Thoughts on profanity in essays?

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Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:44:38 +0000

A couple thoughts:

In the Harry Bauld book on College Essay writing, there’s a big emphasis given to overall tone. If the rest of the piece comes off as kind, nice, respectful, likable, subservient…then I think its okay, because its in the context of a piece relative to the whole.

My student’s college counselor (back when) said it was okay to use profanity as long as it is in keeping with your voice, and as long as it is necessary. In the end, my student scrubbed it, but apparently its okay.

Can you use asterisks in the use of profanity, to show that it is profanity, and that you are aware that it is, and are using it to get the message across but that you don’t intend to be offensive?.