My Essay: An Analysis Of My Writing Skills

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The things I learned that I did not know before reading the chapter was that…An essay is a short paper written on a particular topic. Basically, anything can be an essay that’s with in an average of five paragraphs that’s not so lengthy. It usually does not necessarily require a comprehensive understanding of a particular topic. My writing skills should be presenting my thoughts in a logical and a clear manner. Their different kinds of essays that include: academic, narrative, and argumentative to name a few. When a professor assigns an essay, I as the writer should put my thoughts on paper, consider my audience, my writing should be well organized, and supported by facts and examples.
The more specific paper types, the research paper, is

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