Sunday, February 21, 2010

How to write a conclusion

It is very important to write conclusions for any essay question that you are answering. This is because to get the best result your essay needs to be COMPLETE, so without a conclusion you are not showing sufficient skills in evaluating your arguments.


In writing a conclusion, it is important for you to SUMMARIZE your main ideas. Basically, briefly mention what are the main points you have written in your essay. For example, if you wrote about Functionalist and Marxist arguments then you should state these in your conclusion.

It is best to stay NEUTRAL at the end of your essay and to avoid saying that one perspective or method is better than the other. For example, 'although quantitative methods are very useful they also have their drawbacks so it is important to consider the use of qualitative methods...'

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