Can somebody please please give me a list of effective transitions for academic essays? Also, I need a number of effective ways to insert quotes into my argument. My teacher says my conclusion is far too dry. Does anybody know great ways to end essays?

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anonymous · Answer

List of Effective Transitions:
Henceforth and always...
That having been said...
As was stated earlier but will be repeated again here...
And as I read in a lavatory one time...

For your conclusions, use less Vermouth.

And I always use a period to end the essay. Works every time.

But seriously, post an excerpt of your writing somewhere. We are here to help.

anonymous · Answer

ok cool. My English seems to dislike any form of obvious transitions though. Does anybody know why?

anonymous · Answer

You are probably over-thinking it. Write like you speak. Then fix the spelling and remove the profanity.

anonymous · Answer

I like to end my essays with an "almost-summary," really quite like the intro paragraph, but NOT A REPETITION OF IT :P  Think: what have you accomplished in the essay that brings a new light to your topic?  Incorporate that into your ending.  In an analytical essay for history or social sciences, try to reach into the future: what do you think will happen next as a result of what you have already discussed?  Leave the reader with something to think about.

anonymous · Answer

Quotes are easier to use and read when you want to say something but can find a quote from someone that says it better.  Just slip it in and continue with your paragraph - quotes should be part of a coherent phrase, not something that was added at the last minute.
As for transitions, I wouldn't worry too much about them.  Just make sure that the connection between each paragraph and the next is logical.