18 years of teaching excellence.
Decoding the Art of Essay Writing
With over 18 years of combined experience in essay writing and teaching, Sumaira Saleem and Syed Noman Shah provide expert guidance and evaluation to help you succeed in exams like CSS. We believe that strong essays open doors to success — and we’re here to help you master them.
Your roadmap to mastering essays.
About the Book
Decoding The Art Of Essay Writing is more than a manual; it’s a roadmap for students, exam candidates, and aspiring writers who want to master the art of structured, compelling, and original essay writing.
The book is divided into two complementary parts:
Practical Guidance – covering everything from choosing and narrowing a topic, to developing a strong thesis, outlining, writing introductions, building coherent body paragraphs, and revising effectively. Readers are equipped with clear explanations, examples, and checklists to strengthen their writing skills.
Evaluated Essays – a rich collection of essays on literature, politics, economics, and social issues. Each essay demonstrates strong argumentation and critical engagement, while evaluation notes reveal what makes an essay succeed in competitive examinations like the CSS.
Together, these sections help readers understand essay writing both as a craft and as an intellectual practice. The book blends theory and practice, guidance and demonstration, empowering readers to express their ideas with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
Contents
A. The Complete Guide to Mastering Essay Writing
- Understanding the Essay
- Choosing and Narrowing a Topic
- Developing a Thesis Statement
- Planning and Outlining
- Writing the Introduction
- Crafting Body Paragraphs
- Writing the Conclusion
- Revising and Editing
- Styles of Essays Covered
- Keys to Effective Writing
B. Essential Guidelines for Effective Essay Writing: Key Do’s and Don’ts
C. A Comprehensive Collection of Evaluated Essays
Proverbial/Quotational Essays
- History Repeats Itself First as Tragedy, Second as Farce
- If Life Throws Lemon at Us, Make Lemonade
- Man is Born Free But He is in Chains Everywhere
- Freedom is the Power to Choose Our Own Chains
- You Cannot Step Twice in the Same River
- As You Start to Walk on the Way, the Way Appears
- Literature: A Universal Language
- Politics is the Art of Possible
Economic Essays
- Climate Change Challenges to the Third World Countries
- Pakistan’s Economic Crisis: Is IMF Cure or Curse?
- Tax Culture in Pakistan
- Progressive Poverty Alleviation in Pakistan
Political Essays
- The Rise of Populism Threatens Liberal Democracy
- Politics not Economy is the Key to Success
- The Dilemma of Devolution of Power in Pakistan
- Rule of Law in Pakistan
- Fifth Generation Warfare and Its Impacts on Pakistan
- The Success and Failure of United Nations
- Is Globalization from the West and for the West?
- The Current Pandemic Has Changed People’s Approach to Life – Post Covid-19 Lifestyle in Pakistan
- Islamophobia
- Tourism Potential in Pakistan
- The Need of National Disaster Management System in Pakistan
Social Issues Essays
- People are Suffering Due to Lack of Basic Necessities, but Dying Due to an Intoxicated Environment
- Social Media and Changing Relationships
- Real Development is Human Development
- Gender Equality is Intrinsically Linked to Sustainable Development
- Dialogue is the Best Course to Combat Terrorism
- Water Crisis in Pakistan
- The Challenge of National Integration in Pakistan
- The Issue of Pollution Due to Urbanization – Factors, Negative Effects & Solutions
- Our Education System is Perpetuating Socio-economic Inequalities
- Brain Drain in Pakistan: Causes, Implications, and Solutions
- Women’s Sportsperson and Soft Image of Pakistan
- Soft Image of Pakistan
- Hurdles in Our Way to Becoming a Truly Independent Nation
- Lots of Folk Confuse Bad Management with Destiny
- Lack of Discipline ~ A National Disaster
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The Minds Behind the Book
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Sumaira Saleem
Sumaira Saleem is a lecturer in the Department of English at COMSATS University Lahore and a PhD scholar in English literature. For the past 11 years, she has been deeply involved in essay writing and teaching practice, guiding students through the challenges of developing clarity, coherence, and originality in their writing.
In this book, she shares her academic expertise and classroom experience, offering readers practical advice on structure, style, and common pitfalls. For her, essays are more than assignments — they are a way to articulate thoughtful ideas and engage meaningfully with the world. Through this work, she hopes to inspire students and writers to see essay writing as both disciplined and deeply personal.
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Syed Noman Shah
Syed Noman Shah is an essay specialist and three-time qualifier of the CSS essay paper — one of the most demanding examinations in Pakistan. He has been engaged in essay writing and teaching practice for the last 7 years, equipping aspirants with strategies to write persuasively and successfully.
Drawing on his personal journey of success, he contributes extensively researched and carefully evaluated essays to the book. His work reflects hours of study and critical engagement with topics ranging from politics and economics to social issues. By showcasing model essays and providing evaluation notes, he offers readers insight into what makes an essay compelling and examination-ready. His goal is to guide others in developing persuasive, well-structured arguments and to encourage them on their path to mastery of the written word.
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