I hate English.
This is often the first thought that runs through a student’s head when their teacher assigns them an essay. Why? It’s simple: essays are hard to write. Coming up with a topic for an essay is especially hard. The topic is what gets the creative juices flowing. It’s the base for the entire essay, the foundation. So, the question is, how does one come up with a topic for an essay?
I must admit, coming up with a topic for an essay includes a lot of blood, sweat and tears. Sweat appears when one becomes stressed. Tears come into the picture when one is especially stressed, considering the idea of the fast approaching due date. Blood . . . paper cuts. Writing essays includes quite a bit of pain for the writer, and occasionally the reader. It’s painful for the reader if the writer chose a topic and scribbled a few random words just to get it done. Although, with a little help from, say, a teacher or a family member, it would be a lot less painful for everyone. Near the beginning, asking for some help will save a lot of hard effort for later on. The amount of sweat and tears will certainly decrease — but not the blood. Paper cuts just suck.
When choosing an essay topic, there are three main things that you can do: choose a topic; let your eyes turn into little confused swirls; or let your eyes turn into black Xs and your tongue stick out like you’re dead. Whichever comes first. You could sit there, considering those options until smoke bursts from your ears, or you could just CALM DOWN! When your head is cleared of stress, it’s easier to think of what to write. Switch off the hyperventilating and try taking a few deep breaths.
Also, another tip on selecting a topic is weighing the pros and cons — pros being the advantages to writing about that topic, and cons being how people can argue against your views. It’s not a waste of time. Trust me, I know.
See how easy it is to choose a topic for an essay? The only thing that will be in pain now is your cramped writing hand.
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