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For as long as I can remember, my teachers have taught me never to use first person in an essay. Yet, some of the examples we read in classes, or older writings we have to annotate, are written in...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:51:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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weakdna says reinstate monica
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2019-12-08T10:51:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
For as long as I can remember, my teachers have taught me never to use first person in an essay. Yet, some of the examples we read in classes, or older writings we have to annotate, are written in first person. So what is the actual rule here? Why is using first person in essays considered unacceptable?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-02-10T16:28:54Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 14