Essays

Lusoga Essay Series: Okwanghanga enimi dh'obuzaale n'engeri y'okukikolamu

by Cornelius Gulere

To be published in Lusoga journal "Amakobo" soon.

This essay is the first in the series to be written in Lusoga. It is intended as a sample for those studying Lusoga... more This essay is the first in the series to be written in Lusoga. It is intended as a sample for those studying Lusoga language and literature in high school. It raises the fundamental question of language policy in Uganda and give 25 reasons why Lusoga should be promoted and this should be done. This paper has deliberately left out the references which will appear in the journal.

Mentsh: on being Jewish and queer (contributor)

by Miodrag Kojadinovic

How to become Russia’s leading neo-Eurasianist: the case of Alexandr Dugin

by Ganna Grebennikova

A student essay written for 'Intellectuals and Politics' class at the Mphil in Modern Society and Global Transformations, University of Cambridge. Supervised by Patrick Baert. An application of the positioning theory to Alexandr Dugin's rise form marginality to MSU professorship. My work relies on Andreas Umland's PhD thesis on Dugin which was a great and timely discovery. 

Sobre tener una mente moderna (traducción)

by J. Fernando Galindo

Traducción al castellano del Capítulo VI (paginas 65-70) del libro Unpopular Essays: 12 Adventures in Argument by 1950’s Nobel Prize Winner, de Bertrand Russell, 1950. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Spanish translation of chapter VI (pgs. 65-70) of Unpopular Essays: 12 Adventures in Argument by 1950’s Nobel Prize Winner, by Bertrand Russell, 1950. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Creating the A+ assignment: A project management approach

by Peter Mellalieu

Mellalieu, P. J. (2001, October 11). Creating the A+ assignment: A project management approach (Revised).

This document helps you plan out the time you need to produce an A+ assignment for an undergraduate university... more This document helps you plan out the time you need to produce an A+ assignment for an undergraduate university assignment, using a project management framework. Some adaptations and extensions need to be made for more advanced work, such as a research report, or a postgraduate assignment.

See also:
Mellalieu, P. J. (2007, October 18). Model answer: A “Five Paragraph” essay in management. Retrieved July 27, 2009, from http://web.me.com/petermellalieu/Teacher/Blog/Entries/2007/10/18_Model_answer__A_%E2%80%9CFive_Paragraph%E2%80%9D_essay_in_management.html

Mellalieu, P. J. (2010a, November 8). Preparing an essay for a written test or examination (Part B): The Pogorific A+ exam-sitting method. Innovation & chaos ... in search of optimality. Retrieved November 8, 2010, from http://pogus.tumblr.com/post/1512453524/scheduling-time-in-a-test

Mellalieu, P. J. (2010b, November 8). Preparing an essay for a written test or examination (Part A). Innovation & chaos ... in search of optimality. Retrieved November 8, 2010, from http://pogus.tumblr.com/post/1512039456/short-essay-advice


For teachers in particular, see also:
Mellalieu, P. J. (2008). Writing to learn argument and persuasion: A “Trojan Horse” for promoting the adoption of “Writing Across the Curriculum” (WAC) principles (Working paper). Auckland, NZ: Unitec New Zealand Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Retrieved from http://web.me.com/petermellalieu/Teacher/Blog/Entries/2009/9/30_Slide_show__Writing_to_learn_argument_and_persuasion.html

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Model answer: A 'Five Paragraph' essay in management

by Peter Mellalieu

This document is a model answer in response to the instruction: “Write a five-paragraph persuasive essay that... more This document is a model answer in response to the instruction: “Write a five-paragraph persuasive essay that discusses the statement ‘An effective manager will always be viewed as a successful manager.’” Note the evolution of this article from the author’s brainstorm notes presented in Appendix A. Appendix B annotates the article illustrating the formal structure of the Five Paragraph Essay. You should note the vast improvement resulting from over one hour’s worth of diligent “five paragraph” essay writing, focussed research (re-reading the relevant elements of the text carefully), followed by dinner, then a further 30 minutes of careful re-structuring and editing. Compare the raw facts presented in Rob- bins, Millet & Waters-Marsh, 2004, p. 8 with the additional arguments, ideas, opinions, and persuasions presented in this essay. “Time is the best editor” (Anne French).

