ABSTRACT

When the day of judgement comes, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.

Thomas à Kempis

8.1 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS AND CONSIDERATIONS

The above quotation is rather melodramatic, however seriously you take your study! Nevertheless, all proportion being kept, its doom-laden message corresponds to the feeling many students experience when they come to write an essay. It’s a moment they dread: they are about to put their work and knowledge on the line, and such exposure cannot be put off any longer.