A whole library of possibilities.
534 examples and lessons to explore. Find an approach, follow the thinking, and try it in your own writing.
Pride and Prejudice: How Elizabeth Bennet Uses Reason
An analysis of how Elizabeth Bennet’s changing judgments show that reason requires more than intelligence: it depends on testing impressions, recognizing bias, and revising conclusions when evidence changes.
Leadership: Competition, Cooperation, or a Balance of Both?
An argument that effective leadership depends less on constant competitiveness than on matching cooperation and constructive competition to the demands of the situation.
Wuthering Heights: Heathcliff’s Reinvention and Social Identity
A literary analysis of how Heathcliff’s deliberate rise from outsider to gentleman gives him power without securing belonging, and how his revenge makes others bear the cost of that transformation.
Immediate Government Problems Versus Future Risks
An argumentative essay weighing urgent public needs against prevention and long-term planning, using the Tennessee Valley Authority and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address as historical examples.
How to write a thesis that gives your essay direction
Move from a broad subject to a focused claim your paragraphs can support.
Turn summary into analysis
Keep the evidence, then explain what it lets the reader understand.
Build an outline around what each paragraph needs to do
Organize ideas by function, then check that evidence and explanation support the same purpose.
Write a counterargument that improves your argument
Take a serious objection seriously, and use your response to make the proposal more precise.
College & career choices
College costs, courses, majors, opportunities and choosing a direction.
Ideas & critical thinking
Knowledge, expertise, persuasion and learning from disagreement.
Ethics & values
Fairness, responsibility, self-interest, principles and difficult choices.
Family & friendship
Belonging, traditions, support, listening and relationships.