NIH Grant Application Testing the effects of genetic variations using MINIME technology

by Joshua Vogelstein

William Eggleston's Red Ceiling

by CM Brosteanu

"In the late 60’s and early 70’s, when photojournalism was the dominant form, William Eggleston had chosen... more "In the late 60’s and early 70’s, when photojournalism was the dominant form, William Eggleston had chosen instead to literally photograph the world around him, in minute detail, and from what seemed at the time like skewed angles. In his images he had captured the old weird America of the rural South as it merged with the vulgar new post-war America of plastic and neon. His subjects were ordinary: a pick-up truck, a freezer, discarded shoes under a bed."

My essay on Walter Mitty

by Mohammed Amine Belbachir

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walter Mitty is a dominated husband.  How does the writer show:
(a) Mitty’s being dominated;
(b) The way he escapes from this domination?
Write an essay on this using examples from the story to illustrate your arguments.


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The Professor's [Mr. Mohamed Dellal ] page:

http://independent.academia.edu/MohamedDellal


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My essay on "Song of Lawino"

by Mohammed Amine Belbachir

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In Okot Mbitek's "Song of Lawino", Lawino, the protagonist thinks Western culture is damaging to her Husband (non-westerners). Kippling, however, in his poem "The Whiteman's Burden", thinks otherwise. He thinks that it is the Whiteman's task to help civilize the non-Westerners.  Write an essay of about 500 words saying what your opinion is about each of these two views.


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The Professor's [Mr. Mohamed Dellal ] page:

http://independent.academia.edu/MohamedDellal


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Book Review: Peter Van Elsuwege, 'From Soviet Republics to EU Member States: A Legal and Political Assessment of the Baltic States' Accession to the EU'

by Dimitry Kochenov

20 European Journal of International Law, 2009, pp. 1324-1327

a positive review of a very important publication a positive review of a very important publication

Ensayando el blog—Qué aporta tu post

by José Angel García Landa

Essaying the Blog - Your Post's Contribution
   
The first section of this paper explores an... more Essaying the Blog - Your Post's Contribution
   
The first section of this paper explores an analogy between the generic characteristics of essay-writing and those of blogging, as modes of tentative, processual textual practice. Blogs open up a new age for essay-writing, in a medium well suited to develop some characteristics of the genre. The second section of the paper puts forward some parameters to gauge a number of dimensions of originality and relevance in blog posts, some of them specific and some non-specific to the medium.

Note: Downloadable document is in Spanish.

Keywords: Blogs, Essays, Process thought, Originality, Relevance, Networking

School Libraries and Run-On Sentences

by Elizabeth Friese

Essay available as part of this crowdsourced e-book http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/96705

Comme un long striptease

by Pierre-Luc Landry

published in Salon double, 2011.

In this paper I review Frederic Beigbeder's essay "Premier bilan après l'apocalypse".

In this paper I review Frederic Beigbeder's essay "Premier bilan après l'apocalypse".

Montaigne em Machado: as crônicas da série "Bons dias!"

by Alex Campos

Afranio Coutinho (1959) discusses the philosophical background of Machado de Assis, pointing to the affiliation of the... more Afranio Coutinho (1959) discusses the philosophical background of Machado de Assis, pointing to the affiliation of the writer Montaigne and Pascal. The reflection brought about by Coutinho in the pages of A filosofia de Machado de Assis [The Philosophy of Machado de Assis] on the establishment of a ―classic‖ spirit in Machado is utilized in this work to carry out some similarities between Michel de Montaigne‘s Essays and the crônicas of Machado de Assis‘ series ―Bons dias!‖ [―Good morning!‖]. To that end, are thought to genres in which these writers develop their writing projects, the essay and the crônica. Montaigne is present in various ways in ―Bons dias!‖, including the confluence theme. The role of Montaigne in Machado‘s formation is not restricted to spiritual attitude, but there is a necessary step for literary creation.

Karena Engkau Perempuan

by Ganjar Widhiyoga

My short essays on women and various issues that surrounding them. The essays were published along with several other writers', both male and female, by a publisher in Jakarta, Indonesia.

A collection of short essays discussing various issues with women, such as domestic violence (women as both the victim... more A collection of short essays discussing various issues with women, such as domestic violence (women as both the victim and the perpetrator), spirituality, potentials and societal issue surrounding women in Indonesia.

This short essays were written using Islamic perspective and contemplation, providing new perspective on these particular issues.