Definitions for "Essay"
An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to benefit a friend.
A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.
To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try.
The artwork of a proposed design for a stamp. Some essays are rendered photographically. Others are drawn in pencil or ink or are painted. Most essays are rejected. One becomes the essay for the accepted design.
Artwork for a proposed stamp design. Usually, it is the painted design which is submitted.
A design which has been submitted for a stamp issue.
Keywords:  assay, purity, test, metals, see
An assay. See Assay, n.
To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See Assay.
Keywords:  persuasion, act
an act of persuasion
a piece of work onthe basis of which your instructor may arrive at a more complete evaluation of your ability as a student than is possible with tests or exams
Keywords:  journey, discovery, internal
an internal journey of discovery
Keywords:  unity, parts
a unity of many parts
a personalized accounting with limitations of experience and prejudice
an artifact - a work of art - no less than a painting, or sculpture
a good way of assessing a student's skills in research, analysis and evaluation of a problem
a two-quarter research project in which students develop a significant and original interpretation of a historical issue of their choosing
an answer to a question and this answer has both content and structure
a well researched and logically structured answer to a particular
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
a thing of the imagination, the movement of a free mind at play
an opportunity for you to tell the Admissions Committee more detailed information about a significant event or person in your life or about your achievements, goals or interests
Keywords:  appendix, see
see Appendix D
Keywords:  exploration
an exploration of an
a creation of your own that is meant to show your knowledge of material, ability to analyze and structure and, finally, determine your grade
a relatively free, extended written response to a given problem or question
a written paper that advances a position
a very personal thing and I also realized working in groups, they often gained more
Keywords:  display, performance, process
a performance or process, not a display
Keywords:  application, required, part
a required part of the application