{"id":690,"date":"2017-10-10T15:30:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=690"},"modified":"2017-11-20T14:58:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:58:16","slug":"while-i-is-okay-in-essays-in-limited-usage-readers-functions-better","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/chapter\/while-i-is-okay-in-essays-in-limited-usage-readers-functions-better\/","title":{"raw":"When is it Okay to use I in Academic Essays?","rendered":"When is it Okay to use I in Academic Essays?"},"content":{"raw":"There's no set answer as to whether one can use I<\/em> in essays, always check with the professor.\r\n\r\nIn our essay, while it's fine to use it in a limited usage--without filtering everything through the self--the audience is often best engaged by moving toward a use of readers<\/em>.\u00a0 The latter gives us a recognition that, yes, there is in fact an audience out there.\u00a0 Everyone has a limited point of view, so it can be a problem having too many sentences starting with I<\/em>.\u00a0 Even so, I work with many students who share their relevant experiences.\u00a0 If we are writing an essay about war's impacts and the soldier-student has been deployed six times from Ft. Drum, they are subject experts with credibility.\u00a0 Blended with other voices, their views can be credibly powerful<\/em>.","rendered":"

There’s no set answer as to whether one can use I<\/em> in essays, always check with the professor.<\/p>\n

In our essay, while it’s fine to use it in a limited usage–without filtering everything through the self–the audience is often best engaged by moving toward a use of readers<\/em>.\u00a0 The latter gives us a recognition that, yes, there is in fact an audience out there.\u00a0 Everyone has a limited point of view, so it can be a problem having too many sentences starting with I<\/em>.\u00a0 Even so, I work with many students who share their relevant experiences.\u00a0 If we are writing an essay about war’s impacts and the soldier-student has been deployed six times from Ft. Drum, they are subject experts with credibility.\u00a0 Blended with other voices, their views can be credibly powerful<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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