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• An essay is a piece of scholarly writing used to express the author's opinion on a relevant issue
• It is a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative or interpretative
• The informal essay tends to be more personal than the formal, even though both may express subjective opinions
• In a formal essay, the writer is a silent presence behind the words, while in an informal essay, the writer is speaking directly to the reader in a conversational style
• Specific types of essays include: expository, cause-effect, narrative, persuasive, definition, analytical, descriptive, process, critical, didactic or aphoristic, and compare/contrast
• Francis Bacon lived from January 22, 1561 to April 9, 1626
• He was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and writer
• Bacon popularized the scientific method of gathering and analyzing data from experiments and observations in hands-on laboratory experience
• Bacon advocated the Inductive method while Aristotle advocated the deductive method
• Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability
• Their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring; for ornament is in discourse; and for ability is in the judgment and disposition of business
• His most significant work was Novum Organum (The New Tool), published in 1620 as part of his Instauratio magna series of books
• Studying alone is insufficient; learning must also be accompanied by real-life experience
• Reading adds perfection to a man's personality; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
• Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend
• Wit can be sharpened by selective studying
• Studies pass into and influence manners
• If a person is unable to garner facts and manipulate them to put across his views convincingly, studying law will help him
• An essay is a piece of scholarly writing used to express the author's opinion on a relevant issue
• It is a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative or interpretative
• The informal essay tends to be more personal than the formal, even though both may express subjective opinions
• In a formal essay, the writer is a silent presence behind the words, while in an informal essay, the writer is speaking directly to the reader in a conversational style
• Specific types of essays include: expository, cause-effect, narrative, persuasive, definition, analytical, descriptive, process, critical, didactic or aphoristic, and compare/contrast
• Francis Bacon lived from January 22, 1561 to April 9, 1626
• He was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and writer
• Bacon popularized the scientific method of gathering and analyzing data from experiments and observations in hands-on laboratory experience
• Bacon advocated the Inductive method while Aristotle advocated the deductive method
• His most significant work was Novum Organum (The New Tool), published in 1620 as part of his Instauratio magna series of books
• Studies serve for delight, ornament, and ability
• Delight refers to pleasure or joy
• Ornament means to show off or express ourselves
• Ability is how we use our studies
• Study could be a private activity which people engage in when they are alone or in the privacy of their homes
• Too much study may be considered a downfall
• Studying alone is insufficient; learning must also be accompanied by real-life experience
• People who are cunning and deceitful have no appreciation for studies
• The aim of reading and acquiring knowledge must not be to aggressively refute other's views or accept the writer's views as gospel truth
• Reading adds perfection to a man's personality
• Histories make men wise, poets witty, mathematics subtle, natural philosophy deep, moral grave, and logic and rhetoric able to contend
• Studies pass into and influence manners