McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promo¬tions, or for use in corporate training programs. For more information, please contact George Hoare, Special Sales. | Appendix A Research Tips Bibliography Index 97 103 105 vi Preface Schaum s Quick Guide to Writing Great Essays is concerned with only one type of writing the essay If you are in college knowing how to write an essay is a practical matter of survival for it is the basis of essay exams as well as student research papers. Even the most simple assignments those asking you to summarize and comment on a text depend on your ability to understand the structure of an author s argument. Once you are out of college you will find that the essay is the basis of nonfiction books newspaper and magazine articles speeches legal briefs and opinions and persuasive business communications. Regardless of what profession you choose to enter you are going to be called on to use the principles you learned in writing the essay to present your ideas to others. If you need detailed help in other areas of writing such as writing as an expressive art form there are some excellent books available at your local bookstore. Molly McClain Jacqueline D. Roth Copyright 1999 The McGraw-Hill Companies. Inc. Click Here for Terms of Use Schaum s Quick Guide to Writing Great .
