I am an amber girl.
Amber has been around, albeit as an expensive and precious gemstone, for more than a millennium. It’s been popular with royalty and industrialists alike, from ancient Greece to the present day. But it’s not just a gemstone — it can also be a color. I have brown eyes but am partial to amber because I love the way it changes from light brown to golden when exposed to sunlight.
Amber is often associated with Greek mythology due to its association with the goddess Aphrodite (who was also known as Venus). However, the origins of amber are rather obscure and uncertain; many theories exist about how amber may have arrived in Europe.
The first mention of amber comes from ancient Greece around 2000 BC. An Athenian shipwreck was discovered in 1974 which contained a blackened piece of wood that was then kept in a large jar sealed inside a leather bag. The weight of this jar led archaeologists to believe that there were two jars underneath: one containing the blackened wood, and another containing palm wine that must have been poured out into one of them during the shipwreck. This led them to conclude that they were using palm wine during this time period as well.
The Romans later used amber in their art; their artwork included amber beads and other objects made from amber or wax made from it, including mirrors, lamps and surgical instruments such as saws and pliers.
In 1664, an ancient Roman statue (which dates back about 2200 years) was discovered at Tivoli, Italy which depicts a woman holding her hand over her heart with both arms bent down by her side (a posture known as “candara”). The Roman historian Pliny dated this statue to about 1 AD because he believed it depicted some sort of pagan fertility goddess (it’s not clear what type she was), but most scholars believe she is merely an ancient custom known as “candara” which originated in mainland Greece around 1200 BC or earlier (in what is now modern day Turkey). It describes how women would wrap themselves up in wool blankets on cold winter nights so they would remain warm even if they were not actually sleeping (there’s no mention if they are emaciated or not) because it “was thought that [the] body [would] become cool if covered with wool only without any covering on top of it….and [they] were therefore called candara by the Greeks….who said
Essay Title: How to Write an Essay in English
The first step in writing an essay is to decide what kind of essay you are going to write. This means (for example) determining:
1. Which type of essay you are going to write
2. What kind of essay you want to write
3. Which parts of the essay need to be short and which parts will be long
4. How many pages do you want your essay to have? If it had too many pages, it would be too large a piece of work
5. Is the paper small enough for a single-page outline? How would that work? What if I want the paper to be spread out over a few pages?
In general, though, I recommend that you keep it simple and use a regular format: 1) A paragraph per idea 2) That it is longer than 1 sentence; the length should reflect the complexity of the ideas 3) In other words: limit yourself to just one idea per paragraph 4) Try not to go on and on about things 5) If there’s any ambiguity in your prose, make sure you explain it as fully as possible 6) Do not use long lists unless necessary 7) It is better if your paper can stand alone without being dependent on an extralarge flow chart or anything like that 8) If your thesis statement is simple but its implications are complicated, consider leaving this part blank 9) Make sure that your paper has a beginning and an end 10) Does your thesis statement begin differently from where it ends? In other words, how do people think about things at different points in time? So what if your thesis statement starts with “At this point in time…” or some such nonsense? 11) Does your thesis statement meet with resistance from readers or does it get accepted without much difficulty 12) A good thesis statement should embrace the reader’s imagination 13) If you meet resistance from readers, stick with what seems simple 14} Try not to introduce unnecessary jargon 15} Do not use long sentences 16} Avoid using overly complex language 17} You should always put something in italics 18} It’s not necessary for everyone’s thoughts to fit neatly into two paragraphs but they should 19} Be careful when using passive voice 20} Make sure that everything important is said clearly and concisely 21} The first sentence should lead the reader 22} Don’t overdo the introduction 23} Introductions don’t necessarily need
Essay Outline: What is an essay? How to write an essay in English?
Some years ago I had my first experience with writing an essay. It was a bit embarrassing but also strangely satisfying, because it felt like I began to learn something new about my own ability to write. The process involved getting a good idea and then researching the subject in more detail and writing a draft. I was surprised at how well it worked, though I soon found myself writing long, boring essays for no reason other than the thrill of it.
A few years after that experience, I had the same experience again with a slightly different set of circumstances: this time, instead of getting an idea from research, I started out with some data (and eventually some graphs) that were not my own. Then I did research on how companies are run and what makes them successful (and inevitably came up with this essay).
I think the main difference between these experiences is that in the earlier case, I didn’t really want to use my own data as insight into myself or others; it was just an excuse for me to do research and so boost my ego about what I knew about myself. In contrast, in this case, everything that preoccupied me in writing this essay was already there and already part of me: what interests me about working at PwC; what interests me about group chats; what interests me about working in finance; what interests me about finance itself; what interests me about running a business; and so on.
This is far from being an essay — it’s much closer to being an outline for something you might be interested in doing or learning more about — but there are still elements of it which are based on facts rather than opinions or ideas:
• the way we do things
• the history of financial markets
• the way we think and act at PwC
I thought that if you could distill these down into three pieces (or even two if you want), they would make a compelling outline for something you might want to work on yourself:
What is an essay?
