Where can you find illustrative essays on factors in a romantic relationship?

Answer 1

If you have been asked to write an essay for a school assignment, the best place to find an essay is in your own mind.

There are a number of internet sites that provide essays; most essays you have to pay for. You aren't learning anything if you copy someone else's essay. Additionally, your teacher is already aware of how you write, and will easily recognize any work that is not your own. You could end up making a failing grade with a good essay. So, an essay should be your original work. Even if it is imperfect, your instructor will recognize it as your own work, and will probably credit you for honest effort, and will respect you for your integrity.

To begin to structure it, you will probably want to first do some research. See what other people have to say about important factors in romantic relationships. Don't be afraid to put your own ideas and opinions in, though, either. Keep direct quotes of others to a minimum; no more than several sentences should be direct quotes. Keep notes of where you're getting your information from, and give credit to your sources in the way your instructor says to. (This is called citation of sources.)

After researching, don't start writing right away. Give the new information a little time to sit there in your mind. Do something else for a while. Then think about all you have learned for a little while, seeing if you can see any patterns in the information. See if some opinions or thoughts of your own develop. Very likely, they will.

To write an "illustrative" or "illustration" essay sounds like an assignment to show how certain factors affect romantic relationships. So, you have several choices as to what you want to emphasize. You could choose to concentrate on illustrating only several factors, and compare them. For example, "X and Y are good for romantic relationships because..." Or "X and Y and Z are bad for romantic relationships because..." Or, you could contrast them. "The two most important factors are X and Y, and X is good but Y is bad because..."

Begin your essay with your thesis or thesis statement - a brief overview of what you hope to show within the body of your essay. At the end of your essay, briefly review what you have written and summarize it briefly in a paragraph of conclusion.