Tuesday 8 May 2012

When to Use the First-Person "I" in Your Essay

By Kate Holland


When writing an essay, it is best not to use "I" and other first-person references like "me", "we", "us", "myself" and "ourselves" because pros do not suggest that you utilize your personal perspectives in your essay too much. At least, that is what the traditionalists say.

Today, everything, including high-quality essay writing, has developed. The strict rules of essay writing are no longer as stiff as they once used to be. That includes a more relaxed view on using "I" and the first-person point-of-view in writing your essay.

Naturally, you don't have to inject your most private private accounts everywhere. In certain fields, you need to use the first-person and your personal experience to brighten up an essay, illustrate your assertions or prove your point.

Humanities - Most writing assignments in literature, humanities, music and film ask for your own experiences of a certain work of art. There's typically not much wrong with using the first-person point-of-view in writing about these subjects, as long as it allows you to strengthen your discussion. You cannot, for instance, write about the difficulties of dating when you have overprotective elders if you are asked to scribble about your personal reaction to the Mona Lisa, but you can maybe include your first love experiences when it's about Romeo and Juliet you are writing about.

Sciences - In the past, the common writing conventions in the sciences requested the exclusion of using the first-person "I" and other writing strategies that might damage the objectivity and impartiality that the sciences adhere to. There are nonetheless , particular instances when using first-person references can be beneficial, for example when you're writing about your own study and you would like to position it among the broader reach of existing research about the topic. It is also useful if you want to establish yourself as the authority with regard to a certain systematic study.




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