How to write a Profile Essay

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HOW TO WRITE A PROFILE ESSAY

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• The writer of a personal profile has a little
  more responsibility than usual.
• First of all, it is necessary not only to
  compose a great textual content but conduct an
  interview with a person.
• Because the text will describe the person,
  interview is conducted first.

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• The interviewer should observe the person and
  provide information about how the person looks,
  what has been achieved and how the person
  appears.
• Additionally, the behavior of the person has to
  be described as well.
• In order to get these details, appropriate
  questions are asked by the interviewer.

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• Profile essay should be interesting to read.
• In order to achieve this, the writer should look
  for the exciting details about the person.
• One of the best ways to make the essay exciting,
  interviewer tries to reveal unique qualities that
  would be interesting.

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STEP 1. THE INTERVIEW

• Conduct the interview with the person.
• However, you need to know some things about him
  or her before you actually sit and talk.
• Examine the background, hobbies, accomplishments
  and other facts that could serve as points for
  studying.

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STEP 1. THE INTERVIEW

• Have your questions to the person ready before
  the interview.
• Focus your questions the way you could extract a
  thesis statement for your essay.

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STEP 2. BEGIN WRITING YOUR ESSAY

• The first paragraph of your essay should provide
  clear identification of the person.
• Tell your readers who is that person, what he or
  she does, what has been accomplished and so on.

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STEP 2. BEGIN WRITING YOUR ESSAY

• The main idea of the paper should identify a
  unique attribute of the person.
• This attribute will serve as the hook that
  will grab the attention of readers.

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STEP 3. MAKE EFFECTIVE STRUCTURES

• For most profile papers it is recommended to use
  structure which is called inverted pyramid.
• It states that the paper should start with
  background of the person, and then continue with
  description, starting from the most important
  facts to the least important.
• So the reader gets interested with primary
  information and continues reading, which is your
  goal as a writer.

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STEP 4. WRITE THE BODY

• Define how many paragraph the body of the paper
  will contain.
• For small length papers (200-250 words) the body
  could take only one paragraph.
• For lengthy papers you should consider making a
  body with two or three paragraphs. Do not exceed
  the limit of three.

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STEP 5. MAKE A STRONG CONCLUSION

• The final paragraph of your paper should be
  effective.
• This means you have to restate your thesis
  statement and give your main points once again.
• However, be sure to rephrase them.
• It could also be a good idea to add personal
  thought about the person, but just one or two
  sentences.

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STEP 5. MAKE A STRONG CONCLUSION

• Do not forget to check your profile essay for
  grammar and punctuation mistakes.
• Read the text and see what could be changed.
• In the end, if you feel satisfied about your
  work, go ahead and submit it.

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