<p>Is there any unspoken rule against this? Is it okay to say (after the hook) " this won't be another essay about..." (or some variation of that) ?
Because the hook is something that others probably write with a symbolic meaning, but I have a literal experience with this.
I'm sorry if that doesn't make sense at all, but could someone let me know if that is ill-advised? Thanks in advanced!</p>
<p>I have seen it done well, but I have also seen it come off a cheesy and annoying. So if you choose to do this, be careful :)</p>
<p>Like megz said, it can be done well; just about anything CAN work if done well. That said, it can easily sound cheesy or worse. </p>
<p>Also, be sure that your essay isn’t actually about what you said it “won’t be another essay about…” because I’ve seen people say that when that is exactly what the essay is about (not sure if this actually applies, just a thought).</p>
<p>Thanks for your input Megz! I’m afraid it’ll come off as cheesy.
And @whatsoutside: that’s definitely not a problem, but thanks anyway!
I’ll have my English teacher read it and see what she says :)</p>
<p>Good idea, best of luck!</p>
<p>When I sat down to write this essay, I tried, as my high school English teacher always instructed, to imagine the audience for my writing. The more I thought about it, the more I pitied the college admissions screeners who would be reading a thousand essays on diversity.</p>
<p>This is the beginning of an example essay on about.com that I think turned out extremely well!</p>