What is the purpose of writing quotes in an essay?

[roijen]

Seriously, I do not consider it beneficial that quoting some other person will add to our power of argumentation when s/he may have said it with a different intention. Quotes often do not contain reasons, how are these going to save our end. Aren't quotes ornaments to our writing which an examiner can choose to neglect?

Secondly are there people who passed their essay without writing more than one or two or no quotes at all? Please help.

[Waqar Abro]

Originally Posted by roijen

Seriously, I do not consider it beneficial that quoting some other person will add to our power of argumentation when s/he may have said it with a different intention. Quotes often do not contain reasons, how are these going to save our end. Aren't quotes ornaments to our writing which an examiner can choose to neglect?

Secondly are there people who passed their essay without writing more than one or two or no quotes at all? Please help.

quotes can never arguments but they can make them stronger.

quoting a well known and well reputed personality in an essay is solely meant that whatever you have written,has also been suggested by this or that person.
thus,quotes can only make your arguments more stronger.

regards

[Call for Change]

Originally Posted by roijen

Seriously, I do not consider it beneficial that quoting some other person will add to our power of argumentation when s/he may have said it with a different intention. Quotes often do not contain reasons, how are these going to save our end. Aren't quotes ornaments to our writing which an examiner can choose to neglect?

Secondly are there people who passed their essay without writing more than one or two or no quotes at all? Please help.

you can pass the essay without quoting someone, but you can secure good marks if you will give the viewpoint of some good scholars. it is not necessary but it is recommended.

[azeegum]

Originally Posted by roijen

Seriously, I do not consider it beneficial that quoting some other person will add to our power of argumentation when s/he may have said it with a different intention. Quotes often do not contain reasons, how are these going to save our end. Aren't quotes ornaments to our writing which an examiner can choose to neglect?

Secondly are there people who passed their essay without writing more than one or two or no quotes at all? Please help.

Yes you can make it in essay without quotes. The logic about quote is that the point you are trying to make in your essay will have punch in it if you put a quote that fills the bill...

[HIRA ZAHRAH]

here im with no quotes at all...
i did not write any quote, illustration or reference but ALHAMDULILAH i cleared my essay paper of 2011 .....
what i have learnt from my experience is that ur writing must be assertive, strong and forceful ; NO MATTER IF ITS DEVOID OF QUOTES...

[roijen]

my point of view is that the examiner of css papers cannot be fooled with the tangential quotes from our side until we reference the quotes with the personalities that did case studies in that subject matter.

a point to be taken why people who fail essay despite a 'decorative' attempt.

[Faisal86]

Originally Posted by roijen

Seriously, I do not consider it beneficial that quoting some other person will add to our power of argumentation when s/he may have said it with a different intention. Quotes often do not contain reasons, how are these going to save our end. Aren't quotes ornaments to our writing which an examiner can choose to neglect?

Secondly are there people who passed their essay without writing more than one or two or no quotes at all? Please help.

I did not quote a single phrase in my Essay-2011, still managed to cross the barricade. One more thing, I wrote the entire essay first on 14 pages, then came back to the first two pages that I had left blank for outline. Whatever substance I had discussed in essay, I sequentially made the outline in just 10 minutes and presented it in the form of outline.

[roijen]

Originally Posted by Faisal86

I did not quote a single phrase in my Essay-2011, still managed to cross the barricade. One more thing, I wrote the entire essay first on 14 pages, then came back to the first two pages that I had left blank for outline. Whatever substance I had discussed in essay, I sequentially made the outline in just 10 minutes and presented it in the form of outline.

... and that should be the novel way of making an outline.

it is fortunate that i have invited the testimonials of like minded people. thank you Faisal for your input.

[Xeric]

I wrote one quote in each attempt of 2008 and 2009, passed the former and failed the later. If don't like to quote someone then leave it. Try to be man of your own words. Quote is to copy someone or to support your point of view. For each topic there are quotes in support and against which all depends on your ideas. We can be quoted as well but we have to first become a celebrity. :P

[Raz]

Originally Posted by roijen

Seriously, I do not consider it beneficial that quoting some other person will add to our power of argumentation when s/he may have said it with a different intention. Quotes often do not contain reasons, how are these going to save our end. Aren't quotes ornaments to our writing which an examiner can choose to neglect?

Secondly are there people who passed their essay without writing more than one or two or no quotes at all? Please help.

I appreciate your concern, one should be creative instead of crammer. Out of box approach should be encouraged.

Quotations are supports that candidates seek to fill the gap and make their write up stronger. Dilemma with aur system is that most of the assessors like quotes and encourage excessive quotes by awarding more marks. Lakeeer ky faqeer bethy hain yahan.

I did not quote a single statement in my essay, I did not quote a single Ayah, or Hadees in my Islamiat Paper. I won't suggest you the same. Do as the Romans do, while in Rom. Follow the folk and quote the relevant stuff as much as possible because our system is of that style. Your target is to obtain the best score. So try to come up to the expectation of assessors.

Had I been the assessor I would have encouraged candidate's own ideas/effort/originality. Creativity and novelty is the crux of intellect.