{"id":163,"date":"2019-09-19T10:12:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T10:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/blog\/?p=163"},"modified":"2020-02-18T12:12:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:12:02","slug":"how-to-write-a-reflective-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/blog\/how-to-write-a-reflective-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write a reflective essay?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/How-to-write-a-reflective-essay-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to write a reflective essay?\" class=\"wp-image-164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/How-to-write-a-reflective-essay-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/How-to-write-a-reflective-essay-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/How-to-write-a-reflective-essay-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you ever go through an experience where you feel like its impact on you is going to last for quite some time? An experience that you\u2019d like to share with people. Something you would love to describe every second of in precise detail so that someone else could get as close to the feeling that you had as possible. That is what an <a href=\"https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/services\/argumentative-essay-writing\/\">argumentative essay US<\/a> does. It describes an unforgettable experience in colorful words and enough detail that the person reading wouldn\u2019t miss out on anything important. This is one of the most interesting manners of <a href=\"https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/services\/informative-essay-writing\/\">informative essay writing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose your fighter!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deciding a topic is clearly the first part of any kind of essay\nwriting. Choose a topic that gets to you. That you understand every aspect of\nand can write about in a way that it will touch the heart of your reader.\nThat\u2019s what it means to be reflective. Don\u2019t let your topic selection be random;\nit has to be something that means a great deal to you. Your topic has to be\nuniversally engaging, not just something that\u2019s specifically meaningful to you\nonly. Here are some examples of potentially heartfelt topics that everyone can\nrelate to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Love<\/li><li>A past experience that changed your life\ndrastically<\/li><li>Something you may have touched, tasted, heard or\nsmelled that stuck with you due to thoughts and feelings you associate with it.\nWe all have senses so this could be relatable, considering how well you write\nabout it<\/li><li>A place<\/li><li>An object<\/li><li>An event you may have imagined<\/li><li>Something you watched or read that influenced\nyou greatly<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get all the puzzle pieces together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t you want everything ready\nso that you can simply just place it into your essay format without having to\npay too much attention to outline as you\u2019re writing the content? Make sure you\nunderstand the format beforehand and collect all the information you may need.\nIt\u2019s rare to have to do research when it comes to reflective essays, but if\nthere are some things you need to look up, do it and put all of your raw\ninformation together so you can refine it and add it to your essay later. Don\u2019t\ntry to do research once you start writing because that will disrupt your flow, distract\nyou and waste your time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do all of your research beforehand<\/li><li>Look up anything that you think you may need to\nwhen writing the actual essay. Don\u2019t let yourself get distracted in the middle\nof it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Think of this as storytelling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more interesting to read than a boring old essay?\nThat\u2019s right, a story. Try to make it more personal to let the audience connect\nto you better. Make it sound like you\u2019re telling them a story from your past,\nmake it sound interesting and engaging enough to keep the reader hooked until\nthe very end. Make them want to read and learn about you, don\u2019t drag it too\nmuch. Be brief, they will only want to know the most fascinating bits of your\npresumably very long story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keep it short and sweet, talking about only the\nmost essential and interesting parts<\/li><li>Don\u2019t let it become a snooze-fest, you do not\nwant your reader to fall asleep mid-essay<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">List everything down! Be organized<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Make a list of everything you plan to write about. Write an\noverview before anything else, once you\u2019ve found your topic and done your\nresearch on it. Edit and re-edit your essay until you are completely sure\nthere\u2019s nothing left to change and you\u2019re fully satisfied with what you\u2019ve\nwritten. Making drafts is part of being organized and it\u2019s very important if\nyou want to avoid making really silly and embarrassing mistakes in your essay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make several drafts and keep rechecking your\nwork to make sure it\u2019s as perfect as can be<\/li><li>Do not use first person in this essay<\/li><li>Support anything you state with evidence<\/li><li>Be formal. Don\u2019t use slang<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Self-psychoanalyzing is a thing?!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this essay is all about letting out your emotions and\ndescribing experiences, you must understand yourself before you can describe anything.\nQuestion yourself and try to get in your own head. Ask yourself questions and\ntry to answer them as someone else. This way, you will get a lot of information\nout of you that your conscious mind might not have been able to perceive. Understanding\nyour own emotions is not as easy as it sounds and this may be the most\ntime-consuming part of the whole process. Don\u2019t rush it, because if you do,\nyour essay might just lose its authenticity, resulting in you not being able to\nrelate to your audience that well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Give yourself time to get to know you.\nUnderstand your own feelings and emotions before you can write about them.<\/li><li>Give this part of the process as much time as\nyou possibly can to maintain authenticity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explain what you conclude before you conclude it<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to make sure that by the time your reader gets to\nthe conclusion of your essay and realizes certain things, what you said in your\nessay was already overshadowing those conclusions. The reason this is important\nis because this way, your audience will feel like they were on the right track\nthe entire time, and that you and them were always on the same page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Elijah Gabrielson has an MA in Linguistics from the College\nof Liberal Arts at the University of Illinois. He is the father of two and\nloves to write blogs with <a href=\"https:\/\/eazyresearch.com\/\">Eazyresearch<\/a>\non topics that he likes, such as his favorites books or pet health care. In his\nfree time, he likes to watch science fiction movies and read novels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you ever go through an experience where you feel like its impact on you is going to last for quite some time? An experience that you\u2019d like to share with people. 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