Lead With a Quotation

A quotation allows your readers to learn about the subject from someone who knows it well or has been affected by it. Featured writer Jennie Tillson prefaces her problem-solving essay with a quotation from Benjamin Franklin.

β€œIn this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

β€” Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy, November 13, 1789

Please add one more item to that list, Mr. Franklin: higher college tuition. Each year, college tuition increases as surely as winter follows fall and spring follows winter.