yogi2005  +  183759 Sun, 15 Jan 06 08:11 PM Hello, Please, could you give me any hints or recommend any sites about  how to write a good 'for and against' essay.  I suppose there are some generals rules for such essays. What should they contain?. What should I take into account if I can use only 400 words (what cannot be omiited?)? How should they be organized? The organization is a big problem for me. I suppose there should be an introduction, body and summary, shouldn't it? What should be the proportions of those parts? I would really appreciate if you could give me some advice and maybe recommed some links with examples of such essays. thank you yogi2005 Joined on Thu, Mar 31 2005 Full Member 197 Essays

	Yaredo  +  183822 Sun, 15 Jan 06 10:59 PM You want to write a persuasive essay. You either take a stand against something, support it but you can't really argue something if you are neutral, I'll be too long I believe. Your essay, although only 400 words needs an introduction, thesis, points of argument(body) and conclusion. Because the essay has to be 400 words long, you don't have to place as many points of arguments as you would in a larger word count essay, but always be clear and take a side, a persuasive essay is all about making the reader understand and believe your stand point. Yaredo Joined on Sun, Jan 15 2006 United States New Member 03 Essays

	yogi2005  +  183967 Mon, 16 Jan 06 10:19 AM thank you Yaredo, I have a question, though.  Is a persuasive essay the same as a "for and against" essay? I'm asking this question because I thought that in a persuasive essay you should try to persuade  the read to your point of view, while in a 'for and against' essay you should state arguments for and against something (do you have to stand either against sth or for sth in this case? ) Please help me clear my doubts and hesitations. yogi2005 Essays

	King ?  +  436021 Sun, 28 Oct 07 03:54 PM hello how could you write and essay consisting of 150 words when you have alot to say, also how should i get ideas in an essay and should we have to be on a side or can we be neutral. please answer King ? Joined on Sun, Oct 28 2007 New Member 03 Essays

	Grammar Geek  +  436030 Sun, 28 Oct 07 04:09 PM Are you supposed to be on only one side or write both the pros and the cons? I find 150 words to be REALLY short. It's always harder for me to write less than to write more. But what you do is jot down two or three points you want to make, build a coupld sentences around each one, and then come up with a decent opening and conclusion. Try it. Post it. Let us see. P.S. - welcome to the forums! Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,671 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Essays