How to write a good conclusion

The conclusion of your essay is where the question, and your argument, are directly addressed. As it takes place at the end of the essay many candidates will overlook the conclusion, leaving little time for it. As a result, the conclusion is often left rushed and poorly thought out. This can be a severe mistake as the conclusion is the final impression you will give the examiner of your argument, your factual knowledge, and the capability of your essay writing skills. To write an impactful conclusion you should essentially be condensing your essay into one paragraph. To do this you will have to be extremely critical of your own work. What are the best parts of your essay? What facts best support your argument you are trying to push, extract these from your essay and implement them in your conclusion. You should shy away from just readdressing each paragraph in a sentence, as this can lead to a repetitive essay that doesn’t show a great depth of skill. Rather you should address each point you make by drawing up the similarities or difference to each point. So rather than saying “The conservatives lost the 1906 election because, they lost the Boer war (1899-1902). To add to this, they failed to address any issues of poverty that had become evident during this time. Thirdly, they failed to have a clear stance on the free trade debate at the time.” Instead, sum up your argument and afterwards explain it by knitting and interweaving the several points you made throughout your essay in your conclusion, making links between them. This makes your argument clear in a new and interesting way. “The Conservative party lost the 1906 election not necessarily because the Liberal party was the popular candidate but rather because of how unpopular the Conservatives had become over the previous years in a variety of voter’s concerns. The disaster of the Boer war demonstrated the Conservative government’s incapability in foreign ventures. They also had become synonymous with the idea of uncaring leadership both domestically and in foreign relations. The Boer war demonstrated the ‘acts of barbarism’ the government was willing to take and their inaction towards the scaling evidence of poverty in the country led many to believe the government was cold. With the addition of the Party being so divided on the hotly debated topic of tariff form meant overall voters began to believe the conservatives were now incapable of decisive leadership, leading to their landslide loss in the 1906 election.”