I’ll be honest. I didn’t sign up for this post to write about the benefits of a certain series of luxurious leather bags. I signed up because I find the topic very interesting, and it is much more fun writing about something that is not such an obvious choice as my subject material.
That said, I think this post is worth your while and I hope you find it useful.
So what is an essay? The term has its origins in English, where it came to mean a short essay or pamphlet intended to be read quickly in order to cover a small amount of ground. In modern usage, the word “essay” comes from the Latin essayus (from which we get our word “essay”). It describes a short speech or article meant to be read quickly (or perhaps written down before being read quickly) in order to accomplish an important task, often with a rhetorical question at its end:
I need someone who can write persuasive essays for me.
That sounds very simple and straightforward… but in fact it is full of subtle information and context that you might not even realize until you dive into them yourself. It’s also rather silly-sounding – that last part about “someone who can write persuasive essays for me” – but there are plenty of people out there ready and willing to help you craft those persuasive essays — even if they do not know much more than they did when they began their first one! Who better than me! Indeed, just as Cialdini says, if you want someone else to help you write these persuasive essays for you, why don’t we have an agreement? That would solve all my problems!
That agreement is called “the contract” or “the contract on paper” — but let us call them the oral contract instead because that creates a stronger sense of obligation between us (which may actually not be necessary; if we were just writing them down). This contract is simply what we both agree upon and promise each other before we begin working together on any project together; every single one of them will have been agreed upon through Skype or whatever method works best for us personally at that moment in time.
We agree, with some caveats: We agree on all terms for our project; we both agree on who gets paid how much money; we agree on how long the project will take once both parties are done with it (we
How to write an essay in English?
“I have the best job. I have the best life.” We’re used to saying this because it’s true, but it is a little misleading. This quote comes from a movie that I happened to catch when I was first starting out in the industry, which also happened to be called “The Best Life”.
The idea of “best life” is fairly simple: live up to your potential and make everyone around you happy. And while this is certainly true in most cases, what happens when that potential isn’t realized? Where does the happiness end?
In this case, in a very literal way: both Becca Bronzed Amber (the actress) and her boyfriend are working on their dream project, each one trying to make sure that other people will think they deserve it more than they actually do (if only because of their girlfriend).
This quote from an actor/actress/model who has achieved her potential in popular culture shouldn’t come as a surprise: it should instead be hardwired into your mindset as you write essays or essays of any kind — especially if you are writing for human consumption.
If you want to deliver more scholarly content to your audience, then there are two things you should be doing: learning how to write better, and learning how to write for your audience. At the same time, writing for others is only half of the equation — although you don’t want them thinking less of you if it means making them feel better about themselves — so there needs to be some balance between learning how to write for yourself and learning how to write for others.
There are plenty of ways you can learn how to do this; just remember that whatever format or medium you choose (or don’t choose), if it requires someone else reading your work then that means that others have read it before – but only after they have read versions at least twice as long as yours! And even if no one else has read it before (and chances are at least some people haven’t), if we could change reality so that everyone had read all their work before publication we would already be in the “Best Life” place!
Anyways… back on track… there were two things I wanted out of this essay: 1) establish my relationship with my audience (something every essayist should strive for); 2) show why Becca Bronzed Amber deserves her
Writing a good
Isn’t it amazing how many times we create a great piece of content, and then end up watching it get posted to the wrong places. This can be for many reasons:
1. We don’t put enough effort into writing a good piece of content, which is why we tend to get so much wrong.
2. Once we have something that works, we forget about it; or worse, try to repeat the same mistake over and over again until it becomes annoying.
3. We write quickly, thinking we know what needs to be said in a given moment — or else we just don’t think about writing at all (which is even worse).
4. We put too much weight on the “sexy” part of our work (we want people to read what we write) rather than the “smart” part (we want them to read things they can benefit from).
These are all fairly self-explanatory: but if you ever get stuck with any of them and feel like you are wasting your time because of it, here are some tips on how to write better content:
• Consider context carefully: Is this content appropriate for this audience? What do they already know? Are they interested in this particular topic? What information do they need? How will they use this content? How will they use your product? What problems were solved by this idea/concept/artwork/product/idea? Are these problems urgent enough for people who need your product now — or could you solve them tomorrow — and if so, why not now instead?
• Consider goals: What do you want people to take away from reading this article (or whatever it is)? How does that affect their buying behavior with your company over time? If you want people to adopt your product today, what action steps do you need them taking today (and tomorrow?) Is there anything else you might offer which helps improve those actions for them in the future (as well as making the experience more fun or better)? If there isn’t much more than that, maybe that’s too much? If there isn’t anything specific which will help solve an urgent problem you are solving at some point in the future, then maybe that’s unrealistic and actually hurts adoption rates … but just because something is unrealistic doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be done at all!
• Remember that everyone has their