approved style. This practice promotes readability and ensures that references to cited works are noted in a uniform way. Typically, students are encouraged to use a style commonly adopted by journals publishing articles in the field of study.

6. Academic writing - Wikipedia

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   Academic writing often features prose register that is conventionally characterized by "evidence...that the writer(s) have been persistent, open-minded and disciplined in the study"; that prioritizes "reason over emotion or sensual perception"; and that imagines a reader who is "coolly rational, reading for information, and intending to formulate a reasoned response."

7. Wikipedia:Citing sources - Wikipedia

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   Wikipedia:Verification methods – listing examples of the most common ways that citations are used in Wikipedia articles; Wikipedia:Improving referencing efforts – essay on why references are important; Wikipedia:Citation templates – a full listing of various styles for citing all sorts of materials