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How to Write a Thesis
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“Your thesis is like your first love”
Eco delivered not honest-to-god practical advice for writing a thesis from choosing the right topic to mastering the final draft. He wrote this book for a hypothetical student without any experience and this is important to remember. It is all too easy to be swept along by Eco’s dynamic thought process.
Some comments by Eco on how to write a thesis :-
>> Rewrite many times.
>> “You are not Proust”, write short sentences.
>> “You are not e.e. Cummings” — use the language and style of scholarship.
>> The more paragraphs, the better.
>> Don’t use rhetorical flourishes if you have to explain them.
>> Always define a term when you introduce it.
>> Don’t explain who someone is if they are well-known — although you should provide
information in the text, or a note — at least a couple of dates for everyone.
>> Use we instead of I — you are inviting a reader to accept your proposal — or use impersonal
expressions.
How to Write a Thesis is full of meaningful lessons that equip writers for a life outside the walls of
the classroom. I also found out to quote it directly.. - The passing of time and technological developments have altered the way researchers engage and interact with their source material. In light of this, Eco’s How to Write a Thesis becomes increasingly significant and even more when one considers the publication has not been edited or revised since its release in 1977. This is unusual, particularly in a contemporary context where access to knowledge is near-instantaneous and information is transient.
Eco delivered not honest-to-god practical advice for writing a thesis from choosing the right topic to mastering the final draft. He wrote this book for a hypothetical student without any experience and this is important to remember. It is all too easy to be swept along by Eco’s dynamic thought process.
Some comments by Eco on how to write a thesis :-
>> Rewrite many times.
>> “You are not Proust”, write short sentences.
>> “You are not e.e. Cummings” — use the language and style of scholarship.
>> The more paragraphs, the better.
>> Don’t use rhetorical flourishes if you have to explain them.
>> Always define a term when you introduce it.
>> Don’t explain who someone is if they are well-known — although you should provide
information in the text, or a note — at least a couple of dates for everyone.
>> Use we instead of I — you are inviting a reader to accept your proposal — or use impersonal
expressions.
How to Write a Thesis is full of meaningful lessons that equip writers for a life outside the walls of
the classroom. I also found out to quote it directly.. - The passing of time and technological developments have altered the way researchers engage and interact with their source material. In light of this, Eco’s How to Write a Thesis becomes increasingly significant and even more when one considers the publication has not been edited or revised since its release in 1977. This is unusual, particularly in a contemporary context where access to knowledge is near-instantaneous and information is transient.
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