hi everyone. im doing a college essay about myself and teacher told us to do not use i or my. can u tell me how and what should i use instead of i and my?
thank you
2006-10-05 05:44:06 · 4 answers · asked by mike k 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I'm not a HS senior, but here's my answer anyway:
I'm guessing the teacher wants you to write it using he and his....that's about all that's left when you eliminate I and my!
So pretend you're somebody else looking at you....what would you say about the person you see?
2006-10-05 05:48:11 · answer #1 · answered by horomnizon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are writing, unless you are writing a personal essay, there's really no use for "I" "My" "You" or any of those words. She's probably trying to cut down on you saying "I think" or "In my opinion" because obviously you thought it or you wouldn't have written it down, thus there is no need for saying "I think". It would be difficult without knowing what kind of essay you are writing, but you need to keep an academic distance from your subject and not put yourself into your paper, unless they are personal.
2006-10-05 13:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by obuprincess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use third person plural--we or ours
quite common in older novels.
2006-10-05 12:53:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with horomnizon...or you could use you name (Mike this and Mike that)!
2006-10-05 12:54:06 · answer #4 · answered by krazy_gal04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